The sun., 1910-05-23
ETHE US. RAISES THV MAINR
sp,JN WIZ DEMAND NEW M
OIIRT INTO DISASTER.
a,oor,. already Drafted Insist That EN-
plo,ion Was Dus 10 spontAneSus
combustion within tse shlB-Ameri-
cun Findings W0nt Ne Raised Vet.

combustion within the shlD-Ameri-
can Findings WOat Ne Raised Vet.
,-f-rr rras DsspaicA 20 TRn SUN.
N,rrw May 22.-The spanish Govern
-srf has decided. IL IL said. 10 demand a
Fs.h inquiry into the cause Of the Maine
disaster .f the wreck Of the battleahip
IS raised
The r. IT prominent Spanish naval en-
rs-,s have already prepared elaborate
rs15r.s upholding their version Of the
es!.s 1f the disaster. namely. spOntane-
o.. combustion in the powder magazine.
WlsmNdroN. May 72.-So Tar ~ could
s nCrrtained here tonight. the State
Department has had no intimatiOn from
he spanish Government that IL intends
10 request a new investigation into the
causes Il the blowing uP Of the battleship
Name u the event Of the wreck being
ul.,sd While officers cf the State De-
fa-msrt decline TO discuss the attitude
of'hc United States il such a request h
rrlds. % is known that both the State and
Navy departments will probably oppose
a second formal investigation OF the
ac.iieut
shortly after the Maine was blown up
a naval court Of inquiry made a CON-
Trebensive study Of the accident and
dcciiei that the Maine was destroyed
ly an external explosion Officers Of the
State and Navy departments believe
t.ai the investigation was complete and
convincing. and they do not think a Sc
und inquiry will throw additional light
on the subject
The actual work of raising the Maine.
however. will probably not be begun
until CongTrss makes an additional ap-
rroPriatiOn for the purpose. Several
days ago a bill introduced by Repre-
@antative Sulzsr Of New York. who for
many years has advocated the raising
II the wreck Of the Maine. was passed
hv Congress and signed by President
Taft Originally the bill provided $50, =
uUU for the work. but this was cut down
20 sloooOO by tho House Appropriation
l1mmittee.
In an Oficiai communication n Con-
rre-s several days ago Brig Gen. william
L Marshall. Chief of Engineers of the
Army. who n instructed by the Measure
~ supervise the work of raising the
wreck pointed out that the appropriation
Of SaOO0 was Inadequate. Even the
preliminary work. he said. could not be
accomplished within this sum.
u j. not believed that Congress will
gga.n take up the question az the present
.a.siou IN the meantime the S1ate De-
rrymsnt has begun negotiations with
TIE cuban Government for permission
t9ai-a The wreck from Havana harbor.
The wreck has caused the formation
rfa tar in the harbor and the Cuban Gov
r-rment 10 anxious 20 have il removed
i.r this reason. Negotiations with Cuba
GRE purely psrfunctory and II il expected
lat the necessary permission will be
rranted
Gen. Marshall has estimated that Il
will cost az least $500 coo 20 remove the
ruins of the battleship He plans to
d. instruct coferdams around tho wreck,
wmp it out, remove the remains of the
.alI0rs still contnined In ths hulk and
,ranine the hull 20 SO what would be
.sOr-sary in the way of patching 20 make
feat. Cen Marshall believes that the
d, 9 q the coRefdams alone will be more
rU.u YOoOOO
I1' spanish Government and Spanish
rf.a experts have always deeply re-
-.a..d the imputation that they were in
Gv Vly involved In the Maine disaster.
Iuay cuntended that the Maine was
..-rr vnd by an explosion IN her forward
magazine which vas probably due 10
-..r'.".Hus combustion. The Maine
,.r' ui inquiry said there was no indi-
'f.u ui any cause for an internal eG-
-.G
|..-. ar. some American naval officers.
'"...r who we're not convinced by the
ding gi 'le. court u inquiry and who
''. privately oApr'ss belief that the
SPANISH naval ,Npcrts were oorrect.
\ b... hss PASSED Congress appropriat-
~ Ho"n fur raising the wreck of the
.-r.7Hp Maine. now resting on the
r.I.n Havana hsrbor. and for inteFring
f. .-.Irs m. the hulk In the National
'.r''nry 40 Arlington. Va. The bill
.- r-..j"s that tho two tall masts of
'.. vessel shall b. brought % the United
@'.'.s ln1 erected In the Arlington ceme-
j-. .sar fAs bodies oi the buried sailors.
Maine, IN command Of Capt Charles
Ng-he~, vas hlown up in Havana
' 0n tho evening of February rs.
.-s' So" hat be~n there for three weeks.
'rs ."en sent there on a friendly
ra was moored In a berth assignes
laval authorities az Havana
.ea-t u-ed buoy In the harbOr.
not been previously occupied
. s.r ."-sel Tor many years. The
Havana resented the pres
'..' ' '.. American man-o'-wnr and
'.N..r H"ra uttered against the ahip
.'" .. n.v.
900 ."Iook. while she majority %
p"r" asleep a double explosion
'.-ward directly under their
which rent the ship in two.
..- 10 link almost instantly.
."nplement II 920 souls. two
rri ssl men were killed by the
drowned and SIXTY were taken
.H.d
Shown IN reports by the officers
'.ur"rature Of the vessel was