The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-18

Hornis death revealed tho fact that he had
piog. %s sT Z M ;osssily 70 street, E yoYBS Tco ESTa ph s%.
clan; The young. woman called on Mrs. Travis
noSnoiSa {h ss's sss w snd a iorPFi'S Wife so and q s en-.
Eing Mr.. Travis TO make inquiry about him. A
despatch was sent, to washington at her sug.
ended IN two weeks. In Antieipation Of his re;
him painted. Intending to surprise him when he
returned by presenting It 70 hin; rro,o,,o, r.
Kinsey, whose husband was a machinist on the
Maine and is ;,cported missing, stu hopes that
yesterday. Mr.. Kins.e y she he said. had been in
the navy for eight years. Before being trans.
I%s er%os to ts Mr.! O ssa Mrpe. k M%i ! he so wsi m Sn iss
only three years ago. They have one. child. u
baby 1s months old. Mrs. Kinsey said to a Sun
" II is my honest belief. that the ship was
blown up by miscreants. know that every pre-.
OF the powder and explosives on the ship. DC.
cause my husband has told me of all the precau.
letters that there was the utmost care taken re.
EardinE people on the ship, and letters and
accident wasn't really an accident. but was evil
design. My husband wrote me that every pre-
caution was taken regarding strangers going
El=lzheETg, \; !; Jan, l5.Amoppg the miss
! son OF Policeman Henry Paddle OF this city. 4
letter from young Fadde received by his sister
Nellioa few days ago gives some interesting
reSto sohOSthihkt Nv hoppohihko hOo ho'ehN'
~. s. S. MAINE, HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 4. 1893.
tie. The fleet came down to Key West and our
Captain had to haul down his flag. so we were
flagship. The fleet went around 10 Dry Tortu-
gas; a little way from key, Weht, and we
nhSnot the torpedo sS9ssd e%a D fSTss came ssoS out to the
flagship, and after a while our Captain was sent
for; : When he game back We got up "a anchor ,ho and
day we got into Havana.
'sTherc was great confusion ashore. When
pie. The docks are still crowded every day with
people looking ut us. As we dropped anchor we
Admiral. Then our Captain went ashore and
reported to Consul.General Lee. The people
the maSIiS Sffed. Y TS aSy t Sap a' Soat G Punn M8 1a around ind
us al might. and we keep armed men on deck all
n'E non,e .hs %S are w wa came u n l'S Ser e ea the wst @efs
two German men.of.war in the harbor. but they
were only in here for coal. and they went right
out again. There Is also q Spanish cruiser in
blow her of the earth. They told US that She
days and then comes back, but the other daya
boilers in her and that che had lost her propel.
was all right, but they got left. We know all
about her, We are all prepared for a. moments
fiiled w dtS W csrt nids s' and r we h osis e eR sne S snP
ready for firing. lido not think there will DO
any need. but we are all ready for them,
in the mountains. The Cuban forces are only
three miles from where we are. Spain has trans
diers. but about every third day the steamers
leave loaded with injured soldiers. some with
them up. Every time the steamer comes in with
troops for the Spanish army, the Cubans will
soy: Here comes some more fresh meat for us
Gen. Leo is aboard every day talking with our
Captain.
have ANYTHING Nyashed aboard. We hive tn
send our clothes ashore. and they charge a big
price. We have to put extra money, in our
OF our fresh provisions and We have to pay duty
on them. The reason of this is that we cannot
not allow it. There will not be a man aboard
over tho brooklyn Bridge at the h end Of the
month, There are some good cigars here I
The people are not allowed to come aboard TO
sell them and we are not allowed to 20 ashore.
of this tbs G monih 70 for G tho IN M HsT 3 Gras. P Fl .h people ame
ofNew Orleans have asked for our ship to come
wAsHINGroN. Feb. 17.-Among the sailors
William Gartssift, Noble +. MHdd. and Charles Mf";
reeoivod from him at Havana st stating i tha. he
supposed that Mudd was transferred. from the
Texas to the Maine, although he may be still on
-MATAwAN. N. J.. Feb. 17.-Alonzo Willis and
James Louden. both of keyport, were appren.
tices on the Maine. The boys enlisted in '93
and would have completed tho five years of
service with the ending OF this year.. Louden is
undoubtedly lost. but there is some doubt in re.
gard to Willis's fate. A reporter called upon
Mrs. Lewis Willis. mother of the boy. this after
noon and the first question sho asked was re
garding news OF her boy.
There is Willis reported among those who
were saved she said, but il was only n few
weeks ago that my hoy wrote home, and, among
other things. he said that there was another lad
aboard the ship with the same name as himself.
that they would not become mixed up. So you
sec really l don't know whether or not the Willis
that has been saved is my boy"
James Loufen was tho boon companion OF
mother and grandmother both reside in Key
port.
NEWPORT. r. l.. Feb. l7.-of tho two New
porters on the Maine. both OF whom are re- |
ported lost, James A. Graham. chief yeomnn.
leaves a widow and two children. Charles A.
Hamilton. first class apprentice. had made II
good record in tho navy. His parents reside
here, and they received a letter from him a we k
ago In which he said they feared trouble on
board the Maine; that the guns were all loaded.
and every precaution taken TO prevent u sur.
prise. and he thought the ship. II attacked, could |
look out for herself.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 17.-Danicl O'Connell
Haley. wh2 was among the scamen lost. lived in
q coal passer at League Island Navy Yard in
June. 1896. His parents. who live at 23l2
ELLSWORTH street, received n week ago O letter |
from him, in which he wrote:
81 am still in Cuba. and everything is all
right with us. They arc not bothering lis. They
know better. although they would like to. A
lot OF Spaniards passed MS in II boat the other
day, and they halloed. We are Spaniards. and
will kill you America,s!' But they won't bother
US: we have them all scared"
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