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Middletown Daily Argus

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1898

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Maine Disaster Still Largely Unexplained Says Long

Havana dispatches report 135 bodies recovered as divers await access to wreckage. Secretary Long rejects rumors and says Maine’s destruction likely accidental with no evidence of design. Navy briefings list 355 aboard and 246 lost, 76 saved, with ongoing efforts to recover remains and identify the dead.

WASHINGTON navy department Secretary Long Sigsbee Maine Sigshee Wainwright New York Vizcaya Bowles Havana sndeavor Hie department Siesbee A. Hatelen William Anderson A. Johnston Henry Williams

Havana Harbor disaster toll rises as bodies found

Havana reports 135 bodies recovered from the wreck site after the great explosion. Names identified include Carlton Jencks and others, with several still in serious condition yet improving. Naval authorities coordinate divers and official investigations while aid and condolences flow from Havana to American residents.

Havana Carlton Jencks Flynn Michael or Patrick Francis Phillips Noble T. Mudd Thomas J. Jones Francis J. McNiece Barry John P Lewis L Charles Curran Patrick Hughes William Donoughey Frank Sutton Daniel Price Henry Gross Charles F. Tust Daniel J. Boyle William I. Horn Joseph Seaily James T. League Trubie Finch Thomas J. Harty Walter Sellers Charles Franke Fisher frank Alfred J. Holland military hospital San Ambrosio William Mattison Francis D. Cahill Frederick C. Holzer James W. Allen George W. Koebeler John Heffron Jeremiah Shes Dr. Haas Francis Cahill Chidwick Sigsbee Admiral Manterola Wainwright Helman Howell Jenkins Merritt

Community Mourning Leads to Suspension of Social Functions

Wishes of friends for home burial are noted, but Mame officers deem facilities available if needed. The community agrees that social events are inappropriate during mourning and will be suspended for the immediate future.

Mame

Vizcaya Arrives Off Sandy Hook A Spanish Cruiser

The armored cruiser Vizcaya anchored three miles off the Sandy Hook lightship and entered New York Harbor. Officers say all aboard are well. Police and marines guard the vessel around the clock to keep unauthorized people away. The ship, built in 1891, cost $3,000,000 and carries 500 crew.

New York Vizcaya Sandy Hook Ommo cers Maine Bulate Havane VIZCAY R Sir Charles Palmer Anglo-Spanish company Bilboa

Trade Not Harmed by Maine Disaster Despite Shock

Dun and Co reports Maine disaster largely spared trade with only stock market adjustments. Production and labor remain strong, ore prices rise in the lake region, and January to February imports show gains. Farther, Spain and United States exchange signals of good relations after the De Tome incident.

PARIS The Temps Maine Spain United States Dun NEW YORK R. G. Dun & Co review of trade New Bedford lkely Gogebic lake region Mesabi Carnegle Canada

Tried to lynch Zola mob fight guards Paris riot

Rioting outside the Paris Palace of Justice after an assizes session as Émile Zola left at 5 20 pm. Police protected his carriage with a double cordon on St Michael bridge where the mob surged and clashed in brief battles before Zola was moved to safety.

PARIS assizes court M. Zola Palace of Justice St. Michael bridge Mr. Zola

Wild Night Wins Waterloo Cup at Liverpool

Victorian sports brief notes the win of Mr. T. Trevor's horse Wild Night at Liverpool's Waterloo cup. Other items include Anton Seid offer as Royal Opera conductor. barge Excelsior sinking near Handkerk, four lost. Victorious ashore at Port Said floated. Clara Nevada casualties feared off Alaska. Count Cassini named ambassador to U.S. in St. Petersburg. Greece’s Prince George potentially renouncing throne. Bose-chum colliery disaster deaths 110. Sheriff Martin trial updates. Lafayette monument movement for Paris expo.

Mr. T. Trevor Wild Night Liverpool anton Seid Royal Opera Berin Handkerk chief shoal Cape Cod Victorious Port Satz Egypt Clara Nevada Alaska Count Cassini United States St. Petersburg Paris Crete George Greece Bosechum Prussia Martin General Lafayette

American Consul Wounded in Lisbon Altercation

The American consul in the Azores, visiting Lisbon, was wounded after a dispute with a cab driver around 3 a.m. The police intervened. he was taken to police headquarters and later released at the U.S. consul's request. The incident sparks questions of cabinet explanations between Lisbon and Washington.

LISBON Azores United States Washington

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SAMUEL LIPFELD Pease Clothier and Furnisher North “Street Middletown Ei A. OE i/l NORTH ST N.Y JOHN T. OGDEN & SON W. Main St ROYCE & MAPES Henry Street MR. LONG VICAYA Sigsbee—Stemmary Havana Harbor James Moriniere Seneral Lee General Blanes Generalee Mangrove Key West Edward Mattson B. R. Wilber J. C. White Daniel Cronin John Coffey J. H. Blower Alfred Hernes James Rowe Charles Pitker William McGuinness Blanco fee Woodford BOSTON W. M. Connell Roxbury Morro castle Save BERLIN De Tome eldent Serer Patton ZOLA GONDENSED chamber of deputies Count de Saint-Quentin Caen M. Meline Fall River Mass King Philip mill BLAKELY, ‘én Christopher Columbus Luby
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