New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-29
tnnt such q necessarily high temperature equal TO
limiting coal or wood would manifest itself In tho
temperature Of the dynamo room
DIVERS DISCOVERIES


four times. making ABOUT eight OF nine hoars Oh
total examination.
Olsen told how his first descent he went over
The forward pars Of tho ship. To use his own ex-
preston he said: Il found the wreck all blowcd
up I found a lot Of crate bars down there.
Tho second tine he went down no went further
forward and there located lot OF 1o-inch shells
Forward Of these the plates were bent inboaTd
over them Asked II ne imagined himself looking
forward he stated that he did Going over the
plates he struck into a lot OF 6-tnch shells with
The sl,nes on ;hem. Coins TO the right. he found
lot Of vreckage. II seemed 10 have been blown
over the staTboard. Olsen stated that he put his
hand into the cranks and brought out several
e-pounder shells
The next time he went down Olsen testified. he
went outside the ship forward OF the crane on tho
port side He followed the bottom along and found
that the ships side was blown outboard. and along
side the crane II could be walked on. AT the part
where she is blown UP completely witness said
part Of her bottom plates are turned up. Then
you follow the bottom from there up and the
plates are blown outboard. At the top and under
meath the bottom they are blown inboard and
bent in About three feet forward OF that spot
there is piece OF iron laid along the bulkhead
The skin OF the inside OF the double bottoms is
curled Ike a sheet OF paper inboard from stem to
"Arn!dships on the same place there is arnor
plate one plate complete. the top Of the plate
standing up. The plate is inclined over the star
board completely. II stands up with the thick part
Of the plate down. 1t inclined forward and over
toward starboard." Below this plate Olsen
found everything completely blown away. There
Is nothing but the bare bottom OF the harbor mud
Questioned closely by the Court whether he
found a hole blown in the ship witness stated that
places the plate IS cracked of. spread in
ragged edges. In three or four places the plates
bent in Ike curve.
Questions were asked witness to determine
whether or not the corrugations on the outside Of
powder tanks found ny witness were produced by
an outside force pressing the grains Of powder into
the tank In concluding the president Of the Court
said.
1T doesn't look very probable that (, IS due 20
pressure from the inside. but that It IS due 20 n
pressure from the outside"
Olsen on his REORGANIZATION. stated that the ram
plate which he could feel was fastened on the bow
Q. the ship and extending from the ship about ten
or twelve inches convex on the outside and eK-
tending fore and aft He said that he could feel
the bottom OF the ship forward FOR ten frame
spaces but al Frame 81 he found her TO be cut on
entirely. This far as he could walk IN the
mud He then went back 10 the point Of begin
Ming and counted six frame spaces forward or
about Frame 80 and from there forward he found
the frames blown up and open 70 starooard Al
Frame 81 Olsen found the bilge keel and followed
the break in amidships as far as ne could Al the
port bow he found hawsepipe. but could not 1ee
the chain Underneath the keel he found scroll
work on the bow Of the ship and over the hawse-
pipe alluded TO- but the chain was stu missing
The appearance Of the edge Of the ships bottom
from Frame A. 70 Frame IS. according to olsen
testimony is ragged going forward between the
frames but no ragged points tending in or out
From Frame 81 10 Frame 80 the ragged edge
e,oues IN toward the keel The appearance OF
things at Frame 81 would indicate that the snip 5
keel begins be lifted at that point he les'lieu
that he was able TO get underneath the bottom OF
the ship forward at Frame 81. Technica! oetal4s
vera then given by Olsen 10 the plating when
IS left on the keel at the frames above mentioned
and IS only interesting 10 students OF mathematics
Olsen stated that the stee part OF the Keel ose was
broken Off showing rough edges. and the wooden
mart extending forward Of II ragged and torn III
splinters He found the bow OF the snip on the
etaMoard side and the ship lying on the star
board side. The depth over the break OF me Kee1
NJ Frame IS was found 20 be six feet ano was
plunhed at the point where the keei Plates a. 9
broken away from the bottom angle-lrons OF we
vertical Hee, No wreckage was found on tho port
side.
A BRAVE MARINE.
Private william Anthony. OF the United States
Marine Corps whose caimness ct the time OF mo
explosion in reporting to Captain Slssoee mas De-
come the theme OF admiration tnroughou1 'o
world was the next witness. - testified that ne
had the first watch. from 10 y o'clock on the
night OF the explosion. There was drill that cay
and Il was not necessary 70 open the magazines
In rasnonse 70 questions Private Anthony told his
s;ory
Il was standing on the main deck. Just outside
-he door on the starboerd SIDE. first noticed a
trembling and buckling OF the decks and then this
prolonged roar-not short report. but pro-
ionged roar. The awnings were spread. and where
the wing awning and the quarterback awning
should jo,n there was space Of al least eighteen
inches ! looked out and saw an immense sheet or
fame and then I started in TO warn the Captain.
DID you notice any perceptib!e iist TO 'he ship
g. the first shock"
are- he n ms
ouarterleck where l stand .ng-dipped for-
ward and 20 port Just Ike hat Indicating Il ap-
parenty broke IN The middle Ike hat Cndicai!ns)
and surged forward and then wen over 20 port
Witness said the upshoot OF fame he saw was
well forward Il, must have been forward of the
supers,ructure. could the debris going up
with H. 7 do not know what II was, but saw
f-ehrands going up"
was Il on The port or sta:hcard s!de?'
IT looked more TO port than Il did TO starboard.
il looked Ike * covered the whole ship. 1t was an
Immense glare that Illuminated tbs whole heavens
FOR the moment. as much as could see Cor the
awnings"
IBID you see any water with ~
u did not notice that sir : started IN the cabin
al once"
This closed the brave marines testimony.
A DIVER INSIDE THE WRECK.
Gurnor's Mate Smith described his first descent.
which landed him In the I0-inch shellroom. Tho
shells were there n good order. most o. them nose
up. but some TOPPED over by the shock OF the OK
ploson which had wrecked The woodwork Of the
Inagaziue and blown the at bulkhead from
port 10 star5oard. he crawed over this bulkhead
and down behind It found a lo-iach powder: ank
bent and deHted. but not exploded. L intact
w'th powder and cartridge bags
On h!s next descent - went down from the port
.rane following the side os the ship down I'll re
struck plates that were blown from port 10 star
board .nboard. RE followed these plates down til
se came 10 the Gnch shells IN the sings used for
sending them out OF tho shellroom. They were
Tying with their noses pointing 70 sttrboard TIE