Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-21

at the extent of the wreck and the vast
mass Of steel and iron heaped in the for
ward part of the ship was a particular OBJ
1ect of attention. The experts who had
first ventured the theory of a bursting
boiler as the cause OF the destruction
claim TO find strong reinforcements in the
pictures for that belief. The great mass
of metal appears to be thrown UP over the
boiler space and not over the forward mag
azne, while the forcing apart of the for
ward body of the hull. they say, might
have been accomplished by the. enormous
expansive power of the hugh pressure
steam carried in these boilers with their
shells more than an inch thick, As to what
caused a boiler to explode; whether dis
guised bomb in the coal, low water or
faulty construction. they do not now I'm
dertake TO say.
Secretary Long said this afternoon, after
looking over his telegrapi1ic and n,aii cor
respondence, that ii contained nothing OF
importance beyond the dispatches above
given The secretary referred with salts
faction 10 the dispatch stating that the
court Of inquiry would assemble at Havana
Tomorrow. The plan had been for the
court TO meet first at Key West and, after
doing such work as was possible there. to
proceed 10 Havana. But Mr.. Long thought
st was desirable to have the court pro-
ceed at once TO Havana, where the in
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oi .he hta'e department win we" Oh
having an inquiry mace by that pranch.
ihe particular expression TO which the
secretary mad directed the ateention Oh the
state department was the following, at
trlputed 10 captain Sobral: ,-.
1t was the result OF an explosion inside
OF the ship. which took place in one Of
the forward magazines. The fact of the
matter Is that the discipline and the watch
observed on the ship were very lax. This.
as one English newspaper the other day
declared, is the case on American 'yarships
generally. This sort of thing has occurred
on previous occasion. on kmericsn war
xesse,."
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"hoie' Naf' Dons uio hot treat the
sooral matter as profoundly serious.
Assistant secretary Day received no dis
patches from Havana during the early part
OF tne Gay. he wouid not discuss the So
orai matter. IL ls UNDERSTOOD, however.
that tne STATE department. ooes not attach
deep s'gnincance 10 the reported remarks
OF sopral. owing TO MS minor position. Al
tne same ume II Ii feit that. ne should
NOT De making sucn remarks as are attrib-
uteo 10 MIN.
As Secretary Long has called official ati
tenuon 10 them. the department would
doubtless take steps TO learn whether ths
interview was accurate by, making re-
quest on the spanish legation. 1t can be
stated positively, however, that reports that
the state department made such q request
OF the spanish legation yesterday are in
correct Nothing has been done thus Tar.
ana an unexpected oevelopment OF to-day
so changes the aspect OF the Sobral case
that the state department may not feel
that It Is necessary to proceed further.
This development was that Captain So
brafs services as naval attache At WASH
fngton were oncialiy terminated by SPAN
about four weeks ago. 1t came from Senior
Du Bose, charge danaires OF the Spanish
ieeation. VINO, When MS attention was call
ed to the boeral case, gave TO the Asso"
ciated Press the fonowing autnorIzed STATE
ment: - - =.
As regards this reported interview, /
know nothing ABOUT II beyond WHAT nave
seen IN the papers should Imagine MT.
Sobral far too prudent to say anything cal
culated TO offend brothers in arms. AT the
same time should state that on the 24th
OF January last Ceptain sopral ceased 10
be member of this legation. according to
royal DEGREES. which sazetted as his sue
cessor. Lieutenant Rsmon Carazay Guer-
rae
owing TO the royai decree reheVins Cap
taih Soprai' IL rs ssfo ne as present. &c
cupies' 'ne positioh mercy Vi pira.e
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,his not,ec.,ior m the Snap,sh decree vas
not conveved to the antbor;ti.s bers AZ
tho ,irn 9, occurred although III. fact
Roc row beer made tpour rIth +pe ;rfor-
,natio, that uantaI, SobraIs seryicee Nth
che ,eeation ended I.nu.rv o. lac,
Mr. DIN Rosc, received mn advices n, inn
portsnce from Havana ,o-dsv He exn,ess-
ed entire satisfaction wifi, tho mans nv
which tho divers u;ere onerat,ry and said
there was M justification for talk about
friction Porter, barn,onv .xieted ha .aid
ana nm ho,b sides en- far ne n. could COO
there was every disno.ition IN piye N.