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

WRECK CAREFULLY GUARDED
Divers not Allowed to Search Even 10
the Bodies of Officers jenkins anu
Merritt.
uarana Feb. 1S.-The men searching
- L.diec have also recovered q nuHpel
- sad relics Of the Maine. including y
,oadicol chest. enlistment RECORDS. d ~,
itch and chain marked r: /. DAT
Iott Waltham. 331 ,134,' Il nNe poI-
lnnroacb TO the Maine is now prohln-
;.11 inside = distance Of 100 metres, eA-
cantinc in the case Of boats OF the onl-
+od states Navy. or boats having a spe-
| cial hermit. This action IS taken as !
precautionary measure against an! ace
dant occurring during the Inspection ny
the American divers and to prevent any
;n+arfnrance with the work ordered by
Captain Sl@Sbee.
General Lee is receiving many tele-
oraps from mayors and other officials
av1,ras.ine sympathy at the loss of the
Nainp. and the foreign consuls have
! either called personally or have sent
| written EXPRESSION of their condolences.
In addition. the theatres have sus-
| rnndcd their performances and there VIII
bn no more music in the parks for the
present.
Patrick Gaffney. coal passer; Roberts.
= fireman and McManuS. a marine. are
| rcportcd to have died at the hospital.
The Consul General said to-day that
he had moi heard of any eight inch hole
| being found in the bottom of the ship
and that the United States Court of
Naval Inquiry would have charge of all
| questions affecting the loss of the Maine.
The Mangrove sails this evening for
Key West with Edward Mattson. 3. X.
WILDER. J. c. White, Daniel Cronin.
| John Coffee, ]. II. Blower. Alfred
Hernes. James Rowe. Charles Pilkrl
and VIM. McGuinness. Two more of
| the wounded sailors died this evening.
| Up to the hour at which this dispatch is
sent. $50 p. m. 100 bodies have been
and carried to the Colon Cemetery
where Chaplain Chadwick. of the
Maine. conducts funeral services. SINH
lar to those of yesterdays ceremony.
SIGSBEE HAS TO GET \ PERMIT
The news Of the Maine disaster sent
ont last night, contained the following
If interest:
On the night of the disaster Captail
Si@Sbee requested Admlra Manterola L
station boats around the wreck 50 as {,
prevent anyone from approaching l
without official leave. AS 4 result on.
chose with special permits are above.
to get near the wreck. Captain Sigsbe,
himself, going in the early morning o
he explosion to the scene of the disaster
was warned off, not being recognized
and was obliged to return and get a for
mai permit from the Naval authorities
ADMIRAL ManterOla requests to ALLOW
the divers sent here by American news
papers to make any Investigation nea
The wreck, at least until Coptain Sigsbe,
shall have finished his official invest
CATION. This morning Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright, Lieutenant Holman
and Chief Engineer Howell went wit
1lyers to search for the bodies of Lieu
tenant Jenkins and Assistant Enginee
Merritt, but the guards would not ALLOW
them to make the search and they rS
turned to the Consulate and lodged
formal complaint with Consul Genera
Lee. However, the agreement reache
between Captain Sigsbee and Genera
Blanco was that the American Con
mander is to be allowed to use any diy
err.even the divers sent here by the An
erican newspapers,in his official invest
CATION. Captain Sigsbee and the Con
mander of the Fern, accompanied b
General Lee, visited the Captain Ger
: eral this morning and had a conferenC
At which it was decided that the Amer
can press divers should not be above
} to go inside the wreck. though an
diver appointed by Captain Sigsbee
> to have full liberty of the movemen
/ The government has wired to Washin:
ton requesting permission for SPANS
official divers to m the wreck on
/ side and inside.
\ revolving incident Of the day II;
: been the presence of yulturcs WhecliD
a in the air above the wreck.
: FINCH'S BODY RECOVERED.
At $ O'Clock this evening 13J bod.
aal been recovered. Among those idel
+ tlfed, whose names ave not been a
= ready cabled, are those Of Garlic
Jencks. Flynn NIichael or Patrick
Francis Phillips, Noble T. Mudd. Thon
AZ j. Jones, Francis j. McNiece, Barr
tJchn or Lewis L.. Charles Curran.- Z.
rick Hughes, VIM. Donoughey. Fran
Sutton. Daniel Price. Henry Gross Cha
I +. Just, Daniel j. Boyle. VIM. J.. Hor
. Joseph 5. Gully. James L. Lea gu
y Trubic Finch. Thomas J. HARRY. Wa
Ter Sellers. Charles FRANKIE, Fish,
o frank or y. j.. Alfred !. Hollar
died at the Military Hospital to-da
There remain ut the San Ambrosio. WI
Aattison. Francis d. Cahill. Frederic
{. Iiober. and james w. Allen. still
: I serious condition. but better than The
= were Yesterday. George w. Koeblc
John l1effrom and Jeremiah Shea a
somewhat improved. DR.. Mass does II,
despair of saving them all. Franc
Cahlll. in spite Of his serious conditio
embraced this correspondent and asks
to have a cigar lighted.
COURAGE OF THE SAILORS.
IL The Bishop Of Havana telephon,
" Chaplain Chadwick Il license to hear Il
Il confession of our poor sailors. None h;
It complained. On the contrary all have g
# pressed themselves as satisfied with Il
assistance offered them IN the circul
! stances.
Captain Sigsbce has expressed himse
,e as grateful for the offer Of help from Il
divers but prefers TO await the arriv
Of the United States Navy divers so
to avoid friction. With Lieutena
Commander Wainwright. Lieutena
IIntnnan and (thi,f INp. ~