Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27
My SEND The BODIES HOME.
Captain Sigsbee Makes Arrangements
With Havana Authorities


To Have Bodies Encased in Hernle-
tically Sealed Zinc Cases and
Sent to Key West 80 Alarming
Stories Af1oat Yesterday That
Had But Little Foundation-The
Chicago to Receive Her New
Armament at Once-Powers and
Duties Of Courts Of Inquiry Wide
Scope Of Their Operations--Ee-
port Will Be in Two Parts--Facts
and Opinions.
Washington, February 26.-In ne
absence of news from Havana on any
subject other than the disposition OF
the dead bodies, the official mind
turned to-day on an analysis OF the
Spanish statements, made with more
or less degree of official sanction, re-
speeding the total absence Of sub
marine mines from Havana harbor, and
it was regarded by the Navy Depart
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of an external cause for the explosion
just as recent letters put an end to the
exploding boiler theory as an inter
nal cause for the disaster.
Nothing was heard to-day from the
court of inquiry, and the department
is still ignorant Of its plans. In fact,
the only news coming direct from Ha-
vana to the Navy Department during
the day was contained in the following
dispatch from Captain Sigsbee:
Havana February rs.
Have succeeded in making ar
rangements by which bodies may be
sent to Key West in Theoretically
sealed zinc cases. Refer to Forsyth
for burial in Key West. Probable that
bodies hereafter cannot be recognized.
Probable bodies will not remain intact.
Condition of bodies requires imme-
date action.
jenkins and Merritt may be recog-
nized by uniform. Can secure health
permit at Key West to land the bodies
there. Divers cannot get down ait
after bodies this morning. Much de-
bris Will clear it away. Wainwright
placed in charge OF wrecking matters.
fSigned. '.SIGSBEE."
The following reply was sent:
Washington, February Is.
'eTo Sigsbee, Havana
Referring to your telegram OF this
date, send bodies that may hereafter
be recovered to Key West for burial.
Send by Bache.
tSigned.l boNG.
10 Key West dispatch was for
warded as follows:
Washington, February 70.
"To Naval Station, Key West:
"Sigsbee ordered to send bodies that
may hereafter be recovered to Key
West for temporary burial. VIII ar
rive in Theoretically sealed zinc cases
Make necessary arrangements. Bodies
will arrive by Bache.
[Signedl DONd-
It is believed at the department that
there are probably in the neighbor-
hood OF
FIFTY BODIES REMAINING
to be discovered and eXtricated from
the wreck. The double turreted monl-
tor Terror started for New York TINS
evening from Hampton Roads under
orders received to-day. She VIII be
most powerful reinforcement to the
defenses of the commercial metropolis
in case of need and stationed In the
Narrows it would be difficult for any
hostile ship to pass her. With the ex-
ception of the training ship Essex
which arrived at Hampton Roads to-
dav. and the Brooklyn, which arrived
at st. Lucia, probably to coal on her
way to Laguara, distant 500 miles, this
was the only naval movement to-day
There were a number of alarming
stories as to heavy shipments Of ord
nance from the Washington navy yard
for the arming of the auxiliary navy
II is said at the department that sc
far none of these small guns have
been shipped to-day, but that lew
for Chicago, probably fourteen five
inch rapid fire guns, viii be dispatched
Monday or Tuesday. With these guns
in place. the Chicago would be pretty
well modernized in the matter OF arm
ament. She will carry still her touI
big eight-inch guns in Sponsors on the
enar deck. while on the gun deck
these fourteen fve-inch rapid fire guns
will replace eight six-inch guns OF old
nattern. The Dolphin Is to so into
commission in New York on the 24th
of March. Although rated as the
Presidents yacht the vessel, which
has been thoroughly overhauled and
furnished with new boilers and decks
carries even now sufficient battery
r. make her. when speed is taken into
account.
A VERY EFFECTIVE GUNBOAT.
Her personnel will remain the same
as before she went to the navy yard
for repairs last fall
With the proceedings of the court
of inquiry drawing to close, atten-
ZION is now being directed TO the form
and nature of this report Inc court
has the widest latitude for inquiry
and vet certain general features will
have to be observed under the navy
regulations governing inquiries OF TINS
character. These We're explained TO-
dav BY Captain Lemley, judge advocate
General of the navy, and Lieutenant
Taucheimer. a veteran in the legal
arm of the naval service and author
of the standard work on courts Of IN
auiry, court martial, etc
AS a general rule. IL was explained
a court OF inquiry subjects not only
the evidence taken. but also gives It's
conclusions drawn from the evidence
FINDER rule 1926, when courts are re-
ulired to find facts, there is 10 be re-
norted not only a recital of evidence
h,It also the results and conclusions
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