The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-27
TALK WITH sICARD.
Keeping % sharp Lookout Wounded
sailors Brought to Key West.

| Kcrpinp /, Shurp Loolsout wounded
sailors Brought 10 Key West.
Key West, February 20 Tho United
States coast survey steamer Bache arrived
here toiny from Havana. She had on board
four OF the Names wounded. Two oil them
were well enough to walk Admiral Sicaid
today explained tho departure yesterday ci
| Commander West for Havana.
"Thcre is nothing particularly sgnii-
cant about IT, he said. Commander West
asked my permission to run over to Hay-
ana to talk with Captain Sigsbee and tie
officers OF the court OF inquiry. Captain
West. us chief of my stan, has all the
papers In the case and we keep III ciust
touch with what is going on at Havana 7"
Regarding the movements oil the fleet,
Admiral Slcard said:
1.-THE boats ut Tortugas are doing some
! target practice, but the elaborate plan OF
! mancuyers which | had laid out has had
TO be postponed pending developments
brought the New York in here because
wished TO he in closer constant commlni-
cation With the navy department
Referring to Il land naval station here.
the admiral remarked:
"only nominal forces are here uuw
Should anything occur" added Admiral
Sicard. suardedly, II would have to be
strengthened considerably"
The officers composing the United States
court OF inquiry into the loss of the Maine
are expected here tonight. A prominent
naval officer said the court would almost
certainly return 10 Havana after It's session
here. Absolutely nothing Is known here
regarding the rumored intention to In
crease the strength OF the Key West gar
rison. No provisions have been made for
the accommodation of additional troops at
the barracks and there Is only room for
the two batteries now in quarters.
Fort Taylor, which Is unoccupicd at pres
emit Is where the troops would probably he
quartered, and nothing has been done there
TO make the fort ready for occupancy. Sew
era officers. who were questioned today,
said no word had been received from the
war department regarding the transfer of
troops from Fort Mcpherson or any other
place to Key West
The United States cruiser Marbl9head Is
IN the harbor.
Key West. Fla. February 2G.--Wounded
sailors brought by the Bache from Havana
were LETT by her nj the quarantine statlon
at Tortugas They Will stay there about
ten days.
The Bache returns to Havana tomorrow
and VIII probably bring back FIVE others
Of the Names wounded.
After undergoing the proper quarantine
surveillance all the men of the Maine Will
be brought here. Some fear OF fever IL
expressed by the navy officials hore, The
survivors of w Maine al 1ortugas are
LOTUS Shea, lfaiiler and Walters.
An officer Of the Bache said 1.-THE
Snannirds In Havana seem almost more
concerned than we are over the possibility
M tHe I,st ton i,u.T
been due to an external explosion. Hav-
ana. however. is quiet and there are hu
signs OF an anti American feeling"
Havana, February 20, Tho wounded
sailors Of the Maine are doing we'll. ar-
cordng to the last reports. except HolSei,
who was very low last night The extra
divers and apparatus on the Mascotte WEI,
gladly received here.