The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-03-01

Maine disaster have discovered that
they can not have their bodies brought
to this country in cases where they
have already been inferred. This is
due to the fact that the Spanish laws
forbid the elimination of corpses until
the expiration of the period of five
years after burial.
The prohibition had it's origin in the
fear of infection from contagious dis
eases. Some applications have al
ready been made to have bodies
brought to the United States by pri-
vate individuals and they have en-
countered this obstacle.
Whether an effort will be made to
have it removed is not yet apparent.
HAVANA, Feb. 26.-The wreck of the
Maine is slowly but surely sinking into
the mud. Before the hull could be
raised it would be necessary to remove
the guns and deck debris. For lack of
proper appliances practically nothing
in this line has been accomplished.
Aside from the officers and cabin eff
fects the salvage thus far has been
pitifully small. The cloudy wealth
er and rain made the work OF
the divers unsatisfactory Friday
and very little was done. 1t is
said that a hole has been made
by the divers in one of the forward
matches, and it is hoped that a number
of bodies will be recovered. The court
of inquiry sat longer than usual Fri
day, the six divers being examined
more in detail than heretofore. The
time of the departure of the Mangrove
with the court for Key West has not
been determined. Capt. Sampson said
Friday that it was doubtful whether
his vessel would sail Saturday; that
all depended on the developments of
the testimony.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In spite of
the stories that come from unofficial
sources in Havana as to sensational
developments in connection with the
work of the divers in the Names
hull, the administration remains firm
in its statement that there is no
credible evidence one way or the
other as to the cause of the dis
aster and holds to it's purpose to await
the conclusion of the investigation
now making by the court of inquiry.
This position was emphasized at Fri
days cabinet meeting. People who
looked for some startling announce
ment were disappointed, as the mem
bers without reservation frankly
admitted that the subject of the
loss of the Maine had been dis
cussed, but said the government had
received no information from Havana
since Thursday, and had no intention
of changing its policy until there was
something of substance to warrant it.
The Spanish legation was equally in
the dark as to any of the discoveries
reported from sources that are not
cited, as was shown by the message
from Capt. Gen. Blanco.
HAVANA. Feb 26.-The United States
| light house tender Mangrove is still
here and the naval court of inquiry
continued its usual sessions Friday.
It's members hoped to get away to Key
West late Friday evening or early Sat.
urday morning, but they are not sure
which it will be. 1t is probable that
the testimony of the civilian witnesses
did not add to the courts knowledge of
the circumstances attending the ex-
plosion, of the causes of which these
witnesses could know nothing. as they
were quite distance away at the time
of the occurrence.
The wounded were reported to be
doing well Friday.
The Merritt & Chapman Derrick and
Wrecking company's tug, Right Arm,
a, is again at work removing such parts
of the wreck as it is possible to handle
in advance of the arrival of the strong
er tugs and derricks from the north.
1t is believed the divers from the fleet
and the Right Arm will remain al
work when the Mangrove leaves. The
Fern will be the only United States
vessel in the harbor after the Man
grove goes. The public generally will
be excluded from official vessels, espe
cially the Mangrove, and a card viii
have to be presented by the CORE
spondents before admission is giver
them.
HAVANA, Feb. o. Twenty unknown
bodies of the crew were recovered
from the wreck by the divers at moor
Friday. The bodies were frightfully
burned and mangled. and it may bt
impossible to ever identify some O
them. Holzer, who made such brave
fight, died in the hospital Friday. AL
the wounded will leave here Sunday OF
the Bache for Key West. The physi
clans consider it safe to move then
now.
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