The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

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fred Johnson. George Bolsemet and
Charles Begnan were succored at the
San Ambcosio Military Hospital. and
James Roure. Francis Keht.N Daniel
| Cronin and George Robert received at
tentlon at sanitary headquarters.
The first explosion is sale" to have
been caused by over six hundred
pounds Of gun cotton, and the sub
sequent explosion is alleged to have
been caused by shells and cartridges.
Among the saved on board the City
of Washington. Is n Mr.. Dressler Gus
tav c. DRESSER, of the Maine), who
has lost both his eyes.
The passengers OF the City of WASH
-inStgon gave up their st1te-rooms to
the injured men of the American war
chip.
Lieutcnant- Commander Wainwright,
of the Maine, was half undressed at
9:45 p. M, and was smoking in his
cabin. next to that of Captain Sigs-
bee. 1t is said when the explosion oc-
CURED, and put out the electric lights.
Lieutenant-Commnn Wainwright
then lit match and went to Captain
Sigsbee's cabin. The captain, 1t ap-
pears. had been thrown from his bed
but was uninjurcd. They both went on
deck ana ordered some men to flood
$500 pounds of gun cotton. which was
on board. The order was carried out,
but the men never returned. Havana,
however, was saved from still more
terrible explosion. Four boats were
lowered. all marned by officers, and
one OF them was lost
SURVIV ORS COMING HOME.
Key West, Fla. Feb. 16.-Forty-
survivors injured slightly or uninjurcd,
are expected to arrive here to-night by
the steamer Olivctte, the wounded in
charge probably of surgeons sent from
here. The wounded VIII he received at
the United State marine hospital, where
they will be we'll cared for.
The torpedo boat Gushing left at noon
for the fleet, with dispatches from Adj
miral Sicard, from Captain SiEsbee.
The first dispatch announced the
disaster and the second said that Cen
eral Blanco and his staff had called on
Captain Sigsbec and expressed their
deepest sympathy and offered the use
Of the hospitals at Havana. to which
The most seriously wounded had been
taken.
Dispatches are now here from Wash
ineVon addressed to Admiral Sicard
but Captain Forsyth has no way to
send thsm. The Gushing. the Ericsson,
the Fern and the AIangrove have been
sent on duty ,to-day and the Bache is
with the fleet at Tortugas
Later-I'he Ericsson has just return
ed from the Tortugas. She had carried
dispatches TO Admiral Slcard and
brought back his reply for Washington.
She will return immediately to 1.-The
fleet with later Washington kilograms
for the admiral. These were not opened
here, SO that nothing is known of Nh cir
contents, but it Us thought likely that
Admiral Slcard will come to Kew
west with one ship ITO care for the
survivors and that the rest OF the fleet
| Will remain at the Tortugas unless
otherwise ordered from Washington.
ANOTHER WORLD SPECIAL.
New York, Feb. 16.-A special cable
TO the Evening World from Havana
says: 80
Il have just seen twenty-nine sail
ors of the Maine silently enduring tho
torture caused by powder-slSinncd
races and bodies, broken bones and
mangled flesh. They are being we'll
cared for in the military hospital at
San Ambrosio here. The less severely
injured men are yet on The steamship
CITY OF Washington. The severely
| wounded men will have the best of at
tention also from the men and women
or the American colony All the in
| Jured men show great grit You can
| not hear whimper from one of the
twenty-ninc swathcd forms in San
Amhrosio Hospital. nor from those
anywhere else.
1.-THE heavy rainfall which in,,,o
| diately followed last nights horrors
sun continues in a dreary, dismal dir
zle Out in the bay lies the wreck of
The once proud Maine. IIcl. steel m
per deck forward has been completely
lifted and turned over on her star
board side. None of the big guns in
tne turreis are visible. The Maine is
81 let
OF me massive cranes for unloading
ships boats lave completely disap-
pearcd. The big tunnels lie fiat upon
the twisted and gnarled iron braces
and pieces OF steel deck From the
tunnels aft the ship seems to be in
tact. She has settled until the water
mas covered the top of her superstruc-
| ture, and the stern search light and
the rapid-fire gun look over the water
just below them
Most, If not, all the bodies will be
recovered. Two bodies were recovered
this afternoon. The authorities saw
they are those of Lieutenant jenkins
| ana Assistant Engineer Merritt. Z
vigilant look out is being kept for
bodies. Out of ilfty-nine injured not
over four are likely to die.
The following sailors arc in San
Ambroiso. All but three will live. One
| man could not give his name Dan
Cronin, New York; William McGinnis.
Boston; John Soffey, Boston. a. Hal
len, brooklyn: James Rol. New York
Francisco Cahill Massachusetts; Joe
| koena Boston; Fred Gcrnee, New
| brunswick n. j.; Charles a. Smith,
Jeremiah Shea alfred IIcrns. Nor
| way; j. II. Iiloomer. Portland: Ar.
Johnson, Sweden: Edward Mattson.
sweden; George Fox, Grand Rapids,
| Mich; Il. r. Wilbur. a. Erisccon
| Sweden; John Il. White. Brooklyn;
John llcfron, Brooklyn; Fred. c. Iol-
| NcA,.lr -.