The Monticellonian., 1898-02-25
NO NEW LIGHT AS YET.
Communications From Havane
 Still Coming In.
SIMPLY SHOW WHAT IS BEING DONE.
The Operations of Divers at Present De- voted to Securing Valuables From the Wreck - The More Important
 Work Will Come Later On.

WAsHGNGToN, Feb 22.-Several re- ports came by telegraph to the state and navy departments during the day from Havana. All of the naval tele- grams. however. bore date of Sunday, while that from Gen Lee to the state department was sent late Saturday night
 These messages do not throw any light on the cause of the disaster. and ln fact, the officers in the navy depart ment have about resigned themselves to the belief that nothing definite on this point can be known for several days to come. Their reason for this belief is that the opera tions of the divers upon the wreck of the Maine are being confined, at the present. to the recovery of bodies of the dead still entangled in the wreck and the recovery of valuables, neither of which can be neglected while the other branch of the work, namely, the inves- tigation of the cause of the disaster, may be more properly left to the con duct of the court of inquiry. ., Gen. Lees dispatch was as follows: HAVANA, Feb. 21.
 ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, WAsH- ISGToN: Great need of divers 10 get effects aa3 bodies from he wreck Two are now em- ployed, but t3 or t5 could be used. One hum dred and fafty-three bodies have been buried. Very few were fogu1 to-day. but over 100 are supposed To be confined in the ship. The suil- ofs now in the two spanish hospitals number H. Visited them yesterday. All VIII recover except twai they are comfortable and well cared for
 Signed LEE.
 Acting Secretary Day made the fol lowing answer immediately to this cablegram.
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 NAsHINGToN, Feb. 2l. {
 LEE. HAVANA Have called attention of navy department to your request for divers. Same will be compiled with. DAY.
 The department believes that the scarcity of divers complained of by Gen. Lee probably has already been over- come by the arrival of the Bache with q force of divers from the North Allan tie sqaa lron at Tortugas and with necessary apparatus.
 \ dispatch Of Sunday night from Capt. Sigsbee was as follows
 NAVY DEPARTMENT WtsHIN8foS -Njns more hadigs buried yesterday. oElv two uf which We're identified Hm Lund and N r Harris
 Another dispatch Was as follows;
 Visited hospital to-day Men very much pleased to see ms koehlef aai Hotzar are very low l have hopes of Holtzcr KoehIer ha7 lighting chance only Numbers ef bodies found and buried to-day No invest ttgati1n vet af explosion Need regular Wreclting divers for that Lee sent to cen. BIaae9 relating ta ex- uested coming of wrecBing vessels
 fine reference to the Lee dispatch to Blance touches the formal notification te spanish authorities there of the com. ing of the American wrecking vessels to Havana. Under ordinary circum- stances there might be some question of the right of foreign wrecking yes sel to operate in the harbor of Havana, presumiug that the spanish law is identical with our own. But in She ease of national vessel like the Maine. the rule would not apply, Aough the notice is conveyed to Capt. ter. BIaHeo as q matter of cour- tesy, and to prevent possible delays through the interference of some unin- structed subordinates in the custom service at Havana. Capt. Sigsbee's last dispatch sent Sunday was as follows:
 eWul send two wound ,. from the hospital by the I}acbe t1-mo raW. These are two recon maHje to go to fprtugas. Barnette tcaptain Of the Baehel, would report ta admiral
 The navy department has informed Admiral Rowe, at key West. of these facts communicated by Capt. Sigsbee. Ii leaves entirely to the admirals dis cretion the assignment of the wounded arriving from Havana to Tortugas in stead of Key West