The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-20
Workmen Discover Right Foot
and FOrearmS of Victim of
Explosion on Warship.
ABSOLUTELY NO HOPE
OF IDENTIFICATION
Many Weeks Must Pass Before
Full Exploration of Vessel
Is Possible.

| HAVANA. June l9.-With the discov'
cry this morning OF some human frag'
mcnts, the work OF exploring the hull o.
the Maine. for the primary purpose OF
recovering and giving honorable sepul-
chers to the bodies of her crew, was al
last begun after many weary months OF
preliminary work.
While workmen were clearing the spar
deck between the after and engine room
superstructure In the immediate vicinity
OF the after port side turret they found
bones OF a right foot enclosed In the
ragged remnant OF shoe and nearby the
bones OF forearm. the hand missing
Soon after this they cane % upon m 5ae ,,oned oones
possibly from fire, and deeply encrusteo
with coral growth.
No hope OF identification was offered
except that the shoes suggested the wear
er probably was either an officer, mess
attendant or member OF the marine
guard. the blue Jackets In tropical service
habitualy going barefooted.
Further explorations in that portion OF
the ship did not reveal anything which
might assist in the Identification. The
remains were placed In a receptacle oil
board the United states collier Leontdas
Relics Discovered.
A search of the spar deck and officers
quarters superstructure resulted in the
discovery OF a paper covered novel, on
which the owners name on the title page
was illesible, pair of binoculars, much
corroded. two raincoaks, a barrel OF bot
tied mineral water and quantity OF por-
celain belonging 10 the captains and the
wardroom messes.
II was noticeable that the rubber arti-
cles stood well the action Of the water,
All metallic objects were reduced TO un-
identifiable masses OF black oxide.
During the morning a leak developed In
the south side of the cofferdam. but 1t
was stopped after exploration by divers
and the dumping of additional material
within the adjacent calssons.
The water level had been lowered at
nlghtfall TO fourteen feet. leaving visible
all the spar-deck from the stern TO the
forepart of the engine rooms upper
structure on the port side. The latter
deck is badly bulgod and apparently the
side OF the ship under this including
the armor belt. was blown outwards,
which probably resulted from the eX-
pIoSion OF the after magazine.
Confused Mass of Wreckage.
Up to the present it has been impos-
which. according to the report OF the
original board Of survey was raised
many feet above It's original position
and was strongly indicative of an ex-
fusion Of the masses OF material heaved
1T that Identification of any portion Of
the structural material is exceedingly
and can probably be definitely
determined crly when the deck Is clear
of water,
This evening the afteT-part of the YES
sci. including the officers quarters. had
been for the most part cleared of mud
and debris. The dead lights OF the main
deck on tie aftor-rort side are visible
but view of the interior is obscured
by masses OF mud BY morning the level
Will be reduced. and pumping will be
suspended The exposed portions then
will be freed from silt and marine
growths and further exploration OF the
interior will be made possible.
According to Brigadier General Bixby,
chief OF the engineer corps. many weeks
will elapse before a full exploration IF
the sunkcn Maine is possible