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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1898
Page
8
Reports detail the Maine explosion and fires as Admiral Mantorela orders boats to assist the damaged ship. Havana firemen aid the wounded while General Solano and Captain Blanco organize relief. Captain Sigsbee cites a bow explosion and officers act with calm as officials seek the cause.
The January decision to send the battleship Maine to Havana aimed at peace not war. Secretary Long explained the orders to Spain and conferred with officials to avoid escalating conflict while awaiting a peaceful intervention in Cuba.
Fearful Havana reports reached Washington just before midnight prompting Secretary Long to be roused from bed. He directed telegraph operators to reserve wires for government business as the news arrived.
Secretary Long says a cable from Captain Sigsbee reports the Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor last night. He cannot confirm a cause or offer details, leaving the incident a mystery to him.
The Maine's commander Captain Sigshee is praised in the Navy Department for four years leading the hydrographic office and for his decisive action in New York harbor to avoid a collision, earning respect for quick judgment and nerve.
The Maine's 874 officers and crew are described as a capable force built as a second class battleship. Details include its New York Yard construction, 318 by 57 feet dimensions, 6682 tons displacement, 9293 horsepower engines, and a 17.45 knot speed. Officials discuss aims in Havana with hopeful peace and possible U.S. protection of citizens. Cuban leaders view the deployment as a signal of U.S. resolve amid rising tensions with Spain.
A portrait of the Maine and allied ships as the fleet’s bulldogs. The Iowa Massachusetts and Indiana loom large with the New York Brooklyn contrasted, while Roosevelt touts ship for ship superiority and maneuvers.
A Post reporter traced a missive signed Mrs M Coleman to the Bellevue Hotel but found no real author. The letter urged theatre bonnet banter and dinners while aldermen split on public improvements rules and constitutional questions, with the writer likely a fraud or joke.
C. C. Shayne of New York says he cannot appear tonight in Columbus before the Ohio Senate Bribery investigating committee due to engagements, but offers to send written statements or a committee for a chapter in Ohio political history. He notes London fur sales in March as a conflict and references published statements in leading journals.
A Marketmen's Republican Club banquet at the Quincy House heard Rev A A Berle denounce Democratic policy while Curtis Guild Jr praised Republican gains and singled out tariff debates. Notable attendees included Lt Gov Crane, Speaker Bates, Mayor Perry, and Governor Wolcott. letters from Knowlton and Brackett were read.
A large gathering at a 6 o'clock Republican dinner featured sharp exchanges among speakers including Murray Berle and Bates. Governor Wolcott attended, but the governor declined to speak, eliciting questions and laughter from the crowd.
Speakers at the Young Men's Democratic Club attacked Republicans and praised state regulation, blasting the Dingley tariff as a revenue failure. They urged reforms and warned against corporate influence, urging action for men women and children rather than political ends.
Mayor Perry of Somerville argued that Boston’s city interests were slipping under foreign money and denounced the elevated railroad bill as dangerous. He faulted Governor Wolcott for veto hints and noted the bill’s flaws and likely outcome.
Speaker Bates criticizes Democratic opponents and lawmakers while praising Republican principles. He questions railroad commission overreach, defends the Legislature, and references Mr Berle’s past salary issue as a pulpit critique. He also notes the cotton industry and closes with support for party positions.
Gilbert Devereaux of 118 Holworthy Street Cambridge a lamp lighter on a light wagon was struck on Mt. Auburn Street near Gerry at 5 39 last night. He was thrown struck on the hip and leg badly injured. The horse ran away but was later captured near Brattle Square.
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