| Show yni loss OF THE MiiNii i The disaster to the U B crulsT I Maine In the harbor of Havana will be i regarded Almost as a national colonl ty It means more than the loss of the over Iwo million dollars tho ship ti costs It Is more than the terrible loss at of life I which according to the latest I I e bulletins am tints to over two hundred ti n sad tragxdy Indeed It tncnnsthat these Is I but too much foundation for y the fear sometimes c prevald that the hnmen float I ig fort of modern not no-t f A Mes with their complicated machinery k a and Dt stores of destructive sub e ninnies ore not as safe as they Appear t that In fact they may at any time a perhaps In the critical moment of nc 6 f or 07n f tlon become death traps to the oln cers And crel Instead of a teirror to the enemy A I The first Impression conveyed by reading the dispatches Is I one of wonder l won-der as to tho cause of the tragic accident t acci-dent It happened In the I eenlng uf vii I ter do k There could Ion been no Ithe fire In the part of thb vessel where the I t explosion occurred at that time and no work ef a dangerous nature could J have been proceeding without the knowledge of the commander The In cldent recalls the destruction of a J Turkish > essel on the Danubo during the TurkeRus Ian or c by a Rupstan patriot who under the cover of night euccceded In evading the torpedo nets q and the search light fastened aLA a-LA torpedo to the hull of the cruiser and make his escape before the explosion took place Still the fact that the Moln mam ollollt for over 011 hOllr or ter the disaster Is taken ns conclusive evidence that It was not caused by a 0 i torpedo > There Is I n mystery connected connect-ed with It which perhaps may never be cleared up Theaneld The nil given the wounded Americans Ameri-cans by den lllanco and other Span lards I In Havana Is I graceful and chlv nlrous particularly In view of the state of the popular feeling In Spain lately There can of course be no suspicion that the Spanish officials tire In anyway any-way responsible for the destruction of the ship Only blind fanaticism could uggot to them uh nn outrage at a time of peace Still the promptness omhlch with which the Spanish authorities presumably unsolicited gave expres ton to their sympathy for the sufferers suffer-ers was timely It will strengthen the I feeling of good will between the two T countries oDd help to soften the Ion t of the discussion ol questions on which there Is I a difference ot opinlonand interests In-terests |
