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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1898
Page
5
Testimony describes structural damage on the Maine after the explosion, including bent decks and blown plates. Ensign Powelson details bottom plates raised above water, magazines exploded, and tanks found intact or fractured, with divers assessing the keel and side outlets.
Ensign W. V. N. Powelson testified he was aboard the Maine from Fern’s arrival and observed extensive destruction ahead of the after smokestack. He detailed the conning tower position, wrecked fixtures under the main deck, and the port bulkhead blown aft, noting greater damage on the port side.
A signed notice offers refunds on a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure coughs or colds and a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory. The document lists multiple merchants and individuals in Boston and notes “Two Hundred Others” backing the guarantee from Emery Souther to a broad coalition.
Court heard divers describe wreckage at Havana harbor and the Maine magazines. Ensign Powelson and Chief Gunner Olsen recounted locating ram points and damaged plates while divers found powder tanks crushed, shells scattered, and the forward section blown outward.
Gunner's Mate Smith recounts his first descent into a wrecked ship section where ten inch shells lay nose up and armor plates torn from the hull. He describes plates torn in the blast and six pounder shells scattered, with powder tanks split and debris hoisted to the deck.
If a baby is too thin or growing slowly, try Scott's Emulsion. It is promoted to plump the child, increase weight, add color to the cheeks, and strengthen overall health. Sold by druggists at 50 cents or one dollar. Scott & Bowne, chemists, New York.
Lieutenant Blandin testified the watch was normal from 8 p m until the explosion. Lieutenant Blow, officer of the day, reported all lights and fires secure before the blast. He heard a first explosion in the bow, then a second, more violent blast as lights failed.
Lieutenant Jungen testified ammo was properly stowed the night of the explosion but noted a ten inch shell supply in the loading and passing room ready for immediate use. He cited Neilson as reliable and described the blast as a dull roar followed by a crash. Lieutenant Hood said magazines and shell rooms were in order with no contravention of ordnance rules.
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Private Edward McKay testified he watched the starboard side when the blast hit, describing a sudden fire and a ship rolling to port. Naval Constructor Hoover identified three wrecked sections of the forward middle superstructure and deformed frames. Commander Forsyth reported thorough checks of the Key West anthracite coal pile, with no infernal findings after two recent coals.
Anton Seidl the renowned music director died in New York late tonight from ptomaine poisoning likely from fish. He had just left his home at 38 East Sixty second Street to visit his business agent at 312 East Nineteenth Street and fell ill soon after arrival.
Chicago March 28 The actress Fannie Davenport condition shifted from critical to near death as doctors and attendants reassessed her state after an earlier report of improvement.
About 1500 boxing fans jammed the Hyperion Theatre for a New Haven Athletic Club card. Dick O'Brien of Lewiston Maine won on points after a 15 round catchweight bout with Dick Moore of St Paul Minnesota, taking the decision in the final round.
The senior eight of the Boston Athletic Association began training for regattas with Wells Union and Mill stream eights. Captained by George Derby of Harvard 96, the crew featured Crowninshield stroke Derby seven Stevens six Shepard five Cook four Gergee three Sleeper two Wardsworth bow.
Aldermen defy Mayor Quincey on sunrise noon and sunset bells to mark holidays vetoed but not sustained. $7500 request for seawater fire service deferred while Thomas J. Lane joins baths board. Public improvements committee backs an appro priation bill totaling 16 511 485, passed unanimously.
A 35 year old actress Laura Booth of Holyoke Mass was found shot in a hotel room at the New Amsterdam. Police hail possible murder or suicide. She had accompanied James S. Lee who claimed to be manager of the Cissy Fitzgerald company and registered her as his wife.
Mr Frank B Hartford of East Boston celebrated his 21st birthday with a surprise party at his home 620 Bennington street. About 100 couples attended including Clarence Hartford Annie Livingstone Jennie Rugten Florence Pray and many friends and family members.
Warrants issued to arrest Bonner and McCoy to prevent a possible fight tonight. Monroe was taken to jail in St Bernard Parish as McCoy attempted to catch a train southward.
Frank I Perley and Fred M Rankens production of Ian Maclarens Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush drew the largest brightest audience in theatre history at Lafayette Square Opera House in Washington. The Presidential party including McKinley Hobart Sherman Long Wilson Gage and Hanna attended with many dignitaries.
Salem mourns Colonel George Leonard Ames age 99 who died at his Pleasant street home. Born in 1829 he served in the war with the Army of the Potomac's commissary department and was a prominent local figure.
An advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as curative. A Cleveland reader claims a cough and chest pain from a cold disappeared after using two bottles. The ad notes the product costs 25 cents and urges using Bull's.
A fragment from a news discussion shows Brown and Jones debating how to render a Chinese name. The exchange includes attempts at pronunciation and a dismissive tone, illustrating crossed communications and phonetic uncertainty.
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