The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-23
REPORT ON THE WAY.
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| 1t NAV be necessary to cut hole
through the deck direct into the maya
zine. Moreover the divers are somewhat
nervous about handling explosives.
Chaplain Chadwick has completed his
mortuar.v report, w..Ich shows that 2oI
men and two officers perished fn the
cntastrollle. six sIccumbed to their i'm
iuries in the San Ambro Hospital here,
one died ON the Spanish transport Colon,
| III bodies have been recovered from the
wreck. of w...ch siXty-one have been
identified, 16U have been buried iii
Colon cemetery and eleven at Key West.
This is TIE official report, made pub
lie. after careful correction, for the first
time.
1t is probable that many more identi-
fictitious will Ibe established when the
enlistment records are compared with
the notes in Chaplain Chidw;ck's pos
session of marks on the corpses.
Tomorrow morning at : O'colck Bish-
op Santander Trutos, of Havana, assis-
ted by Chaplain Chadwick, will conse-
crate the Central Relief station in Es
trella street.
The death of Henry Williams. one of
the diving force of the American tug
Chief, of the Merritt Wreck.ng COM
pany. occurred ait s O'Clock last even
ing. due. according to the American
physician who attended him, to chronic
hemOrrhage of the stomach. 1t was not
unexpected Mr.. Williams was i'll he
fore me left the United States. The
body will be sent to Key West.
The Central Relief station, in this
city. is feeding 1000 persons daily.
lit Will be formally opened tomorrow,
although partially in use already. THE
system is admirable. and food is plen-
tiful There are 1885 tons OF supplies
now On hand or ahoat.
Advices from the country districts are
satisfactory and show the same condl-
ton. as have been RECENTLY described.
La Discussion to-day criticises the edi-
tOrial of La Lllcna referring contemp-
tuously to the charitable work of Amer
leans in the island, a synopsis of which
has been cabled, and says that the edi-
torial was inspired 10y hatred of the
Cuban people, from whom La Lucha
has derived a large part of it's income.
1.-The editor of La Lucha," says la
Discussion, knows that there are 300,-
900 victims of starvation, and would
rot care if there were as many dead.
lie is ignorant of the great charities
maintained by the United States and
also of the gifts of supplies form the
United States to other countries than
Cuba i'll time of need"
La Lpcha and La Discussion are polit-
ical opponents. and their editors are
personal enemies.
Up to the -.our of closing the cable of
fee tonight the officers of the Maine
in Havana had not received orders to go
north. All hut Lieutenant Commander
Wainwright may be ordered away at
any time. He has been placed officially
in charge of tine wrecking in progress
under the contract Captain Sigsbee and
the other officers We're supposed to re-
MAIN only while the Court of Inquiry
was in session here and they the conf
dent they will be ordered away before
April l. as, after that date, quarantine
laws against yellow fever will be Ell
forced more rigidly than ever, on ac
count cf the outbreak last year in
New Orleans and elsewhere in the Uni
ted States
Captain Sigsbee is not very well. He
is anxious TO go north. but, of course,
says nothing ON the subject, being will
ing to await patiently for orders.