The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-02
|THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
Testimony Of Survivors Still Being
Taken at Key West.
CUBAN DEMONSTRATION IS FEARED.
Therefore captain siRsbceg wants No
Demonstration When The Victims
Are buried at Key West.

Key West. Fla, March 1.-The sccon
court of inquiry into the loss OF the bat
. t1eship Maine In the harbor Of Hayana OF
February 10 began In the district cour
house shortly after 10 O'Clock this morning
J Most OF The officers who were examined
yesterday had been informed that the,
might be recalled and licutonants ana
cadets or tho lost warslIip were ON hand
though ii Is reported that they win not be
re- examined Until the court returns from
its second visit TO Havana Groups OF On
| listed men also gathered about the court
room door awaiting their turn to be e1-
AHMED.
4 high naval official said today:
| Perhaps the court OF inquiry VIII re-
| turn to Havana on board the cruiser Mar
blehcad or the Nashville instend of the
coast survey boat Bachu. The Marblehead
would be especially suitable. She has II
| reinafk ably strong electric light plant.
| Captain Sigsbee reported last night that
only one unidentified body WIS ready for
| shipment but 10 is expected that several
! more viii be recovered from the wreck he
| fore the Bache is ready 10 sail. Funeral
| services over the remains win probably he
| held on Thursday and the interment VIII
| take place in the city cemetery.
| Admiral Sicard is credited with the In
| tenton OF having the funeral as private
| as possible, but it Is considered doubtful
whether his wishes on the subject will he
| respected by the residents here who arc
| eager to pay tribute to the Maino's dead.
II IL possible that the funeral may be made
the occasion Of an attempted Cuban dem,
oDstratiou
The court adjourned for lunch at 12;l0
n HyutnfItuf- pupiuppr N
licials and eight enlisted men OF the Maine.
Tho engineers examined were Past AS
sstant Engineer Free Engineer Bowers,
and Cadets torgileer divisionl Washington
aud Crenshaw.
Judge Advocate Mark said! 1--WE have
ione good work. and arc clearing up here
IN great shape. We may get through to
night"
A good part OF the time Of The court to.
DAY was devoted 10 verifying the tusti-
mony taken, the stenoerapbers reading
their official transcripts Of the evidence
cnd the witnesses confirming them APP
Darently but few Vial urcstion4 were
askoi, the mornles being seemingly de-
voted 10 routine work,
Following the custom AT the previous
sessions Of the court, all the witnessas
were sworn not to reveal airy part of the
proceedings OF the court.
The coast survey steamer Bache viii re-
turn here from Havana tomorrow night
or Thursday, bringing the Malno's un-
buried dead and The wounded mon who
have been IN hospitals al Havana. Tho
wounded viii he left at the Tnrtugas for
about five days quaruntine and four
wounded men who were left at the Tortu-
gas on Saturday last viii be brought on
here.
The afternoon session of tho court De-
gan at o'clock and adjournment was
taken at 4 until 10 tomorrow morning The
whole number of enlisted men examined
during the day was ten.
Admiral Sicard has requested Or, Ma
loney, the mayor Of Key West. to prevent
n local demonstration when the funeral Of
the Names dead occurs He hls asked
that IN the event of "A parade being formed
by the residents only American flags shall
10 displayed.
Mayor Maloney has promised TO carry
out the admirils wishes ns far as possi.
bio, but doubts whether the strong Cuban
and anu-Spanish sentiment can be sup.
pressed
All of tho funeral arrangements win be
under the direction OF Commander McCna
OF the MarblShead, WHO has now planned
that small details of marines viii be land
gas and The artillery nj the b1rrapts win
ioin In paying the last bonors
The session of thn court NJ ,nouirv il
over for the dav and notblnr ,,,v 10 lno,,.,
a, ,h,,. aa,., 20
'"'', u"lhse' nose VINO confidently
declared week ago that the court had
already found that tho vessel was inten-
,ionally blown nm hive a,tor.A ,,ts -
~, 'f '''s No"''e-
'on
Even naval officers are apparently az
much In tha dark as ANYBODY Exeollsni
progress has been made at tho cxnmina.
IONS ana tho court VIII probably finish IT'S
work hero tomorrow when its members
win be taken back TO Havana nn IN, Man,
grove.
Interest in the proceedings Tagged some.
what today.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press placed prtore one OF the members
OF me oouni the letter aligned 7Naquinistan
4 Mnphinfatl rlViuu alla.,al