The record-union., 1898-03-04
Relative to the Loss
Of the Maine.
All Movements Of the
Naval Board
Are Subject to the Orders Of
Admiral Sicard.
Donations for Relief of the Cubans
Coming Forward.
Spain May Have to Answer to Other Ma
lions Than the United States for
the Loss of Life Due to the
WreChing Of the
Warship.
Donations for Relief of the Cubans
Coming Forward.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Secretary
Long said at the close of MS day at the
Navy Department that no word had
been received from the court of inquiry.
and that no orders had been or would
be given as TO the movements of the
court from Key West. as the court was
fully authorized to shape its own move
ments. The original orders to the court
We're issued by Admiral Sicard. and 1t
has the technical status of an Admiral
court, reporting directly to him, both as
to its movements and as TO its final
report on the cause of the disaster. The
understanding here is that the court has
not concluded its work, but will return to
Havana and take the testimony, which
has been delayed by the difficulties in
the way of the divers.
That Admiral Sicard expects this move
back TO Havana was shown by dis
ratch from him a few days ago, sug-
costing that arrangements be made for
a vessel to take the court back. As the
lighthouse tender Mangrove had been
doing this service the Treasury Depart
ment was asked TO assign the Mangrovc
FOR the return of the court TO Key West,
and this was done. With these arrange
ments concluded, it is said at the Navy
Department that the court will proceed
without consulting officials here.
Arrangements are being made for the
trip of the cruiser Montgomery and the
gunboat Nashville to Cuban points with
relief supplies. The Navy Department
was advised that the Mallory line
steamer leaving New York next Satur-
day would carry free of charge - tons
of supplies to be transferred to the
Montgomery and Nashville al Key West.
The Mallory steamer is expected to take
about four days in the run down the
coast so that the transfer to the war
ships and their start to Cuba cannot be
made before next Thursday. The two
warships are not adapted for carrying
supplies. having scant quarters for their
own SUPPLIES OF cordage, provisions, can
vas and ships equipments. 1t is only
because they can make the run in day
light that any attempt is made 10 carry
the ~ tons of supplies. These win be
stored on the spar-deck and with good
weather and daylight run. will not sub
ject them TO any damage. The relief
measures are proving Unexpectedly sue
cussful. the supplies running into the
carloads and hundreds of tons
The State Department has had notice
from the Cuban Relief Committee at
New York that there were shipped on
March LIST from New York to Santiago
100000 pounds of relief supplies; on the
I'd. 10000 pounds: to-day TO Matanzas,
100000 pounds, and to Sagua la Grande,
100000 pounds. In these shipments are
100000 grains Of quinine consigned to
each of the posts except Havana
Chai,m Barton Of the c ntTal Cuban
Relief Committee has advised the State
Department that Donations are COM
ing forward in great abundance. not only
in money. but more particularly in the
form of provisions. from all directions
The Oregon committee promises ten
carloads, and possibly twenty. and
Omaha Minneapolis and other Western
committees are making shipments by
the loads. We had to-day upon the pier
of the Manson line nearly 100 tons ready
for their steamer. sailing Friday. which
they had kindly offered to take TO Ma
tanzas and Sagua."
The Maine relief fund. under Mrs.
ong's management. to-day reached q
total 90 S3.i1
The only telegram relating TO the
Maine disaster that came 10 the Navy
Department during the day was the fol-
lowing from Commander Forsyth at
Key West:
''Bache arrived Brought one body.
unidentified, and Paul Lotus. private
marine: jeremiah Shea. coal passer:
John Heffner. ordinary seaman; Thos.
]. Waters, ordinary seaman. wounded,
from Tortugas. The wounded VIII be
sent to the Army Hospital. The funeral
Of the body has started for the Genie
terry"
In the course of the inquiry into the
naval resources Of the United States.
an order has been issued 10 make test
OF the machinery of the monitors at tbs
League Island Navy Yard. These are
single turreted crafts that are armed
with big SMOOTH bore guns. but they
would still be OF serv &C in an emerge ncy
There are eight OF these monitors at
League Island and the Government own ;
several Others chat are now loaned to the
naval militia organizations OF some of the
States These at League Island are the
following. Cancnieus. MahopaC Man
haitian. Catskill. Jason. Lehigh. Mon
tauk and Nehant. They are all be-