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fathoms Of water by the regular govern
ment pilot. The United States consul gen.
eral at Havana had notified the authori-
ties at that place the previous evening of
the intended arrival Of the Maine.
Discipline Was Excellent.
2. The state of discipline on board the
Maine was excellent, and all orders and
regulations in regard to the care and safety
Of the ship were strictly carried out.
Ali ammunition was slowed away in ac-
cordance with instructions, and proper care
was taken whenever ammunition was
handled.
Nothing was slowed in any one Of the
magazines or shell rooms which was not
permitted to be slowed there
& The magazines and shell rooms were al
ways locked after having been opened; and
after the destruction Of the Maine. the keys
were found in their proper place in the cap
tain's cabin, everything having been re-
ported secure that evening at eight p IN.
Temperature Was normal.
The temperatures OF the magazines and
shellrooms were taken daily and reported.
The only magazine which had an undue
amount of heat was the after ten-inch mag
aZine, and that did not explode at the time
the Maine was destroyed.
The torpedo war heads were all slowed
in the after part of the ship under the ward
room, and neither caused nor participated
in the destruction of the Maine.
The dry gun cotton primers and deton-
ators were slowed in the cabin aft and
remote from the scene of the explosion
The.waste was carefully looked after on
board the Maine to obviate danger. Spe-
cial orders in regard to this had been given
by the commanding officer.
Varnishes dryers alcohol and other COM
hustibles Of this nature were slowed on
or above the Maine deck and could not
have had anything to do with the destruc-
ton Of the Maine. 4
The medical stores were slowed aft I'M
der the ward room and remote from the
scene Of the explosion.
No dangerous stores Of any kind were
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flow from the visit of national ships to the
Cuban waters, in accustoming the people TO
the presence of our flag as the sympo1 oi
good will and of our ships in the tulnllment
Of the mission of protection to American IN
81 terests, even though no immediate neeo
therefor might exist. ate
Accordingly, on the 24th of January last,
after conference with the Spanish lnlhlslei
in which the renewal of visits OF our wal
vessels to Spanish waters was dlscusseu
and accepted the peninsular authorities at
Madrid and Havana were advised OF tne
purpose of this government to resume
friendly naval visits at Cuban ports, and
that in that view the Maine would forth
with call at the port of Havana.
The Maine at Havana.
This announcement was received by the
SPANISH government with appreciation OF
The friendly character OF the VISIT OF the
Maine and with notification of intention
~ raturn the courtesy by sending Span
ish shins to the principal ports OF the
TINTED states. Meanwhile the Maine en-
tered the port Of Havana on the 10Th OF
January, her arrival being marked WIN
nd special incident besides the exchange OF
a,,etnmarv salutes and ceremonial visits.
~ Maine continued in the harbor of
havana during the three weeks follow
mo her arrival. No appreciate excite
ment attended her stay; on the contrary
a feeling Of relief and confidence followed
the resumption OF the long lHteiiupteu
fr;endly intercourse. So noticeable was
This immediate effect of her visit that the
cons11l-general strongly urged that the
nrseence of our ships in Cuban waters
Should be kept up by retaining the Maine
at Havana, or in the event Of her recall
.by sending there vessel to take her place.
The Fatal Evening.
Al 40 minutes past nine on the evening
of the 18th of February the Maine was
DESTROYED by an explosion, by which the
entire forward part Of the ship was ut
terly wrecked. In this catastrophe two
officers and EGO Of her crew perished, those
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who were not killed outright by her ex-
plosion being penned between decks by
the tangle of wreckage and drowned by
the immediate sinking OF the hull. Prompt
assistance was rendered by the neighbour
ing vessels anchored in the harbor, aid
being especially given by the boats of
the Spanish cruiser Alphonso XII. and tho
Ward line steamer City of Washington,
which lay not far distant. The wounded
were generously cared for by the authori-
ties of Havana, the hospitals being freely
opened to them, while the earliest recov-
cred bodies of the dead were inferred by
the municipality in public cemetery in
the city. Tributes Of grief and sympa thy
were offered from all official quarters Of
the island.
Caused Intense Excitement.
The appalling calamity fell upon the peo-
pie Of our country with crushing force and
for brief time an intense excitement pre-
vailed, which in community less just and
self-controlled than ours might have led to
hasty acts of blind resentment. This spir-
it, however, soon gave way to the calmer
processes of reason and to the resolve to in
vestigate the facts and await the material
proof before forming judgment as to the
cause, the responsibility and, if the facts
warranted, the remedy due. This course
necessarily recommended itself from the
outset to the executive. for only in the light
of a dispassionately ascertained certainty
could it determine the nature and measure
of it's full duty in the matter.
The usual procedure was followed, as In
all cases of casualty or disaster to national
vessels of any maritime state. A naval
court of inquiry was at once organized,
composed of officers well qualified by rank
and practical experience to discharge the
onerous duty imposed upon them.
Aided by a strong force of wreckers and
divers the court proceeded to make a thor
cugh investigation on the spot, employing
every available means for the impartial
and exact determination Of the causes of
the explosion. Its operations have been
conducted with the utmost deliberat ton and
judgment, and while Independently pur-
sued no source of information was neglect
ed and the fullest opportunity was allowed
for a simultaneous investigation by the
Spanish authorities.
The Finding of the Court.
The finding Of the court of inquiry was
reached after % days of continuous labor,
on the 21st Of March inst, and having
been approved on the 22d by the COM
mander in chief Of the United States naval
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THE MAINE IN HAVANA HARBOR.

