New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23
REPORT ON ITS WAY NORTH.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARIX WITH
THE DOCUMENTS LEAVES KEY WEST.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MAR1X WITH
THE DOCUMENTS LEAVES KEY WEST.
/ FXrECrrr, TO REACH WASHINGTON THURSDAY
NIGHT THE COURTS FINDING STILL. MAT
TER or c'oNJECrJRE-oFF1CERs AND
MEN or THE MINE ORDERED
TO START FOR THEIR HOMES.
Key West March 22-The report OF the Court
+ of INJURY left here to-day in tho custody Of
Lieutenant Commander Mark. Judge Advocate.
+ II tho train connections are made he Will ar
. rive IN Washington with the documents Thurs
day night. Within the last few days minor
4 ity sentiment has been steadily growing that
tho Court has been unable to determine def
ritoly the cause of the explosion. Still. IT is
apparent that a majority hold to the ccnvic-
tion that the report will find and prove that the
Maine was blown up Intentionally.
Perhaps some significance may be attached
and conclusions drawn from a remark made by
Admiral c,card last night. when he said 10 a
. correspondent:
"Th@ case Of tho Maine is most peculiar. per-
haps the most peculiar which has ever occurred
in the history of the world"
/ From the general tone Of his remarks It might
]
initoly solve the mystery of the explosion. This
IS further borne out by the Admirars statement
that even after the report had been sent 10
Washington the Department may require fur
ther investigation.
As is natural. all who could speak authOrita-
uvoly continue 10 maintain tho silence which
has marked the history Of this most remarkable
Court In tho absence Of any trustworthy basis.
speculation continues rife ever. and ac-
cura'e news from Washington IS awaited as
eagerly by Rear Admiral Sicard by the
Youngest cadet in the feet
All rumors as to the report being already on
i,s way to Washington were set at rest yester-
day afternoon when Judge Advocate Mark
walked into the hotel and asked for Admiral
S.cari Behind Lieutenant Commander Mark
was an armed orderly with a large dispatch-baS
slunG across his shoulder. and in that bag was
the report Of the Maine Court Of Inquiry. The
| news spread quickly and caused great excite
ment
I'm the little writinC-room Of the hotel Com
marder Mark personally delivered the report
70 Admiral S.card Commander West. Of Ad-
miral Sicards staff then Joined Commander
Mark. and while tho orderly stood guard
outside the three went upstairs 10 the Admirals
room For tvo hours they were closeted to-
cethor going over the vouminous papers.
Commander Marx then personally took the pa
pers IN board tAe Nashville. which lies close
off shore IL returned to shore and spent the
night at the hotel.
The sending Of the report to-day to Washing
ton. as forecasted by this correspondent yes
torday proved an undramatic climax to weeks
= waiting Lieutenant Commander Mark went
aboard the Nashville early in the day and
brought off the findings. After a prolonged cor
ference with Rear Admiral Sicard, certain al
/ terations we're made and then Rear Admiral
Sicard affixed his signature Of approval. After
/ luncheon Lieutenant Commander Mark board
| ed the steamer City Of Key West and sailed for
! Miami at 4 so o'clock with the Courts findings
! safely slowed away in stateroom No. l6. only
| two persons we're on the dock to wave farewells
/ 10 the steamer.
| Lieutenant-COmmarder Mark before leaving
Key West was in a non-conimital mood. He
/ confined himself to saying that he was intensely
| glad to he through with very tedious work, and
/ once more 10 be on the way North. Despite the
/ absence from Key West Of the documents on
/ which the eyes Of the world are fixed the Court
! of INQUIRY continues in existence. though mac
| tive Should the Navy Department require fur
| Their investigation and express dissatisfaction
with the findings. It is proba bic that the Court
would be obliged to return to Havana, though
the release Of all the Maine officers held here as
| witnesses until to-day makes It unlikely that
any loophole has been left which would Justify
/ the Department in requiring the Court 10 per-
form further work From statements made here
/ the conclusion is drawn that the findings will
/ be given 10 the public in about week
The receipt by the officers Of the Maine Of
/ their orders to leave for their homes caused the
greatest Joy among them for 1t meant their
/ rclcas, from the irksome. idle bondage under
Ia f.fp .ha rlp
ure Of the Court They had been expecting 10
/ 60 home by every recent boat. and when the
orders finally came 1t really case Of be-
ing taken by surprise.
II is reported that Rear Admiral Sicard has
been before the Board OF Retirement, on the
/ cruiser York. and will probably be relieved
/ Of his command on account Of physical dlsabn-
/ ity Tho Marblehead has arrived from Port
Tampa via the TO-tugas after supplying the
/ Massachus its with ammunition:
IjoUtenants Jungen and Hood. Cadets Bron-
son and Rnvd Passed Assistant Engineer Bow
are Assistant Engineer Morris and Carr enter
HUms Of the Maine. left here to-day on the
/ civ ~ Key West. for Miami. Gunner Hale or
the lost battle-shp will start later There are
no commissioned officers Of the Maine here
Tho United states battle-ships Texas and
,rassacbreetts nassed here ar = o'clock yester-
day afternoon on their way 70 hampton hoaus'
The T-nited States battle-ship Indiana arrived
| bara yesterday from the Tortugas Islands, and
is anchored beside the battle-ship Iowa and the
/ c~1isor Nov York six miles from shore.
SPANISH REPORT DELAYED.
THE COURT not YET READY TO GIVE ITS VIEWS