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    THE OMAHA DAILY Jfljfe TUESDAY , MAKCII 20 , 1808.
with the president anil tlio cabinet , oar
councillors antl all officially concerned with
the affairs of state. "
There wore no preliminaries. \ \ hllo the
Journal was being read Chief Executive Clerk
I'rurlcn appeared with tlio message , which
itea announced aa soon s the reading of
the Joutnal was concluded. The thronged
pallerles were hushed as the clerk carried
the document down the male alnle and
placed It on the speaker' * table. Speaker
Hoed himself broke Hie large red seal of the
envelope- and v/lthout so much as looking at
the message handed It to the clerk , at the
wme time announcing In a clear , distinct
tolco :
"A message from the president of the
United States. "
No presidential message was ever listened
to with euch breathlces Interest. Members
ivat with Intense faces , straining to catch
every word. When the reading of the
message was concluded a wave of applause
swept over the floor and galleries. The
speaker Immediately announced the refer ,
cnco of the message to the committee on
forclmi relations under the rules.
Mr. Ilallcy , the democratic leader , arrsft
and said ho understood the menace would
take that course without debate under tilt
rule * , hut asked If the report of the board
J of Inquiry had not accompanied the message.
The speaker tcplled that a foot note to the
rnesrago contained the Information that the
report and testimony had been transmitted
to the eenate.
"Would It be In our power to ask
iminlmous consent to ant apart WednesJay
for the consideration of the message ?
naked -Mr. JIoMlllan ( dem. Tenn. )
"The chair thinks not , " replied the
speaker.
Meantime- . Walker ( rep. Mass. ) . was oa
his feet and when recognized he announced ,
us dean of the delegation , the death of his
colleague , Representative Sompklns. The
usual resolutions were adopted , the speaker
appointed the following committee to attend
the funeral : Messrs. GlllPtt , McCall , Moody
und Levering of Massachusetts ; Cousins of
Iowa ; Foss of Illl'iols , Llttaur of Now \ork ,
New lands of Nevada , and Herry of Kentucky ,
and then , at 12:18 : p. m. , the house , as a
further mark of respect , adjourned.
UK ; JAM ix Tin : a UN ATE : CIIAMUKK.
.GullcrlcH I'lllril Within mi Hour of
Their Opi'iiliiK.
WASHINGTON , March 28. Despite the
dark and lowering clouds which portended
lain at any moment , crowijs alr.Vsl unpre
cedented In elzo flocked to the capUjl tod.iy
In expectation of hearing the formal rtpcrt
'of the Malno court of Inquiry. By 8 o'c'o.U '
.people were waiting outside ot the senate
wing of the great marble pile , and when
the doors to the senate galleries were opened
at 9 o'clock the rush for seats begun. Within
-an hour every available Inch In the senate
public- galleries was occupied , and the re
served gallcrica were packed to the doom
by 11 o'clock. Thousands ot persons who
orrlvcd long before the senate convened
failed to gain admission even to the upper
corridors of the senate , o great was the .1dm.
In the diplomatic gallery were Mr. Abtier
McKlnley , the president's brother , and Mrs.
Captain Slgsbeo. The attendance of 6fn-
ators was unusually large. It was quUc
evident that tlio Individual members of the
body , desplto the dignified reserve In which
many of them were wrapped , were quite aa
deeply In'erested In the proceedings 'is was
the general public. Every senator at the
-capital was In his scat when the gavel of the
vice president fell.
At 12:01 : Major Pnidwi , executive sec
retary to the president , delivered to the
senate the message of the president trana-
Hnlttlng the long-expected anl much ds- !
.cussed report of the -Malno court of Inquiry ,
, As Major Pruden was recognized by the vice
president there was a hush In the chamber ,
a majority of the spectators expecting that
, ibo message a'.nl report were to So read tc
the-ficnate Immediately.
.Routine .business , Jiowovor , was taken ur
for1 a time. At 12:12 : Mr. Morgan of Alabamn
demanded the reading of the president' ;
message. Instantly there was a hush In tin
chamber. Vlvq President Hobart laid tlu
message before the senate and its reading
was begun. The clcosest attention was giver
to thercadkig of the message by every per
eon within hearing. Around the Inner semi'
circular walls of the chamber many"of thost
entitled to the floor otood. Among these were
two score or more of the members of thi
house of representatives. Aa that part o ;
the message summarizing the findings of tin
. court was read people scarcely breathed , sc
Intense was the Interest in the document.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
message , Mr , Davis ( Minn. ) , chairman of the
committee en foreign relations , amid a buz ;
of whispered conversation , rose and re-
qui'atcd that the findings ot tho-court of In-
fjulry be read. In reading the findings th (
clerh experienced great difficulty , as thej
had not teen placed In typewritten torn
1 nnrt were blindly written. It was so ordered
Mr. Lodge , ( Mass. ) , Introduced a rcsolu
tlon that 2,000 additional copies cf the mes
Rage , findings and testimony bo printed foi
use of the senate. The resolution was
agreed to.
\VltKCKKU 1IV KXTKHXAI , FOIICE
' I'-llIl Text of tinrillilliiKH of Uiiltri
HlalitH Court of Iiiuulry.
