The record-union., 1898-02-23

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at 1:30, and Lieutenant Commander
Wainwright executives officer of the
| Maine, was called to the stand. Lieu
tenant Wainwright has been in imme
diate charge of the wreck since the ex-
plosion. Four divers were at work,
two in the fore part of the ship and the
others aft. The task is most laborious,
and the men are naturally extremely
careful, as they have had to work in
complete darkness, and several have
had bad falls Electric lights from the
Mangrove are now available, and much
good is expected from them.
| Nearly all the possible salvage has
now been made from the cabin aft The
efforts to reach the ward and mess
rooms are frustrated by some unknown
obstacle 1t is expected 20 find bodies
in these rooms. Two cases of ten-inch
ammunition have ben found, the one
having exploded, the other full of
powder. These We're found forward.
The work of securing the bodies under
the hatch has been most difficult in the
dark. but it is hoped that the electric
| lights will be of great assistance The
| bodies are much mutilated, and some
partially burned.
| The officers of the court of inquiry
paid another visit to the wreck to-day.
| Captain Sampson, after the visit OF
| the members of the court to the Cap
| tain General and Admiral Manterola to-
| day said the reception extended them
had been polite and cordial. The Cap
| tain-General and Admiral expressed
deep sympathy and the hope that moth
| ing would interfere to prevent a thor
| ough investigation They offered to
| give any help in their power. Captain
Sampson referred to the visits as tend
| ing to promote a better understanding"
| Among the salvage We're the table,
ware and the silver service belonging
! to the Maine.
| George w. Koebeler of Brooklyn died
to-day at the Military Hospital All
! the other injured show some improve
ment
La Lucha,' in an editorial to-day.
comments upon the ''unfairness of the
| United States in making Captain Sigs-
bee the adviser and the assistant of the
court of inquiry" The editorial is
evidently based on incorrect informa-
| ton from the United States, as. naval
officers here say it is impossible under
the rules constituting naval courts Of
iiqo4iS lidl tlit Setpt1til
the ship destroyed Should have any
thing to do with the findings of the
court, being in one sense on trial him
self. 1t is made Captain Sigbee's duty
to give all the testimony as to the
facts in his possession.
La Lucha" claims also that the
court of inquiry is not constituted as
| it would be by any other of the great
| Powers, but in this particular, the
paper is evidently laboring under
further misinformation.
| Gunner Charles Morgan of the cruis-
er New York, who is in charge of the
divers will devote special attention to
examining the ammunition in the fore
part of the Names hull, and to ascer-
tain the condition Of the plates. mag
azines and engines. He is a graduate
| in gunnery, and is regarded as entirely
competent, as indeed, are all the divers
under his direction. He Is under strict
| orders not to give out anything on the
subject of his Investigations, except to
the officers of the court of inquiry
when called upon.
| The autonom;st government has con-
| firmed the appointment of Senor Man
uel Rafael Angulo as delegate of the
colonial government at Washington to
prepare a commercial treaty accord
! ing to instructions which he will re-
/ ceive from Senor Montero and Senor
Rodriguez, Colonial Secretaries of the
| Treasury and Commerce. respectively.
| 1t has also been decided to reserve
the posts Of directors in hospitals and
the asylum for persons of known n8n-
partisanship, providing they acknowl-
edge the new regime and return to the
| island.
| Captain Sigsbee received dispatch
| from Secretary Long tonight saying
that the wrecking vessel Right Arm has
been ordered from Key West to Ha
vana with an additional diver and
further apparatus.
| The bodies of twelve firemen have been
taken out from under the hatch leading
from the superstructure to the fire room.
None We're recognized, and all We're ne
cessarily dismembered in course of re-
moval.
| On the Mangrove the sessions of the
court We're held in the Captains cabin
aft The officers were not in full dress,
but in the uniform used every day
aboard ship The proceedings were very
shorthand reporter being admitted. The
arrangement is that the stenographer
shall write out his notes day by day.
ana the court will adjourn from time to
give him the opportunity, as was the
| case to-day. when the court visited the
wreck again and spent some time in
additional inspection. The pomp and
| circumstance of the tribunal are not as
much as an ordinary garrison court
martial would show, but the high char
acter of its members and the evident
earnestness of their purpose to find the
| truth, if possible, give dignity to the
court of inquiry.
! This was the last day OF the carnival,
and tonight the city is gay, as far as the
! prado and principal streets are con-
cerned But the display is not so great
as in former years
| An additional ten-inch casing charge
was found to-day exploded A number
/ OF such castings are believed to be inside
| the hull, but it is not known whether
! they exploded or not.
| The divers have recovered. III addi-
ton to Captain Sigsbee's silverware, as
already cabled. some Of his cutlery, his
rifles and a number of his books.
| The wounded in the hospital are doing
better tonight.
SPANISH TORPEDO BOATS SAIL
| FOR HAVANA
/ MADRIID, Feb. 22.-A squadron Of
/ torpedo boats has left Cadiz for Ha-
vana harbor.
DESTRUCTION OF THE MAINE.