The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-16
Died Of He0II Failure, H0SIened by
Scenes Witnessed Q| NQ|QIZQS,
RERICAh Flag CLASPED TO HER BREAST
Court OF Inquiry Carefully Conliuu-
Ing Their Work Tho big Wreck.
Ing Derrick chief ArrIves-Spnn-
iards in Mexico VIII Preseut Spain
with II War Ship.
Havana, March Is, 1898.

Havana, March Is, 1895
The Margrove, with the court of in
quiry on board, sailed tonight for Key
West. Captain Sampson, president IG
the board, assured the Associated
Press correspondent that the decision
to leave Havana Was not reached until
this afternoon, after coasulta ton OF
the members. IT was decided that,
while further testimony might be OBJ
tanned here, this was NIT sufficiently
| likely 10 justify hanger stay The
court oacp return If the divers or wreck
ers make discoveries that add to the
stock of knowledge now gathered. The
plans of the submerged wreck, In the
preparation of which Ensign Powell
som has had a large share. ana very
elahcratc, and Captain Sampson says
the testimony and records of the divers
are very full.
Captain Sampson hopes the court will
be allowed to resume its siattags on the
battlcShip Iowa. now near Key West
with the flagship New York The
greater part of the investigation tthrss
remains will consist, unless the court
rciulE:rS here, of n careful study of
the plans IL is not thought that it
will be necessary tn again summon
the survivors of the Aladnc, officers or
men.
The court has .ao prophecy 10 make
us t1 the further duration of its Sit
! t!nES or as TO when and where the
! findings will he promulgated. Captain
| SiSsbee will probably remain here with
| IieutenanttCommand,= Wainwright to
| superintend the wrccking on behalf Of
the Government. Captain Chadwick is
| expected TO remain TO olTe for any
| bodies that may ha recovered At
| least, no orders had bce7I received 20
/ the contrary when this dispatch wlas
/ sent.
! The court called upon nsu-General
Lee this afternoon to bid him fare
well. and subsequently Captain Sigs-
! bee said adeu to the court.
| \ correspondent at Sagusr I.s Grandc
! telsgraphs thait Mrs. Thurs:on died at
ro1n yesterday OF heart disease, bclicv-
| ed 20 be hereditary. Mrs. ThurSr:m had
bean much affected by the scerIes of suf-
| far.ng she witnessed at MatanZas and
| especially H.. the case of tha skeleto
| like children.
Mrs. Thurston. conscious shat her end
| was near, said:
| Il ann net sorry TO 50 to rest. but 7 am
| grieved that my own children will be
| motherltss"
Mrs. ThurS,ori had worn small
American flag rlNt her heart ever since
| the trip was commenced. and when she
| died The flag w2s clasped 10 her breast
| She was noted Pr her great humanity,
and when al MatanZas saw a gaunt
! mother sadly brac!ng her dying child
| This feelings Of Mrs. Thurston were ex-
| cited by this sad SceEe and probably
| this brc!dccI; helped 10 hasrsd the end
The United States court of naval IN
| qu:ry into the loss Of the battlesh!p
! Mains cJntinu2g its careful scrutiny of
| the testimony and .he plnIs If the
| wreck waiting or, the divers for any
! ciewS OF fresh discoveries. The mem
bers of The court claim 10 b. as ignorant t
| ais ever of the time of ;heir depar-
| turc from here.
! The wrsck!ng derrick Chief. Of New
| York arrived here t:-day in tow of the
| Boston tug Underwater. II is under
| stood the latter will rs':lrn ro the
| Cn!ted States for Il 5000 ton barge
! Ro!f. the English engineer in charge
| OF the Heating dock. dsnies i'm this
! mornings papers that he has given u,-,
! ir''=rv.jw AT any time TO an America n
newspaper IN the subject cr the wreck
! of the Maine.
| TmA body OF another victim of The
! Maine disaster was found late last 7is,h I.
floating near the United states cruiser
MonisNmcry. The remains have no:
| bc.2n identified
! 1T Is reported hsre that the Spanish
! cruis@r NiZcaN:. at the request OF the
| Spanish residents cf Mcx!c... will visit
| Vera Cruz. NJ is further reported .hat
/ the Spa':iards at that place have de-
| cid'd to present the Spanish govern
meat with warship of the same size
| as the Nizcaya.
| Slr-hish troops 10 ,h> nun,har os
LOO arrived hare' to-day from Snain
| Sennr Rafael Arazos,,, , ,rn,,, :, .,,