The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22
NO ALARM.
Photograph ofWrcck Received at De-
partmcnt.

partment.
/ Inquiry at the lcading foreign cmba7-
/ sizes and the legations to-day fails 90
/ confirm rumors that members OF tine di-
| pl0mauc corps have reached the coDciu-
1 sion that a crisis in Spanish affairs IS
/ near at hand. and that several of the
| foreign representatives have notified their
/ eo,ernments That war is inevitable
/ The rumors mentioned the French ana
British embassies as having advised their
/ governments 10 tins erect. but IT can d.
/ stated positively that no suca reports
| have been maze from those qiorters.
Several reports came ly telegraph TO
/ the state and Navy Departments today
/ from Havana
/ Al of The naval teieg.ams, however
! bore the date OF yesterday, while that
/ iron, General Lee 90 the Stale Department
probably was sent EAST night though
marked as received .his morning. N1rc
( OF these messages throw any Hight Lpon
/ the cause OF the Maine disaster. and, IN
/ fact the officials in the Navy Department
! have resigned themselves 90 the Dehei
chat nothing definite on This subject can
Zoe known for several days 90 come.
Their reasons for this belief
d. based ON thc fact that me
operations Of the divals 900 the wreck
of tho Maine. are being confirmed 90 the
recovery Of the bodies OF thc dend. stil
cntausied in The wreck. ANA tas recovery
/ OF vaiuahles neither of which can bee neg
/ lcctcd while The other branch OF the work
/ of investigation OF the cause OF The disc
aster, may Doe more properly loft 90 the
conduct Of the court of inquiry.
DIVERS NEEDED.
General Lees dispatch was AIS follows:
Havana. Feb. o..
G;ocoived $50 a. NJ
"A-slslau. Secretary ol state, Washing
TON.
Great need Of divers 90 get effects and
bodies from the wreck. TWO are now
omDloyod. but twelve or fifteen could be
used one hundred and forty three bodies
have been buried. Very few were founc
/ to-day but over one hundred are sup
posed TO- be confined in the ship. Tine
sailors now I'm the TWO Spanish hospitals
number eleven. visited them ycster-
day An Will recover except two, they
are comfortable and well cared for
tSignedJ LEE
The Department believes that the
scarcity Of divers complained of by Cen
eral Lee probably has been overcome by
the arrival OF the Bachc with q force OF
divers from the North Atlantic Squad
ron. 40 Toriugas aad with The necessary
apparatus.
A dispatch OF last n.gnt from Captain
] Sifsboe was as follows
Navy Department Washington:
"Nme moro bodies buried yesterday
/ only Two of which were idsntinod-Wil-
liam Iund and NJ +. Harris
Another dispatch was as follows.
visited hospital to-day Men very
much pleased TO see me Koehler and
Hotter are very low. 4 have hopes of
Hotter Kochler has q fighting chance
only Number of bodies found and
| buried to-day. No Investigation yet Of
/ the zone Of tho explosion. Need regu-
I bar wrccking divers for that. Lee sent
/ To General Blanco telegram relating TO
/ expected coming OF wrccking vessels
he is understood here that by the zone
! of the explosion IN his dispatch, Captain
/ sgsbee means that part OF the wreck Of
} The Maine forward OF the main mast that
/ suffered directly.
! The reference 10 Lees dispatch 90
! Blanco transmits the Information 10 the
! Spanish authorities there OF the coming
/ of American wrecking vessels 10 Ha-
/ yana.
PHOTOGRAPH OF WRECK.
The incoming mail at the Navy De
/ partment to-day brought "A most interest
! ing contribution 90 the news OF the day
! n the share Of an excellent photograph
/ of the wreck OF the Maine as II now
| llos in Havana harhor This was forward
cd 10 the Secretary Of the Navy by Lieu
J tenant Hood, lately attached 10 the
/ Maine.
II Is view from The port side. and
| IN general features rcserohlrs 'he lost
I newspaper cuts OF the wreck. Secretary
! Long took IL 70 the White House and
| gave 70 20 the President. who was much
/ Interested in the details as shown IN the
/ Photograph.
| Tie Navy Department has not yet d.
! tornined definitely which OF our warships
| sh9n genlacc The Maine In Havana har-
/ Dor a'th0rgh n has determined that as
matter OF policy another ship must be
sent there, The choice lies between the