Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-20

nitted to ioin with our own neoula i'm
making an iuyesii.atton INTO the raus..
OF the n s,st,rp, ;p,A \, 1.-Two TN. mo,
| Ter was discussed at consi,;sra hIt 1anwrt,
ana the corclusinn ,yns ,anri,e,, I',t
Wlylr mis- s.nvTrnn,ant l. ,yilIin,r ~ ,,r
M fhr Sr}n;sh ,,9hl ritfa. agi Jason
,ilal,. fAlri;les FOR conducting an invssti-
sa;An, Yet it is ,h.ught i5zst >h.4 first
inquiry sha Il be made by our own COM
n Ssior.srs
The request of the S-anlsh govern
ment for ps.miss:or> 10 eynn,irp =.
wreck of The Maine reached the stats
department; asst night t!.rouga ;he fol-
X wing message, ft,ln Consul Gsnsrai
Lee:
Havana. F.4,. is.
"Assistaut Secretary Ear.
Was hireton. d c.
''S!ss;!,ee begins tomorrow Win Divers
sent h.n from ;ha Uni;.sd States To re
cover all bodies still left in wreck ot
Maize. as Well As persoraI effects ii Of
<.rS and usn and WGlateve. So can
ba Dt}ta ind that way After taat is
c INFLICTED the Spanish q, verprnent
would like to unite with ours IN having
bottom cf ship ana! ha,Flur in viciaity
jointly examined.
lS.gn@d) LEE"
The fol, wing is the answer sent:
washington, F.=b H.
Lee. Consul General. Havana,
The gove;'lnent of the Unite.
States has alreI;iy begun an invss ,tg.,-
tioa As 10 the causes of tue disaster t,
~. Maine. .hv'cGgh officers of tn navy
Specially appointed. for that purpose,
which Wi. proceed imrnsliatsGy This
government will afford every facility i,
e.an t. the Spanish authorities in what;
sy . .nve s:,gatior7, thcy may see tit to
make upon their PART,
C5isnsl2 DAY.
Assistant Secretary"
Secretary wired Admiral :;
day, otter Wis consultation with the
T! eSleni. telling him br.. fly what an
sW.r ;,ld be n raturne: to General Lees
Aisiy.. Il oN.r in rstNll,f OF the Spanish
Severr swat for permission to examine
he Maine.
lie also instructed the atari, a. t.
Gress forward as rl7S:dly as possible the
v y k of A survey uIun the Names I'M;
and to have the CCslrt of inquiry tn pr
,sed to Havana as som as possible
!; Is scarcely expected at the t!~Irart
aly1t that any inform atIon o. value as
% The caus. Of the explosion will "
available UNTIL the court has begun the
'c'ftn.l inquiry. The divers row al
work in the ~. eek are understood to b.
en- hN>i in $ earring dealt bodies ans
the removal of ships papers AND
sN2ll articles Of value 50 that it is I'M
likely they w usl give any lies: tc inc
Hottom # The hull. buNieG. as i, proi,a
Wy IS dep in the mud
ne GH-trEct tw tIe work Of saving
}ott.SiS 'f ths Name. ana if possible.
aising her. was not closeri today. al
Ht."S;i represent atives "f w'ecknS cost
rms We're IN conference with navy de-
l,i'vh's * 7i'c'ls through ut tn, day.
.dhtosh i.elliE. Who vii. Fame the con
fac' Sa!i that progress had been mad.
,."afI ilf"erSt aAc%ng the general ra,
operation, but i final agre. nant hod
81 ,i,eyh fSache!.
nNi! tcIay the Merritt & ChaHm
MfeGhinS Company and the b sto:.
l"S,.oas company have been alone il
rs "a. ar. W'e department. under
1s.'" Trey han c@'rhned their inter,
SIS. TIES w"mt,i hava insured the gov
a,..ls nc t.e A"ahse facilities of tflest
N'%ES!Nc wrsckers, a%.i would have
even tenn the contract But p~t3ay the.
~ tit'Nl2sA W1T'kins Company. OF
*" %iK' entsrett uf~n a connpetitior
O.. n w TX ard aescre the day closed
/. HaA m, - "d The 'ether concerns
~, -, i%5l q! t%aay. but eNra, to DO Sc
~ "'E. ne ilan proposed. by tn n.
- ',Se the alsa T'recil;ng tug Orion.
a .hT session Company. IN conjunction