Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-24
7ETS FROM 7HE MAINE
,.,-u,vc SAID OF FORWARD MAGAZINE
,, IIavann are In Hurry
A'. oct the Maine Raised and TAKEN
from the Iiarbor'

| ,ss afternoon VI -, i,taiv at
, or from naval officers 49, vave
eva EVA to the Maine, caussu
'a'n sc,tement to run over 'he uapa' al
Of eAS The capitol. for there were ~,
neh' 49,, r,mors as to the contents Vi
sorts % ,ars very few of which rumots'
,n' soInt Of fact had any SCUM ,,, n he
y, r,p only feature, so far as eou os
Tue US" a Of real Importance inS
Using any light on the cause Vi '"e
'mV" 'aD contained in the letters was
eSpVs I.a,,ant that the two after-poiiers
the s''s. ,,sr-boller space and all OF the
y -s, bollers of the Maine were uhuei
eisa AT the time of the explosion
- w. oct had negative value, ior
Ihs =, once Of the theory that
ofpV' .rlosion had caused the wreck
poN'' arts all say that by no possi-
, .nv could the after-boiiers eHpi's'on
s say. wrecked the forepart Vi .ne
nav and left the other part almost
unali interest was shown in a aus
MY" ..naiyed shortly before O'Clock
paWn ,S,n,raI sicard, giving the recon-
ilvsli a,ions of Capt. sampson OF my
m, n,t II inquiry as to the raising ~
.se neck. The view of the havai oii
W. W was that Capt. Sampson anu NE
Gers Mas ss were giving this advice. not
assoe' .',,r, INT MS officers in position
u ses az 10 the best methods to be
wlp,SJ for wrecking the Maine.
AWa,ions interpretations were put on
a. nxnrsssion forward half complete
y, wv aasirnved This was regarded as
Dial conformation of the theory that
~ sarvsard magazine had exploded, as
,ha, "a one Of the most important por-
,,nns az the forward half of the snip.
Al The same time. 1t was helu " some
naval authorities that the destruction
AZ the forward half OF the snip dl9
va, necessarily mean that the forward
nnsrazlne had exploded, as this might
~ All intact although a part of the
s.nsrnI yyreckage. In the absence of
an expliclt statement as to the forward
magazine. there was a disposition not
,o' accent any implied statement as to
its destruction
Can't Simpsons recommendation
that a contract be made with the best
equipped wrecking company to remove
material and lift the ship without de-
" was In line with the action already
taken In closing II contract with the
tpo largest wreckng concerns in the
country, by which their combined ia
ellltes would be at the service of the
government The contract contains "A
cause binding the wreckers to use
their utmost efforts to expedite the
work so that the department feels
that everything has been done to carry
out the views expressed by Capt.
Sampson.
A clause Of the contract itemized the
49,. fa,.a 4, Oh, ,.f
wrecking work. viz. Wrecking tug
Underwater, $50 per day; wrecking
steamer Jones 800: lighter sey-
mouE sj derrick Chief SIS: barge
Lone Star SO, wrecking tug Right
Arm $40: wreck master, s15; wreck
ers, $50 each: divers, $50 each.
Evidently the president Of the court
Of inquiry Is fearful OF the effect upon
The put.lc Of lll-judged attempts to ac-
count for the destruction of the
Maine for this afternoon he tele-
rraphed Secretary Long. doubtless
having In mind certain publications Of
this morning, as follows: ANY re-
ported Interviews with divers untrue.
livery precautiOn has been taken, OFF,
Gers always present" This brief state
nen' dlsposes of all the allegations
mat have been made pro and con as
70 The blowing up Of the forward maya
Zines
The officers here are stIll thinking of
,am' slgsbee's request of yesterday to
hs furnished with the plans of the
Names section through the maya
Ylhes and coal bunker pockets. The
eierehce 10 the latter is particularly
interesting and leads to n desire to be
informed on the exact quantity and
quality of the coal supply Mt the time
ihe explosion. 1t is said that these
IvcSet hunkers are rarely emptied. he
as pcslgned as much for the protection
:. we snip against gunshots as for ca
W hold coal. One expert says
mat these bunkers, in his own exner,-
~ nave not been emptied In months.
an 10 this has much to do with The
spohtaneous theory. As the bunkers
ss vu. "h the magazines and might have
w even the safe brown powder. n
Wv atter Were exposed to n degree of
, ,.a' above 600 degrees for some time
c ne request, besides. may show that
~ pr sisshee is not yet satisfied as to
s's e sause OF the explosion. notwith-
~ the expressions that have
u Persons w ""au'horiZeu
une OF the private letters received
, ,s, 'oday' in speaking Of the disaster
~ was all over IN i've minutes
VI. "fltef was ashore and heard Tho
.,n lie hastily took n boat and
n aI Tor The Maine, arriving thcre
, a'out twenty-five minutes. Then an
,sts yupt ana smo'th. in fact. ms bo
M N n nVe minutes after the blast
eo,,i,isiie was In about her present
,s,,. snlcitnde was EXPRESSED nj tho
AK, apartment over the renort M
ho,n,all Slcards health. 1t was said
n, ~, tnat there was no occasion
NJ, ',r.fVihe MIN now that the flagsbIn
M iork Is not to leave Key West
a, o. I'm y She should Cant, Sannson
,hs V s Taylor can assume charge Of
tvo slu1uron while the admiral takes
IA sr Weeks leave. which he was ohout
n his place. '''u'i'url'y returned
,na .otnai order was made ont t,,s
WAN for Lieutenant Commorda,.
ana n,~Ilght to take station nj Ioynma
ss,. o,E after the cuyarn,ne,+,s t,,,,,.
Ms while the work OF yrecis,,,,, ~, \.
Th Progresses. 'he
rs,r, olg double turreted uon,tor no
Roads u,,u tulaers TO stay In Hamilton
that sss NH, iurther notice. It is likely
Of n. Moin. ne sent to take the place
SQUADRON ~ ~ the North Atlantic
medlately M hot needed elsewhere i'm
10Th 10 ero,, ihs officials, however, are
tpeedler croTt ner The hattleships and
might retara' win the Terror. as she
'he action OF maneuvers,
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