The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-17
DE LONE SAILS AWAY.
10 Declines to Express His Views or the Maine
Disaster.

DIsaater.
E1-Minister de LONE sailed at noon Yesterday
On the steamship Britannia. With him were
senora de LONE, their two sons, and the family
ieVants. The ex-Minister positively declined
poeApress an opinion as to the Maine disaster,
anu declared that he would make no statement
Vtahy nature to the American press.
senior de LONE remained in his apartments at
- ho'el St Marc in the morning until the
sme came to set out for the steamship pier.
VI IN the morning his friend and host, J.
x'o,uaf' proprietor Of the hotel, heard of the
sowing up OF the Maine. and Immediately in
.omed senior de LONE of the disaster. Without
"Auhs 10 dress, the ex- Minister ordered all of
- norh'hg papers to DO brought to his apart
.ansNah ant ne read every line in them relative
~'no catastrophe In Havana harbor.
u,ns the entire morning the hotel was be-
,rSvu ., reporters, but they were informed by
oc' 'oraah and Detective Sergeants Valley and
ppNOnheii' who relieved Central Office Detectives
49, ana campbell, that no notes or com.
Il"'catons would be sent to the De LONE apart
-" "hich requested a statement of any
nature for publication.
sA'u,' sooral' a military attach6 of the leRa-
an. - mas oeen In New York for several days,
60 " = inc hotel and was immediately rc-
a. mere We're no other callers. and Mt
W., v'ock the party left in carriages for the
L. S''E line pier. The two detectives fol.
h.hI1 sne party in a cab. keeping u few yards
~ih 'nc eN'Ministcr's carriage. The trim was
49," incident. few persons recognizing Senior
r...' uhuI the pier was reached. The marty
'neir stateroous at once and did not re.
,iro on deck until II o'clock. In the mean.
s,r no"eVer' Lienr. Sobral came up and was
naLea"' reporter in Spanish il DE- LONE would
rloa'.s statement in regard to the Maine ak.
mo- me Lieutenant appeared greatly an.
eIn.o anu after vehement gcsticulatIon de-.
Mint, impossible You ask too much Thu
Vre.nT regrets the accident to the Maine
se6ora1 d. GpG io SStoTe the ship sailed sehor and
10 bid ~ lone received the friends who ~
on the nnnan aHrCNc.. IN the small forward saloon
Spanish rnlor r,'%. Among tho members of the
uarcia. Emilia A va" NcIn present were: jose
tOnO l,IG' VI. '.l-l. 10. and ArIuro ara A.
stitn,enf "'oNsIho. Tnusr four ,a, y nhu m
the SpanisI "'h,tl"c appointed nj n rnrctin1 Of
which rcsoiu, i'n,ao'H! hcld last saturday, at
lp,iio yoieOltnyc were e,nrn' OF sympathy
and presemMimnl be engraved in an aI IrS
eni Arturo r. ~ ~ N,lor de LONE. Consrii.C;en.
them ~ Wn2 ct,ll"i bruugnf ioyrrnnr vs'nI, Neariy
British AK l.' rapncciolr. the dnnghier nf tbss
Pauncefoic "" ,y IG,. In Washington Miss
LONE. Al ,,N - frequent caller on Scinrn do
York. present she is v~isitin, frinnJs ~ 10
SSptof a"d J at "?~n Ne britannia was warned
EHe Upper duckS of ~" DE Lone marty stood upon
sShecred ana in,ewe" a, l,,,ir friends ON Tho 'n nier
sehor de I.nrre tN,itu thcm a pleasant Quincy.
some time. G1t vii no, return to Madrid for
'ICSdtei G N]olrs,'3.' 'PcH" several wee,s at his
SglEy as tT to II holaasano in answer to an in.
s ~ while lhc REM REM, on The Maine disaster said
ben accidental that the explosion maSt lave we