Show iON III IB junJraHon of Iho Prcsitcnl a Bricf and Conscnalilo Doculllcnl ffmW m Uy Tim COUHTS HEPOlrI I Received With Intense Interest in Both Houses of Congress Its I by the Members and by the Audiences fUIX A lAIPIHTIP hill o < TlrITirT 1 IK TilE CSE 1 The Maine Was Blown Up by a Submarine Mine Reasons for that Conclusion j THE FINDINGS OF THE COURT ARE GREETED WITH APPROVAL i Inn I-nn b n or n IIIrn i 111 < bt tr n HlLlH Ililnit I rr tn J 1 j KiiMniton Mircll 2SThe Presl jl tt hdy tent the following message I CIT oC tho Unlld ftt F 10m 11 prior 10 tho 11110 II j to 11 harhor our lonulr t itathes jointed out the advnn i gilt f lion a visit of naval shlpa to Ih Cuban waters In accustoming the 1 j pMothl irestncc of our Hag as the Jiv lolsuxmilland of our Bhlps In Ih tiilallmut of the mission of pio t In I I imErlcan Interestl even 111 I thcu b n 101dlale thrdor thimhl mhl nlil I AI > rdlgly on the 25th of JnuI HIM I conCInee wllh Ih ihnteiWIn which the renw1 dlu1 In leur war vessels to ranlh I m discussed and accepted Ih Jf to llithorltUH at Madrid and I Jlall i tin advised ot the putposi oC Ibl eniment to resume Irlndly i 1 u at Cuban ports and v ith tint tall Ih Ialn would CorllllIh t-all it Hi port of Havana This an i Jtn t was received b the Span jibr rntnenl with appreciation ot bII nJI I > character of Ihe loll oCt oC-t i Milne I und vvllh the notlilcallon of Ih IIn to rtlll n Ih courl ty I Ppanli1 shlis to the irlncilal f the United States Meanwhile j > In entered the I port of Havana I n > jth of Jitiuar her nnlval be f I V d vvlth no special Incident th hdn of culomar l and ceremonial Malts I T Value continued In the harlu t f Havana daring tho three weeks fol I V her arrival No appreciable i t nt atti ndeil her stay on the cottnty a feeling of relief and con tl followed the resumption of nt Inurruitrd friendly Intcr CJlV So noticeable was this Inline I t tflcet ot her visit that the con enal Irongly urged Ihat theM the-M t E i of our hli s In Cuban watel i J le keil up b retaining In 1 1Ian or In Ih enl oC td I Mull b Binding another vessi 1 I lo take her llace j D1SASTI H TO Ilin MAINn i AI f otl minutes past nine In theIr i1 the-Ir I ot Ihe 15th of Icbruarj th 1 which Ih mlle forwarol poll 01 thin I cked t ° tt > atabiiuiho two olllcers nnd f I h crW lellnhed those who J I M killed trlhht by her explo Jt 1 n dd le of vvr ikage und dronnrd In fc18 ot the hu ttlani gr dh ilf g I W hI I gl hoC en h-oC the Mranlfch I cruiser iii h 1 I I r sneollI caed lb auth irlll i oC lIovalln the 1111t1 > L In I Ih Iy opned tu thm h c rcond hod I ot I tll I Ih Inlernd h Ihe mlI1ll1 II Tlbuu pUIII cmry In Iho rtbuiiii of trier nnd sympath I h ulM 1 Crm n official quarters l iFrtfT IN Till U B i Tit allaIliag S caHmit rellupon Ihe > a Inlry with erulullg rit lor a rlC tlm IIn IlIlel > I 11 all a hlch III 11 comb I com-b D u KHfsS I I er ° r nI tiu t lor 1 S I nl 01 I n nlld to llie S f Ih Cn an < l II J tftnt IOOr b f to f enl I th forming a jO < l Iy and It CaUh Ih rponlhll Ih m dr duo Itel wnrmlld the Thl Uo h I llo I r I n I I I m I ti > llt y II Ig S I r o a I or I I orm rl 0 m I nl orl or Inqulr Wn I Izoa I V ntobY I romped rg II oC e I omecr i a r1 I J n d r rck I SgSSl t r I Im Mr tb > cau I oC ff ilt explosion lfg It I oproltons hap conduclc1 llh the utmost deliberation und julgment and while Independently pursued