Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-26
MAINE. BEY0NDREP
Board Of Inquiry Reaches
This Conclusion.
THEY WANT. $4,000, 600
a
'his Ia the Mod st Sum Demanded by -th.
"r"ckers for Raising the v.ysel.
Divers Stick to Their
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.ack of proper appliances spracticafly
| nothing i'm this lime has been accom-
pilshed. Aside from the officers and
cabin effects the salvage thus Tar mas
been pftIfully SMALL The cloudy
weather and rain made THE work OF sat1sss
divers unsatisfactory today and yery
little was done. 1t is said that a hole,
mas been made by the divers i'm one OF
'rhe forward matches. and III is hoped
ahat a number of bodies with be recoy.
cred The court OF inquiry sat longer
shan usual today, the six divers being
examined more in detail than hereto
tore. The time OF the departure of the
Mang,ruve with the court for Key
West has mot been determined. Cap
tain Sampson said today THAT it was
doubtful whether his vessel would sail
tomorrow, that all depended ON the de-
velop1nents of the ties timony.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII has
been towed to a buoy further Within
the iharbor to intake room for the cruie-
er Vizcaya, which is expected here to-
morrow or the next day from THE north
NO word has been received at the
consul generals office from MIR. Walter
B. BARKER, the United States consul at
Sa gua ia Gl'ande, and it is believed the
report of Mr.. Bankers serious ILLNESS
is untrue
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-The Mail and
Express this evening printed the fellow
ing, dated Havana. today:
Iic bii'LS-u SSSblCS TtdSEtl ptbdlu pl
inquiry continued today king the tes-
timcny of THE divers who have been
working i'm the wreck OF the Maine.
Those who We're sent here from the bat
tleshtp Iowa and the cruiser New York.
were examined.
While, of course THE members OF the
court Will not talk for publica ton, am
informed on the highest au thority that
the evidence of Diver Morgan as to the
condition OF the Maine shows almost
beyond THE Etrssi bildty of a doubt, i'm
| The opinion of my tim formarrt. that the
Maine was blown up by am outside
| agency. .'.
Furthermore, tMorgan's report was
verified by the other American divers
who ii,sS,canded today.
Am the Testimony of the civilian wit
nesses of THE disaster w. aiken. The
| court will finish its work here TENOR
row and proceed at once to Key West
| 20 take the testimony of The survivors
.here. 1t mas also been decided not to
return to Havana. all the information
| as to the cause of the dsa Ster, obtain
| able here having already been, secured.
1t lis believed that q decision has been
| prac t!xaally reached. The witnesses vet
to be examined will hardly change the
verdict.
THE court has decided against any
attempt ITO raise the ruined battleship.
| lhe members 'are conVi nced that 1t
would be useless, as she could never be
| kept atloat. and THE Spanish authors
| ties here Will be informed that it they
Wish the wreck removed from the l1ar-
Dor they will have to attend to the
| work themselves. This decision gives a
! better ideta of the terrible havoc
| wrought in the Maine that columns of
description could mot do.
THE Merritt iWreck.ng Campauy, Ut
was announced today. wanted $1,000. 600
:" raise the wreck. The company's
representa- tives made this demand after
viewing the condition of the ship.
Ihe wTeckers today turned their at
| seHt;on to salving the great guns.
these, at least can be recovered in
1ltiic.eirtly good condition to warrant
| he effort.
Twenty unknown bodies OF the Grew
We're recovered from the wreck by The
rivers AT noon today The bodies were
5rigatfully burned and mangled, and it
them. ~ :.
-.olZer. who made such brave fight,
ICED in the hospital to-day.
All the wounded will leave here Sun
day on the Rache for Key West: The
! physicians consider lit safe TO move
them now.'
VIZCAYA SAILS FOR HAVANA.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Spanish
cruiser Vizcaya got under way from
| her anchorage off Tnnplzinsvllle at 1:25
| :. NJ. today and proceeded down the
| bay, passing Quarantine at 1877 P. NJ,
bound for Havana. The navy yard tug
Nina. on guard off Tompk!nsviLe. was
| saluted by the cruiser with three blasts
| IT the whistle. which the tug returned.
| The Nina and THE police boat Parrol,
| accompanied the cruiser down the bay.
The national standard Of Spain floated
| ait halt mast from a small gaff on the
lTain mast OF the cruiser. The Vizcaya
| i!d not Salute the forts at the narrowS
| as she passed out. 1t is said at the Of
| n 1;,Sit, fn1saf
| the Vizcaya will proceed to Havana
without stopping en- route.
At the afternoon session uf the court
| OF inquiry the examination of tifvers
was continued. "A civilian, whose testi-
! monies said to be of some Importance.
was also examinedt The name OF the
| witness and all the particulars OF his ev-
| ;sience are withheld.
| Late today the payn,a sefe with
s22,o0O and HIS papers, was taken from
| Che wreck. Beyond this no statment is
| made as to the value and nature of the
contents. but a large quantity of water
ran cut when the SAFE was raised above
| the surface
The complaint is still made that the
electric lamps are OF little use to the
divers, as the light is faint and uncer-
tan, and to hO.I them takes one OF the
| liver hands. So far as reports made
public go, the worknen on the tug
| Right Arm. with the assistance OF tn }
naval divers, are lhibor.ng hart5 to recev-
II the bodies under the hatch, which ed
10 the irSroom platforms. Snoring. Wi tn
timbars was necessary and the divers
had to wait for the lumber to lay.
! The Havana papers print long ex-
tracts from tn American daiIies. but
Of course only of de.ay-ft news. AT
he Americans are anNiously awaiting
the arrival of tomorrtaws mai.
Consul General Lee says he has re-
| reiVy6 no news Of iTpQrtanCs from he
| state department. today. nor been noti-
! fled TO expect the arrival Of anyone cd
prominence. 1t is believel1 here that il
any American of national rapu ia tior
comes to Havana now it viii be &c
. study the situation for himself and not
as an official commissioner.
II Cargo of NJ. j. Groves No. l Wash
| ngton Lime, Brick Lime, Plaster and
lGenuinta Portland Cement. WIN meet al