The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-17

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uAvhNA Feb. 1s-Out OF asa. the
total number OF the crew OF the Maine,
.,u,,.s,, usra sayed
'i''e'' 'e'~ "s a
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-After day
y, Intense excitemen, at the navy de.
...,.,or, ,,d sIsswbers grow,nr o,, a,
pa'':''e''' u',u e.o""e 49,
the destruction OF tne patteiship Maine
In Havana harbor last night. the situa-
,,o, to.nirht after the exchange OF
=, ,,,,,n,.,. s,,,.r, Ip,,,,
''u"0e' VI e@o's . "'''' 1'" "1'
!nSson and Havana can be summed up
In two words OF Secretary Long when
,,,,a IN h. v,a ah,u, to denor, for tho
A'"s' 80 -.
cay whesher ne haa reason 10 suspect
tha. the disaster was the work OF an
.,env he repIIed: "I do NOT. In that I
,.s,,,o,', ~, ~. 10, ~. r.,,,,,
u'h '''"ue''seu ~ VIC A".' .t'' e'''A''' an
sigsbee has not YET reported 10 the navy.
department on the cause. He Is evil
1,n,,y waiting 10 write n full renort.
ss,.siniv wc can no, shnu,d ,hjnis
,ro,r .bs in,Iiratio-s howave- that
tS.r. was an accIde,t-.ha, the rr,. rn-
,ne ernloseJ How thar ceme about T
6o mn. know- For the present nj least
no other wsrshtp will he sent m Ha,
va,,"
Tho a,n,,,tnr nature or tha dtr,s,,r
,rs me vravI,v NJ ,ha Se,na+,o, ,hs,
r~,Id ar,sa shoi,,d Icvestic. lion y,va q
hss,s ,or .ha mnder.mrra,t' -; snsn,,i,,
q, treachery and foul nlav tbaIt ran
through ali minds. had n sDher,nr atfer,
o. nublIc men OF ali shades ~ noIJ,Icai
opIslon- The fac, sands forth and Is
/ Etla less than ranartshla ,hst M, .
4 aiurIA resoIutIon was intro5mcca nv n
/ single surach mnde IN eI.ber hnusa az
! Congress- save ona NJ ,,on,ioiance viii
3lthe families NJ .he t,jiad ofyere,5 hy NJ
Bou,elle and adontad bv rho b,nsa y,
4 s,prtsen,atJvas P,h,,c mo, arnr.sso5
I theIr ooInIous with reSnr,.a u.bs, ~
PREACHED ,o- Intaryiaws hu, evan
Shera there was a dan,,S rn,. a, twas
/ ,gatlon and mi, ds,aiI. IN ~ I,as. . :,
wbIrh Tho b,rror ,,n,,s ~ a. I,,I.rs s.S .sn. u
- "s 'u"tiS '!e"e'. '''-
sAc-a.o- -,
TOD N. .s,arai s ,s,.Io unIouoteuty suilihlaI-
:of the naval experts in fndi,g T. I'm,
possible frst hor to s,a,a .sa go. :. ''
The destruction a, The W,ins rhars ,ra "a
. rreat nr,rhar n -, sn.is we .tai',e mere are
them are ~ q cha .neus.es -, out MOS Q!
.ssy Ia nrovA ~ unsa, see ,,o .l.a' inakFs -, II
gle lnyAs.,r,t,n, hp s,,,s N - q a!n
Long has % raLa ut 49, e.afS
T.a,a MI, .,,ar. ' Ss.is at!on'
! Admiral cj,.rs .. I'm r2 Hy teiesIapheo 10
4 q hoard ~ narai y ~. Mest' 10 appoint
\ rnca n ua,S.a 80. o.',es 10 proceed at
4 erally IN na,,s s,o,, ro, r.,,, u.seis .nu BIN
lat.ons az the NV. ~, Sn. 10 tus iSs
1 made In sbs ~ @ ueinana shaii oe
4 Ills eyrsc.ai So u siic loss Oh snip.
8 some ,Irs a., - - sn'S M"Ih VIII take
4 who saw ~, .';n ~ mtnIe mere are olncefs
/ be posS,bia ar.i. vi .He.E opinion II WIZ not
run,ad cn,',t,', s 70 tne pfooably ois-
to make out ths c,rsn ~ tuit " .ne sup
the opInIon of iba .Se Use VI .he eAplosinh.
question will ba a. ,rH!ofley ~. Is enat .he
simple obssrva ~. ees..y seteleu oy the
the Sims SuII IA ~ the conaition OF
hood OF the bnis ~ -, ~ ,he heihnpor-
would ne ,he "a SOC ~ :? Hle ouiseu OUT US
from tha i,s,aa II lne explosion came
driven IN az 49,, ~ Mhe.her tAey were
tack q, , tn-r.s. a ieSuit from the az
mine beneath ina ss,n s"e e"pios''l oi j
The Isrrs m,tns, nv snip
inclined 70 .hn ty ta,y " haFa! oinceIs are
resulted fror, sn"a L mat the explosion
OF a cn,, hm,ip spontaneous ccnIoustlon
iron nsr,,,,.i I"AeIi the oVerheat!ng OF the
the marazIrs ~ ."eei, sns tne bo!ierS and
boiler .bnr@h ~ ~ rom me explosion OK 4
SUPPORT ~ .'e s,t las' theory finds little
came TO tho ,.,,, .'s,s Oh Survivors that
nom in ansrn. % department this after
cura,e anJ - ~ 'e'esrans. were mac
e!sh, mora than ,s, ous me loss OF lite
given orr ~. t ene summary originally
earlier ,slarr, eepta4h sigsoee in an
xraphe5 - , 80 oecFetary Long teie-
also ons s'tba, s,o.ngr sho, corrected list and
VIM wcrs nn. 'a.ou.u snow who were and
Ii was 49,, 49, Wounded OF the survivors.
ing 10 tho n "rI.,. ..esessary 10 10 this ow-
peals for | Irtn. sseas NUMBER OF pitiful ap-
some W vrtn.,,,n n'.o,,natlon as to the safety of
came trn,u .O1tIiase ~, on the Maine that
va az parts OF the country.
,Ss, II'Spatches y, thus far received say
Maine ca,Ds, " W no means certain that the
the Gay ".vt ,sS W raised and again carry