The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-18

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mlndor Mark s the executive officer of
the Vermont he wns formerly with
the Maine a. executive officer before the
detail d Lieutenant Commander Vain.
wright, who relieved him
Tho Associated Prcs dispatch from
Key West, alleging diyon had discoy.
cred a hole in the bottom Of thC Maine,
was the first intelligence of any chamc.
tor that had reached tho White House
this morning from the scene OF the
wreck The president read the dispatch
with great interest. bat had nothing to
ay beyond tine rmark that it was the
first news he had rsc iyCl of amy kind.
and made no cof1mout
Senators Burrows, Quay aud pcnrose
wcro early callers upon the president,
but their busines had no reference 70
the wreck of the M1.no Thay listened
ntonily 90 the Key WCst dispatch. aud
realized its importance as Bearing upon
the cause of the disaster. but were not
willing TO hazard m opinion in regard
t0lt
The wife of Captain -ir.boo. who rc.
sides iu this city, received % cable from
her husband simply announcing that ho
escaped uuiuupd in tho clothes IN
which ho lgit bis cabin 90 tho time oi
The explosion, that hc Was wll and very
busy
Fact, ore faU. mt theories plenty at
tho navy department s0 laras tho Maine
disaster b. concerned OutsId. of tho
action indicated iy Admiral -.al in
tho appointment of % c.grt ot inquiry
and tho adoption 0i further measures
Tor disposition .gi tl0 wounded and dead,
department odfials have felt thcrO is
little to do at thi- moment and 20 re.
mainod for tho investigation Co d. com.
plc'od hofon further action b. taken
Admiral Slclrl umui ha. ample au.
thonty 90 make tho most searching iu.
vclmtion into tho cause of che disas.
Ten.
The Fern and ManrfI,. have arrived
~ HAVANA They were provided with
diving apparatus. and aH every war.
.h.p's company .nc.ud. ut least several
expert diver thcrt wn hy nl lack Of
men On mako tha necessary search.
These men can be depended upon 90 ro-
port tho exact fact Ihoy ar familiar
with tle bottom Of Coz vlrhir ~ tho
tvpe Of the Maine. they afe noe likely 10
d. led into mistake of .upr0-Iug the ont
lot hoio or pipo BOO che interior 90 be "a
torpedo hole.
lt is believed uat unior tho most
favorable cirgustauogs this iny ,tIgluon
cannot bs n.ld. iur vOrl dly- Ar.
ung,mlut- must be mad. Tor tAa proper
working 90 diving outfits. and the b0ari
oi inquire. must determine upon the
line of action. Ro,.des Lieutenant
Commander Maria. who wiu d. a mem.
bor oi Che court nj inquiry las just bg,n
released from duty with tho Billing s
court martial in this city Hc loft
Washington early today for Key
West
Again ii is alleged that tl.' navy &c..
parimcui has uo intention of scndiug
another war.hip 90 Havana immodi.
ateiy.
4 general fear is expressed by ODD OF
hcer 40 tho navy department that che
destruction OF che Maine has bccn s0
complete, AZ least in thg forward portion
oi tho ship whCU tl explosion b. D..
lilyod 90 occurred. that 30 wOg.d bo per.
hap. impossible Oh lnd sufficient oyi-
doncc Boz tho vuckod huu ,o ho able On
occ,ars with certainty tho cause uf tao
disaster Report. coming lmm HAVANA
descriptive of thc WuegStungthsu thcso
doubts
10 may hs ai however nothing has
yCt developed in the now. from Havana
as to tho appauuce 0f che wr1cs or in
thc conflicting stories 0i Che survivors 90
chlus tho opinion oi n majority Of thc
officers stationed iu the navy d.art.
mut that tb. NlIu. Was auk asa ro-
sult Of au informal explosion As to the
ougin NJ tho explosion tror is .tin "a
wide dideuuro of opinion sul but
spontaneous combustion iu tn bunker
D. tho theory that finds many m0U sup
poTieu than auy uthE theory
Captain Gu.ul Bhuco tolly ca-
ticd slnur Dabosg m charrg of che Snan.
ish legation giving formal action uf The
iuuhr government of Cu,l, expressing
Co thg mr-idDHi 0f tlo UEiUd States
profound souUW over tho catastrophe to
che Maino and ualriur lo,s 0i ulc Co
tho Amoucu- Attho same time thc
alaldc, or may0g US HAVANA, tnt U1-
luuUns 1f thp Municipality exposing On
Che president che rricf ar the aaiho.itics
and of thc r.op'g of Havana. snu
Dulo-c presented thC d,la,ghc, Co A.
sistaut sacDuy pay, who laid them
beior President Mckinley.
Mr. Dubosc ha. heard nothing IN a..
gard % OBJ, Madrid ufo relative O.
NiEclya Twas expected that thi, tat.
tlpship would arrive in New York
today or tomorrow. aud would umain
two or thr1o days hiwc nrooecdinr Cd
Havana. Tho lccau1n is also without
information concerning che pp0rtcd
note OF Spl.n closing che ID, Llmo Incl.
dent
. VISITORS ON THE MAINE.
Th,y Were Allowed ou the nay che
Disaster Occurred.
New York Fob la-Thc Evening
World has r.o,iyoJ from Sylvester SEQ.
y,l, its correspondent 90 Havana, the
following Up.y 90 an inquiry as 90
'shcthcr stmnr1r w,U allowed ol the
Maine the day of che di.ls,cr. eye.
visitors on thc Maiuc an che afternoon
of thc day ~ tho explosion The bomb
might then have bocu deposited near tho
magazine as I have alrcady cablcd Tho