Maine Destroyed In Havana Harbor Tragedy
Dramatic dispatches recount the Maine blowing up in Havana harbor at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. Two hundred fifty eight American sailors dead as flames and timbers ripped through the ship. Reports claim the blast may have been accidental or the result of a torpedo or mine with intense public fear of Spanish war tension.
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Cuban
United States
Havana Harbor
Maine
Havana Bay
Guy
New Orleans
Mobile
Farragut
Kearsarge
Reneador
Royal George
Victoria
Apia Harbor
Nipsic
Vandalia
Trenton
Havana
Ian
Wavana
Blan
Nagnal
Providence
Congress
Spain
Cincinnati Enquirer
Poston
Cincinnati Times-Star
Cuba
Chicago Inter Ocean
Chicago Chronicle
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Record
St. Paul Globe
Detroit Journal
St. Paul
Ilasaua Harbor
Detroit Free Press
Maine Disaster Sparks WarHysteria in Washington
The explosion on the Maine kills over 250 sailors and shocks Washington as public opinion believes Spanish treachery or an external torpedo caused the blast. Capt. Sigsbee and officers act with bravery while Congress and the public press for answers and a path toward possible war.
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Eco
Capt. Sigsbee
Admiral Manterola
Gen. Solano
Meas Yur
Sigsbee
Santa Barbara
Manterola
Navy Yard
Maine
Washington
Havana
Congress
Lee
Long
Mar
The Maine and Morro Castle in Havana Harbor History
A historical overview contrasts the USS Maine as a floating fort with its famed destruction in Havana. It also details Morro Castle’s evolving role from fortress to prison, noting its severe treatment of political prisoners and the broader wartime significance of Cuba and naval power.
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Havar Way
Morro
Kavana
Uavino
Columbus
el Morro
Court of inquiry into Maine disaster faces delays
Four men to decide next Thursday in Hayayy Sicard will examine evidence and debris from the Maine wreck. The panel, led by Capt. William T. Simpson and others, aims to report quickly to the Navy Secretary and the President amid mounting public demand for a verdict on whether Spanish treachery or mischance caused the catastrophe.
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Maine
Hayayy Sicard
William ‘T
Simpson
Chadwick
Comander
William P. Potter
Adolph May
Washington
Aijgye
Secretary of the Navy
Thor
House passes resolution of sympathy for Maine disaster
In the National House of Representatives on Wednesday Mr Rone chairing the Naval Affairs Committee offered a resolution expressing great sorrow over the destruction of the United States battleship Maine, noting the loss of more than 250 lives and many injuries, and extending condolences to the families of the fallen and sympathy for the wounded.
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House of Representatives
Rone
Committee On Naval Affairs
United States
Maine
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Mander Sigsbel
Jenkins
Merritt
Blanco
Sigsbike
WAR Spirit
Navy
Navy Department
Corps of Constructors
Naval Constructor
Dupuy de Lome
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Citsum
Morro Castl
Mcley
Friay
Lalfmast
Morro Castle
Cincinnati Voyblatt
New York
United States Navy
Madrid
Montgomery Sicard
North Atlantic
John A. Howell
Colby M. Chester
South Atlantic
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