Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-12
President of the Court of In
curry Talks.
IAN ACCIDENT" HE SAYS
wv" Ships Probably Secured from I:r;,ziI
by the American Government. De
T. nsc Prcparat ion. Go Stcnaiiv
On in All Directions.


Wnonn he authorized to say il WAS l,he
illst and only interview he had given
any 1leWSiKrpcr on The subject of the
inquiry
Captain PeraG speaks excellent Eng
| llsIl- W,.uh HIM in The naval court Is
| l-l*utcncnnt SnhaS. He has power t., call
IN for consultation amy army or navy
engineer or expert on explosives or
IN sEGA and will do so again when nee
cSSilry.
Captain Pc1al said:
our Divers are hard at work exa-
MINING the hul4 of the Maine. tireat
d!tlicu'Ny is experienced owing to the
deep mud i'm whjS.h the hull is buried
and Vhe con,iM ION of thta wrccl. forward
of aanidship. The WHOLE forward part
81 the st:;p is 4 mass of iron and steel
debris. We have. htist,4i mn much of
1T. but in the mud it is not always pos
stbie 10 tSliwhlt part of The ship. arlnur
deck beams or Sanctions are found
| NE explosion 50 changed their posi-
lirnS.
We think We have luC.aied tho ram
or prov. but not in the ra'st4ion sup
p&Sti. THE forward turr@t. muuntine,
TWO large guns. was blown clear Of the
hull milo the water on the S'tarhGlrl
We shaN continue our work and try TO
| examine The hlrl forward down to the
keel. 1t is possible that We may pro
pace to thu American authorities 10
;al g ltne huil by means Of the Heating
back. brought from England ana n3w
| n tha Havana harbar.
! We capnot believe ;rlara was an ex-
| termed explosion of {, torpedo. for the
Following reasons: \ torpedo. follow
- -, W ~ :, ~. nus.
nave n,'Wn great mole IN ihe mud at
| ~, t.S o,>'ii. w 'ie 'iii pSi. ~ su'Hl
nv.@ vas Lo"ni. y sorpeao Must .E'|t
| ;Ihrown a large mass of water into the
air If exploded at a depth of only -
feet OF 80 NY lat least have produced a
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thus flashing THE powder in the intc-
r.ur of She shell.
AS l have said. do mot believe
There was amy careiessness on the part
Of the officers of the Maine. I Go be-
l.eve There was an accident which could
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