Maine Lost With Four Hundred Men In Explosion
Havana February 16 at about 9 p m the United States battleship Maine was blown up in the harbor. Of the 450 crew and officers only 83 are known to have been saved. Commander Captain Sigsbee escaped uninjured. All officers saved except Jenkins and Merritt who are missing. An investigation is underway.
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Disaster inquiry grows as Maine tragedy stuns senators
Senators and representatives probe the Maine disaster amid limited initial reports. Foreign affairs committees hesitate to speak, awaiting fuller cause details while Navy and state departments monitor developments. A Havana dispatch describes the catastrophe aboard a vessel with alarming injuries and somber notes from officials.
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De Lome Criticizes Span iards Over Maine Disaster
In a New York teleprinter dispatch de Lome says the disaster to the Maine was not the work of Spaniards, showing affection for the United States. He initially doubts the explosion but accepts the truth as it dawns, amid sensational reports this morning.
Unclear fragment on war stance and Maine incident
Fragment discusses views on policy and a statement that if the Maine exploded it was an accident, asserting there will be no war and mentioning attitudes toward the United States and a potential confrontation.
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Ha Vina Harbor
Washington Officials Send Boats for the Killed and Wounded
Washington officials report no new details on the disaster at Havana as the Maine remains afloat after the blast. Key West telegrams indicate many killed and wounded, while a lighthouse tender was sent to Havana and Ericsson near Tortugas. The torpedo theory is deemed unlikely since the ship stayed afloat for an hour after the explosion.
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Admiral Brown Links Explosion to Maine Accident
Inpiaxarois February 16 Rear Admiral George Brown the top navy officer until his retirement was told of the naval casualty at Hawana harbor He expressed surprise at the Maine disaster and implied the explosion could not have been caused by a torpedo A naval inquiry was underway with Brown offering his opinion on possible causes.
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Lee Says Many Are Lost in Disasters Report
Deynd McKinley OmMelalty is noted in connection with disasters as the text mentions losses and public concern. The fragment hints at a broader discussion of affected people and events.
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Deynd McKinley OmMelalty
Officers of the Maine Navy List and Globe Commentary
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