The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-23
saw THE EXPLOSION.
Several Per.Ons Tell Of the Wreck
Of the Maize.
THEY CHARGE CONSPIRACY.
say ths EsP;olloa Wa. Designed and
Gi's soue Reason, Tor Their iic-
ii@f sprai.h o. Hasart 80
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New York, Feb q Tho y.afl Line
steamer SsguH.nca arrived az quarau.
tine today from Tampico and Havanl.
The S'gunnca arrived at Havana ut 10
o'clock on the morning after the disa b.
ter 20 the Maine aud rassed close 10 the
wreck. The Scgumnca's pass ngoTs
sad that grrat excitement prevailed az
Havana, and a the time OF sailing the
foreign population was generally Of the
opinion that the Maine was destroyed
by design They cited among other
things IN support Of this theory the fact
Tint the Spanish man.of.war Alfonso
XII, which was anchored near the
Maine, changed her mOorings just pre-.
yions to the disaster
One Of the passengers. William l..
Carbon, went 10 far a. 70 say that he
saw boat go near the Maine a short
time previous 70 the explosion. He said
he would 90 to Washington TO make a
statement before the proper authorities.
G. p. Holcomb Of New Castle, Del.
one Of the passengers on boarl the So.
Runnca, was outspoken IN his belief
that the investigation at Havana would
reveal some startling circumstances.
Il went 10 Havana" said Mr Ho!.
comb, mot At all in sympathy with tine
insurgents, but on "Wednesday when we
got 90 Havana, / believe many Of the
Americans on board were iu mood 10
commit murder Tho flag. on the Span.
ish warnip were not at half mast The
vessels of all other nationaliucs had paid
Tho slight tribute % the dead
"ihe contrast between the bearing %
Tho suniard. and Cuhlus is strong 81
the funeral 1f the Mainns .eamen tie
Cuban women IN the streets wera all
dressed in mourning wlliis the Spanish
women wore color' Tho only Ameu.
aH Hlcs aN IN the procession wora
two mai. unCs
Il went aburi tho Alfonso XII and
w., received politely THE only ,y.
pre- loo Of ia-ro; I lari th,ra va.
from an officer. who complained chat
10. iurr ~ tlo Naiur explosion had
lroacu Do. toilet lo.,.cs Taau cn
lo n9 misiH.Iug oh, a..T,rar az che
srI.Ir.s loo Havana Wort,lla 9th.
wauIip aui those ou board Ca Thurs.
laF vHii. aisiug 6. tlr cemetery with
tno AmDican frcuE, / va, a.aI.d
with Jccr AMI some ono throw lar-a
unu. at our carriage
+ W EoblHtt of thi. CITY. who vas
with NJ Eo.comb in tie cr1eo.
added.
THAT if 'yr.oct,v true ~ G.t 5aa
or two chi.Gr1 yoi..da'tcrus srIt ta,y
mu t.1au u1 tho 'hm,l5au. ami tlat
they voo e.lG of if Ibid u.. hear %
single expression of rairt for ihof,rr.
blo loss %. l.'c frm any Snuuii dur.
ing the time ! was iu Havana"
Fnnk Wcinhcimar ut th. r.fy. who
WIS an eye witness ot tAo explosion anI
follow passenger oi Mr Hp'eomb, fo.I
the following story.
con Tuesday evening started down
- the river front for breath ~. fro,h
air was about 300 yards from the
Maine. The first intimation had ofan
explosion wa. crunching sound. Tn 70
there came a terrible rar. Immense
pieces Of debris flew ssywarI from tie
Maine. some Of them must have been
thrown a. least 800 feet II looked "a.
though the whole inside Of the ship hsl
been blown out Many persons on th,
pier wcre nearly thrown from their feet
by the force Of the explosion The air
became sitting with smoke"
Mr. Weinhcimer said be- heard an cy.
nitcd Spaniard declare shortly after the
explosion thatif the Americana" sent
another warship It also would h. blown
mp
William l. Carbon, the passenger who .
frofcsscd TO have important information
about the explosion, refuses To mako
any further statements than ho made M
quarantine. The other passenger, II /.
The Soguianco did not take Mr. Carbon
ls seriously as he took himself