Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-24

holics were buried yesterday, only two
of which were identified. -
Another dispatch was a8 follows:
visited the hospital to-day. The mon
were very much pleased to see me- :"
Cleveland, O., Feb. %. BY direction
OF Bishop llortsmapn, a solemn requiem
mnss wns cRlehratsd tu.day in ST.
Johns Cathedral, this city, in memory
Of the dead crew Of the buttleship
Maine. The cathedral was deliberately
drapel in mourning, and the function
was attended by lnrge congregation.
The Rev. George Valley oiliciato1 at
the mass, and was assisted by the Rev.
Drs Farrell ana Mylott After the
absoluiiou, Father Vahey delivered an
| eloquent and patriotic address.
Havana, Cuba, Feb. 90. = Consul
General Lee and the msmbere of the
United States court Of inquiry into the
loss OF the battleship Maine called this
morning upon Captain General Blanco
and Admiral Manterola. When these
ceremonies wers ended, the court re-
turned to the Unite Statos lighthouse
tender Mangroyo and resumed its SOS
sion.
1t ia announced that LOCO Spanish
regular troops arrived at Santiago de
CuhR on Saturday.
The military commander Of Guiana
| hacoa has ordered the suspension of
| public festivities, as mark OF respect
10 the memory of thu Maine's dead.
The prohibition will continue for three
days.
Judge Peral of the Spanish Admiralty
Court. to-day, took the depositinns OF
the ollicers OF the Spanish vessels ard
the harbor officials on the subject of
the disaster to the Maine.
Capt. Sigsbee has been suffering from
the great strain to which he was sub
jected. but ia now much batter, having
been relieved of some of the RESPONSE
bility by tho presence here OF the court
OF inquiry.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The bill to
increasa the artillery by the addition of
two regiments passed the Senate to day,
by vote OF b2 tn 4.
New Haven, Conn, Feb. %. Tho
American Ordnance Co. of bridgeport,
Conn, hns received by telegraph from
itH vice president. at Washington, an
order for 40 rapid firing six FOUNDER
IIntchkiss guns. The order III for quick
dalivery, and the forgingH for the guns
have already beon called for. This guns
will be delivered in about three months.
New York, Fob %. The Ward line
steamer SegurancR arrived from Tam
piGu and Havana yesterday.
The passengers said that great excite
ment prevailed at Havana, and at the
time of sailing the foreign population
were generally uf tho opinion that the
Maine was destroyed by design. q. p.
llolcomh of New Castle, Dol, genera!
manager Of Il street railway in Phila-
delphia, and who was a passenger on
the Seguranca, was outHpuken in his
belief that the Investigation at Havana
would reveal some startling circum-
stances.
II went to Havana, " said Mr.. Hol-
comb, mot st all in sympathy with the
insurgents, but when we got to the
city | believe every American on board
our vessel was in O mood to commit
murder. The flags OF the Spanish war
ship were not at hRlfmast. Tbs vessels
Of oil other nationalities had paid this
slight tribute to the dead.
Of tho Spaniartls and the Cubaus was
strong. At the funeral Of the Maine q
seamen tho Cuban women in the streets
were almost all dreseoG in mourning
while the Spanish women wore colors.
The only American flags | saw in the
whole procession wers two small ones,
about three by six inches.
II went aboard the Alphonso MI.
and was received politely. The only
expression of regret / heard there was
from an officer, who complained that
, the force OF the Maine explosion bad
, broken his toilet bottles. There can be
no mistaking the Indifference of the
, Spaniards in Havana over the loss ul
, on warship and those on hoard.
son Thursday, while driving 10 a
, cemetery with two American friends. |
: was assaulted with jeers and some one
threw a large stone at our carriage"
f. ". Bobhstt OF this city, who was
with Mr.. Holcomh in the carriage re.
, ferred TO, added: "That'a perfectly
true. In fact, one or two children
yelled after us that they mad blown up
the Americana, and that they were
glad OF it. | did not hear single
, expression of regret for the terrible loss
of life on the Maine from any Spainard
during the time was IN Havana. ="
The Merritt & Chapman Derrick and
WreckiDg Co., to-iRy signed contract
, with tho government TO raise the battle
ship Maine, The compauy's most
powerful tug, the Monarch, now al
y New York, will proceed to Havana al
once She will he followed by otne,
tugs, and the work will he ommenced
; az soon as possible Two expert divers,
with all the necessary apparatus, will
accompany the Monarch.
CAPT. sIGsBEE KNOWN IN DELAWARE.
Bridgeville, Fob. ls. Capt. Sigshee,
tho commander Uf the Maine, has
! Visited Rehuboth several times, and
has many acquaintance In Delaware,
His wife is a daughter Of Gen. Lock.
wood. The Lockwood family have spept
several seasons at Rehohoth.
= CECIL COuN1IAN KILLED.
, special from Elkton sayH that Johr
= A. Kay, snr of A. Il. Kay OF the Sixtt
\ district OF Cecil county, was employed
: on the Maine as 40 assistant machinist,
, His name appears in the list OF those
! killed.
a INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR GRAY,
a.