WASHINGTON , March 2S. The followln ;
Is the full text of the report of the cour
of Inquiry on the Maine disaster :
KEV WEST. Fla. . Monday , March 21
1S9S. After full and mature considerattoi
of all the testimony before It , the cour
I'nds as follows :
1. That the United States battlephl ]
iMitlno arrived In the harbor of Havana
Cuba , on the 23Ui day of January , 1838 , am
ivn tnkcn to 1-uoy No. 4 , In from five am
one-half to six fathoms of water , by th
regular government pilot. The United State
consul general at Havana had notified th
authorities at tlmt place the previous even
ing of the Intended arrlvul ot the Maine.
2. The state of discipline on board in
Malno wau excellent , and all orders and rog
illations In regard to the care and s.ifct :
< if the ship were Rtrlctly carried out. Al
an munition was stored awuy In accordanc
with Instructions , and proper earn was take
whenever ammunition was handled. Nothln
Avas stowed In any one of the magazlr.e-s o
shell rooms which was not permitted to b
htowed there. The magazine ? and shell room
were always locked after having bee
opened , and ufter the destruction of th
.Malno the keys wore found In their prouc
place In the captain's cabin , everything hav
IIIK been reported secure that evening c
8 o'clock.
The temperatures of the magazines an
shell rooms were taken dally and rcportec
The only magazine which had an undu
amount of heat was the after ten-Inch mag
crlnn and 'that did not explode at the tli.-i
the Malno was destroyed.
The torpedo war 'heads ' were all stowed 1
the after part of the ship under the Mar
room , and neither caused nor participate
In the destruction of the Maine.
The dry gun cotton primers and detanatoi
Eusy to say , but
how shall I do it ?
lu the only common -
mon scnso wriy keep your head cool ,
your feet warm nnil your blood rich
nnd pure by tnkin r Hood's Sarsaparllla.
_ _ Then nil your nerves ,
111 tilO muscles , tissues
and organs will bo
S D IT III T properly nonrUlicd.
Hooil's Samimrilla
builds np the system , creates an ap
petite , tones tli'o stomach and gives
Etrcngth. It is tlio people's Spring
JJpill Ino , has a larger sale and ef
fects tuoro cures thuu all others.
Hood's
lae. C. L HOOD fc Co. , Lowell. Mm.
were stowed In the cabin oft and remote
from the weno of the explosion.
The waste wua carefully looked &tt& : on
beard the Maine to obviate dangsr. Special
ortlcm In regard to this had been given by
the commanding o in cor.
VarnUhea. dryers , alcohol and other com-
ihtistlblrs of this nature were stowed on or
above the main deck and could not h.ive
had anything to do with the destruction of
'tho ' Maine.
The medical stores were stowed aft under
the ward room and remote from the Kene
of the explosion. No dangerous stores ot
any kind were stowed below In any ot the
other store rooms.
The coal bunkers were Inspected. Of those
bunkers adjoining the forward magazines
and shell rooms , four were empty' , namely :
113 , D4 , H3 , 156. "A1G" had been In use that
day and "A1G" wus full of Now river coai.
This coal had been carefully Inspected be
fore receiving- on board. The bunker
In which It wan stowed was acceslble on
three sides at all times , and the fourth side
at ihle tlrr.o on account of bunkers 1)4 ) and
IIS being empty. This tbunkcr , A1U , had been
Inspected that day by the engineer offlcor
on duty. The lire alarms tn tile bunkers
were lu working order , and there had never
been a caac of spontaneous combustion of
coal on board the Maine :
The two after boilers of the ship were In
use at the time of the disaster , for auxil
iary purposes only , with a comparatively low
priasuro cf steam , and .being tended by a
reliable watch. These boilers could not have
caused the explcslcn of the ship. The
four forward boilers have slnco been found
by 'tho divers , and are lu a fair condition ,
On the night of the destruction ot the
Malno everything had been reported secure
for the night at 8 p. m. , by reliable persons ,
through the proper authorities , to the com
manding officer. At the time the Maine was
destroyed the ship was quiet , and , there
fore , least liable to accident caused by move
ments from fliose on board.
3. The dostructlou of the Maine occurred
at 9:40 : p. m , on the 15th day of February ,
1803 , In the harbor of Havana , Cuba , being
at Iho time moored to the tame buoy to
which she had been taken upon her arrival.
There were two explosions ot a distinctly
different character , with a very short but
distinct Interval between them , and the for
ward part of the ship was lifted to a niarkej
degree at the time of the first explosion.
The first explosion was more in the rature
of a report , like that ot a gun ; while the
second exploalon wao more open , prolonged
nnd of greater volume. This second ex-
plcslon was , In the opinion of the court ,
caused by the partial explosion of Use or
more of the forward magazines of the Maine.
The condition of the wreck :
4. The evidence bearing on this , being
principally obtained from divers , did not
enable the court to form a definite conclu
sion as to the condition of the wreck , al
though It was established that the after
part of the rhlp was practically Intact nnd
sank In that condition a very few m'nutcs
after the destruction of the forward part.
The following facts In regard to the for
ward part of the ship are , however , estab
lished by the testimony : That portion of
the port side of the protective deck , which
extends from about frame thirty to about
frame forty-one , was blown up aft , and over
to port. The main deck from about frame
thlrtv to about frame forty-one was blown
up aft and slightly over to starboard , fold-
'ng the forward part of the middle ouper-
structure over and cia top of the after pai't.
Thi.i . was , In , the opinion of the court ,
caused by the partial explosion of two or
more of the forward magazines of the
Matae.
5. At frame seventeen , the outer , ehell
of the ibl.i from a point cloron and'oac-
half feet from the ir.lddle line of the ship ,
and six feet above the kec-l , when ! n lie
normal position , has been forced up BO BE
to bo now about four feet above the surfact
of the water ; therefore about thirty-four feei
above where It would be had the ship nunV
uninjured.