board. The bunker in which it was slowed
was accessible on three sides al all times,
and the fourth side at this time on &C.
count Of bunkers B and B being empty.
This bunker, A 16, had been inspected
that day by the engineer officer on duty.
The fire alarms in the bunkers were in
working order, and there had never been
a case of spontaneous combustion of coal
on board the Maine.
After Boilers Only in Use.
The two after boilers of the ship were in
use at the time Of the disaster, but for
auxiliary purposes only with COMPARE
lively low pressure of steam, and being
tended by a reliable watch. These boilers
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from a point liz feet from the middle
line Of the ship and six feet above the keel
when in it's normal position, has been
forced up so as to be now about four feet
above the surface Of the water, therefore
about 81 feet above where it would be had
the ship sunk uninjured. The outside bot
tom plating is bent into a reversed V
shape, the after wing of which, about Is
feet broad and 80 feet in length (from
frame II to frame 25). is doubled back upon
itself against the continuation Of the same
plating extending forward.
At frame Is the vertical keel is broken in
two, and the fiat keel bent into an angle
similar to the angle formed by the outside
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could not have caused the explosion of the
ship. The four forward boilers have since
been found by the divers, and are in fair
condition.
On the night of the destruction of the
Maine everything had been reported Sc
cure for the night at eight q. m. by re-
liable persons, through the proper author
tiles, to the commanding officer. At the
time the Maine was destroyed the ship was
quiet, and therefore least liable to accident
caused by movements from those on board.
@~ Were Two Explosions. ..s..
g. The destruction of the Maine occurred
at 9:4O p. m. on the 18th day Of February,
1888, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, be-
ing at the time moored on the same buoy to
which she had been taken upon her ar
rival
There were two explosions of distinctly
different character with very short but
distinct interval between them, and the
forward part Of the ship was lifted to a
marked degree at the time of the first e1-
plosion.
ture of report, like that of gun, while
the second explosion was more open, pro-
longed and of greater volume. This Sec
ond explosion was, in the opinion of the
court, caused by the partial explosion of
two or more Of the forward magazines of
the Maine.
Condition of the Wreck.
4 The evidence bearing on this, being
principally obtained from divers, did not
enable the court to form a definite con-
cIusion as to the condition Of the wreck,
although it was established that the after
part of the ship was practically intact,
and sank in that condition a very few
minutes after the destruction Of the for
ward part.
The following facts. in regard to the for
ward part of the ship are, however, es-
tablished by the testimony:
That portion Of the port side of the pro-
tective deck, which extends from about
frame 80 to about frame Al was blown up
aft and over to port, The main deck
from about frame 30 to about frame II
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force Of the North Atlantic station, was
transmitted to the executive. - a. 8, b r
It is herewith laid before congress, to-
gether with the voluminous testimony
taken before the court. Its purport is, in
brief, as follows: :.s,, t. IL .4:.. ~ - ~
When the Maine arrived at Havana she
was conducted by the regular government
pilot to buoy No. 4, to which she was
moored in from 5k to fathoms of water.
The state Of discipline on board, and the
condition Of her magazines, boilers, coal
bunkers and storage compartments, are
passed in review, with the conclusion that
excellent order prevailed and that no in
dication of any cause for an internal explo-
sion existed in any quarter.
Il At eight o'clock in the evening Of Feb
ruary Is, everything had been reported Sc
cure and all was quiet.
At 40 minutes past nine o'clock the vessel
was suddenly destroyed.
Two Explosions.
There were two distinct explosions, with
"a brief interval between them. The first
lifted the forward part of the ship very
perceptibly; the second, which was more
prolonged, is attributed by the court to the
partial explosion of two or more of the for
ward magazines.
4 The evidence of the divers establishes
that the after part of the ship was prac-
tically intact and sank in that condition
very few minutes after the explosion. The
forward part was completely demolished.
Upon the evidence of concurrent external
cause the finding Of the court is as follows:
cat frame II the outer shell Of the ship,
from point liz feet from the middle line
of the ship md six feet above the keel
when in its normal position, has been
forced up so as to be now about four feet
above the surface of the water; therefore,
about 81 feet above where 1t would be had
the ship sunk uninjured.
Plates Bent Inward.
."The outside bottom plating is bent into
a reversed v shape, the after wing of
which, about is feet broad and 80 feet
in length (from frame II to frame 90, is
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Scale 1872 inch to one foot.

