The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-23

States lighthouse tenuer MdngIoNc an"
resumed it's sessions. The court opened
at 1890 O'Clock and took recess at i2;3o
T. NJ.
Lieutenant G. +. W. Holman. navigator
and ordnance officer Of the Maine, was
examined at the morning session.
Court met for the afternoon session at
half-past one and acknowledgements
r. Wainwright, executive officer OF the
Maine. was called TO the witness stand
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright has
been in immediate charge OF the wreck
since the explosion.
Four divers are at work, two In tho
fore part OF the ship and the others aft
The task is most laborIous and the men
are naturally extremely careful as they
have had to work in darkness and sever
al have had bad falls. Electric lights
worked from the Mangrove. are now
available and much good is expected
from them.
Nearly all the possible salvage has now
been made from the cabin aft. The eff
forts 10 reach the ward and mess rooms
are frustrated by some unknown obsta-
cle.
IL is expected 10 find the bodies in these
rooms. Two cases of ten-inch ammuni-
ton have been found. the one having eX-
ploded the other full OF powder. These
were found forward.
The work of securing the bodies under
the hatch has been most difficult in the
dark, but IT is hoped that the electric
nights VIII be OF great assistance. The
bodies arc much mutilated and some are
partially burned.
The officers OF the court OF inquiry paid
another visit to the wreck to-day.
Captain Sampson. after the visits OF
the members Of the court 10 the captain
general ana Admiral Manterols this
morning, said the reception extended
them had been polite and cordial. The
captain-generai and admiral had express
ed deep sympathy and the hope that no.
thing would interfere with their work to
prevent a thorough investigation They
offered TO give any help In their power.
Captain Sampson referred to the visits
as Tending TO promote better under
standing"
Among the salvage were table ware,
ana tho silver service belonging 10 the
Maine
George W. Koebler, Of Brooklyn. died
to-day at the Military Hospital All the
other injured show some Improvement
La Lucha, in an editorial to-day, com
ments upon the "UnfaiIness Of the Unit
ed States in making Captain sigsbee the
adviser and assistant of the court of in
quiry."
The editorial Is evidently based on in
correct information. as naval officers say
II Is impossible under the rules consttu-
ting naval courts OF inquiry. that tho
captain commanding the ship destroyed
should have anything to do with tho
findings of the court, being In one sense
on trial himself. 1t Is made Captain
Sigsbees duty to give all the testimony
as TO the facts in his power.
La Lucha claims also that the court
Of inquiry is not constituted as II would
be by any other OF the foreign powers,
but in this particular the paper is evil
IDENTIFY laboring under further misinform-
alton.
Judge Peral OF the Spanish Admiralty
! Court to-day has been taking the depo-
sitions OF the officers OF the Spanish YES
seis and the harbor officials on the sub
| iect OF the disaster TO the Maine
The military commander OF Guanaba-
Goa has ordered the suspension Of public
festivities as a mark of respect TO the
memory of the Names dead. The pro-
hibition will continue for three days
Gunner Charles Morgan. Of the cruiser
| Yorktown, who is in charge of the
divers, will deSote special attention TO
| examining the ammunition In the fore
| part Of tho Names hull, and 10 ascertain
| ing the condition OF the plates. magazines
and engines. He is q graduate In gum
merry. and Is regarded as entirely COM
petent, as. indeed, are all the divers un-
der his direction. He h under strict or
| ders not to give out anything on the sub
| ject Of his Investigations except to the
| officers Of the court Of inquiry when call
| ed upon.
The autonomist government has con-
nrmed the appointment Of Senior Manuel
Rafael Angho. as delegate. OF the 90
| lonial Government in Washington, TO pre-
pare a commercial treaty. according 10
| Instructions which ha will receive from
senior Montoro and Senior Rodriguez. e
| Colonial Secretaries OF the Treasury and
| OF Commerce. respectively.
The bodies Of twelve Of the men have
been taken out from under the hatche'
! heading the super-structure leading 10 th'
| fre-rOom. None were recognized and all
| were dismembered in course of removal.
| on the Mangrove the sessions OF th'
| court were held in the captains cabin art
| The officers were not inf ull dress, but,
i'm the full uniform used every day
| aboard ship. The proceedings were very
| ouiet no one but the witnesses ana the
J shorthand reporter being admitted.
! The arrangement Is that the stenogra-
pher shall write out his notes day by day
| and the court will adjourn from time TO
time to give him the opportunity, as was
the case to-day when the court again
visited tho wreck and spent some time IN
additional inspection.
! The pomp and circumstances OF the
tribunal are not as much as an ordinary
garrison court martial would show, bu'
the high character OF its members an'
| the evident earnestness OF their purpose
| to find the truth If possible, give dignity
| TO the court OF inquiry.
This was the last day OF the carnival
and tonight the city is gay rs far as the
| Prado and principal streets are concern
/ ed. But the display is not so great as IN
| former years, for many are in mourning
] and others are poor or feel so. or merry
| makers. however. IN carriages and OF
| foot. there was no great lack.
An additional ten-inch casing charge
was found to-day exploded. number OF
! such castings are believed TO be inside the
| hull but IL is not known whether they
exploded or not. The divers have recoy-
cred. I'm addition to Captain Sigsbee's
/ slverware as already cabled. some OF MS
/ cutlery his rifles and a number OF his
books.