The outside ( bottom plating Is bent lnt <
a reversed V shape , the after wing of which
about llfteeo feet broad.and thirty-two fee
In length ( from frame " eventeen to frami
twenty-five ) Is doubled back upon Itsel
against the. continuation of the sam <
plating extending forward.
At frame eighteen the vertical keel 1 :
broken In. two , and the flat keel bent Inti
aa angle similar to the angle formed by thi
outside bottom plating. This break Is nov
about six feet below the surface ot the natci
and about thirty feet above Us normal post
tlon.
In the opinion of the court , this effect couli
have been prolucfed only by the explosion o
d mine situated 'under the bottom of th !
ship at about frame eighteen , and somewha
on the port side of the ship.
C. The court finds that the loss of thi
Maine , on the occasion named , was not li
any respect duo to fault or negligence 01
the part ot any of the officers or members o
the crew of said vessel.
T. In the oplnlgn of the court , the Malm
was destroyed by the explosion of a sub
marine mine , which caused the partial ex
plcsloa of two or .more . of her forwan
magazines.
8. The -court has been unable to obtali
evidence fixing the responsibility for thi
destruction of the 'Maine upon any .persoi
or persons.
W. T. SAMPSON. 'Captain ' U. S. N. , I'resl
dent.
dent.A.
A. MATUX. Lieutenant Commander U. S
N. . Judge Advocate.
The court , having finished the Inquiry 1
wca ordered to make , adjourned at 11 a
m. to wait the action of the convenlni
authority.
W. T. SAIMPSON , 'Captain U. 3. N. , Presl
dent.
dent.A.
A. 'MAItlX , Lieutenant Commander U.
N. . Judge Advocate.
United States Flagship. New York , Marc :
22 , 1898 , oft Key West , Fla.
Tbo proceedings and findings of the cour
of Inquiry In the above case are approved.
M. SICAItn , Rear Admiral. Commander
In-Chief of the U\ited | States Naval Force o ;
the North Atlantic Station.
! JIOVKMnXTS Ol' ' X.VVAIj VKSSEI..S
Tmii.tft'rrliip ; llivinui * Cutter * I
\nviil St-rvli-p.
"WASHINGTON. .March 28. Commando
Horace Elmers has been detached froi
Cramp's navy yard andj ordered to com
mand "tho mosquito fleet * . " to bo formed c
. all small craft that can carry a gun.
' The Cincinnati and Castlne have arrive
at Key West.
KBY WR3T , Fla. . 'March ' IS. The Uolte
States cruiser Nashville sailed this mornln
for the Tortugas Islands. The dcpartm
of the Nashville Is In connection with th
laying ot the proposed cable to the Tortu a
The work of painting the war ships wa
continued today and will probably be flnlshe
by tonight.
The cruiser New York , which on Saturda
was painted black , Is bctag repainted a lea
color today.
NEW YORK. March 2S. The revenn
{ cutter Hudson , under command of Lleuter
cnl Nowcomb , which has been ordered I
Key Wrst , will not sail until Thursda ;
Second Lieutenant-J. H. I3cott ot the reveoi
cutter Manhattan has been transferred to tt
Hudson as executive officer. Lieutenant-II. !
McClellan of life saving district -No. 3 h :
been detailed to the cutter Daniel Mannln
as executive officer and will Join tt t
( Dostoa. Chief Engineer Webster of th
cutter Chandler has been added to the cutu
Morrlll as chief engineer of that boat an
will join It at the Norfolk navy yards , an
Second Lieutenant O. O. Cardou of the Mai
hattan ha been transferred to the cuttc
Merrill as natch officer.
Chief Engineer J. W. Colltas of tt
revenue marine service returned to 'Xo
York from the lakes , where he has -bee
making arrangements to 'bring ' two cuttei
now building at 'Cleveland ' through th
canals by cutting off their overhang.
The cutter Dexter arrived today from Ne
Bedford and as soon us It has taken on cot
and stored It will sail for Norfolk , where
will receive its armament and proceed I
Key West.
Captain L. N. Stoddard , supervisor <
anchorage In New York -harbor , left f <
Washington today to confer with Captal
Shoemaker , chief of the revenue marir
ter vice , relative to the revenue cutters ai :
the laying ot cables from Wlllet'a Point I
Fort Schuyler and Sandy Hook ,
The cutter Manhattan \ now undergolr
repairs to Us boilers and machinery prepa
atory to going outb for service.
PHILADELPHIA , March 28 , The crulai
Columbia sailed from League Island nai
yard at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon for Ham
ton Hoada.
Amerlonu Securities Uoouiluv.
LONDON , March 28. On tha street Ame
lean securltlM wer * booaaln * * t on * to tbn
-"lurifed uui ivipuo wurtuire * .
TESTIMONY BEFORE COURT
Detailed Statements Eclating to the Wreck
of the Maino.
BEAR OUT THE FINDINGS RETURNED
KnilKii I'nwelium , Ciiplnln
Co UN til Iee , Hirer * nnil Other * )
Tell Wltnt They Know
of the Jin tier.
WASHINGTON , Marcu 23. The Immcnie
mass of testimony taken by the Maine court
of Inquiry was sent to the senate today , and
with the president's message and findings
o : the court , referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
The testimony was taken on eighteen dif
ferent ilaje , the fourteenth day , however ,
bclnu devoted to viewing the wreck.
Every witness who was known to have
any Information that could throw light upon
the great disaster was called to give his
testimony.
