Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
WASHINGTON QUIET.
No Official News of a Disturb
ing Character Received.
SEAMAN HOLZER DIES.
Plans to Bring Bodies Hereafter
Recovered to Key West.
Russell Sage Declares He is Ready to
Back Up the Government With
His Money.

Washington, Feb. 26.-In the absence
of news from Havana ON any subject
other than the disposition of dead bod
les, the official mind turned today to an
analysis of the Spanish statement, made
with more or less degree of official sane
tion, respecting the total absence of SUBJ
marine mines from Havana harbor, and
it was regarded by the navy department
as weakening the theory of an external
cause for the explosion, just as recent
letters put an end to the exploding
boiler theory, as an internal cause for
the disaster.
Nothing was heard today from the
court of inquiry, and the department is
still ignorant of it's plans. In fact the
only news coming direct from Havana
to the navy department during the day
was contained in the following dispatch
from Capt Sigsbee:
Have succeeded in making arrange
ments by which bodies may be sent to
Key West in hermetically sealed zinc
cases. Refer to Forsyth for burial in
Key West. Probable that bodies here
after cannot be recognized. Probable
bodies will not remain intact. Condition
of bodies demand immediate action
Johnson and Merritt may be recognized
by uniform. Can secure health permit
at Key West to land bodies. Divers can
not get down aft after bodies this
morning. Much debris. Will clear it
away. Wainwright placed in charge of
wrecking matters.
(signeD "sigsbee.'
81 The following reply was sent;
ITO Sigsbee, Havana;
Referring to your telegram of this
date, send bodies that may hereafter be
recovered to Key West for burial. Send
by Bache.
(Signed) Long"
To Key West dispatch was forward
ed as follows:
To naval station, Key West:
''Sigsbee ordered to send bodies that
may hereafter be recovered to Key
West for temporary burial. Will arrive
in hermetically sealed zinc cases. Make
necessary arrangements. Bodies will ar
rive by Bache
(signed) Long
1t is believed at the department that
there are probably about 50 bodies re-
naming to be discovered and extricated
from the wreck.
The double turreted monitor, Terror
Hampton Roads, under orders issued to-
day She will be a most powerful rein
forcement to the defense of the CONNER
cial met~opolis in case of need, and sta
TONED in the narrows, it would be diff
hcult for any hostile ship to pass her.
With the exception of the arrival of the
training ship Essex, at Hampton Roads
today, and the Brooflyn's arrival at st.
Lucia, probably to coal on her way to
I1aguayra, distant 800 miles, this was
the only naval movement today.
There were alarming stories afioat to-
day as to heavy shipments of ordnance
from the Washington navy yard to New
York for the arming of the auxiliary
navy. 1t is said at the department that
so far none of these small guns have
been shipped, but that a few for the
Chicago, probably fourteen fye-inch
rapid firing guns, will be dispatched
Monday or Tuesday With these guns
in place, the Chicago would be pretty
well modernized in the matter of arma-
ment. She will carry still her four big
eight-inch guns in sponsors on the spar
deck, while on the gun deck, these four
teen five-inch rapid fire guns win re-
place eight six-inch guns of old pat
tern The Dolphin is to go into COM
mission in New York on the oath of
March. Although rated as the presi
dents yacht the vessel, which has been
thoroughly overhauled and furnished
with new boilers ana decks, carries
even now a sufficient battery to make
her, when speed IS taken INTO account,
very eHeetiVe Suhpoat' Her person.
mel VIII remain me same as oeIore she
Went 20 the Nard Lor repairs last ran.
WIN tne proceeulhss OF lhe court OF
inquiry craving 70 close' attention Is
now pelis uiIeceeu 70 tie form anu
the widest latitude for inquiry and vet
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