The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22
SPANISH TREACnERI.
Belief IL It Expressed b nSsy
Americans from iayaas, sly
AND THEIR THEORY IS SUPPORTER
Msny Circumstances Arc ksstliy
roiated Out.
4 BOAT SEEN NEAR THE MAINE
BY Ono Man Who Will Make Z
Proper Statement,
SPANISH STEAMSHIP WAS MOVED
shortly before the American nat
ticxhip ana Her Crew Were
Blown Tn.
shortly neforc the American nat
ticship ana Her Crew Were
Blown Tn.

New York, February ai,-The Ward line
steamer scsuranca arrived at quarantine
today from Ta,npico aud Havana The
seguranca arrived at Havana at 10 o'clock
on the morning after the disaster to tho
Maine and passed close 10 the wreck. The
Segurnnca's passengers said that great
excitement prevailed at Havana and at the
time OF sailing tho foreign population was
generally Of the opinion that tho Maine
was destroyed by design. They cited
among other things In support OF this tho
DRY tho Tact that the Spanish man OF war
Alfonso XIII. which was anchored near the
TO the disaster.
One OF tho passengers William i, Car
bon, went so far as 10 say that he saw =
boat go near the Maine short time pre-
rlous To tho explosion. He said he would
20 10 Washington and make a statement
before the proper authorities.
G. z. nolcomb of Newcastle, Dci.. ono
OF the passengers on board the Segur-
anca, Was outspoken In his belief that the
startling circumstances.
u went 10 Havana. said Mr.. iloromb
mot al all IN sympathy with che lnsur-
senIr. hut on Wednesday, when We got 10
Havana. | believe many OF the Americans
ON hoard were Iii mood to commit mar
der. The flags on the spspish warsaip
were not at half mast The vessels OF all
other natipnalilies had paid this slight
tribute to the dead,
s.st.l
the spaniards and Cubans is strong. At
the funeral OF the Mainc's seamen the
Cuban women in the streets were almost
all dressed In mourning, whila the Span
ish women wore colom The only Amer
lean flnga | saw in the procession were
two small ones
= went on beard the Alphonso XIII and
was Received politely. The only expression
OF regret heard there was from on off
Ger who complained that the force of the
Maine explosion had broken his toilet bot
ties. There can be no MISLEADING the In
difference of The spaniards In Havana oyer
the loss OF the ship and those on board.
On Thursday. while driving TO The cems-
tory with two Amsrican fri--.ls / was as
sailed With jeers aud some one threw 4
large stone at our carriage"
y, w Dobbett or this oity, who wns
with MIR. Holcunb in The carriage added:
tr'rbni " perfectly true. In fact, one or two
children yelled efter us that they had
blown up the Americans. aud that they
were glad Of Il. did moi hear d single
expression OF regret for iho terrible loss
OF life from any spaniard during the tins
! Was In Havana"
Frank Wcinneimer OF ihis city WAS an
eyewitness OF tie explosion and fellow
passenger OF Mr.. Holcumb lie told the
following story ION Tncs lay evening
started down 10 ~ river front for a breath
OF fresh air. WINS about three hundred
yards fr1n the Maine The first intimattion
lad OF the explosion was crunch!ng
sound Then there came terrible roar.
Immense pieces OF debris few skyward
from the Maine. Some OF them must have
been thrown at least three hundred feet.
Ii looked as though the Whole inside OF the
ship bad been blown Out, Many persous
on the pier were nearly thrown from their
feet by the force OF the explosion. The Air
became stfling with smoke
Mr.. weInhemcr said he heard an excited
spanIar declare shortly after the expto-
sion that cf the '.Americanos' sent another
wprsbip II also would be blowL up.
william i. Carbon. The passenger whe
pIofsssed 10 trye Important tnfOrmatton
about the explosion. refuses 10 make any
further statements than he mane ~ quar-s
antinc. The other passengers Of tho sess 4
urancg did not take Mr. Carbon ~ serious
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