New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
FLOWERS FOR MAINE DEAD.
THEIR GRAVES IN COLON CEMETERY
DECORATED.

WONG At THE wRrcx-pARr OF BODY DIS
covrnED-sPAN1sH DIVERS 90 DOWN
pENrALs FROM MADRID.
Havana. March AT Colon Cemetery .h's
afternoon a ceremony was inausura'eo u'"
promises to be perpetual. The graves vi ~,
men who persisted In the Maine were oeoo' ''''
with two large floral wreaths and cross III .''e
nresence Of a score or more of Americans IN
o,ra,rc ,Consu,-General Lee. Captain sgsoee
and Chaplain Chadwick. Chaplain Ch'dwicK Oh
,or.a =. brio, nraver. and George c. Mages. or
Chicago. made a few remarks in the course OF
which he said that flowers were the only tr1nu'e
noss,h,s at present to the poor fellows who died
4, tho rne OF duty, but that some day SHRINE
would rise there 10 which Americans visltlng
cuha would come to pay honor to the dead.
Ne,tbe- Consul General Lee nor Captain Sigs-
hoo smoke The American flag was spread for a
time over the grave. but eventually was removed
and in its place was laid red, white ana piue
ribbon. with the following stamped IN goio le'-
ters. "In memory Of our dead American heroes
American citizens mourn their boys; A"e N
r,ages then returned to the city
At the Hotel Inglaterra the following oiiei
,nemor,al has been signed by all the Americans
ana r,,I, he left as a nucleus for the register Oh
future visitors: - aa
Tho undersigned Americans have to-oaS
decorated the as yet unfinished graves Oh ,'is
a.rdcan sailors and marines who perlshe1
Tehruary 10 $685. in the destruction OF me
man-of-war Maine May the modest hrs, a.
ration Day become an annual ue'nV 80 America's
Havana of Americas refheiho "iN -
dead. ,
Part of body was recovered iroi'' ""'.
the smokestack to-day. The other poruoh
already buried A body has been round III ','e
pantry but is not yet extrcated. From, 'he
clothing worn It is believed to be the oooy oi
the pantry boy. .
The Snan,sh divers were down this AFTERNOON
for some time The American DIVERS ha''"e
examined more or less thoroughly the warn
room of the Maine and the senior anu JIM.
officers messrooms to-day. VIII 'ry ~
an entrance into the petty officers compartment"
in the hope Of finding some oooie" '''e''
ever. each day the belief grows stronger '""'
few II any more bodies VIII be recoVeleu'
Capta,n sharp. who is in charge OF the Mer-
rift e. Chapman wrecking ou'h'' "pp'
,he d,a,cult,es of the situation better than
others He will not specify any time ""e" ".
,,s guns will be released. 1t Is necessary nrst
10 remove the tops Of the turrets' ihe'e "
s.crre,v fastened by steel bolts. which must be
cut loose and the best-informeo peope "ei'
think a month will elapse before the turrets
are opened but they may be opened sooner Al
the mean time work on the minor detaiis OF 'ie
wreck will proceed with all possible speed.
Warm. rainy weather prevailed mere TINS
morning, and everything has settled down INTO
regular Lenten quietude.
Dispatches from Madrid. published mere ray
that Senior Moret. the Minister for the CoioheS
confirms the statement of General Perraoo 'ha'
the Government never thought on dismiss'hs inc
Volunteers.
The dispatches also deny the Reports 'hA' ,-'
eo,,lIa Of Spanish torpedo boats and torpedo
Io.. a.s,rovers are not to come to Cuba.