Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-23
.CHIDwICK'S REPORT
Official Statistics Relating tc
Battleship Names Dead.
Capt. sgsbee UnweII, but Waiting Pa
tiently for Summons to the North
Havana Relief Work.

Havana, March 22.--The cruiser Al
fonso XII entered the floating dry dock
this monning and later the dock rose
without mishap. All the machinery is
working nicely. The dock will not be
accepted until more fully tested by d
heavier ship. Some minor defects in con.
struction in the dock have been noted
but nothing vital,
The wrecking contract divers have
been busy on the Maine today raising
two 6-inch guns from the after cabin,
with great difficulty, and getting ammu-
milton from the magazine aft. In doing
this the divers are compelled to go down
through the turret aft in a narrow chute
and then along the deck to the maga-
zine opening. They are liable to be jam
med, and great care is necessary. 1t may
be requisite to cut a hole through the
decks direct into the magazine. More
over, the divers are somewhat nervous
about handling explosives.
Henry Williams of Norfolk Va, died
at 6 p. m. yesterday, on board the Amer
lean tug Chief, of the Merritt Wreckine
Company. He was member of the
tugs crew. His death caused grief and
apprehension among the American sail
ors and divers in this port. Two days
ago he fell i'll. DR.. Dudley of the United
States marine hospital, was summoned
He did not declare the case to be yellow
fever, and the man improved rapidly
under his treatment, but yesterday he
very suddenly died with strange symp-
toms. The crew was panic-stricken
fearing that even If Williams did not die
of yellow fever an epidemic of that dis
ease was approaching.
1t is announced, however, that Will
Jams death was due to chronic hemorr-
hage of the stomach. 1t was not uneX-
pected. Mr.. Williams was Ill before he
left the United States. The body will be
sent to Key West.
The central relief station in this city
is feeding 1900 persons daily. 1t VIII %
formally opened tomorrow, although
partially in use already. The system is
admirable, and food is plentiful. There
are 1885 tons of supplies now on hand OF
ahoat.
Advices from the country districts are
satisfactory, and SHOW the same condi-
tions as have been recently described:
La Discussion today criticizes the
editorial of La Lucha referring CON
temptuously to the charitable work OF
the Americans in the island-a synopsis
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that the editorial was inspired by hatred
of the Cuban people, from whom La
| Lucha has derived a large part OF us
| income. "The editor of La Lucha,
says La Discussion knows that There
are 100000 victims of starvation, ano
would not care if there were as many
| dead. He is ignorant Of the great chari-
ties maintained by the United States
and also of the great gifts Of supplies
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| tries than Cuba in time of need.
La Lucha and La Discussion are
| political opponents, and their editors
| are personal enemies.
Up to the hour of closing the cable
office tonight, the officers of the Maine
| in Havana had not received orders tc
go north. All but Lieut.. Commander
| wainwright may be ordered away at any
| time. He has been placed officially II
charge of the wrecking in progress un.
der the contract. Capt. Sigsbee and tht
| other officers are confident they win be
| ordered away before April l, as after
| that date stringent quarantine lawl
| against yellow fever will be enforced
more rigidly than ever, on account o1
! the outbreak last year in New Orlean:
and elsewhere in the United States.
The younger officers rae anxious to gel
away to prepare for examinations. Tney
| feel badly handicapped in this respect
| all the records having been lost in the
| Maine wreck.
Capt. Sigsbee is not very well. He is
anxious to go north, but, of course, says
nothing on the subject, being willing to
wait patiently for orders.
Chaplain Chadwick has finished his
mortuary report, which shows that 251
men and two officers perished in the
catastrophe, six succumbed to their in
juries while lying in the San Ambrosio
hospital here; one died on the Spanish
transport Colon; III bodies have been
| recovered from the wreck, of which 81
have been Identified 161 have been
| buried in Colon cemetery and eleven at
| Key West.
This is the official report, made pub
lie after careful correction for the first
time. 1t is probable that many more
identifications will be established wher
| the enlistment records are compared
| with the notes in Chaplain Chidwick's
possession of marks on the corpses