no source of Information was neglected and the fullest opporttmlt was allowed for n simultaneous Investigation b the Hpnnleh authorities riNDij or COUnT or INQUIRY The finding of the court ot Inquiry was reached after tvveutthree dna of continuous libor on the 21st of March nnd having been approved on the 2M I mN l feW 1 force on the North Atlantic station was transmitted to theexecutive It la I herewith lall before tho Congo Con-go lototi i with the voluminous tes llm > ny taken befoiv the couit Its purport pur-port is in brief as follow B When the Maine nirlved at Havana h wn con < luled II thp rgulnr O i rnment pilot lo t II in No i to which ph wn moord 1IIm Iv n onc hair 10 Ix lalhom oC walrr The state of discipline on board nnd th cnlIt1on 01 hr mazln holl hllnk nnd Iorae romparlmI are raised In n V lew vvlth the conclu Ion that excellent order prv ailed and Iht no Indlcllon oC 11 cu lor n Internal ex loslon existed In an iiuar Ir 11 R olock In Ih vnln on 110 IS n hnd hn rporld eur un < l 11 Ihilli It Al forI In l rnt nlnp oclock thp 1 oU < ldenly < Ilroy1 Thrro w e IH tllllncl XIloolon with a lrlC hlwo thm Th 1I1t1 the ro nr1 parI oC the phiI wr prepltN the rond hl h wn more l > lolontI I aUrl ltul1 10 Ih cOllrl to Ih loarll1 10 Ion oC 10 or more oC the rorword mozln The evidence of the divers estnb llBhcn that the after port of the ship wan l > practical Intact nnd sink In that condition a very few minutes after the exlolon The forward part was complctel demoll he 1 IIpon Iho I Inc oC < concurrnl x ternnl cause the finding of the couri is na follovvB 1IDI1CCS OP nXrnn1AL ex PLOSION At frame 17 the outer shell of the ship from a point eleven and onehalf feet fiom the middle line ot the ship and sl IA feet above the keel when In Its noimal position had been tOiled up so us to be I about four feet above the surface of the water thetefoie abiut thlilyfour feet above where It would h hd he unl lnlllJund The ou18ld IXlllom plolinK Is hnl Inlo Hr < 1 hal Ihe nCIr Ing of hlch oloul 15 Ie hroad nOli S 11 In IIIR Ih 11 Cram IT to Crruno 2 It dQllIlld hark Upon lIelC n olnl Ih conUlluaUolI oC tho oam Iltllln xlndln loroltl 11 Irm 17 Ih rrllnl k1 I broken brok-en In tO 11011 kcel bnl Into 0 nnl lIllllar to the IIngl Cnrmd lor tho oulld pin I Thl l > rNk I ahoul 6 holow tho urlnc oC Ih tr and hout 10 It nbo II norm lollIon In tho opinion or Ih courl Ihl C fict could havo been produced onl b the explosion ut a mill situated under Ihe boltom of tha ship at about frame 18 and somewhat on tho port side of the ihlp on u LuaiLuHiois or TJU COUHT The conclusions of the court arc That the loss pf the Maine I nol In an recct due to fault or ngll gnee on the I art ot an of tin olllers or lombeis of hr crew ThILl the hllW destrocd by Ihe explolon 01 11 uhmarln min hlch cnued Ihe partl1 plosion oftvvo or mora 01 her 10rwordIII11zln nnd Tllnl no Udcnce hua bon ibtalnab ItAlng Ih ItipnfislulHt Cor the d Iuctlon oC Ih Maino upon any prson or Ieron NOTIFICATION TO SPAIN I havo directed that Ihe finding of the court of Inquiry and the views ot this f r > chl g d lo the KOenimenta c herlnajest j the queen nnd I do not Iinnlt nl self lo t iCtI t doul1 thai Ihf sense of Jusllce r of Ihc Hnnlsh nation will dlclnte n course ol netlon uglc < I b > honor nnd the IlrlenlIy Inllon or the tO I govern It I Ihe duty or tha exccuth 10 I COIS r 01 I r11I11 