| Show ATT IF let IIftZr7 ad 1 ttrwthm Reir Weak Is the n a Fell tn It I Rey at It Montrui e nCed The exel h Oil the hortly he tore on Ost YW lST IIrenl AIhUy lips Prepared iLost night Ier Itnesd temnt Pain 10 OClock Ode that the Ld Arrived at a Point 011 the east coat and won takIng tak-Ing n arms and ammunition lor Cuba The celebrnted little IIl1butr wus re ported to have urtiv a at Palm Beach at Imultnneouoly with 0 train load or men who would pall before any attempt at-tempt could be made to detain her The Information I was Immediately conveyed 10 commollde or nalll vessels In the harbor who commenced ti > make preparations to Intercept the filibusters The came the report that the battleship battle-ship Maine had been blown up In the harbor of Havana This news was wts first received by the commandant of the elatloll who In I turn communlcat ed the Information to the several CHI cere In Command A tehphone message we sent the Commanding officer fit the borracks Meanvvhllo the news rapidly spread oer the entire city and the cable ol11ce became the center or attraction The fact that the two torpedo boat were getting up team and made reody to all IIdot to the excitement QUICK WORK WITH NAVAL VES SnLS A hurried conference was held between be-tween the several naval Officers present pres-ent and a line of action promptly decided de-cided upon The torpedo boat prices son was the lIt to get under way She steamed out with open throttle and headed for the westward While not positively known where she has gone the ImnreHSlon Is I that she has been dispatched to Drv Tortugas to notify Admiral I I St car it of the dlsaste to the Admhtl The Gushing Is putting at her w bar ready to steam out and apparent lti runor r dnt only awaiting orders to proceed to I lavan Evirar governernstrit Vessel 1 In the harbor getting ready to sail fo orL10 firl for Ilavara as soon as o f ro rt lhg celved The lighthouse lender Mangrove Man-grove under Commander llelder has Just left for Havana The commanders com-manders pon nnd daughter who hav e been guests aboard the steamer were hurriedly sent ashore As the inlnulfH pass the excitement becomes Intensified from the fact that nothing further has been ml led to the fIrst meagre report regarding the dli aster to the Maine It Is I not known here what damage has been done but the worst Is feared from the arrange ments being made to relieve those wh are supposed to have been Injured Thp cable office Is I being besleged by 8tlhOlllcrf some or whom ore awaiting dll > itch while other or eking further new regarding event In lvan regaln |
