| Show Tim CASE AGAINST SPAIN Conclusive Proof thai Min Were Purchased for Havana Harbor Idnar roolbititn thist Me of Th Do rnyd Ih MooHog Spial Ih Ilronnolhlllly I Indon April IVlolis love bn oholnlll hy the MlOclald Ilretut of the onnruclu or submarine mines In London for Spain which was first brought to the attention of the United States embassy and cabled to the As coclated Press on March All A man whose curds described him as being an electrical engineer and whose nom as oTord > d I A 1 the time to Washington then said he sold to Span Ih officers In London several years ago a large number of mines light or ten of which were placed In llutanu harbor lie said they were made In a pclol way had a meclllall ton Afflicted cable hlch lie con dent ty Ii I Ihe I sols Ili oat pie Is produced I Will he cso nddd Ihal laam ot the mines wr fixed so that they could bo fired I from n ort whll tire of them hud bulbs sod htfle nrrnnd that they would explode upon n vxtuel coming Inlo contact fill them The man added hoer that he did not believe 1 the bulbs would be used In mater ao shallow an that of Havana iarbor > Finally the man exhibited dal 7rf one or theme mine Mitch ho aid mew the most likely 10 Produce tile effect described as causing the wreck ot ill is Moln It Nas numbered 2 still lIns constructed 10 contain No Pounds of gunooltmli I Lieu commander J C Colnell the United States naval attache haD Ie investigated that mattcrandhe made a report on the subject 10 the United States goveriTment The 01 toasted strongly tend 10 show thol IIosl1O I lonably harbor was pn n that And Spain they I purchase j mines for that purr Tile IIrm of Lattlmer Mica A Clark electrical engineers during 1S17 ms filled 1 u large I carder for Spain ot a ht1 Iln nr 1 1 lot of mines In whfrh I were used four t and a holt tons ot guncotton The woywus directly muter the runell Ian o I Gnlrnond a till Cap Ha Inmno The latter vine lion t tllP 1 head of the Spanish torpedo school lly order or-der of these officers tile minos r dl hld Into four consign Inents for Ila onn Ierrol Cadiz And Crlhonn The mines were manufactured under the direction of J P Glblions after mard Olbbonss patents which are de icrlbed In Sclemen book on totpedoes and lattice < 1Ihhon rrom uboart a prnloll o the Associated l1ross ohln the In 10maUon oml who furnished LIu Commander olecll a HIIIn ale mnt or Ih above far ts und oUlllnd iilsllmiry of the explosion 1 which Hockt tile Maine was then cm played by the firm an superintendent of tile torpedo department Ile also 1 MY a similar I lot of torpedo Was manu to of urA or Spoln I In 18M Th 1111 for Ila the Wtern nogl coring company hlch Is I the suefol or or the Aforementioned nrmnol ulth which Millions Is I connected confirms the latters lolmnl na to the manu fact u re of mines rr Spain GIhonho In An exorKnnt of on ff And gv A A nl A I or f = ties line I c1 5n lrrn lr explosion mns caused hy flat Is Ih nlcolly 011 n lf1Ounol min contain Ing Ay gIfe1A4 tigundfallno Several 1 or hleh were mAnu fact urej for Spain He hon experimented with these mines largely at Portsmouth and SOS thnt once laid they retain their properties proper-ties for fifty Years In addition tllblmnrfaFserts that It I absolute Impossible for them to explode ccidndbset4 clortrirAre plode occidental as the electrical cur rents for their explosion are orml onlY by the mnlnulollon of n comlI eld kerispecially devised 10 avoid accident which tire oil The n x kt peia the = r I o f ill n e rnt om tor and if I a n ou t older all tains polon 0 I him I II ould he Impossible to monlpulol to the hills I thou I Intru lIon 0 I I blame nether on Y tile mines And their can sO I clic rC abl t tire numhered I ond he orl Ile m OU Ill be Able 10 I a c Duty them if I on pari is I 8 rcud |
