The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-04
NORFOLK vIRGINIAN: FRIDAY MARCH q 1sgs

legation. as to the number OF her sub
1ecss aboard the Maine, came to the
Navy Department from the German
and the Swedish legations, and It Is
expected that others will follow. Nearly
every nationality was represented in
the Maine's crew.
NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Secretary Long to-day authorized an
absolute and positive denial of q re-
port asserting that a partial or pre-
urinary report had been received by
lhe government from the Maine in
quiry board, indicating or declaring
that the loss of the Maine was due to
an external explosion. He said that no
report OF any kind had been received
anu mat the public had all the infor-
nation that had come to hand
II the progress of the inquiry at Ha-
Naha depends upon the work of the
wreckers, as seems to be the case for
nothing Of substantial Importance can
De achfeVed until the heavy debris Is
removed from the wreck, considerable
oeiay must inevitably occur. To tow
the large derricks from Boston and New
1ork 10 Havana Is never a speedy and
seldom safe undertaking. AS a ynatter
or TACT the derrick Chief, at Norfolk,
Is now storm bound just inside of the
chesapeake Capes, although it was fully
eHPscted that by this time She would
be far below Hattems.
This makes 1t improbable thnt tba
ueIflck can reach Havana harbor and
set ab work much before the middle of
next week. As for the big derrick Mon
a'eh' winch Is required to raise Tho
lurrets and extremely heavy weights
from the hull, the date for her sailing
mas not been set. although the depart.
inent mas inquired of the contractors
on that point
a most substantial evidence of SYM
pathy for the survivors of the Maine
ana the families of the victims came
10 hand at the Navy Department TO-
DAY in the shape of a check of s5oo
from president Dole, Of Hawaii The
money was turned into the Maine relief
fund.
kGARSARGE AND KENTUCKY,
Ut is denied at the Navy Department
mat any request has been made lpon
lhe Newport News ship-building com
pahy 10 hasten the launch of the bat
.lcshipS kearsarge and Kentucky, set
aTO.
These two battleships the largest
ever built for the United States Navy,
are TO be completed and turned over
10 the Government within ten months.
II hnlshed under the terms of con-
tract. o''
They are now under construction nv
TIE Newport News ship-buildinR. com
rany ana are to be launched on the
2ith instant.
The coal mining companies through
out the country. especially those near
the seaboard. have been PROMPT in
their offers 10 the Navy Department
10 furnish coal in the event of trouble
Win Spain, and the department has
taken steps to ascertain the probable
supply and its location, etc, available
IN the case of an emergency demand.
THE DAUNTLESS.
MIR. pu Bose. the Spanish Charge
AHaires. has. it is understood. pre-
sented q complete memorandum on the
alleged fil'LIstcrinE trip of the Daunt-
less. with view to having the vessel
apprehended. While the informn ton is
asserted by the Legation to establish
the recent eXpeditionnry character of
the Dauntless' trips, It declares il was
not successful, and submitted evi-
dence to the State Department to show
that the expedition proper failed TO
effect landing, but that General
AEramonte, n Cuban leader, got ashore
in small boat and Is now wandering
in the interior without having made a
1uncture with the insurgents.