The .story of the destruction of the vessel
Is told , not Graphically , but In a manner
which gives all the obtainable facts. No
technical details Is omitted. Every move
ment and Incident connected with the Maine
from the time it left Key West until the
last diver examined the wreck , slowly sink
ing In the mud of Havana harbor , Is given.
It Is a story Intensely Interesting to the
people. These who read It could have little
doubt as to whether there was an internal
or external explosion.
Perhaps the most significant testimony U
that showing the bottom plates on the port
sldo of the 111 fated Malno to bo bent Inward
and upward , a rc-ault that hardly could have
followed anything save an explosion from
the ouUsldc.
A mass of testimony Is submitted showIng -
Ing the care exercised on board the ship
by Captain Slgubce and hi * olilcers , and
the apparent Impossibility of an accident
occurlng ) by any Internal cause , such ae the
heating ot bunks -spontaneous combustion ,
en which so many theories were based.
The testimony of Captain Slgsbeo Is ot
ho greatest Importance , and perhaps Is of
nero geneiul Interest than that of any other
nan called before the board. With great
care and minuteness ; he gives an account ot
: ho management of the ship , how It wco
handled , what was doao from day to day
on board , how It sailed Into Havana , Ita
anchorage and what he knew about It , and
n fact every point upon which the govern
ment and the country desires to bo Informed.
Nothing In Captain Slgsbee's report shows
that tlio anchorage was changed , or that It
was considered dangerous by anyone.
Second to the Importance of the testimony
of Captain Slgsbeo Is that of Ensign Powel-
eon , who had charge of the divers and knew
from day to < lay what they found. Thla
o'liccr was minutely informed as to the
construction of the Maine , and everything
about It. His testimony was to a certuln
extent technical , bearing upon the corstruc-
tlon ot the ship , Its plates , etc. , but It was
from these plates and this technical knowl
edge that hevns able to declare that the
explosion took place from the outside.
The divers , Morgan , Olsen and Smith , all
contributed Important evidence. They testi
fied that the plates were bent Inward on the
bottom port side and outward on the star
board side.
Nothing In the testimony fixes , responsi
bility' * no conspiracy is apparent , tin knowl
edge of the planting of a mine is shown
Captain Slgsbeo states that a sotnewhal
bitter feeling existed ugalnst the Americar
ship and Americans generally , and a wltneti-
whoso name Is suppressed tells of over
hearing a conversation among1 Spanish offi
ce ! 3 and a citizen Indicating u foreknowledge
of the destruction of the Maine by Intentlor
la blow it up. , An official of the .America :
consulate tells of- Information -received
anonymously tending to show that a con
splracy existed. Out nothing Is deflfiltelj
stated which fixes' ' any responsibility updr
Spain or its subjects.
CONSUL LEE'S TESTIMONY.
Consul General Fltzhugh Lee appeared be
fore the court on March 8. His testimony
i elated to the official formalitlcs prccedlne
the Maine's arrival. On January 24 he re
ceived a message from the State department ,
saylp that the Maine v.oilld be sent tc
Havana on a friendly visit to resume the
regular status of naval relations between 'the
two countries , and he was ordered to make
airanscmeuta at the palace for the Inter
change of official courtesies. After a cal
at the palace , he sent the State departmenl
a clrlier message saying :
Authorities profess to think the Unltei
Stntes has ulterior purpose In Rending1 thi
ship. Say It will > obstruct autonomy am
produce excitement and most probably
demonstration. Ask that It not bo done til
they can get Instructions from Mmlrld. Saj
Hint If for friendly purpose , us claimed , do.
lay la unimportant.
It was too late , however , the Maine hai
already sailed. She arrived next day , am
Leo reported her arrival to the State de
partmcnt.
CAPTAIN SIGSBEE. ,
Captain Slgsbec , in testifying bcforo th <
court of Inquiry which convened In the barber
bor of Havana Monday. February 21. sai (
that ho assumed command of the Maine 01
April 10 , 1S97 , and that his ship arrived litho
the harbor ot Havana the last time Januar ;
24 , 189S. The authorities at Havana knew o
the Maine's coming , Consul General Lee hav
Ing Informed the authorities according t
oniclal custom. After ho took on an ofllcla
pilot sent by the captain of the port of Ha
vana the ship was berthed In the man-of-wa
anchorage off the Mr.chlna , orho Shears
which according to h's ' understanding wai
one ot tbo regular buoys of the place.
HP then stated that he had been In Havan ;
In 1S72 and again In 1698.
He could not state whether the Maine wa
placed In the usual berth for men-of-war , bu
said that he had heard remarks since th
cxplcslon , utlrg Captain Stevens , temporarll ;
in command of the Ward line steamer Clt ;
of Washington , < 3s authority for the state
mcnt , that he had never known In all hi
experience , which covered visits to Havan
for five or six years , a man-of-war to be an
chored to that buoy ; that ho had rarel
known merchant vessels to be anchored ther <
and that It was the least used buoy In th
harbor. In describing the surroundings whc-
llrst moored to this buoy Captain Slgsbe
stated that the Spanish man-of-war Allans
XII wes moored In the position now occuple
by the Fern , about 2JO yards to the north
ward and westward of the Maine. The Get
man ship Grlesenau was anchored at th
berth now oecuplod by the SpaiiUh nian-ol
war LeGaspe , which Is about 400 yards abou
duo north from the Maine. Ho then locate
the German man-of-war Charlotte , whlc
ramo Into the- harbor a day or two latei
which was anchored to the southward of th
Maine's berth about 400 or 500 yards.
