New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-29
DR.. Lyons
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AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.

for over quarter OF q century.
the place where the turret formerly was but It's
exac; character had not been determined
what impression IL produced upon your mind oy
the reports so far as you have quoted them! En-
sign Powelson asked.
From reports alone from the appearance OF
the wreck?
Either from such reports or from the condi'o"S
which You believe to exist
LOCATION OF THE EXPLOSION.
The impression produced upon me- replied the
witness. rs that explosion took place wen 20
Dor, NJ the mdshp line and at point In the lehg'h
about opposite the coming tower.
Witness In reply further questions said ms
opinion was based upon the observation OF thinss
above water. He gave weight 10 Mr.. Morgans
statement about falling into hole on the pon sac
because Morgan might have been mistaken about
H. Referring to his notes made OF affairs on the
Maine Ensign Poweson stated that the arc OF 'ne
engine-room telegraph and tho shaft OF the steer
ing gear coming down through the armored tune
(turreO was bent from port to starooard. The port
side of the protective deck was covered with u
greasy deposit; the starDoard side being compare
lively free from II.
The forward smoke-pip hatch between the main
and supcrstructure decks did not show signs OF 'ne
internal pressure OF gases. On the main deck ior-
ward Of the coming tower. where the fore ana
was blown off on the only remaining plate OF the
main deck the port side. while the wood was
still attached to that part on tho starooard sue
between the coming tower base and the turrets'
What witness saw would indicate that the pressure
lifted the protective deck up on the port Side ana
tho protective deck the starboard side held fast
and bent that deck downward. Witness here ex-
hbited two sketches TO the Court showing diagrams
Of various parts OF the sunken ship. ana eHplaiheu
them to the Court. The witnesses evidence ABOUT
the strip on the starboard side OF the OUTSIDE pat
inC OF the ship which was folded and rolled back
was recalled to him. and Powelson said ne couin
see tho plate underneath 1t was bent outward as
he could see IT, as it only two feet under water
where the shear occurred
Witness had taken soundIngs. and had found fve
rathoms Of water on both sides OF the Maine down
10 the mud Taking A fourteep-pound lead line ana
dragging with wherry for obstruction on port
side dragging close to where he thought the water
WAYS would oe found. no found no DISTINCTIONS
whatever On the starboard side he found oDs'ruc-
tons for twenty feet. where he had reason 10 ne
Hove the waterways had originally been. In answer
to questions he said there was nothing LETT OF
the port plating at all. He dragged along the
outside to see II anything had fallen out and FOUND
nothing Witness thought the ship on the port SIDE
was entirely gone opposite point indlcated on
diagram handed the Court. II was entirety down
out.
This concluded Ensign Powelsons testimony on
the third day.
BOTTOM PLATES on TOP OF THE WRECK.
Ensign Poweson was recalled on February 25,
and showed the plans OF the Maine from which ne
had identified the bottom plates that were: blown
II, through the upper deck The finding OF these
plates on top Of the wreck clear anove water was
among the first and most Important points OF evil
dence clearly dsproving the possibility OF an In
terna explosion 49,
After minutely describing tho bottom plates. with
their green Grating OF paint and the other marks
nv which they were Identified Powelson stated that
they must have been blown up thirty-eiSht or thir-
ty-nine feet to reach their present position.
Beside rho bottom plates Poweison found some
pipes from tho bottom compartment lodged IN the
angle Of the bottom plates that protruded above the
water The berth deck over this bottom compart-
ment was also on top Of tho wreck. ana twenty
feet forward OF the plates. while this section OF the
main deck had disappeared The diver who had
been working for Powelson this investigation In
formed him that he had found the ammunition for
the 6-inch magazine pushed over to the starboard
side.
Ensign Poweson Was recalled on tho sixth day.
when he said that since his last testimony he had
received book OF specifications OF the Maine. Re
freshing his memory from these records he said the
plates Of the protective deck were one inch thick.
weighing forty pounds per square foot.
Ensign Powelson wishing TO give some testimony
regarding the condition OF the wreck. Gunners Mate
Olsen. the diver admitted in order that he
might correct any erroneous statement. tho two
having worked together.
Mr.. Powelson said that on February 20 Olsen re-
ported TO him that on coming up from below he had
followed the forward and after wings OF the N-shape
made by the bottom plating at frame l., and said
the forward wing OF the the plates ran down
very steep slant and then turned under and
under the starboard side. that just above where
the plates turned TO under the starboard side he
found two dents as If the plating had been bulged
In between the frames from outside in
The Court asked the size OF the dents Mr.
Powelson replied that they about two and one
half feet long and bulged in about six inches
He further testified that Olsen again went down
and came 10 the surface at II o'clock saying he
thought ne had found the fiat keel. Olsen had re-
ported the keel as sloping downward about As de-
grees and to port with the after part OF the keel
uppermost He said he had explored the after wing
OF the and had found semi-circular hole about
two feet in diameter. with rivc holes all around It,
He said that the seml-circular hole was about
twenty feet from the top OF the made by the
bottom plating. He said the plate presented q
jagged appearance II It had been torn. and that
crack had extended from the bottom edge OF the
inches. and that the plates about this hole were
bent away from the green side OF the plating.
Mr.. Powelson continued TO say that Olsen told
him he had found a hole cut in a plate twenty-five
feet from the angle of tho v and exhibited sketch
showing that the keel line found by him slop-
ing down Go degrees below the horizontal and to
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