Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-16
THE STORY OF
THE MAINE
The Wreck Decorated in Ha-
vana Harb0re
CUBANS CONTRIBUTE WREATH
Mass Cciobrated IN Memory OF tho
Victims ana Their Graves I'm Colon
Cemetery Dccoratcu-Tho story
Toidt 10 school children Work on
tho New lsatiiaship Maine Begun
tn Missouri.
uBy Telegraph to virrinlan-pno,o


Havana. Feb. 1.-THE sun shone
brightly this morning for the first time
in several days, when the wreck of the
United States battlcship Maine. de-
stroyed in Havana harbor on the even
Ing OF February II, 1898, was decorated
with large American nag. At
o'clock the Stars and Stripes was
hoisted at half mast by Captain Eaton,
of the United States auxiliary cruiser
Rcsolute. who, with Mrs. Ester Rath-
borne and Mrs. Dudley and ten sailors
Of the Hesolutc, rowcd to the sunken
battlcship. The only others TT fziT1E7 part
We're n battalion, with officers, OF the
First Maine heavy artillery.
An immense rope of greens was fcs-
tooncd about the lighting top, each loop
hung with laurel wrcaths four feet in
diameter, ANA tied with rcd. white and
blue ribbon. Tho cuban Club of IIa-
vaua had placed an artificial wreath
OH The hoat crane and this Captain
Eaton transferred to the peak of the
Gan.
HIGH MASS CELEBRATED.
AZ 10 o'clock hish mass VAS cello
hrated in memory of The Maine vic
Tins IL the MERGED Church, at which
Major General Ludlow and several =
ms stan were present The ceremony,
which was very impressive, WAS at
tended by EriSadier General George X.
ERNST representing Major General
Brooke; Commodorc H. J. Cromwell,
captain OF the port. and other naval
o'iicers' me Nl'y Council me hNecu-
i've o3ntinllt"r 81 me ounah Assembly
uH' o'Her members oi the Assembly,
thc sccie'hrlcs OF me ciVii depart
i'vn'S uhu mitnY oil.rlaiS; together
W., VII tcPlcS," ives oi me iihVaha IRE
y, $500 '''u "tnt, iuc.It otS"iil"' IONS
a., ',', ~, "vI'', .. W. ne 80, Ni''SsIs were
,,t,i e"'''''' "'''N' N''"u c" INC
GltAN rs DECORATED.
This afternoon the graves at Colon
cemetery were decorated in the pre-
scncc Of American officers. military and
naval details PARTICIPATING
THE NAMES STORY TOLD.
of me civ ,hr stor If ,h i.' ,r SrnoU's
Of ,ho Noipn v,.,s iHId to-d,,, ,n'i ~ 7 -"
teacher Impressed ON inc vni,thruI MINI
the imnorioncn or mo nvont nnd M
Important hapncnjngs that follnwod
Flnc. ON y In,r. ni,rbn,, of h,,ildin,...
were al nan mas.
IliH NJ" hAi it9ilP MAINE
Philadelphia, Feb. l5.-rhc annivers-
ship Maine in havana harbor was
marked mere with The beginning OF
work on the powerful man oi-war
which VIII bear the name of the his
tpEc hatticshin The destruction OF
Whlch d!d much To precipitatc the war
Win SPAN.
me new Maine Will be built by the
Cfdmp Shlp 'ullding Company. aud at
the company's yards a! IL o'clock to-
Gay thc hrst piece OF The Keel of the
,'SIi,,, M W, l'.u. mere WAS no ior
yard was thrnwn omen to M n1hiir
and a great cheer was given bv M
crowd as the group of worllmen set in
place the first steel piece of thn Keel
Other pieces of the keel were ip1nr,
diately holsted and placed bv the side
of the firs:. and thus was started VIA,
will he one of The most nownrf,,I
fighters of the new navy.
LAUNCHING NENf YEAR.
The bujldcrs viii cndoovor "a h1,-c
the new bnftIcshin ro,dv Far ,o,,nchi,r,
nm Fnhruorv t5,h of ny, ,,oa, nn1 -,
have her ready for service on 40 tb;rn
anniversary Of nor nrndacnssor,. d.
struction
REMEMBERED IN MISSOURI.
jefferson CITY. Mo. Feb. l5.-The
following resolution commemorative
This House looks with pride upon
American soldiery and seamen in nm.