bottom plating. This break is now about
six feet below the surface of the water and
about 80 feet above it's normal position.
Caused ny H..-:e.
In the opinion of the court, this effect
could have been produced only by the ex-
plosion of a mine situated under the bot
tom of the ship at about frame is, and
somewhat on the port side of the ship.
g. The court finds that the loss of the
Maine, on the occasion named, was not in
any respect due to fault or negligence on
the part Of any of the officers or members
of the crew Of said vessel.
Z. In the opinion Of the court the Maine
was destroyed by the explosion of a sub
marine mine, which caused the partial ex-
plosion Of two or more of her forward
magazines. ~. ...-.
s. The court has been unable to obtain ev-
idence fixing the responsibility for the de-
srructiOn of the Maine upon any person or
persons w. T. SAMPSON,
Captain, U. S. NJ. President.
"a A. MARK,
Lieutenant Commander, U. S. NJ, Judge
Advocate.
-s5- The Findings Approved.
The court, having finished the inquiry it
was ordered to make, adjourned at II a. m.
to await the action Of the converting au-
thority. w. T. SAMPSON,
Captain, U. S. N, President
A. MARK,
Lieutenant Commander, U. S. N, Judge
Advocate.
U. S. Flagship New York, March %, 1898,
Off, Key West, F'la.-The proceedings and
findings of the court of inquiry in the above
case are approved.
A. SICARD.
Rear Admiral, Commander in Chief of the
U. S. Naval Force on the North Atlantic
Station
A Remedy for His Case.
BroWn-Jones strikes me as a man
who is afraid to think for himself.
Smith Why doesn't he get married?
Puck.
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THE COURTS REPORT.
Statements of Capt. Sampson and
His Associates Based on Tes-
tilnOny Taken.

