Evening star., 1898-02-18
explosion and their burial at Havana. The
Secretary's telegram is as follows:

explosion and their burial at Havana. The
Secretary's telegram is as follows:
Telegram received and action approved
Express to Capt. Gen. Blanco and to the
mayor and people of Havana the thanks of
the Navy Department and its appreciation
of their action in extending the honors you
have reported to those lost on board the
Maine"
Bodies Iden titled.
It II ofiicially stated at the Navy Depart
ment that the following are the only bodies
received from the wreck of the Maine
which have been identified so far:
J. H. Dierking, drummer.
I, Jas. A. Graham, chief yeoman.
VIM. H. Tineman, landsman.
j. F. Brown, sergeant
Eldon H. Nero, chief machinist.
Harry ]. Keys, ordinary seaman
Owen Sheridan, fireman.
Patrick Gaffney, fireman.
Wm Cosgrove. fireman.
Jos. Seery, fireman.
Chas. P. Galpin, marine.
Michael Kane, coal passer.
Carl A. Smith, seaman.
Witnesses for the Court of Inquiry.
The intention of the Navy Department
aster now at Key West at that place or in
the immediate vicinity. This is necessary
in order that the evidence that may be ex-
tracted from them shall be accessible to
the court of inquiry. The naval regula-
tions provide for such cases, as shown by
the following article:
Article y. When the crew of any vessel
OF the United States are separated from
their vessel By means of her wreck loss or
destruction, all the command and authori-
ty given to the officers of such vessel shall
remain in full force until such ships COM
pany shall be regularly discharged from or
ordered again into service, until 4 court
martial or court of inquiry shall be held
to inquire into the loss OF such vessel. And
II any officer or man, after such wreck
loss or destruction, acts contrary to the
discipline of the navy, he shall be pun
ished as a court-martial shall direct
Another regulation, which is also a stat
ute, provides for the continuance of the
pay Of the officers and men during their
separation from their ship.
1t Is held at the Navy Department that
Capt Sigsbee, though his crew is divided,
some being at Key West ard some al Ha-
Vana, is still constructively in command OF
all OF theme and as the regula ton quoted
above requires the men to be held subject
to the call Of the court of inquiry, which
will probably meet next Morday. the men
now at Key West will be held there.
False Stories Aaoat.
The officers at the Navy Department are
getting weary of denying the many stories
that ara finding circulation every hour, but
they still found time this morning to pro-
nounce as without any foundation in fact
the statement that Secretary Long had ad-
yised the skippers of all merchant vessels
to remain in home ports during the present
STATE of affairs. 1t is possible that a tele-
gram sent from the department to the
naval tug Leyden to keep in port instead
of going outside to look after a fflfbusterfng
expedition was the base FOR the story. The
massage was sent at the instance of the
weather bureau, which sent notice of a
northeaster off the coast that would be
dangerous for craft so small as the
LeyGen.
Messages of Naval Officers.
Independent Of the regular diplomatic ex-
pressions of sympathy, the Russian naval
authorities have telegraphed the Navy De-
partnient directly feeling expression of
their own sympathy. The message was
signed ,i'y Vice Admiral Trytow, 'tne Rus
sian minister Of marine at st. Petersburg.
Secretary Long Immediately returned
graceful acknowledgment of the message
and expressed the thanks Of the United
States Navy Department to the Russian
navy.
Similar action was taken in response to
teiesraphic expressions OF sympathy from
the officers of the Italian navy, the Spanish
navy, the Holland navy and Others,
GEN LEE CARJHS