The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-27
Nothing .0I Absorbing Interest Re-
CeIVed dI HeQdQnQI|eIS.
SENDING BODIES 10 KEY WEST FOR BURIAL
Heavy Shipments or Ordnance from
Washington 10. New York-Tcrror
viii Do Formidable Foe Form
and Nature OF the Report Con.
Jcctured.
Washington, Feb. &c, 1898.


In the absence OF news from Ha-
Hvana on any subject other than the.
4disposition OF dead bodies, the official
: mind turned to-day to an analysis of
&the Spanish statements, made with
Smore or less degree of official sanction,
the total absence OF subma-
8rlne mines from Havana harhor, and
iii was regarded by the Navy Depart
amcnt as negativing the mine theory OF
aan external cause for the explosion just
aas an internal cause for the disaster
4 Nothing was heard to-day from the
$scourt Of inquiry and the department is
Sstill ignorant Of its plans In fact. the
8only news coming direct from Havana
$to the Navy Department during the day
Hwas contained in the following dispatch
&from Captain Sigsbee:
Havana, Feb. &C. 1895
a "Have succeeded in making arrange
Xlnents by which bodies may be sent TO
akew West in Theoretically sealed zinc
Scases Refer ITO Forsyth for burial i'll
Hl<ey West Probable that bodies here
aafter canrot be recognized Probable
abodies will not remain intact Condi-
! 3tion of bodies requires immediate ac-
Htion. Jenkins and Merritt may be re-
3cognized bv,un;forms can saruro hn,l,h
hermit al Key West IA land the hod;ns
There. Divers cannot get down aft ar-
Ater boales TINS morning Much debris.
3Wili cIear II away. Wainwright placed
ain charge of wrecking matters.
j |9'sheo) SlGSEEE."
n 49,
q '"e io'iuW!hS was sent:
II "
*"To Sicsbce. Havana.
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- '>''"' ''"i' NY west
n SlSSbee ordSred TO send bodies that
Hmay hereafter be recovered 10 Key
HNest tor temporary burial. VIII arWvc
I'm hermeticaliy sealed zine cases; make
A.ecsssl!E arransements; bodies Will ar
$rlNc bY Bachc.
tSiSned) LONG"
a
y III Is bclieVed at the department that
mere are piahaply III the nciShborhood
BDf MY bodies remaining to be discover
&ed ana sNiricated from the wreck
8TlnRROR LEAVES FOR NEW YORK.
The do,rbIa tnrrnt,d ,ori,o,. ,rz,,,
4,tarted for Nav VA, ,ri. ralo. e'
&Iampton Roads undar ,,,d a, ;.s;,, - oi''
&5av she viii hn - ,,,,st ,l,,,',.c', "
aforcemcnt 40 thn ds,rnnsos ~ ~ ~, @ Ie,t
Anercial n,etrnnhlis j., c.,sl,ac
II 4sta,ioncd in ;h. T,r,,,., :, ,'' ',' 'ii"' ~,
8linicult for any hnstt,n s,i, "n' n
H,er win iha oxna,,i,, T't ~ pass
3ng shin Essex. which nrrivoh - 1Ian,n .'n'm
aton Roads to-day and ,,ba pr,nI.,,.,,
(which arrived ut st. Lucia, probobIv 70
scoal on her way to Laguara. distant 800
HHnlles. thlS was the only naval move
39neht today
q HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF ORD-
Il NANCE.
There were n number Of o,,rr,tr
astores rs to the heavy sbinn,ants ns
&3prdnance from the Wasbinnton 49,,
Bard TO New York for thn arn,;nm ~
8thc auxiliary navy. II is soid ~ ~
that so far none or ttasa
Hmall guns have been shinnad t.,d,, ~.
@t hat Il few for the Chico ro nroI,,I IJ,
Fourteen five-inch TaDid-flrn snrs vi,
dbe dispa tched Monday or ,r,,eeIo,, wiz,
II heSe guns in place rha ,s,bicorrn a,,,n
s3be pretty well modcrnized In iho ~,
a3ter of armament. She win carr, stiI,
4hcr four big eight inch Gums 4,