The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-26
REACHES WASHINGTON
Report Of the Maine Boz Of In
quiry at IIeadquaF ms.
DELIVERED TO MH LONG.
"a VIII Be Read az the Cabinet Meet.
ing To-day. but what Disposition
VIII Be Made of the Docu-
ment u Unknown.

Washington, March % The report
Of the naval court Of inquiry into the
Maine disaster was received IN Wash.
ington at o: 30 last night The four ma
val officers who have guarded Il since
It's departure from Koy West were hus.
tied into a carriage by an attacho Of the
naval department and driven TO the Eb-
biti House, where they tried 70 catch a
little much needed sleep. and at the
same time Withstand the crowd Of news
papermen who thronged the lobby In
hops Of some stray bit Of information
which had escaped the scrutiny Of nu'
merous correspondents along the route.
The party consisted Of Lieutenant
Commander Mark, Lieutenant John
Hood, Lieutenant Carl Jungen, Past
Assistant Engineer Bowers, A 4 Mar
*, nephew Of the judge advocate, and
Ship Carpenter Helms OF the Maine :
III fated crew. There was an immense
crowd waiting at the depot when the
train pulled In. The naval contingent
was in the last sleeper on the train and
avoided the crush Of citizens by alight-
ing at the upperond Of the platform and
going out across the tracks
All were thoroughly tired. The party
was met 40 the stops Of the car by
Lieutenant Wand ~ the navy depart
mcnt the sole representative Of Sec.
rotary Long. lie informed Commander
Mark that the secretary would not re-
3 ceivc the report last night, and gather
! ering the tired travellers under his pro
tecting wing made for the hack stand
through the rapidly thickening crowd
which. baked OF It's prey az the gate
had swarmed ont over the pavement 4
ct glimpse 90 the outside OF th'
4 much-heamlcd IMPORT Lieutenant
Hood, a. the most muscula
member Of the party, carried the bulk
document in a white canvas bdl
slung under his arm That the Who'll
party carrying the report was arme'
n was demonstrated in a rather thoatrica
r. way Just rs they were about 20 get int
u the carriage The crowd closed aroun
Y the party and jostled them considers
i bly,. Someone ran against the end q
y the mysterious canvas bag IN which In
{. report was concealed. Quick As a ilas
y Lieutenant Hoods hand went back {
his hin and Lieutenant Jungen laid hi
hand on the butt OF a revolver that va
sticking from his side pocket tn
:. movements were sufficient 20 preycI
v further jostling
Is On being driven to tho Ebbitt Houi
pc the whole party retired, first having o
VI dered some light rcfrcshmont % the
Is rooms. II was not long before the r
Of port OF their arrival spread aud the 10
by was filled with a curious crowd
idlers, while the bellboys worked owe
time carrying mp cards from the vario
" correspondents In search Of an int
. view. Young Mark was dcputized a.
" sort Of press committee and met all /
:, quircrs with the sterotyped reply Of
" don't know" 10 every question. IL mi
~ be said, however, that the report IN d
~ process Of law must first be- delivered
the secretary OF the navy, and this, O
cording 20 al pwccdents, will be- do
IA. at the navy department IL will tn
-. b. submitted TO President McKinlC
, upon whose decision its future migl
a tions will depend.
"a The report was delivered 20 SCcrcta
40 Long this morning, and will b. read
-, the regular cabinet meeting today