Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04
MN NAINE DISASTER.
=, INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS SLOWLY !:
,,,o,,ry Does Not Depend ON inc
e''' Testimony of the Divers
Alone.

ii board. inc u,'e ,,,
ahA ,,aIr work during the absence
trueu - at Key West. They have
Of "e 800 nothing to change the eVi-
dls'0' arst gathered, which showed
den'ts ,iy that the explosion was ex-
W Their examination this week
lsi"" ..rdsd alongside the plates. ana
hls saye penetrated forward well In
"". how. All they find is merely
10 Wv a,or, of what was previously
u us, sampson and his associates
..srs especially anxious TO awal. .u.
Nor work by the Divers u a1 ha,',,
m si or not mistakes hau peeh
whg."Il in any particular. Nothing mas
maui .nund 10 Indicate mistake. On
Deeh ,,rarv the more thoroughly the
tne ayarnined, the more convincing
nun 80 thp original evidence of eXplo-
apls rom without. How long the
aon viii take to formulate It's con-
ss.,ons on this point can be petter
si~Sd in washington than IN ia
yana. ,tx tho nernission
Nu'T hv The United States government
cnanish divers to examine me
III ot he investigation by the Spanish
Ni,hori,ies Of the condition of the snip
i, lies in the water proceeds SLOWLY
a., saa,ned to be in no hurry TO learn
Nv; ,ac,s about the hull, magazines ana
.,Sar matters which were first TO en-
Ssra the attention Of the naval board.
Ths government has. however, taken
considerable testimony of persons VINO
wen. In the harbor on the hlBn. % 'ne
avniosion. II gives much weight TO
~ testimony of those who say they
snu DANES Issuing from the Maine
Sstore the ship was wrecked by an ex-
plOslon. IL, ,,o.
,hs naval board will be emphatic In
Generating Capt. Sigsbee and the ofii-
GERS OF the Maine from the implica-
zion OF negligence, lack of discipline or
responsibility for the disaster. II has
been almost forgotten that until the
Soari reports on the subject Capt.
sIrsbee il nominnlly under a cloud
hal il. the inquiry must determine
whether or not the commander of the
Maine was in any way responsible
Tor her loss. The secrecy with which
the investigation has been conducted
has not prevented the testimony on
the subject from becoming known.
The board will be able to go further
a and show that there was not only not an
"a.
n vented. but also no basis for the the
a cries Of accident from an unknown
"A cause. How far II will go in the asser-
Il ton Of positive proof that the Maine
~ was blown Is for the present "A spec
n ulatlve question. The prevalent i'm
n preston Is that the board have evil
dence of the deed without the means
Of finding out who committed 1t. II Is
incumbent on the Spanish government
to find that out
The denial credited to Senior du Bose
In Washington that mines existed in
Havana harboG does not receive the
wejght that would be given to an
official declaration from Capt -Gen,
Baneo or Premier Sagasta on the same
subject In official circles here 1t Is
the evident purpose to combat the
finding Of the naval board, but not
aggressvely. The Spanish attitude
seems to be that accident was
probable and that the United States is
not Justified In making demand for
reparatcn when the proof of foul play
Is not positive. The assumption will
ne That the two governments after taxi
ing evidence will be unable to agree
IN thlr conclusions. However there has
been nothing in the nature OF Joint
4 Investigation.
From the present outlook Madrid
ana washington are the places where
The consequences of the Maine ex-
4 rloslon will be determined. Little more
man is already known can be learned
here.
Inc wreck promises to remain I'm the
haToor for an indefinite period. The
NIecMng companies will be able to
,alse the guns Of the Maine. The
huil Is an asset Of no value to any
government
DOES NOT DEPEND ON DIVERS
ALONE.
Havana, via Key West, March "A
naval officer here today in reply to n
sses,ion that II was n pity such an
lportant decision as the verdict of
ms court OF Inquiry into the Maine
,pioslon should rest solely upon the
piled: e''e' re-
me court OF inquiry has not had to
,pend uLon divers testimony alone"
n teaiihng that he had said more
Ms ne intended, the officer resumed
" hahltuai reserve. 1t is believed
mSs he testimony of Lieut.. Com
sc,,o Walnwright was highly i'm
,ba 't as bearing on the question of
"T eAlstence of submarine mines
N government has employed nm
s,peH photographer now in Hovana
T., rH, NV WV send to the navy department
pi,, "ashihgton photographs of armor
W. w. ana different portions of the
The w, immediately upon recovery from
A.. Ine Spanish court of inouirv I'm.
ar,,on apl, fearl has definite plan of
no, Nv when seems doubtful 1t has
divers vi,, made public. The Spanish
q tboI m't oh Oh course report the result
court a, observations TO the Spanish
ias " inquiry but when or where
w. oeen made known.
,,n.S meeting of volunteers vesterd,y
ttobasaw1 protest against the rumored
re,s a. 10 dlsarm them, letter was
ssr,d u. zen. Parade. Gen. Blnnco's
enms,, ~ Command, saying: mo gov
sufb ! Inspector would dare propose
fe5 The Wing Wing. This has greatly grati-
~ senator Proctor has soo,
ny cV'. Time, and there is VOC, ,nuun IN
w,, '4ylns that he will nni,a u ,,y
s,rp.m ms observations knov,n
turn n eWuseeh In the Senate on his re
Barton mssnlngton. At Matanzns ,t,s,
guldan,si senator Proctor. tin1or az
and Nh United States Consul Rr,co
sui. saw sns..vas, the British yice-cnn-
never CONFINES onea,s of suffering they had
sons dls5 ,t'ved possible. -Four nnrl
Were there '''e ward while the party
,ub,nneator Proctor wos ro.,.
clared nv, out others Of The ny On ,ne
was nn ,nat lhe whole east n, ue
Gomez me control of Gen NtaYt,,
went ~ tasnator Proctor bnn,H,,,
spondent N !. as TO say to tho co,ra
talnl y a nao sle Associated Press. .srar
\ resident ~ W. state of affairs exists
r. wished Ia ''atanzas told me that n