nd In Ih Innllmo d llbornle cnnelderullon I IIIuld Ign WIILIA MISfIY lxculh Ianoon Mnreh 28 18U8 tIIT 11011111 11I11111 Iall 01 10 IoI1 b1 110 Soa Ihe following la the full text of th reiort of the court ot Inqulr 1 H H Iowa first rate I Key West Ha Mon a March 21 1 1938 1938Afler a full and mature consldcrotlo nt nil the testimony before It the coui finds as fellow IThot the U S battleship Main I nnlved I In the harbor of Ilnvnm Cul on the 21st day ot Januar Isas awns a-wns taken to buoy No I In from n I I nnd n h lcl ob Blx I fathoms of wale I by the ngular government pilot The I H 1 I I itli cOI h n mimed t I place the ireMous evening of the Intended In-tended arrival of the Maine CONDITION or TIll Him1 2lhe state of discipline on board the Maine was excellent nnd all orders and regulations In iccuid to the care IIml oty oC Ih hhll wfe trictl eurrld ollt All lInmunlllon 118 lowPol nwny In ccodllnco ivlth Inlrllctlon Jllld Irulr clIe 10 tIen hener am I munition III hnndl 1ohlng 0 tord In Jln on oC Ih maIIzln or shell rooms whlcl I us nollrmIUello be tonllhle The infigazlncs und shell room wrre Iwno locllrd nnr IIIIlng hn olnedt nd nr tho or Ihe Maine the key n r found In 1Ilr I I the cnlthln cbln everything having ben r101ld lU Iht evnlng n < m The tinutrature of the magazines nnd shell looms < were takin ilall anl reported The onl magazine which hlld nn nnlllo IImounl oC hlIl I a Ihe aftcl ten Inch magazine und that did not exploded at the time the Maine wan dlIoc fh topedo wnr hod oil In the nftr > 111 oC Ihe ohll IIl1der Ih wnrm room nlloJ 11Illher cnll1 nor > otlclpald In rho oleo II urtlon oC Iho Inln Ih lIy un otlon 1110 IInd tlr 101010 were 1001 In I 01011 aft nlld nmolo Irom Ih cu oC Ih o plolon he nl w nlully 1001 < 1 nnr un iHvinl the Maine to 01011 danKr peclil ordels In regard to this ha 1 Uen Mvin by the commanding ufllur Varnlstui dlelB alcohol ont other comluII of thl niluro wre olowe1 0 or IIhov the main Iock nl1 oul1 nol hnv ha1 nn Ihlng 10 do lIh tho dlrnrllnn 01 Ih nln Th ntllcnl 00 0101 oC IIndr Ih 111001 1 rlnol 10m Ih ee of the explosion No danrnuo 10 oC ony kind w hrow In ny 01 the olhe 1 eroom Th lonl Iunk wrro Ipe ho bunhn ndjollling the Cor wnrd mdzlue nd hhdl om rour re mlI nm l U t US I G 15 h hcn In n thnl dol nOI 0 0 lul oC nw rlr col Thl cOlli hnd h < n efull InIctcd h Core receiving lIon boird The hunker In which It waa stowed was accessible on three sides nt nil times and the fourth si ltI lo at this time on account of hunke I 4 and I c being empt This bunker A 1C had been Inspictel h dn hy tho elglnecr olllcl on lh lr nlrmo In Ihe blnk wr In orkin oder and thr hl nr I horn JI cn oC ponlnou omlu tlnn or coal l on board the Milne The Iwo after toilers of the Bhlp o In ue nt the time of the disaster but for auxiliary 1lIrpo s < 8 onl vvlth I 11 eomlartlly low pressure of Irm and being tended b I n rlnlI wlch 1hr 101 nil nol hoe ml1 Ihr olon oC Ihe hlp lh Cor wnrd 1lpr ot Ih hlp hW Ine been founl by the dhro an r In a fair condition On the nltht of the destruction of the Maine ever thing ha 1 been reported re-ported secure for the night nt S p m b reliable persons throUKh proper olllhorfle io Ih eommndltOmrr Ihe the wn ojnl tme 1lalne < lropl the hlp wo qull old thcpCr the la1 lhl to ncldcnt 0u1 hy momnl Irom tho on hoard T0 I PLOSIONS C The deKtructlon of the Maine occurred oc-curred