Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-19
7IIUC HAS THB NEWS.
..,,oos Ia, Held Nothing Back About
the Maine.
.,,, Of THE DISASTER NOT DISCLOSED
Room for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
A''' ~, II wa. Aeeide"'-oap'''" s'S'
'' bee Commented.

.,on Feb. 1s.-The feature Oh
~ Isy at the navy aepus', aS n war
Do ' a.. number of rnmois o.. ., u o, w
de ia' sdancy that came to the l.'en
lie 'tH1 atlcials as requiring atten-
nm Of tne o'' my case contradiction
teD, anu a nj haa grown the iist .ht,
. - i0rmluuo nif,ee hours, secretary
IL the eiV INDUCED to make the loIIo"
lens Was ',t ms the easier manner VI
hg slateriI, one time of ali these sto-
dsposins AZ
ues. ,,formation has been re-
"Reah. NV cant. sigsbee's hrst as
cei'sa adding anything 10 our h,o" is,
psich au u'NS 9,ismster. All we know IS
edge o. Wv Maine blew up. Ihere ~
that ". rnom Tor speculation OF ~,
gbunian. va conclusion can be arrived
sotis, ". ." xan,inatiOn has been mace
st unl'i ,s n and more facts oDtNliieu'
By the i,rnla fact to say that such a
i i aI,ht happen by design, OF ~
thing hsnnen by accident. As YET
mlgh' 10" ,p indication OF such design;
iheie =, my impression has been an
Thfrio, / rather think the general
a9hs ,, or, nreponderates in the same al
opIhgA ,bat il must have been acci-
leeuon' 'nA'
dental. .,,,,o, meeting today the
~, was not discussed except as
h-s,dv of men talk about an event oi
ap ina and most of the tank felateu
~ terrible loss OF NE anu 70 w
,sicns OF sympathy for the suiiere,s.
~, certainly was very klllu .hous ~
b. ,s4 President 10 send nowers 70 .iie
s,r,aies Of Capt. Slgsbee' OF the eAeeu ~,
To- oficer. wainwright ana OF We US
,samen whose residences ure III "as"
ilgton. o,soIu,eIv that there
iyu ~ ma secret cabinet meeting;
~ rotblnr has taken place in the
ua MAJ that the public have not been
,s.a.n.,sd about. that the whole poilcy
.hls denartment has been to give
| y nnblic ali the dispatches; that the
tldr,trsni has no more knowledge on
p,,'sn ~ the circumstances attending
y srbiact Of the cause of the disaster
~ ,ssn have the public, and that the
,sn,rt which was to the effect that
~, siosbee had warned the depart
IN, tbat the Maine was In danger
1s,m submarine mines or topedoes Is
,,,srlv without founuation, no such
,,r,yt ever having been received from
sim ar from anybody else"
Ai ire secretary also denied briefly and
,,-r,rn,shersyely wild rumors that he
81 requested the chief of police of
Nv York to guard the Vizcaya, and
A,t ne had selected Constructor
poT4s 10 go to Havana and raise the
usine The last work of the day for
I'm was 10 consult the representatives.
1. M wrecking companies who prob
I'M viii have charge Of this work,
All sudeavnr to arrange for both OF
th4n 10 work together so as to secure
me- use Of each peculiar plant and to
a1e time. The secretary, when asked
what was the departments estimate OF
HE conduct OF Capt. Sigsbee. In the
trying situation in which he had been
placed, replied
~ think express the feeling Of the
President, as well as my own. when !
say that Capt. Slgshee has conducted
himself as an officer Of our navy
ghould. He was the last to leave his
thp when she went down. His dis
patch 10 me that night was SO COM
plsie that since then. l have thought
Of no question Of fact to ask him which
Is essential 10 the situation and which
he could answer. which is not covered
by tha' dlspatch. Its tone. too. Is that
Of d-srtet and level-headed man,
who reat7ei the impression any word
from hin, at that time, would have on
the public mind. Nothing Is harder
than for neyal officer to lose his ship,
% mat have great sympathy for him.
await with confidence further re-
ports"
During the day the department was
N receipt OF a number OF kilograms
TON different parts of the country ask
lng In behalf of relatives of the dead
sailors, that their remains be brought
back to the United States for inter.
ment. Among them were inquiries from
friends OF the two officers. Merritt and
Jenkins The department forwarded
msse TO Capt. Sigsbee, whose answer
vas mat the officers bodies have not
gyI found that as to many others
,Hthuneation Is not possible, and
uIn9Wlhg great doubt upon the practi-
,apLlty OF taking any of the remains
away from Havana.
"mls no decision had yet been
,,aIheq formally upon the application
" spanish government for the au-
.aorzauon TO examine the wreck of
,ss ",s,he, 10 ascertain the cause of
w explosion, the officials seem in
80 ifHhiSl us one tflt
, g9ud not properly be refused and il ia
MY mat each government will make
sa hyestigatlon Of this character con.
N, ine miniature United States flag on
~ +e model OF the battleship Maine.
~ .ne main corridor of the navy de-
snsnent was lowered to haIf-mnst
,ualng The day by direction Of the sec
10y OF the navy. The handsome
~ mas been a center of interest for
, ms uitonss at the department within
s ees,I DAYS, and the several ilars hive
,,ae to fly at the mastheads In
sgyptient Irony of the actual coodItion
X me Maine. Movement was started
sNo 10y 70 drape the model In mournirc
Nv NJ p tne manner that the model ~
=, ~ ~ british ship Victoria was draneS
Al we Worlds Fair Secretary i'nne.
,pv. IVY approve of this, however. MS il
sl tssssted an ostentation not ftt,n,r .be
"a oI,e,nstances But he gave his assen,
soc tOSS,srlng the miniature colors. ana
Ss c'tsl lsIy the Stars and stripes Nv
ni MI IRON the stern OF the Maine,s
1'uIe counterpart Were lowered