In describing the surroundings at the tlm
of the explosion Captain Slgsbee stated ths
tbo night was culm and still. The Alfons
XII was et the eamo berth previously d
ecrlbcil. The small Spanish dispatch boa
LcGoapo had come out the day before an
taken the berth occupied by the Germa
man-of-war , the Griosenau , which had let
The steamer City of Washington was an
chored about 200 yards to the south and eas
of the Maine's stern , slightly on the poi
quarter ,
CONDITION OF THE SHIP.
Tte Maine coaled at Key West , taking c ;
about 150 tors , the coal being regularly in
specte-1 and taken from < be government coa
pile. This coal wag placed generally In th
ir forward bunkers. No report waa receive
1 from the chief engineer that any coal ha
t been too long In the bunkers and that tb
fire alarms in the bunkers were sensitive.1
Insofar as the regulations regarding Ui
flammablca and paints on boacd , Captal
Slgsbfo testified ! that the regulations wer
strictly carried out In regard to storage an
tint the waste also was subject to the sain
careful disposition. Aa to the situation c
the paint room , ho fixed It as In the "eye
of the cfalp , " Ju t below the berth deck , th
extreme forward compartment. As for th
dlspceltlon of tbo Inflammable * they wcr
etowcd In chests according to the resulatlcc
nndCien Inflammables were In excess <
dicta capacity they were allowed to b
kept In the bath room of the Admiral'
cabici. Regarding the electric ptant ot th
Milne , CspUta Slgsbee stated that thec
w i no aarlou * grounding , nor sudden flai
Ing up of th light * before tbe exploila
but a tuddM aad total
temperature tt the magazines , etc. , Captain
Slgsbco mid mere were no special regula
tions other Irian the usual regulations re
quired by tho' department. Ho examined
the temperatirfelhlmsclf and conversed with
the ordnance offjccr as to the various tem
peratures nrjtlre \ > contents or the magazines
and according to the opinion of this ofllccr
as well a'A Sljpb/f ? , the temperatures were
'
never at the 'danger point.
"I do not think there was Any laxity In
this direction , " " raid the captain In reply tea
a question of Judge AdvocateMarlx. .
He had no recollection of any work going
on In the moiihizlno < . shell rooms on the
day of the exBJkfslon. Tlio keys were called
for In the usual way on the day In question
and were properly returned. At the tlsie
of the disaster the awe aftci boilers In the
after fire room were In us3 because tlio hy
draulic system was somewhat leaking.
SLIGHT FIHCT10N.
Speaking generally of his relations with the
Spanish authorities. Captain Slgsbee stated
that with the officials they were outwardly
cordial. The members of the autonomlstlc
council of the government , however , seem to
have brought to the attention of the Navy
department the fact that he did not visit
them and that fact brought embarrassment
to the government at Washington. He took
the ground to 'the department that It warj
unknown etiquette to call on the civil mem
bers of the colcalal government other than
the govonor. Without waiting for such an
order Captain Slgsbee made a visit after
ward , uivj , aa he states , was pleasantly re
ceived and his visit waa promptly returned
by certain members of the council. Later , a
party of women and men called and the
resident of the' council made a speech ,
hlch Captain SIgsboo could not undcr-
tfiid. but which was interpreted to him
rlefly. to which he replied.
"My reply , " said Cnptalii Slgabee , "was
ftcrward printed in at least two papers In
: avana , but the terms made mo favor auton-
mlstlc government In the Island. I am In-
ormed that the autonomlotlc government la
[ avana Is , unpopular amccig a large class
f Spanish and Cuban residents. I have no
ncans of knowing whether my apparent In-
rfereace In the political concerns of the
stand had tuy relation to the destruction of
he Maine. "
When asked whether there was any
emonstratlon of animosity by people afloat
'aptaln ' Slgsbeo Bald that there never was
n shore , ns ho. was Informed , but there was
float. He then related that on the fimt
unday after the 'Maine's arrival a ferryboat
rowded densely with people , civil and.inlll-
ary , returning from a bull fight jn Uegla ,
asot-J the Malno and about forty people on
oard indulged In 'yells , whistles and de-
Islve calls. Durlng the stay In Havana
Captain Slg.vbee took * more tliEii ordinary
irecautlono for the protection of the Maine
iy placing sentries on the forecastle and
ioop and signal boys on the bridge and on
he pcop.
INSTRUCTIONS TO GUARDS.
A corporal of the guard was especially In
truded to look out for the port gongway ,
and the officer of the deck end quartermaster
vero especially Instructed to look out foi
he starboard gangway ; a quarter watch wa *
tept en deck all night , sentries' cartridge
boxco were filled , their arms kept loaded , t
uantlty of rapid-flro ammunition kept In the
illct house and In the spare captain's pantr )
under the after superstructure were kepi
additional charges of shell close at fund foi
he second battery ; steam was kept up on
wo boilers 'ififeieail ' cf one , and positive la-
strUctior.o wirel given to watch carefully all
he hydraulic gear and report defects.
