The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-03-04
FOOD FOR THE CUBANS.
American Sympathizers Are Con-
tributing Literally,
OFFICERS SLIP OF THE TONGUE

Into the Cause of the Maine DIsas-
ter Has Not to Depend Upon the
Divers Testimony Alone.
Washington, March 4.-Secretary of
the Navy Long said at the close of his
day at the 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 movements of
the court from Key West, as the court
was fully authorized to shape its own
movements. The original orders to the
court were issued by Admiral Sicard,
as commander of the fleet to which the
Maine belonged, and it has the tech
nical status of an admirals court, re-
porting directly to him both as to it's
movements and as to it's final report on
the cause of the disaster. The under
standing here is that the court has not
concluded its work, but will return to
Havana to take testimony, which has
been delayed by the difficulties in the
way of the divers. That Admiral ST.
card expects this movement back to
Havana was shown by a dispatch from
him a few days ago suggesting that ar
rangements be made for a vessel to
take the court back.
Arrangements are being made for the
trip of the cruiser Montgomery and
gunboat Nashville to Cuban ports with
relief supplies. The navy department
was advised yesterday that the NAL
lory line steamer leaving New York
tomorrow, would carry free of charge
rs tons of supplies to be transferred to
the Montgomery and Nashville at Key
West. The two war ships are poorly
adapted for carrying supplies having
scant quarters for their own supplies.
1t is only because they can make the
run in daylight that any attempt is
made to carry the 75 tons of supplies.
The relief measures are proving un-
eXpectedly successful, the supplies run
ming into the carloads and hundred of
IONS. Tne state department has had
notice from the Cuban relief committee
at New York that there were shipped
on March 1 from New York to Santiago
100000 pounds of relief supplies; on the
I'd, to Havana, $4,000 pounds; yester-
day, to Matanzas 100000 pounds, and
to Sangua La Grande, 100000 pounds.
In these shipments are 100000 grains of
quinine consigned to each of the ports
except Havana.
Chairman Barton, of the central
Cuban relief committee, has advised
the state department that Donations
are coming forward in great abund-
ance, not only money, but more par
ticularly in the form of provisions
from all directions. The Oregon COM
mittee promises ten car loads, and pos
sibly 20, and Omaha, Minneapolis and
other western committees are offering
shipments by the car load. We have
upon the pier of the Manson line nearly
100 tons ready for their steamer, which
they had kindly offered to take to Ma
tanZas and Sagua."
The Maine relief fund, under Mrs.
Longs management yesterday reached
q total of $3,113.
The only telegram relating 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,
unidentified, and Paul Leoftus, private
marine; jeremiah Shea, coal passer;
John Heffner, ordinary seaman;
| Thomas j. Waters, ordinary seaman,
wounded, from Tortugas. The wounded
| were sent to the Army hospital"
In the course of the inquiry into the
naval resources of the United States
an order has been issued to make a
test of the machinery of the old war
monitors at the League Island navy
yard. These are single turreted craft,
that are armed with big smooth bore
guns in turrets that could likely be
pierced by modern high powered rifles
on the battleships, but they would still
be of service in an emergency. There
are eight of these monitors at League
Island and the government owns sew
eral others that are now loaned to the
naval militia organizations of some OF
| the states.