The age-herald., 1898-03-23
MAINE'S MORTUARY REPORT COMPLETED THO Hundred az Piity-SeTen Perished
 in E catastrophe. ONLY S,SS -0NE IDENTIFIED Ont 2 2 4 Number Recovered Ono ( ssldred and SeYenty-One. MEMBER OF DIVING FORCE DEAD Central Relief Station in Havana Feeding Twelve Thousand People Daily-No Encourag-
 ing Adyices From Devastated Dis
 tricts-Receiye No Orders.
MEMBER OF DIVING FORCE DEAD

Havana, March 22.-Chaplain Chadwick has completed his mortuary report, which shows that 257 men and two officers per- ished in the castrophe, six succumbed to their injuries in the San Ambro hospital here, one died on the Spanish transport Colon. One hundred and seventy-one bodies have been recovered from the wreck, of which sxty-one have been identified; 161 have been buried in Colon cemetery and eleven at Key West.
 This Is the official report, made public after careful compilation.
 It is believed that many more identifca- tions will be established when the enlist ment records are compared with the notes in Chaplain Chidwick's possession, with marks of eorpses. Tomorrow morning at o'clock Bishop Manuel Santander Trutos, of Havana, assisted by Chaplain Chidwick, will consecrate the central relief station In Estrella street.
 The death on Henry Williams, one of the diving force of the tug Chief of the Mer- ritt Wrecking Company, occurred at 8 o'clock last night, due, according to the American physician who attended him, to chronic hemorrhage of the stomach. It was not expected. MT. Williams was i'll before he left the United States. The body will be sent to Key West.
 Feeding Twelve Thousand
 The central relief station in this city Is feeding GOO persons daily. It will be for- mally opened tomorrow, although partially in use already. The system Is admirable, and food is plentiful. There are 1,0S5 tons of supplies now on hand or afoat. Advices from the country districts are satisfactory, and show the same conditions as have been recently described.
 La Discussion today criticises the edi- toral of La Lucha referring contemptuous- y to the charitable work of Americans in the island, synopsis of which editorial has been cabled and says that the edi- torial was inspired by hatred of the Cuban people, from whom La Lucha has derived a large part of it's income
 'The editor of La Lucha," says La Dis cussion, knows that there are 300000 vic- tims of starvation and would not care if there were as many dead. He Is ignorant of the great charities maintained by the United States and also of the gifts of sup plies from the United States to other coun- tries than Cuba in time of need"
 La Lucha and La Discussion political opponents and their editors are personal enemies
 Had Not Received Orders
 Up to the hour of closing the cable of- fee tonight the officers of the Maine in Havana had not received orders to go north. All but Commander Wainwright may be ordered away at any time. He has been placed officially in charge of the wrecking under the contract.
 Capt. Sigsbee and the other officers were supposed to remain only while the court of inquiry was in session here and they are confident they will be ordered away before April 1, as after that date quarantine laws against yellow fever will be enforced more rigidly than ever on account of the out break last year in New Orleans and else where in the United States. Capt. Sigs- bee is not very well. He is anxious to go north, but of course, says nothing on the subject being willing to wait patiently for orders.