He said he had given orders to the master-a
arms and thaUjraerly to keep a careful cyt
on everybody that came on board and tc
carefully ob rvo any packages that mlghl
) o held ontho supposition ( that dynamite
or other high { explosives might be employed ,
and artcrwarils to Inspect the routes these
leoplo had taken and never lose sight ol
ho Importance ot the order. Ho states tha.1
ery few people visited the ship , Lieutenant
Commander Walnwright being rather severe
on drsultory isHprs. jJhero were only twc
visits ofvgpaftlsbaiuHltary officers. Once r
> arty of flv bf.jelx' Spanish officers came
on beard , but , according to the captain , the ;
were constraiuciLandjiot desirous of .accept-
ng much "courtesy.This " visit was-durlnt
he absence ofj f he , captain. He said be imJf
every eitort U > , liayejthe Spanish officers vial
the ship to etibw good will" , according to the
spirit of the Maine's , vlsHt to Havana , but
wl h the expeptlons stated .no . military offl-
crs ot Spain visited the ship ( socially. Cap-
aln Sigsbeo then went Into details regarding
ho precautions in force , especially in rela
tion Ito quarter watches , which be said had
lever been rescinded. One of the cutters was
n the water at the time of the accident an
one of the steam launches , the first , was rid-
ng at the Starboard boom.
IN HIS CABIN WHITING.
The captain said the night was quiet and
warm and that he remembered hearing dls
tinctly the echoes ot the bugle at tattoo
which was very pleasant. Stars were out
the sky , however , being overcast. The Malm
at the time of the explosion was heading
approximately northwest , pointing toward tin
Shears. He wp.s writing at hte port cabli
table at the timeot the explosion and wa :
dre.ised. He then went into a descriptlor
of the explosion when he felt the crash' Hi
characterized It as a bursting , rending am
crashing sound , or roar , of Immense volume
largely metallic In Its character. It wa :
succeeded by a metallic sound , probably o
falling debris , a trembling and .lurching mo
tion of the vessel , then en Impression o
subsidence , attended by an ccllpso of electrli
lights end Intense darkness within thi
cabin. Ho thought immediately that tbi
Maine had blown up and was sinking. Hi
hurried to the starboard - cab'n port , bu
changed his couroo to the passage leadln ;
to the fcuperijtructure. Then he detailed thi
manner * of meeting Private Anthony , whlcl
U much the same as has been published
Lieutenant Commander Walnwright was 01
deck when Captain Slgsbeo emerged from thi
passageway , and turning to the orderly hi
asked for the time , which was given ac
9:40 : p. m. Sentries were ordered placci
about the ohlp and the forward magazlm
flooded If practicable. He called for perfec
silence. The surviving officers were abou
him at the time on the poop. Ho waa Is
formed that both forward and after maga
zlnes were- under water. Them came fain
cries , and ho saw dimly white floating bodlc :
In the water. Boats were at enco orderei
lowered , but only two were- found available
the gig and whale boat. They were lowerci
and manned by officers and men , and b ;
the captain's directions they left the shl |
and assisted In caving the wounded jolntl ;
with other boats that had arrived on thi
scene. Flro amidships by this tlmo wa
burning fiercely and the spare ammunition li
the pilot house was exploding In detail.
ORDHH TO QUIT THE SHIP.
At thla time Lieutenant Commander Wain
wrliht ; whispered , to the captain that h
thought the ten-Inch magazine forward hai
been thrown.up Iflto the burning mass am
might explodojany time. Everybody wa
then dlrcstoi'.tp get Into the boats over th
stern , whlcIi'Svai ' done , the captain gettln ;
Into the glg..and then proceeded to the Clt
of Washlngtsijmhore he found the wounde
In the dlntaa salpou being carefully attendo
by the officers'and crew of the vessel. H
then went ow de'clc and observed the wrec !
for a few mlriWes and gave directions t
have a musters taken on board the City c
Washlngtoniandfather vessels , and sat dow
In the captah' cabin and dictated a tele
gram to the Nw department.
Various SpnnUh officials came on boar
and cxpresaefc sympathy and sorrow for th
accident. TUje-jirpprcsentatlves of Genera
Blanco and 9 ! ° the admiral of the static
were among the Spanish officials who ten
dered their , /esppcts. About eighty-four o
eighty-five jpjn-wero found that night < wh
survived. Hy Uie time Captain Slagbe
reached the quarterdeck It was his Imprea
slon that an-everwhelralng explosion hid oc
curred. When he came from the cabin h
was practically -blinded for a few secondi
His only thought was for the vessel and h
took 110 note of the phenomena of the ex
plosion ,
In reply to the direct question ot whethe
any of the magazines or shell rooms wor
blown up tbo captain Mid tt was extreme !
difficult to corno to any conclusion. The cci
ter of the explosion was beneath and a llttl
forward of the conning tower on the poi
side. In the region of the center or axis c
the explosion was tbo six-Inch reserve mags
zlno which contained very little powde
about 300 pound's. The ten-Inch magazine wa
In the same general region but on the sin
board side. Over the ten-Inch magazine I
the loading room of the turret and In tl
adjoining passages a number ot ten-lnc
ahelli were permanently placed.
According to Captain Slgebee It would t
difficult to conceive the explosion Involve
the ten-Inch magailue , because of tbf lee
tlon ot the explotion * nJ that BO report * ako
Iho air because of the explosion , The captain
went Into details as to the location ot the
small ammunition. Ho said that lie did not
bcltcvo that the forward six-Inch rcagarltio
blew up. The location of the guncotton was
aft under the cabin. The guncotton primers
and the detonators were always kept lu the
cabin ,
EXAMNIES WRECK HIMSELF.
Ho stated that he had examined the wreck
lilmsolf , conversed with other officers and
men , but oa tbo Spanish authorities were
very much advcnso to an Investigation except
officially , on the grounds ao stated by the
Spanish admiral , that the honor of Spain "was
Involved , he foreboro to examine the sub-
marlno portion of the wreck for the cause ot
the explosion until the day the court con
vened.
