The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17

and she was anchored at a greater distance
from the burning warship. being assisted
by another Spanish vessel She then low
cred her boats and took part in the work
of rescue.
Consul General Lees cable dispatch to
the United States state department, which
was filed at 1890 a. M, was carried to the
palace by Vice Consul Springer as an act
of courtesy.
The first Of the American sailors to
reach the wharf swan there.
All the navy fire brigade and the navy
physicians were immediately ordered on
duty
The following is a list of those who were
temporarily cared for at the Machina
wharf
Thomas Androschiky, burned about the
arms.
Gatrell, slightly wounded on the foot
John Mair, seriously burned about the
arms and face
A. Pau, wounded on the head.
John Longay, burned.
-Four more, whose names are not known.
Stretchers for the use of the wounded
were sent to the scene by the fire brigade
and the headquarters of the Red Cross So
city was called upon to send four
stretchers,an men were sent to patrol the
scene of the disaster and pick up the dead
and wounded.
The smokestacks of the Maine fell at
80 o'clock.
Three sailors who escaped fell senseless
just as they reached place of safety.
One of the Names officers who is being
cared for at the sanitary headquarters is
seriously wounded He Is very young,
and is believed to have been the officer on
guard at the time of the disaster. He is
said to have asked for priest.
1t was said ashore this afternoon that
only ninety-seven of the men of the crew
of the Maine had been saved.
Half an hour after midnight, thirty-six
of the crew of the Maine had been carried
to the military hospital of San Ambrosio.
They were all most seriously wounded
On board the Spanish cruiser Alfonso
XIII, twenty-six of the wounded were
treated, and thirty-six were succored on
board the City of Washington.
George Cowler, an accountant of the
Maine, is among the men seriously wound
ed
The Maine at the time of the explosion
was at anchor about 500 yeards from the
arsenal, and some 200 yards from the
floating dock.
The explosion put out the street lights
near the wharf and blew down telephone
and telegraph wires in that vicinity.
Admiral Maronela and Gen Solano put
off to the Maine soon after the explosion
and offered their services to Capt. Sigsbee.
Vuernal, Burkhardt, William McGinnes,
J. H. Bronner, Alfred johnson, George
| Bolsemet, and Charles Began, were
suceored a the San Ambrosio Mill
tary Hospital and James Roure, Francis
Kehert, Daniel Cronin and George Robert
received attention at the sanitary head
quarters.
The first explosion is said to have been
caused by over 600 pounds of gun cotton
and the subsequent explosion is alleged to
have been caused by shells and cartridges.
Among the saved on board the City of
Washington is Gustave G. Dressler, who
has lost both his eyes.
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright of
! the Maine was half undressed
at 9:45 p. m, and was smoking
in his cabin, next to that of
Capt. lSigsbee, it is said when the explo-
sion occurred, and put out the electric
| llSDtS. Lieut.. COMMANDER Wainwright
| then lit match and went to Capt Sigs-
bees cabin. The captain, it appears, had
been thrown from his bed, but was unin-
| jured. They both went on deck and gave
orders to flood at once the $500 pounds of
! gun cotton which was on board. The or
der was carried out, but the men who full
! filed it never returned Many, however,
were saved from a still more terrible ex-
| plosion.
Four boats were lowered, all manned by
officers and one of them was lost.
| Capt. Sigsbee went in his own launch on
board the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII
to thank her captain and officers. He
| afterwards went on board the City of
! Washington where Consul General Lee,
! DR.. w F. Brunner, acting sanitary in
spector of Havana, and the correspondents
of the American newspapers had already
| gathered
Out of 340 the total number of the
crew of the Maine, 96 were saved.
SIGSHEE SILENT.