Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-18
STORIES DIFFER
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denial Of some absurd story or othc,
that had crept into print or become
current gossip. All the news of the
day came in the late afternoon in the
shape Of Capt. Sigsbecs report of thu
authorization of the funeral of his
dead sailors and Gen. Lees brief story
of the terrible struggle for life in the
dark hull Of the Maine
The officials at the navy department
devoted the day to the effort To cor
rect the lists of living and dead 10 am
SWcr frantic appeals from relatives Of
men on the battcship Maine, and last
hut not least in meeting with unWaV-
cring courtesy and patience the cXcit-
ing demands upon their time of the
press representatives.
The disposition of the survivors,
Capt. Dickens, acting chief of the nay
iEation bureau, has arranged for as
we'll as could be from this distance.
The wounded sailors in the Havana
hospitals, on the Spanish flagship and
olscWherc when not in condition to he
brought back to Key West, viii he
carefully looked after hy Miss Clara
Barton. who has hcrn given care
blanche To buy any and everything
necessary. food, clothing, dolicactcs
and hire nurses and physicians.
The wounded able to get across to
Key West. viii be taken care of in the
marine hospital there. The sound sur
NivorS will he Quartcrea in the spar"
army barracks there.
AS for the Maine herself. notWith-
standing dscouraGiuG reports from
Lieut.. Hood as to her condition. the
navy department will make the effort
to raise her While this is required by
every crcditahlc sentiment. they say
that they are bound to remove the hull
from the small harbor in any case and
1t may be as easy or easier to raise hrr
as it would be to destroy the hull and
machinery by the use of divers and
dynamite. 1t is believed that this
WrecklnG corporations. and ncgOtia~
tons are already afoot for placing the
contract based on work by the day at
an estimated cost of 10000
At the navy department specific de
NAL was given of the report emanatiug
from Madrid that a torpedo ilotila was
"A bout to leave Key West for Cuba. 1t
was stated that only two torpedo boats
the Gushing and the Ericsson are at
Key West, and these have not been or
dered, and will not be ordered, accord
ing to present plans. to Cuba. 1t WAS
strongly asserted that no present pur-
pose existed of sending amy warship
there.
Senior Du Bose, the Spanish charge.
had received no instructions up To
J.. NJ as to going to New York and
stopping the Spanish ship Vizcaya
from entering the port, and reports TO
this effect We're discredited.
The air of suppressed excitement
which characterized the movement of
employees and visitors at the White
House. yesterday. was not noticeable.
today. There were comparatively few
visitors during the morning hours and
for considerable time III the middle
of the day the White House bore an al
most deserted appearance. Only a linn
tied number of members of Congress
called during the morning and the in
tcrvicWs were brief.
Postmaster General Gary was the ON
~ member of the cabinet who called.
and his business related entirely to de
partmcntal matters. Assistant Srcrr-
tary Day saw the President for a frN
minutes. hut he had nothing of i'm
portancc to communicate until after
o'clock. when he carried to the White
House. official information of the clos
ing OF the De LONE letter incident
So far as could be learned the only
information of the situation in IIaNaua
that reached the President direct came
through The Associated Press ON The
streets there was notiCcably less OK
element than on yesterday, when the
people were 10th to believe that under