The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-26
MAINE IN HAVANA HARB0R
CONSUL-GEN. LEE WIRES SHE WAS
EECEIVED WITH COURTESY,

Spanish Forts Salute the United States
Battleship-Comma manders of Spanish and
the Maine-American Marines viii Not
Probably be Allowed Ashore.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Admiral Sicard
wired the navy department to-day that
he had received and executed Secre-
tary Longs order respecting the Maine
and that she would sail at once. The
order probably was received by the ad-
miral about 10 o'clock last night while
off Tortugas harbor and the answer
pedo boat Dupont, which carried over
the order. The procedure to be followed
by the Maine upon her arrival off Ha-
vana is laid down at the navy depart
ment as follows:
Being daylight (for no craft is per-
mitted to enter the harbor during dark
ness) at the entrance to the harbor the
Maine will begin to fire salute Of q
guns. AS soon as the last gun has been
fired the guns Of Moro Castle will re-
turn the salute. Then as there is
Spanish admiral in the harbor salute
must be fired by the Maine in his honor
This will be Is guns if he be a vice ad-
miral and 13 guns if rear admiral
This salute will be returned and prob
ally the Spanish admiral will send a
staff officer aboard the Maine to greet
Captain Sigsbee. This call must be re-
turned and then there may be vista
tion from port officials, health officers
and Others Meanwhile, presuming that
Consul General Lee has not appeared,
Captain Sigsbee will send one of his
officers ashore to the United States con-
sulate with message too Gen
eral Lee stating that the Maine is
awaiting his orders and indicating that
he would be pleased to receive the con-
sui general aboard or to call upon him
ashore at his pleasure.
The calls having been exchanged, the
next thing in order will be a reception
to the acting captain-gene for it is
reported that Captain-General Blanco
this call the ceremonies will include
so far as custom prescribes, though
there may be some entertainment ex-
tended to the Names officers by Off
cials in Havana. 1t is likely that the
ships crew will be kept closely aboard
ship. The confinement is believed to be
necessary as means Of preserving the
ships company from the danger of
contracting yellow fever, which, it is
understood, is now in evidence in Hava-s
ma.
Because the Names men must remain
under this close restriction it is likely
that the ship will not be kept long in
Havana harbor but she will be replac-
ed in few weeks by one of the cruis-
ers. 1t is not deemed proper to venture
one OF the heavy draught battleships
into Havana harbor save in an emer-
gency, because it would be needless
exposure of the vessel to accident. The
German ships in Havana harbor will
not be saluted, for they are not COM
manded by an officer Of flag rank. 1t
is said at the navy department that the
presence Of these ships at Havana has
no significance at this time. The Span
ish government has numerous fleet in
Cuban waters.
A naval lieutenant Of the Spanish
cruiser Alfonso XII, the Spanish flag
ship, visited the Maine early in the af-
ternoon, as did also an officer of the
German cruiser Gneiseu. Both visits
were returned by Captain Sigsbee, who
at o'clock called upon Rear Admiral
vincinte Romello at the admiralty Of
flee and upon Vice Admiral Pastor, af-
ter which he had prolonged confer
ence with Consul-General Lee. The
consul-general will return Captain Sigs-
bees visit tomorrow. He is arrang-
ing for visit by Captain Sigsbee to
Acting Captain-General Parade.