The herald., 1898-03-29

plates are blown outward. At the top and
underneath the bottom they are blown in
board and bent in. About three feet
forward Of that part there was piece Of
iron laid along the bulkhead. The skin of
the inside of the double bottoms is curled
like a sheet of paper inboard from stem
to stern.
"Amidships on the same place there Is an
armorplate. one plate complete, the top
of the plate complete, the top of the plate
standing up. The plate is inclined over
the starboard completely. 1t stands up
with the thick part Of the plate down. 1t
is inclined forward and over the star
board"
CONSUL GENERAL LEE
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee appeared
before the court on March s. His testi-
mony related to the official formaliNes
preceding the Mafne's arrival.
LIEUT.. COM. WAINWRIGHT
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright tes-
titled that the regulations in regard to the
paints and infiammables and other pre-
cautions were strictly carried out on board
ship. Every possible care was taken to
avoid accident. All visitors were scruti-
nized before being allowed to come on
board. The ship lookouts were required at
night. No unauthorized boats were az
lowed to approach the ship. There was fine
discipline, obedient crew, quiet men,
He was in the captains office at the
time of the explosion. He felt very se-
we're shock, and heard noise of falling OBJ
jects on deck. Thought the ship was beVg
fired upon. He was told by the captain to
l,see that the boats were lowered. He saw
no reason to flood the magazine because
the water was coming up. He saw fire for
ward. Boats began to crowd around the
wreck. He induced boats to take the
wounded to different vessels. He ordered
list taken of the saved and wounded.
There was excellent discipline after the
explosion. Orders were followed with the
promptness of a drill. He was at the
wreck at daylight the following morning.
He took gig with Lieutenant Hood and a
few men and attempted to board the
wreck, but was warned off by an armed
boats crew of Spaniards. and then pulled
around the wreck. There were still some
burning fragments.
l.. WERTHEIMER
Louis Wertheimer, a tobacco dealer Of
New York. who was passenger on the
City of Washington in Havana harbor the
night Of the blowing up of the Maine, IT
the moment Of the explosion was in the
stern of the Washington and was looking
directly at the battleship when the explo-
sion occurred.
land at an interval of anywhere from five
. dc a
came q great explosion. In the burst of
flame which followed clearly and plainly
| saw the vessel rise in the water apparently
three yards out, then settle down before
the light of the explosion went out. The
whole thing was over so quickly that I
cannot hazard guess as to the length OF
time"
CAPT. STEVENS
Capt. Frank Stevens of the City OF WASH
ington testified to the effect that he was
standing amidships of his ship, where he
could look toward the Maine, when she
was blown up. He heard a dull, mufflol
explosion and saw commotion as though
under the water, followed instantly by a
terrific explosion, lighting up the sky with
dull red blaze and filling the air with
| MISSILES which fell around him. He felt q
trembling of the ship at the last of the
explosions on the Maine. There was a de-
cided interval between the first and second
noise of the explosions. He was not stand
ing where he could see the lift.
| PRIVATE ANTHONY
| Private William Anthony Of the United
States marine corps, whose GOODNESS at the
time of the explosion in reporting to Capt
Sigsbee has become the theme of ad-
miration throughout the world, testified
that he had the first watch from to II on
the night of the explosion. There was no
| drill that day and 1t was not necessary to
open the magazines. In response to ques-
| tions Anthony told his story
| II was standing on the main deck, just
outside the door on the larboard side. ]
first noticed trembling and buckling of
the decks and then this prolonged roar
not short report, but prolonged roar.
The awnings were spread and where the
wind awning and the quarterback awning
should join there was a space of at least
eighteen inches. looked out and saw an
| immense sheet Of flame, and then start I'd
toward the captain"
"Did you notice any possible list to the
ship at the first shock?'
Eat the first shock the ship instantly
that is, the quarterback where was stand
ing-dipped forward and to port just like
that Indicating iD. 1t apparently broke
| in the middle like that Qndicating) and
surged forward and then over to port.'
| Witness said the upshoot of the flames
he saw was well forward. 1t must have
been forward Of the superstructure. He
could see the debris going up with It, Hs
did not know what It was. but he saw Are
brands going up.