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Ind THE TRIBUNE. printed only In THE TRIBUNE VOL. XXXXV. CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY NO. 89 MAGAZINES BLEW UP ON THE ILLFATED MAINE.

Fire Forward Was the Cause of the Awful Disaster The Explosion Came While Most of the Marines Slept. AN AWFUL SCENE. HUNDREDS At Least 250 Officers and Tars Lie in the Wreck at the Bottom of the Ocean. Mangled Forms Thrown into the Water, Picked Up by the Spanish Rescuers. Wr OTI "Oil.

mi o. dui lui ouivivuis nave oean Mccouniea for and Many of These Are in Hospitals Badly Wounded. Though Officials Believe It Was Accidental. Others Declare Spain Must Have Had a Hand in the Work. KILLED.

a i-j with difficulty. "I turned in my hammock at o'clock and heard three bells strfke. I don't remember anything more until I felt myself turning over and over and falling 'heavily upon the deck through a mass Of smoke. I got on my feet and worked my way on deck. When I there the superstructure debk was dipping under water and I jumped overboard to keep from being drawn down in the suction.

"I was picked up iby a iboat from the Spanish man-of-war. Four more were pkiked up by Dbe same boat. They were Daniel Oronin, a landsman, Chas. Berryiman, boatswain; Albert John, sea-man, and Bloomer, a landsman." One poor re How, Whose face was injured past an recognition, was lying In a cot in the hospital. I asked him his name and" he mumbled back through horribly swollen lips: "My OAKX.ANJ, The blowing up of the Battleship Maine last night in Havana harbor has shocked the wJwle world.

It is believed that there were J50 men on board, and of these only 101 have so far been accounted for. There is still considerable doubt as to the cause oj the fearful catastrophe, but as the details are becoming more tJwrougMy hnown the idea that the explosion was tlie work of tlie Spaniards is being dissipated, although it is not yet certain that the Maine's destruction was not brought about by a torpedo fired from Moro Castle. The official dispatch from Commander Sigsbee states that the damage was done in tlie compartments of tlie ciew, and that the Maine sank wliere she was at anchor. The residents of Havana are doing all in their power to assist the Americans. The work of finding out who is alive and who is dead is now going on and tlie whole country is waiting with intense THE foMos wtouM fee3 uneasy if I tojd you." So far as I can learn now the explosion place in the tr agazine used for the storage of grun cotton for the torpedoes-.

Hhe vessel lies with her bows Wholly submerged and only a part otf her Stern showing. The explosion, which shook the oity frocn one end to another, created the wildest exjcdtamerot. AU the electric lights were put out toy the fehock. Fire engines rushed madly from one quarter to another and no one knew for certain from which direction the explosion came. Consul-General Lee, who was at the Hotel Ingiarterra, received a telephone message from General Blanco telling him tthait the Maine had tbeen blown up.

General Lee hastened to the Palace, where the cabinet is now asaam-Ntag. nothing emprarous. Vice-Consul Springer has just assured me that all the officers were saved except Jenkins and Merritt, who are BLANCO'S STATEMENT. By Associated Press to The Tribune. MADRID, FEB.

16. THE CAP- 8 TAIN GENERAL OF CUBA, GEN- BRAL BLANCO, HAS CABLED THE AUTHORITIES HERE AND HAS SENT A SIMILAR MES- SAGE TO WASHINGTON SAY- 3s 4 ING THAT THE DISASTER TO 3 THE MAINE WAS INDISPUT- ABLY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. missing. Springer says at least SOO lives were lost. Captain SigSbee was on deck when the explosion came.

It was in the bov of the vessel. A sentry stationed at the bow was unhurt. He had seen northing suspicious. Here are a few names of the survivors brought ashore: Shea, Gartner, Sam Smith, Load, Burke, Kane, IMcNair, Ruske, Brenaa. I have talked with some of the rescued officers and seamen.

One officer, whose name I could not learn, said of the explosion: "I was in bunk. When I got on deck fire had started forward. There was a good strong breeze. The oajl top all hands on deck was promptly ppeyed and the men and ofHcers cool. All possible eftV Jftde to check the fire, but avail.

'The flames spread rapidly and several explosions occurred. A magazine was burst open and explosives were thrown overboard. In half an hour it was apparent nothing could save the ship." STOSHEI) WON'T TALK. Soon after the explosion Chief of Police Plagliery went on board the Maine with an American correspondent ito act as tafterpreter. Captain Sigsbee ex-presed total ignorance otf the cause ot the explosion.