at 910 pin on the 15th da of Iebruary 1VS In the hnrl or ot Ho vann Cul a bilng ul the llmo moored In the ei same buoy to which she had been talien upon her arrival There wue two explosions ot a ills llnell dim rent character n wr hoI but distinct Interval hetween them nnd the ford part ot the ship wn lifud to a marked degr 01 Ih me of the first explosion The first explosion was more In the nolll or 0 rppoI lke thaI oC 1 sun hll Ihe 0001 plolon w mol open nn1 oC 0 ralr 01 nine This seconi < xposlon waVin the opInUn of tbe court causdb the partKI explosion of two or more of the forward magazines of the Maine CONDITION or TIn CK J The evidence bearing on this be ing prlnellall obtained fiom divers dll not cnalle the court to form a definite concluslin as to the condition oC the ol wo Inb olhouoh I lhed Iml Ih uftirUrart 01 thelhlp was rrnctlcall Intact and sank in that condition a ver few minutes after the destruction of the forward I art The following facts In regard to the forward pirt of the ship are however istabllfhed b the testlmon That portion of the short Bide ot the protective d < ck which ixtrnds from about frame SO to about frame 41 WIIB llown up aft and oer to port Ihe main deck from nbout 30 Pr was 1lnn I nft und ollhtly or Iho thlal 1ldln Ihe lorwrd nrl oC the mJII 11ertruclllre or nnd on 101 01 the foor parI lhl n II th opinion oC the cOllrl mud by Ih pnrtl1 xpllon oC two or more oC Ih Corword mngllzlne of the Maine CAusnn iiv 0 A Mivn TPLOSION f At frame 15 the outer Bhel of tho Bhlp fiom n point eleven nnd onehalf feet from the middle Una ot the shin and six fert above the hel when Its nom1 rollon hn hen 10rn1 III u as to he about four feet above the surface sur-face of the wnte Iheiefon nbout Ihlr tfour feet above wheio It would be had tho ahlp sunk uninjured The outside out-side bottom Inline Is I bent Into a reversed re-versed V shai e the afterwing of which nlmut tlftecnfcet trend and thlrtytwo feet In lenith from frnmi 17 to frame 25 10 c1lblod hncl UIon 1111 lke Ih conllnunllon Intllng lornad oC the ume pia lng 11 Crnm SO the erllcn kII hrokn In two nd Ih finl h11 Inlo nn angle similar to the nngle firmed b the outside bottom plating This break I now JlhoUI olx Iel hrlow Ih urrc tho watr nd IIhout 3 CCI nho f normal pofln In Iho opinion o Ih roul Ihl lcct coul hn h1 pro I n tle el J I fl fi Irm IN nnd omhal on Ih lort hl fC the hlp CO1CfISI1S O Tin CmmT CThe rourt Ind tht Ih 10 nt th 1ln on Ih oelnn nlmo wo mIl In nny rpect dl to Iull enc on tho t C on oC 11 omcer mmlrs oC tho crpw vC al1 II lh opinion ot Ih cOrl the 1ln na 1110Yd by the plon t n Iln hloh CUCo 1 Ilrlal Ilolon oC Iwo or mor oC her 10 wllrl 10 Th Cflrt hn tnablo 10 ob loin eInco fi lnl Ihe relolblllly oC Ihe Ihlruclon oC the 1lnlne upon all or Iroll Blgl T SAMPSON U a 1 rldnl opaln A A AIX I f 1 ommandr Julg ocal Th 0u1 havlng finished Ihe Inqulr Contlnu on p18twO r 1I1 wwlih OA O TI MAINE E iC ntltiucIfroniIRge one fIt f-It was ordered to 1e adjournt at 1 am 10 aUlhorlt await tile action ot the conVening W T SAMPSON Captain U S Me IroInt A A IAmX LleutenntGomlnderU 8 8 Judas Adveale JFe IS 1 flagship New York March 22 1SSS off Key Went I laThe la-The proceedings and finding of the court of Iraq ul ary In the above caff aro approved M I HICAIID I flearAdmirat Con snderlnClilef of the V B Naval I force of the North Atlantic THE 1u I