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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1898
Page
8
The president and the court findings discuss the Maine disaster with no debate in Congress. The board cites two explosions on February 15 and attributes destruction to a submarine mine while not assigning responsibility to any person. The message notes Spanish rescuers and hopes for just action aligning with honor and friendship between nations.
Washington March 28 The House listens in solemn hush as the president’s dispatch on the Maine disaster is read to Congress. Diplomats fill the galleries while the nation awaits a verdict and possible policy response amid a ceremonial Easter wreaths display.
The House marks the death of Hon. John Simpkins of Massachusetts by adjourning in respect. The foreign relations committee receives documents, as several members sought Speaker Reed's attention. Congressman Walker announced the death and moved to adjourn, a motion adopted to end debate.
The Senate and House scenes mirrored each other with profound silence as thousands pressed for gallery entry. All current Senators stood in place while Mr Abner McKinley and Mrs Captain Sigsbee appeared in the diplomatic gallery. On Lodge's motion 2000 extra copies of the message findings and testimony were ordered printed for the Senate.
President McKinley recalls the January Havana visit by the Maine to show friendly U S presence in Cuban waters. He notes the explosion on February 15 that sank the ship, killed 264, and triggered a careful naval court of inquiry to determine causes and responsibility.
The Maine arrived Havana under government pilot and was moored at buoy No 4 in five and one half to six fathoms. The court found excellent order aboard and no cause for internal explosion. At 9:19 pm Feb 15 two explosions occurred. the forward section was demolished while the afterpart sank intact. The court concluded the loss was not due to crew fault but by a submarine mine causing two or more forward magazine detonations. No persons were found responsible. This finding was communicated to Queen Regent and forwarded to Congress. the President urged consideration and action.
The report states the Maine arrived at Havana harbor on January 2 1898 was taken to buoy No 4 in five and a half to six fathoms of water by a government pilot. It commends ship discipline noting ammunition was properly handled and magazines were securely locked with keys in the captain’s cabin after the explosion.
The report describes magazine temperatures and storeroom safety aboard the Maine before its destruction near Havana on February 15 1898. It notes no dangerous stores below deck, and explains two distinct explosions with the forward section lifted by the first and the second caused by partial forward magazine detonations.
The consul-general strongly urged maintaining U S naval presence in Cuban waters by keeping the Maine at Havana or, if recalled, sending another vessel to replace her.
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