The following is the full text of the re-
port of the court of inquiry:
United States Steamship Iowa, First
Rate.-Key West, Fla, Monday, March q:
1S9S.-After full and mature consideration
of all the testimony before it, the court
finds as follows:
l. That the United States battleship Maine
arrived in the harbor Of Havana, Cuba, or
the 18th day of January, 1898, and was taken
to buoy No. 4, in from five and a half to six
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was blown up aft and slightly over toI
starboard, folding the forward part of the
middle superstructure over and on top Of
the after part.
This was, in the opinion of the court,
caused by the partial explosion of two or
more of the forward magazines of the
Maine.
Plates Forced Up.
5. At frame II, the outer shell Of the ship,
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slowed below in any Of the other store
rooms.
Coal Bunkers Inspected.

The coal bunkers were inspected. OF
those bunkers adjoining the forward mag
azine and shell rooms four were empty,
namely B 8, B 4, B and B 6. A Is had
been in use that day, and A 16 was full
Of New River coal. This coal had been
carefully inspected before receiving it on
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THE PLATES BENT UPWARDS
Presidents Message to Congress
Does Not Mention Posi-
bility of War.
Transmits the Report to Congress
with No Startling Statement as to
His IntentiOn-Asks for De.
liberate confederation.

Washington, March 2e.-The president
Monday sent the following message to
congress-:
To the Congress of the United States:
For some time prior to the visit of the
Maine in Havana harbor our consular rep
,resentatives pointed out the advantages to
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fathoms Of water by the regular govern
ment pilot. The United States consul gen.
eral at Havana had notified the authori
ties at that place the previous evening of
the intended arrival of the Maine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-14
\ BRADSTREET REPORTER
Got Into Trouble and Then Got Out Again
with Harm Done.

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For long time there was no pleasure
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did not know what the cause of
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-14
A POPULAR MISTAKE.
Regarding Remedies Tor Dyspepsia and
Indigestion.

Indigestion.
The national disease of Americans
i indigestion or in its chronic form,
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-14
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS
Board of Education Fixes Holiday and
Spring Vacations.

The board of education ut its month
" meeting last night passed on the
matter of the Christmas and spring
vacations for the public schools. 1t
was decided to dismiss all buildings
except Hawthorne the week between
Christmas and New Years, the latter
school to have the Monday following
Christmas for Il holiday. The spring
vacation WAS fixed to begin March 70
and to end April Z, but neither the
Hawthorne nor High schools are to en-
Joy this intermission, because the
latter did not open until late in the
fall term; the reason for the discrim-
ination as to the Hawthorne being that
the board desires to begin building
operations there as early as possible
in the spring and does not want to
deprive the scholars of any more days
of school than is absolutely necessary.
The board adopted report of the
teachers committee to the effect that
Misses Nettie Bennitt. Agnes Berry.
Grace Beswick, Mary Crayer, Augusta
Dart, Lola Davis. Letitia Gresham and
Sigrid Norlin and Whitman Dart. upon
investigation. were found to be bona
fide residents of the city, and entitled
TO attend school without the payment
of tuition.
The president and clerk were au-
thorIzed To pay salaries of teachers
and janitors the Friday before Christ
mas.
John Bogue, janitor at Washington
school. was reported i'll. and Peter
Beslin serving in his place Temporal
rilv.
IT was voted on motion of Director
Heimbeck that the fan system OF heat
ing be installed in the proposed new
Hawthorne building.
In his monthly report Supt. Young
reported a great mum Der of days of alb
sence among the scholars on account
Of the prevalence of humps. The
average daily attendance was 2,93l.
There were 2.734 days of absence, ~
cases of hardness and IS of truancy.
There were special promotions. The
highest percentage of attendance
(go. j3) was made by Miss Platt ;
school, the second highest COS. so by
the High school.
The board allowed the following
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Quincy has followed the example of
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