The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-22

tan and Terror, and torpedo boats E
and Winslow at work tonight ami
day tomorrow. These vessels vii.
ready for duty by "Wednesday.
1t Is understood that the Terri
expected last night 10 90 into usl ...
but that this morning she WAS ur..-
10 get ready to 90 70 Hampton Il
Her crew and officers viii he her.
few days. over fifty extra mer
taken into the ward this morning
SIGSBEE'S DETAIL ACCOM-
Havana. Feb. 19.-Captaiu C., IL
bee. of the battleship Maine. I'm ar
view today with the correspondent
Associated Press described In def.
explosion which destroyed The gr,g.r
"On the night OF the explosion"
Captain Sigshet, Il had not retf~.
was writing letters. | fnd it imp.~. a..
10 describe the sound or shock. l.-
impression remain OF >omcthin- ...
inspiring. terrifying. of noise r,.
! vibrating. al-rcrvadinE. There is ...
ing III the former experience of ...
on board to measure the explosion f..
After the first great shock c..
myself recall how many sharper .,
donations | heard, not more than
or thrce-I knew my ship WAS g9u.
such 4 structure rs the Maine. tM.
fectS Of such an explosion are not
moment in doubt.
4 made my way through the long ....
sage. in the dark. cropping from ~...
side. To the hatchway and thence O..
poop. being among the earliest t. r..
that spot. So soon as | ~recoGnizr# The
officers. | ordered the high explosives t.
he flooded. and | then directed that ...
boats available lie lowered TO re~,u. r..
wounded or drowning.
"Disciplinc. perfect in Il measure rr.
vailed. There was 10 more couIu-..r
than Il call to general quarters would
produce. not as much.
Il soon saw. by the light of the flames
that Ill my officers and crew left alive
on board. surrounded me. | raHn#
form any idea of the time. but il seemed
five minutes from the time | reached the
poop until reached the last man il MIS-
possible to reach having been saved.
1T must have been three quarters as
an hour or more, however, from tile
| amount Of work done.
Il remember the officers and mH
worked together lowering the boats. am.
| that the gig took some time TO lower.
did not notice the rain of debris de~.r..-
ed by Lieutenant Rlandin or others ssh.
were on deck at the time of the first ,,.
ploSion. but | did observe the cNp.o~.a
of the fixed ammunition and WulIe
that more were not hurt therely.
WAS READY IN CASE OF ATTACK
'Withot going beyond the limts NJ
what was proper in the harhor .
friendly power. l always maiuta..
precautions against attack, and SIS.
quarter watch was ordered to have aM-
munition for the smaller guns ready +.
hand. SO that in the improbable" cyoH'
of an attack on the ship it would have
Eeen found ready. 1t was this am.
munition which exploded as the boat
reached it
1t is known that Lieutenant Jenkins,
who is among the missing, was alive
after the explosion. \ colored mess a'
tendant. now at Key West. met jenkins
running forward. He evidently thought.
in the confusion. that the Maine ha.
been fired on. and he was rushing to
forecastle where was located the
siI-inch gun Of which he was in chargr.
The United States flag is floating at
half mast from the poop Of the Maine
to-day, and two divers with six assist
ants. are at work about the wreck undcr
the direction Of Captain Sigsbee.
- lpC ma u ~ N'tN
Of the divers will be directed towarI
salvage only. When the investigaru.
into the cause of the disaster commou-.
the Spanish government, it is said ..E.
will collaborate.
THE IOWA AT KEY IVES.
Key West, Fla. Feb. 1O.-Thc coa.-
ton of the injured ut the Marine Hosp
tai and the barracks is slightly improve.
The injured men who arrived on tHN
Mangrove this morning i'll care Of I'r.
Clendennln. from the barracks, are ~lI-
fering mostly from severe burns, ho'
they are doing nicely. The eleven very
seriously injured who are still in til"
hospital at Havana will probably be
brought here in ii few days by tire
steamer Fern.
The battlcship Iowa came up from the
fleet today, arriving off here at > O'Clock
this afternoon. She had on board tn"
commanders Of the Massachusetts and
Indiana, who will be members Of the
committee to inquire into the disaster to-
the Maine.
Rear Admiral Sicard came asborc
from the New York on the Ericsson,
probably to secure a place for the meet
ing of the Court Of Inquiry.
VIEWS OF MADRID PRESS.
Madrid, Feb. 16.-All the members Of
the Cabinet and of the diplomatic corps
left cards at the American Legation 30
day.
FL Dia expresses sorrow for the dis
aSter, which il describes as d very
painful occurrence for Spain
El Corr"o Espanol urges the govern
ment to issue orders prohibiting the
\lzcaya from visiting New York.
Admiral Chacon, the Commander i'm
Chief of the Spanish navy. in the cours,
OF an Interview today, said the United
States warship Maine had on board a.
new explosive based on gun cotton.
MANUFACTURED by q special process.
Such explosives, he added. were verr
dangerous. the slightest friction causiuE
an explosion. He believed the disastr.
was due to such d cause.
The impartial published an extra eI
ton. saving that the news had nroHrr,.