s cu111144 110 J w I Ih Itu 1111 1 I1tIL erP Io the An du Washington March 8Href pt on Ihe I Ioelon or the inauguration of a resident I no such crowds a surged I through the corridors and stormed I the galleries for admission have been seen al the caplol In 0 quarer of a tell tur > turPublic Public Interests In the findings of the board of inquiry npiwlnled to InvcBll Iate the disaster uhlch sent one ot Uncle hams noblest vessels 1 to the 04 tom or 1an harbor mail IrIOe the lives or 260 brave American sailors USA nl whlte heal tAt t-At da > light SWOOP were already seeking seek-ing entrance to the Capitol and hour berce a nonhe the hon Convened the mrble Inlra I were ebcl with surging Jostling people pressing toward the galleries Not an Inch or fcpace remained In the public galleries at 9 a CloCk though long lines or Pea pie stretching down the stairways to the locr I corrldo continued to press foruard Within n rew minute after the reserved re-served galleries were thrown openthey were tompletelj filled I Admlulon 10 the galleries tle lel mas strictly b > card Mans illstlngulthed personages nnd nan ladles were In the gnllerUB The hal burZel I gro a beehive with the sound ot msrlads of voices On the floor liters was almost as much excitement excite-ment as In the galleries lerl although this full synopsis of the report I which was rimed by the Associated Press hart taken the ken edge oft the anxiety with which Ihe members awaited the reading of the official finding vf the board Upon the desk of ate liepreaentatlve Slmpklns of Mnssn husetts vho died suddenly on Saturday night 1 wreath or Iaster I lilies Inte woven with tulips TOCUS and lilies of the valley cost an air of sadness over the vast am b age IN Till HOUSC At exactly 12 clock the Speake called the loue to order Amid tile Impressive silence that followed the blind chaplain delivered a solenn prayer which rang through the hall like a warning He referred to he Florin clouds that hung above Ihe court Ir threatening to break nl any lime He prayed to Omt to Interpose Ills power pow-er that this ilou 1 that might pass away leaving us In peace and trnnqullltj And yet If war must onvel he prayed 4In vindication of truth and justice mercy and right help us to be prepared with brain heart and liravvn I vu meet I To tilts end he nlth lilt President and his cabinet and all orn flails connected 1h the affairs or Hate There were n preliminaries While the Journal wo being red Chief Executive Clerk Irudn appeared Ih the message which man announced an soon as tile reading or the journal wa concluded Tile Ihronged galleries were hhed us the clerk carried document down t he main aisle anti placed it tin the fpeaker s table aCWIJ himself broke the large red meal 1 or the envelope and banded II 10 the clerk allhnm time announng In n rear distinct volre A messrage from the Preldent or the United States No presidential message mas ever Its tned to with such brenthlei interest Members mat It Intenso faces slmll Ing 10 arch every word When the reading o the message Was Concluded I Nave ot Applause swept olr the ooor and galleries The Speaker Immediately announced the reference or the message to the com lattice rules 01 foreign relations undre the Mr Halle the Ilemeocrictlet leader arose And paid bee understood he mem men sage would take that course without debate under the rule but asked