New Britain herald., 1929-02-14

these sent BY opoia for ~ esvsrr
msnts Of the tslaaN VERT iat1ossabll
Their appeals for, ssnlslasee ~ n
lief. fell' npen sympathetic ears Ii
ithe.l1nifeA ota&ss- TIA STATE depart
tmest t66S Ne matter up with tn
apanI1h ss*arnment protesting tn,
aba6AsxaA4. inAisting upon = NOR
psetfic coa1lkis6. Ths spanish gov
sEeg3nAit ea1Qme1ss On attitude .
Iva sysuHs1wn busincia.' Then t,
}aSS1 -, seeyernment Of Spai,
ftll1 E kpathy OF the Unitet
EStat6e sGxEN fncSs4 a warship wal
sent ! 4 1vapa. The battlsshil
Matns lyssea q the harbor On tn
18th. = JahuaEys 1888. She va,
given aneh4FaSS shout see yard,
from TIE atsenal. The Ward Liht
steamer CITY. Of Washington was q!
anchor about 500 yards away. and
near the Maine rode At anchor the
Spanish cruiser Alfonso MI. The
reception Of the officers and =crew
of the Maine In Havana seemed to
be cordial and friendly and SO con.
tinued until the night Of February
18th when 4 terrific explosion &C.
CURED and the Main was destroyed
Two officers and 2s4 men lost their
lives In consequence.
1.-The Spanish cruiser and the City
OF Washington 1t .once did all that
was possible In rescue work. Tbs
boats of the Alfonso MI we're the
first to reach the Maine. They car
ried away 81 wounded and the
boats OF the City Of Washington -.
The chaplain of the Maine, the Rev.
J. P. Chadwick, went with the men
aboard, tho Alfonso and gave both
spiritual consolation and physical
aid.
ION Thursday April 18th Admiral
Sicard appointed a naval court Of
inquiry into the causes Of the de-
struction Of the Maine. Two days
later the spanish officials In Havana
asked the United States for an Or
der establishing 4 joint investigation
into the Maine catastrophe. This
was denied and the Senate ordered
an independent investigation Of the
catastrophe by It's committee on
naval affairs.
I'm the. meantime and up to
March II, the Senate and House
had authorized so millions for ma
tional defence-the purchase Of
cruisers. torpedo boat destropers
and other articles OF war. The gov
eminent OF Spain protested the war
like preparations of the United
states. The same day Redfield Proc
tor, senator from Vermont. inform
ed the senate OF what he saw and
heard during his visit to Cuba. max
ing a profound impression upon tho
country at large. On March cath,
John Milton Thurston. senator from
Nebraska, spoke in the senate de-
manding armed Intervention in be-
half Of the Cuban people. And on
March .6th the result OF the Amer
lean court Of naval inqniry5was for
warded to the Spanish government.
March esth the report on the Maine
was sent to Congress and given to
the couhtry-'Spain was held guilty
by Implication April LIST the house
passed the Naval appropriations .btli'
OF - millions for the purchase OF
IL torpedo boats and ~ destroyers
Iowa appropriated 100000 for war.
Steamers were sent to Havana
from Key West to bring Americans
home-th9 American flag half
masted over the wreck of the Maine
was then lowered. On April 4th.
five senators spoke for an tmmedt.
ate declaration 1t war. Consul Gen
cral Fitz Hugh Lee was ordered
home from Havana April 9Th. AM
bassadors of the six great powers Of,
Europe waited on President Mckin-
ley only TO be assured by him that
Cuba must be pacjfied, On Monday,
April nth President Mckinley ask
cd the authority Of Congress to In.
tervene in Cuba with the army and
navy. This was authorized : week.
later. About this time the flower Of
the Spanish navy consisting Of four
cruisers and three torpedo
boat destroyers under Admiral Ger
vera sailed from Cadiz to the Cape
Verde Islands and thence to Cuba.
"On the Goth of April President
signed the resolutions
armed intervention AMI
the withdrawal of Spain
from Cuba. The Spanish minister at
was given his passports
and on the 21st Minister Woodford
was given. his passports from Mad
rid. The powers were notified and
Admiral Sampson was ordered to