The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-01
RELIES ON SENIOR DuBOSC
PRESUMES THAT THERE WERE
no SUBMARINE MINES.
OTHERS CONFIDENT THE OTHER WAY
Apprentice Ham Writes an Account to His
Mother in New York Not Sustaining 'Ac-
cident" Theory--Sylvester Scoyel
Confident of External Agency.

dbNtIItC VI I'No II'HL "a "''
| subject other than the disposition Of
| lead bodies, the official mind turned to-
day to an analysis of the Spanish state
| ments, made with more Orlcss degree
OF official sanction, respecting the total
absence of submarine mines from Hava-
| ma harbor, and it was regarded by the
Navy Department as negativing the
mine theory of an external cause for
the explosion just as recent letters put
an end to the exploding boiler theory
as an internal cause for the disaster.
Nothing was heard to-day from the
ourt of Inquiry and the department is
still ignorant Of its plans. In fact, the
| only news coming direct from Havana
to the Navy Department during the day
was contained in the following dispatch
from Captain Sigsbee:
Havana, February 90.
Have succeeded in making arrange
ments by which bodies may be sent to
Key West in Theoretically sealed zine
cases. Refer to Forsyth for burial in
Key West. Probable that bodies here
after cannot be recognized. Probable
bodies will not remain intact. Condition
of bodies requires immediate action. Jen-
kins and Merritt may be recognized by
uniform. Can secure health permit at
Key West to land the bodies there.
Divers cannot get down after bodies this
morning. Much debris. Win clear it
away. Wainwright in charge of wreck
ing matters.
(Signed) "SIGGSBEE."
The following was sent:
"Washington, February &c.
+ Sigsbee, Havana.
"Referring to your telegram of this
date send bodies that may hereafter be
recovered to Key West for burial. Send
by Bache.
tSigned.) "LONG."
To Key West 4 dispatch was forward
ed as follows:
"Washington, Feb. %.
L Naval Station, Key West, Fla.
"Sigsbee ordered to send bodies thai
may hereafter lie recovered to Key
West for temporary burial. Will arrive
in Theoretically sealed zine cases. Make
necessary arrangements. Bodies Will
arrive by Bache.
tSignedt "LONG."
1t is believed at the department that
there are probably in the neighborhood
Of fifty bodies remaining to be dlscOy-
cred and eXtricated from the wreck.
TERROR STARTS FOR NEW YORK
The double telrreted monitor Terror
started for -,ew York this evening from
Hampton Roads under orders issued to
day. h will be a most powerful rein
forcement to the defences of the com
mercial metropolis in case of need and
stationed in the narrows, it would be
diftipult for any hostile shin tn ms
her. With the exception of the t~rainin:
ship Essex, which arrived at Hampton
Roads to-day and the Brooklyn, which
arrived at st. Lucia, probably to Goa
on her way to laguayra. distant five
hundred miles. this was the only Nava
movement to-day.
There were II number OF alarming
stories as to the heavy shipments Of
ordnance from the Washington Navy
Yard to New York for the arming o.
the auxiliary Navy. 1t is said at the
department that so far sof these
small guns have been shipped to-da,
but that a Jew for the Chicago, probabl.
fourteen five inch rapid fire guns. will
be dispatched Monday or Tuesday. Witt
these guns in place the Chicago would b,
pretty well mOderniZed in the matter o
armament. She will carry still her fou
| big eight inch guns in Sponsors on tn
) spar deck, while on the gun deck thesn
fourteen five inca rapid fire guns will
replace eight six inch guns of old pat
tern. The Dolphin is to go into com
mission in New York on the Oath 0
March. Though rated as the Press
dents yacht, the vessel, which has bee
: thoroughly oyerhau!ed and furnishe,
with new boilers and decks. carries ever
now a sufficient battery to make hel
whom StppI iS 10 lion into aoon1nt n Sar
. effective gun boat.
i: With the proceedings of tn
Court of Inquiry drawing to
close, attention is now being d
: rected to the form and matter o
this report. The court had the wides
4 latitude for inquiry and vet certai
general features will have to be observe
:, under the Navy regulations g~overnin
o inquiries of this character.
FORWARDING OF REPORT.
, In form the report will be in tw
:. parts. first, the findings of fact. anC
y second. the opinion OF the court. Th
; findings take up each material questio
of fact involved and give the conclusio
Of the court upon it. The opinion state
what should be lone under each fndin
I. of fact. This opinion relates to tn
usual cases in which officers are o
trial but in the present case it woul
l. not of course, extend to opinions o.
r the government policy applicable to TIL
e findings of facts. The circumstance
If of the present case are so unSual, iI
" volving the relations of two government
b. that the report nay be confined to fine
ID ings of fact, without the usual opinio
q of the court.
e. When the inquiry is concluded the I,
y, port. accompanied by all the evidenc
@. and exhibits, must be authenticated /
III Captain Sampson and Judge Adyocat
n Mark. 1t is then forwarded to Admir-;
IN Slcard, the regulations requiring that
'e be submitted for the consideration Z
III the officer converting the court whic
in this case, was the Admiral Of III