MAINE, CAPTAIN SIGSBEE GIVES DETAILS. Two Hundred and Fifty-three of the Crew Dead or Missing. By Associated Press to The Tribune. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.

While Secretary Long was with the President, the following dispatch from Captain Sigsbee, c'bmmunder of the Maine, was brought to hm: 0 i Advise sending wrecking' vesse at once. Maine submerged, except de- bris, mostly work for divers now. Jenkins and Merrftt still missing. 4 8 Little hope for their safety. Those known to be saved are: Of- 8 fleers, 2i, uninjured; crew, 18; wound- now on board Ward line steam- HO W' so far as known.

Ali others went 4 4 down on board or near the Maine, 4 i The total Bst of missing is 253. i 4 With several exceptions, no officer or man has more than part of -a suit 4 of clothing, and that with 5 harbor water. Ward steamer leaves for Mexico at 2 cuock this after- i noon. Officers saved 'are uninjured. s.

Damage was in compartments of crew. Am preparing to telegraph list of wounded and saved. Olivette leaves for Key West at 1 4 P. M. Will send by her to Key West 4 the officers saved except myself and Wainwright, Hoiman.

Henneberger, Rav and Holden. Will turn over three uninjured boats to Captain of r- nort, witn request for safe keeping. Will send ail wounded men to hospt- tal at Havana. (Signed) IGSBEE. 8 THE SURVIVORS OF THE WRECK.

Capt. Sigsbee Sends Names of the Lucky Ones to Washington. By Associated Press to ThTrfbuna WASHINGTON, Fab. af- DESTROYED BATTLE-SHIP Shortly afterward Captain Sigsbee left the Maine, haw. JkDe everything possible under the oirTfLanst'vrees, aid went On "board the City of Washington.

He refused to grant any interview on the subject of the disaster. OFFICERS OF 4 THE MAINE. List of Those in Charge of the Fated Battle-Ship. By Associated Press to The Tribune, WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.

The following is a Kelt of officers of the Maane, with their addresses as far as obtainable at the Navy Department. CAPTAIN CHARLES D. SIGSBEE, WuhdjigttoTU RICHARD WAIN WRIGHT, Washington. LIEUTENANT G. F.

HOLMAN, Oali-foo-nSa, LIEUTENANT JOHN HOOD, Flor- noe, Alabama. LIEUTENANT CARL W. JUNGBN, New York City. LIEUTENANTS JUNIOR GRADE: G. P.

BLOW. La Salle, Blinote; JOHnI J. BI.ANDTN, Greenwood, Maryland; F. W. JENKINS, Aileghany City, Naval Cadets: W.

T. CLUVBRIUS, Louisiana; A. M. BRONSON, Nebraska; T. F.

BOYD, Alabama. PRESIDENT'S CONDOLENCE Sigsbee, United States Steamship Maine The President directs me to express for himself and the people of the United States his prof ound sympathy with the officers and crew of the Maine, ana desires that no expense be spared in Providing for the survivors and the care of the dead. "JOHN D. LONG, Secretary." Surgeon. C.

HENNEBERGBR, Harrisburg, Paymaster. C. M. RAT, WasWragtoh. Chief Engineer, E.

H. HOWELL, Gowien, New York. Passe Assistant Etngtneer, F. C. BOWERS, Brookftp, New York.

Assistant Engineers, G. R. MORRTS, Oregon, Misaouri; DARWIN MERRITT. Red Oak. Iowa.

Bngtoeer Oadeta POPE WASHINGTON, North Carolina: ARTWUR CRENSHAW, Alabama. Ohaplaln, J. p. OHADWICK, New ork City. "First Lieutenant of Marines, ALBERT W.

CATUN, tfJaocBote. temoon Secretary Long sent the follow dispatch to Commandant Forsyth at Key West: "Admiral SJdard to come to Key West with ship and seive out alothing neeesgaj-y. Should he not ar rive before the Olivette you are authorized to purchase the necessary articles and give out." Captain Sigsbee bias reported answer to a cable message of inquiry that tibe fallow! nig officers and men were saved from the Maine: CAPTAIN D. SIGSJREE. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R.

WA I WRIGHT. LIEUTENANT G. F. WHITMAN. LIEUTENANT J.

HOOD. LIEUTENANT C. JUNGBN. LIEUTENANT C. P.

BLOW. SURGEON J. HENNEBERGER, PAYMASTER C. M. RAY.