It I the I report of the board of Inquiry had lot accompanied the mg The Speaker that a font note to the amelotage nlalned the Informal lon that the testimony had ben trans mil tq the Senate Would It he In ourpowolto ask Unn tmou insent to net Apart Wearies page a Lea Mr ae McMillan Dm Tenn TennThe The chair thinks not replied the Speaker it e a A time Mr Walker lisp IfinsoI was on Ills feet and when recognized he announced the death of his col I league Iteprepentatlve Klmpkln The usual retaliations mere adopted and the pke appointed the rolwln earn mile to attend the funeral Messrs Gillette MCCll sloodir And 14vering ot Mamanchumettm Coulnl or invite Films or Illinois Ilttnur o New lirk Nov Hnds ot Nevada and Berry of Ken lucky Then at 12 18 pm the Hans nun further fur-ther mark of lespert adjourned IN Till I < 1 LIly L-Ily S oclock the people woe waiting outside the Senate wlntr and when the door to the Senate galleries were opened at 9 ocloek the rush for seats began Within an hour Oery Available Inch In the Senate public galleries was oecu pled and all the Senate gnlerl Were packed to thl Iloor by I ncloel In the flllomnllc aallerv weise Mr Abner lie tJnle the IreMnt broth er and Mrs I Captain blgsbee The Attendance at-tendance oC menatora was unuRlly Ire I wan quite evident that th Indl Mdual members of the bad it sea lie the dlgnlnd remerve In hlh man y nf them were wrapped were quite as deeply Ili teresled In the proceedings i as was tilts general public lvery senator at he capital was In his sent when the gavel of Ihe vice presl lenl fell At 12 01 llxecutlve Clerk Pru en Iruln Iran initted to the Senate ihe Preel I Int s arecoage tranmitllns the long anti much desired report of the court 01 In ulnA uln-A Major Prudei wall recognized ter the vice president there was a huh In the chamber a majority ot the specie Ira 01 fleeting that the message anti full rlOt would be read to I race Se note linmedla Ply 10utn businesm however wait taken up tar a time A I 12IS I In Air Morg1I Ala re dmnndd the reading oC the IrI dents meeliage Inlnnt there Wife n huh In film ehamhr Vie IreIInt 10hnrl atone at-one Aid Ih mago before the HA ate anti Its rending WI begun len closest attention was I1eto the retail In or the message by every permcf lthln hearing Around tbo Inner semi elide walls of he chamber many of those entitled to I I he lluor stood two score of members or the House While that poll o the message summarizing sum-marizing the llmllnga nf the court was read lee I auditors Pearcely hathOI a 0 Intense Wa at the Interest In the document docu-ment At the eonrlulon of the roadInce or o rolnl the mRKe Nfr Dol Utnn chairman chair-man of th ennamittro on foreign re latlons ami a buzz of vvhlspeVedcon I versntlon rose and requested < that the filings BI the ouit D Inquiry be read I In I reading the findings I the clerks experienced great difficulty They had not been placid In typewrittEn form aM were badly written At the conclusion or the reading Air MAN I mo1 that the message or the President Ih I Ondlng lr th ourl f In ulry and ihe leillmons take cfoa the court be I referred to the eommllle on foreign relations anti ordered printed print-ed I I wo Be Ordered Mr Lodge Mass Introduced a ro lutlon thaI 2000 nldlllonal cotlea or the moac lindintim and testimony be printed tier lixte or the Senate The rose often was agreed 10 ro |