Ho said the discipline of the ship was
excellent. The marine guard was In Ex
cellent condition. The reports of the medi
cal department show that about one man
and a quarter per day were on the sick list
during the last year. In the engineers' de
partment the vessel was always ready and
always responsive. Ho paid a tribute to
the crow and said that a quieter , better
natured lot of men ho had never known on
board any vessel on which ho had served.
Ho had no fault to find with the behavior
of any man at the time ot the disaster and
considered their conduct admirable.
On his examination by the court Captain
Slgsbeo said that the highest temperature
ho could remember was 112 , but that was
In the after magazine , the temperature In
the forward magazine being considerable
lower. There was no loose powder kept In
the magazine. All the coal bunkers were
ventilated -through air tubce , examined
weekly by the chief engineer , and were
connected electrically to the annunciator
near his cabin door. The forward coal
bunker on the port side was full. The for
ward coal bunker on the starboard side was
half full and It was being used at the time
of the explosion.
Captain Slgsbee , being recalled , eald he had
detailed Lieutenant Commander Wuluwrlght ,
Lieutenant Holman nnd Chief Engineer
Howell , all of the Maine , to obtain Informa
tion In regard to any outsldcra who may have
seen the explosion.
Captain Slgsbee also gave as his opinion
that If coal bunker A 1C hid been so hot as
to bo dangerous to the six-Inch reserve maga
zine that this condition would have bi-cn
shown on three sldoj where the bunker was
exposed and that men constantly pacing to
and fro by It would have necessarily noticed
any undue heat.
Captain Slgabeo wcs recalled and examined
as to the ammunition on board the Maine.
Ho Eald there were no high explosives , gun
cotton , detonators or other material In maga
zines or bhell rooms which the regulations
prohibited. He testified that no warheads had
be'cn placed on torpedoes since he had com
mand of the ship.
PRIVATE ANTHONY'S TESTIMONY.
Prlvats William Anthony of the United
States marine corps , whose coolness at the
time of the explosion In reporting to Captain
Slgsbee has become the theme of admiration
throughout the world , was the iioxt witness.
'Ho ' testified that he had the first watch
from S to 12 o'clock on the night of the ex
plosion. There wao drill that day , and It waa
not necessary to open the magazines. In .re
sponse to questions Private Anthony told his
atory :
"I was standing on the mata deck. Just
outside the door on the larboard side. I
first noticed a trembling and buckling of the
decks , and then a prolonged roar not a short
report , but a prolonged roar. The awning's
were spread and where the wing awning a-Jd
the quarterdeck a.vnlng should Join there
was a epaco of at least eighteen Inches. I
looked out and saw an Immense sheet of
flame , and then il started In to warn the
captain. "
"Did you notice any 'Perceptible ' lift to the
ship at the first shock ? "
"At the first shock the ship Icstantly
that Is the quarterdeck , where I was stand
ing dipped forward and to port , Just like
that ( Indicating ) . It apparently broke In the
middle like that ( Indicating ) , and surged for
ward nnd then went over to port. "
Witness said the upshoot of the flame he
saw was well forward. It must have been
forward of the superstructure.
"I could see the debris going up with It.
I < lo not know what It was , but I saw flre-
brnnds Eot'jg up. "
"Was It on the port or starboard side ? "
"It looked more to port than It did to star
board. It looked llko It covered the whole
ship. It was an Immense glare that Il
lumined the whole heavens for the moment ,
as much as I could see for the awnings. "
"Did you see any water with It ? "
"I didn't notice that , sir. I started for the
cabin at once. "
This clcsed the brave marine's testimony.
Lieutenant A. W. Catlln , who was In
charge of the marlno guard , eald that when
the ship went Into Havana harbor two extra
night sentinels were put on , oao In the fore
castle and one In the poop , armed with
rlflca. They had special orders to challenge
all boats which approached the ship near
enough for challenge. There was a picked
man on the port gangway. Corporal's guard
inspected the ship lights below every hall
hour , the patrol taking ha ! place while gone.
Mr. Catlln said Tie visited the sentries
twlco every night , once before and once
after , midnight , while In the harbor of Ha
vana and always found them vigilant and
attending to business.
Hd was sitting In his room at the tlmo of
the explosion. Ho heard a dull sound , a
loud concufslon and felt the shaking of the
ship. The lights went out and ho went on
deck , and aa he did so the whole heavens
were full of sparks. There was no flame
and ho felt but 0110 shock.
CHAPLAIN OHADWICK'S TESTIMONY.
Chaplain John Chadwlck was In his room
on board the night of the occurrence. He
said :
"I heard a loud report and everything at
once became dark. The lights went out and
there was a crashing sound of things fall
ing. I rushed on deck and got to the cap-
tal-.i's poop , where 'I ' saw the captain giving
his orders. After trying to cheer up the
men who were crying out on the water for
nelp , I was ordered by 'Lieutenant Ji&gcn to
go Into a boat , which I did. Wo rowed
around the ship and picked up one man.
Then at the captain's order we pulled for the
ship "Washington , "
Asked how many shocks ho felt , wlMesa
said ho remembered only one.
Slgmund Rothschild , one of the passengers
on the City of Washington , was an eyewitness
ness to the explosion. In company with hla
friend , Louis Werthclmer , ho was aboard the
City of Washington on the aght ! of ( February
15 , as it sailed Into Havana harbor. He was
on the stern cf the Washington , which was
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Its use has finally spread over the whoh
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astern and on the port eldo ot the Maine.
