New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
THE MAINE EXPLOSION
Attributed to Jose Zavaldo, Elec-
trician in MORO Castle.
FyEcUTED BY GEN. BLANCO
Charges Not Made Public
Colonel Brady Reported Find
inrs TO President Mckinley.

Kansas CITY. Mo, Nov. That jose
zavaldo a Spanish electrician. working
IN Aforro Castle, and probably fanauc.
vas responsible for the destruction OF
-he battleship Maine was the statement
made tonight by Colonel Jasper +
Rradv IL correcting a report Of a speech
made BY him last night
Colonel Brady says he was one oi d
committee Of four men who investigated
The explosion and reported their hnd'nes
- President Mckinley.
OF course. / did not see this man turn
on the switch which set free the power
fuI mines that caused the disaster. SAID
the colonel but the evidence III the
case pointed directly 10 his guilt Three
other army officers. whose names 90
not care 10 give. and myself reported 70
The President that in our belief IaYaIoo
vas responsible. He was later executed
On the command of General Blanco-
Meme. however. was ever able 70 learn
Tar what reason
Colonel Brady in an address last night
a. & Georges Episcopal church. dis
,-,,ssad the Maine explosion and at
4rfbuted Il 70 submarine mines his
statement brought forth denials from
Washington. among other things being
thar no military board had been aU-
-,afntez - investigate the case Colonel
pradz explains that the board never
.-o-vened 10 make its report, but re-
7,o-,s5 individually TO the President.
roioneI Brady was quoted a. saying in
IL 10
responsible for the explosion. He denied
Today that he made such 2 statement.
attempts II learn anything about the
history of the electrician proved futile,
said Colonel Brady.
An that we know IS that he was IN
charge of the wires which operated the
mines planted in the harbor for defence
If the Spanish government had desired
- blow up the battleship the electrician
would have been ordered Ia turn on the
current and ignite the explosives As
nearly as We could learn. the electrician
acted on an impulse while near the cleo
frfcal apparatus and turned on the
switch that killed the 207 men.
The harbor was full Of mines and il
IS not surprising that the Maine an
shored near one.
We had much trouble in obtaining
evidence. our case was made up largely
nv T,;tr:rg two and two together and ar
irving a. q conclusion
Colonel Brady is a brother Of the Rev.
,--r,1s Townsend Brady, the author, who
se nss+or of st. Georges Church. where
last nights lecture was delivered.
Washington. Nov. 2.-Jasper Ewing
BRADY was formerly attached 10 the Sig
-,sl CORPS Of the United states Army and
held the rank Of captain, but resigned in
1896. General James Allen, Chief Of the
Signal Corps. said Brady was telegraph
generator and had written n number oS
--7srszine articles He did not know
however. that he had been on 5ny board
charged with the investigation Of the
destruction Of the Maine.
Rear Admiral Wainwright who was
executive officer on the Maine at the
time the vessel was blown up said to-
dav that there had been no military
board appointed 70 investigate the dis
aster. The story told b. Brady was one
o. the theories advanced at the time the
naval board Of inquiry. Of which Rear
Admiral Wainwright was a member IN
-esrigated the matter Il was discred-
lted then and Rear Admiral Wainwright
said to-day he placed no stock in il now.