Maine Explosion Findings Admit No Blame On Crew
The Maine disaster report declares no crew fault, attributes destruction to a submarine mine near frame 18 off Havana harbor. A naval court found two mines or a single mine caused two explosions, with the forward section wrecked and the after part sinking. The finding stresses calm public reaction and calls for Spanish government acknowledgment and justice.
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Executive Mansion
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Committee On Foreign Relations
Simpkins
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Maine Board Report on Maine Explosion at Havana
The court of inquiry finds the battleship Maine arrived January 26 1898 in Havana harbor and was moved to buoy No 4 under government pilot amid notification by the US consul general. The report details the sequence of mine explosions under the port side and the second explosion involving two magazines. Sige bee exonerated.
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Iowa
Kay West
Fla
United States
Cuba
France May Mediate US Spain Clash Seen as Foreshadowing Step
Washington reports an action filled day in which the White House cabinet discussed the Maine affair and Cuba, while Congress examined the president’s message. Spain’s conciliatory reply and a new Spanish naval report draw praise, yet war remains possible. The French ambassador’s Day conference revived talk of European mediation led by M Hanotaux in Paris, with Spain eager for a mediating role and Cambon awaiting instructions.
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