The vessels were about 100 yards apart.
Ilotuschlld said that ho was naturally In
terested In the .Malno nnd had takcxi a posi
tion uhcro ho could get n good look at It.
Just as ho had taken his vycs oft It to movrf
his chair , there wna A sound like a cannon
shot In the darkness. .Ho Immediately looked
toward the Maine , -Ho saw the forward end
of the vessel rise , he thought a couple of
feet out of the water. An Instant later came
a second distinct explosion. This ecemcd to
burst from the Interior of the vessel forward
In A dull flame , and the air was Instantly
filled with flying debris.
The vessel lurched back In the water after
the force of the first detonation that had
lifted Its bow , and quickly begun to sink for
ward. In ICSA than a minute Its bow had
disappeared. The wreck took f.ro and
burned for two hours. _ There wore single
reports that kept up through all that time na
the fixed ammunition was reached by the
flames , but these were not to bo confused
with thp two big explosions which had de
stroyed the Maine. There was no doubt about
the separation of these first two oxploalous ,
an Interval ot two seconds at least separating
them.
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CEMENT FALLS ON THE DKOK.
The much discussed section of cement that
fell on the deck of the Washington was two
kichcs thick , and weighed thirty pounds.
The engineer of the Washington took It to
iMexleo. Pieces of Iron stove In some of the
Washington's boats , and delayed the work
of rescue. Other wreckage was hurled clear
over the Washington. The boats of the Span
ish war ship Alphonso XIII , he said , were
prompt to go to the rescue , and were aided
by the searchlights.
Louis Werthelmer , a tobacco dealer of New
York , who was a passenger on the steamer
City of Washington ki ( Havana harbor the
night of the 'blowing up of the Maine , the
moment of the explosion was In the stern ot
the Washington , and was looking directly at
the battleship when the explosion occurred.
"I heard a report , " said iMr : Worthelmer ,
"and at an Interval of anywhere from five to
fifteen seconds following the first report
came a great explosion. In the burst of
flame which followed I clearly and plainly
saw the vessel rlso In the water , apparently
three yards out , then settle down before- the
light of the explosion went out. The whole
thing wns over eo quickly that I could not
hazard a guess at the Iragth of time. "
Captain Frank'Stevens ' of the City of Wash
ington tcstllieil that he was standing ainlJ-
shlp of his ship , where he could look toward
the iMalno when It was blown up. He heard
a dull , niulHed explosion and commotion as
though It was under the water , follo ed In
stantly by a terrific explosion , lighting up
} the sky with a dull red blaze a-.id filling the
' air with flag missllca , which fell all around
him. Ho felt a trembling ot his ship at tlifl
last of the explosions on the llalno. There
was a decided Interval between the first and
second noise of the explosions. He was not
standing where he could see the Malno lift.
Captain G. A. Converse of the navy , sum
moned as a witness , testified he hud made
a study of natural effects ot explosives. The
largest quantity of explosives he had ever
seen used consisted of a torpedo containing
300 pounds of gunpowder and 100 pounds
of dynamite , all separate cases , 100 pounds
In cuch case , securely lashed together.
COULD NOT 'DE ' A TOHI'EDO.
Doing ihown a blue print of the forward
magazine shell room of the Maine and aclccd
It one or moro of < thosc should explode or
partially explode It would lift the forward
part ol the ship partly out ot the witter , ho
replied th.it he did not think It would.
After a long description of 'the effect of
torpedoes ho was asked what , In his experi
ence , when In the cflio of explosion of a
submarine mine , what became of the mine.
Ho replied that It was almost Invariably
ruptured and lost , blown up , and pieces of
them are rarely found. Ills experience did
not allow * him to "remember'a case where he
saw any considerable pieces remaining from
a submarine mine or Its Iron capo after Us
explosion. On ono or two occasions small
fragments of cast Iron .thrown Into a boat
Indicated complete demolition ot the case
"
containing the' explosive. t
When asked If a submarine mine exploded
under the bottom of a shlp-and containing
enough explosive to completely destroy thut
part ot the ship would ; bo completely demol
ished , he replied ;
"A violent explosion would cut a hole In
a ship , blowing out : that part ot the ship lu
amall fragments. "
Dcing shown sketches ot the forward mag
azines and asked If their explosion or par
tial explosion would leave the bottom of
the 'Maine ' In that condition as was shown In
the sketches , ho said the distortion of the
keel of the Maine was too far forward and
too remote from the magazines to have been
caused by their explosion. Ho was of the
opinion that the binding ot the plates on the
bottom of the maga/.lnc was produced by the
explosion of a submarine mine containing
a largo amount of the lowen explosive , gun
powder or something similar , not In contact
with the .ship , but some distance below It ,
perhaps on the bottom. Continuing , he
said he hud never In his experience seen
any 'Interior explosion that was equal to
'tho ' effect on 'the ' Maine.
"Do you think that necessarily there must
have been an underwater mine to produce
those explosions ? "
"Indications ore that an underwater ex
plosion produced the conditions there , " was
the reply.
With the further statement regarding the
Impossibility , in his opinion , of an InterLal
explosion causing the Maine's wreck , his
testimony wac closed.
LIEUT. WAINWUIGHT'S TESTIMONY.
Lieutenant Commander Richard Woln-
wrlsht testified that the regulations in re
gard to paints and Inflammables and all
other precautions were strictly carried out
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