C. F. ENGINEER P. HOWELL. LIEUTENANT J.

J. BLANDEN. CHAPLAIN J. P. CHADWICK.

PASSED ASSISTANT ENGINEER F. C. BOWERS. LIEUTENANT OF M1ARINES A. W.

CATLIN. ASSISTANT ENGINEER J. R. MORRIS. NAVAL CADET J.

H. HOLDEN. NAVAL CADET W. T. CLUEVER-ITTS.

i W. E. JOHNSTON. P. WASHINGTON.

A. CRENSHAW. J. T. BOYD.

BOATSWAIN F. E. LARKIN. GUNNER J. HILL.

CARPENTER J. HELM. PAYMASTER CLERK D. MCCARTHY. Men REDON, LARSON, CALL-BERG.

BULLON, MELVILLE WILLIS, GALPIN, KUSHIDA, NOPPIN, TITRPIN, HARRIS, LUT7. JERT-ZON. HOLLAND, HERBERT, Mc- DEVITT, FOLEY, HUTCHINS, SCH-I WARTZ. RICHARDS, TEACKLE, IfI.YNE, DRESSLER, DAVID, MI- CHABTJSON, SOHMAN, FOX, WTL-BiTR. WATERS ANDERSON, CHRIS-TIANON, KOBHLER, BRICCSON, MACK, WILLIAMS, J.

WHITE. PAULS. COFFEE, J. W. ALLEN, ROF, D.

CRONIN. F. CAHILL, J. KANE, JERENT3, C. A.

SMTTH, G. SHEA, ERNES J. HEFFRON, BLOOMER, JOHNSON, BERGMAN, MATTISON, A. JOHNSON, POTCH-mt, HOLTZER, LOFTTJa iMteOINNIS, W. MATTASON.

FTTRNESS, GOOD, DARKINS, RAU, McNATR. GABREL, M. HALLOCK, 9BNECH, A. KNEZ, BENJAMIN. MtoKAY.

WOULD NOT HELP VICTIMS. Ferry-Boats Refused to Pick Up the Dying Marines. By Associated Press to The Tribune. N08BW YORK. FSb.

It. A special copyright cable to the Evening World from Havana says the officers of the Maine abate the explosion was In the magazine aad that the Maim was raised out of the water mn then went partially to pieces. The dispatctf continues: ATI the offfcers but the; surgeon wers in the ward room at the moment otf tha exf losion. Then came the stupendous shocks. All the officers below rushedJ out but could.

get no further forward than the middle superstructure on deck. Only a very pitiable few of the 250 Jack tars ever got from below. The water rushed over them and many were stunned and dVowned; bu not mangled. It is not likely that more than forty sailors were saved The officers on deck narrowly escaped. 'In the junior officers' mess hall all had to clatmber -out in wreckage waist deep.

One ladder from the aft tonpedo compartment was jammed with merj stnig-gHng up for life. All agree thaU a double explosion occurred from natural result of an underwater explosion of the magaxines." The dispatch says that the account of the passengers on the Ward lin steamer City of Washington, whlobj was lying 300 yards from the Maind bears out the foregoing statement. Continuing the cable says: iBrass pipe, angle iron, fell in) a shower on the decks of the City of Washington, so injuring two boats that' when towered they were useless. Out of the dense smoke came anguishej cries for help. "ISimultaneoitsly with th cessation of tailing fragments, searchlights were thrown on the wreck and its load of agony Spanish boats from the shore joinedVhose of the Washington along side at once, but the regular ferry! (Continued on page S.

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B- Pac, Prop. i259 Tel. Mala 364. 51003 interest the list of killed, wounded and missing that Commander Sigsbee has promised to send to ashington this afternoon. One dispatch states that there was a fire in the forward part of the Maine prior to the time at which the magazine exploded, and this strengthened the belief that the catastrophe was acciden tal.

There is now no doubt that the explosion took place wlien nearly all the members of the crew were in their beds, and that hundreds of brave fellows were blown to eternity while sleeping. MAINE WAS FIRST ABLAZE FORWARD. Explosives Thrown Away But Not in Time. By Aeeociated Press to The Tribune. NSW YORK, Feb.

16. A special to the Evening Telegram from Havana concerning the Maine disaster says: "James Bowe, ship's oook, waa the least injured of any that were brought off -while I was ttttere. I asked him" how it happened. I doaU know," he replied, speaking (Tl ATnA7STD TRraiTISTFL A tOOfi WEDNESDAY EVEKIKG.