The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-04
Court Fully Authorized 10 ShQDe lis
Own Movements.
WILL NOT CONSULT NAVAL OFFICIALS
Arrangements Rein. Mndo for tho
Montgomery ma Nashville to Car.
~ Supplies TO Cnbn-Test of Mn-
chincry OF old War Monitors Ors
dered- d--Hrought TO Key West.
Washington, March 3, 1898.

~ loil, 1900.
Secretary Long said at the close Of
his day at the Navy Department that
no word had been received from the
court of inquiry and that no orders
had been or would be given as to the
movement Of the court from Key West,
as the court is fully authorized to
shape its own movements. The orig
inal orders to the court were issued by
Admiral Sicard, as commander of the
fleet to which the Maine belonged, and
mirals court, reporting directly to him,
both as to its movements and as to It's
final report on the cause of the disas-
ter The understanding here is thai
the court has not concluded It's work
buH win return to Havana TO lake tes-
timony which has been delayed by the
difficulties in the way Of the divers.
That Admiral Sicard expects this move
ment back to Havana was shown by a
diSpatrh from him few days ago
suggesting that arrangements be made
TO take the court back. AS the light
house tender Mlngrovc has been doing
this service. the Treasury Department
was asked 10 assign the Mangrove for
the return Of The court 10 Key West,
and this was done. With these ar
range merits concluded 1t Is said at the
Navy Department that the court will
proceed without consulting officials
here.
RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR CUBANS.
Arrangements are being made for
the trip of the cruiser Montgomery and
gunboat Nashville to Cuban ports with
!cli1f supplies. THE Navy Department
was advised to-day that the Mallory
Line steamer leaving New York next
Saturday would carry, free of charge.
sevcnty-five tons of supplies. to be
transferred TO the Montgomery and
Nashville at Key West. The Mallo.y
Line steamer IL expected to take abou.
four days In the run down the coast,
so That the transfer TO the warships
and their start to Cuba cannot be mad g
before next Thursday. The two war
ships are poorly adapted for carrying
supplies having scant quarters for
their own supplies Of cordage, provis-
ions. canvas ard ships equipment 1t
Is only because they can make the run
In daylight that any attempt is made
10 carry the sevcnty-fve tons of sup
plies These Will be stored on the spar
deck, and with good weather the day
light run will not subject them to any
damage.
Ihe rel:ef measures are proving un-
eXpcctedly successful. the supplies run
n.ng into tho car loads and hundreds
or tons. The State Department has
had notice from the Cuban relief COM
m!ttee at New York that there were
shipped on March lst from New York
TO Santiago 100000 pounds Of relief sup
plies: on the I'd. to Havana, $4,000
pounds; to-day, to Matanzas. 100000
pounds, and to Sagua Ia Granda. lO0.-
200 pounds. IN these shipments are
100000 grains of quinine consigned to
ench of the ports except Havana
The Maine relief fund. under Mr..
Longs management. to-day reached a
total Of s3.1l3.
BROUGHT TO KEY WEST.
The only telegram rela ting to the
Maine disaster that came to the Navy
Department during the day was the
following from Commander Forsyth,
at Key West:
"Bache arrived: brought one body un-
Identified, and Paul Leoftus. private
marine; jeremiah Shea, coal passer:
John HeTfncr, ordinary seaman; Thos.
j. Waters, ordinary seaman wounded.
from Tortogus. The wounded will be
sent to the army hospital The fune-
raj of the body has started for the
cemetery"