| Show Hloml MAKES EIT rn1 II 1 A lost h Necessary In thentsibiAffitir Washington D C Feb ISThe first nela to reach the navy department today to-day from the scene of the great naval disaster at Havana was a belated telegram tele-gram of last night dato from Captain f or W rol Slgsble reusing as follow Nineteen of the Maine s dead were burled this afteinoon with great civil ecclesiastical naval and military eere monies and with all of the resouicesvt i rr Havana brought Into I je The Spanish government under express directions di-rections of Gen lllanco the Uinhop of Haiku General Parr o Gen Morris rola and the mayor it Havana took complete charge oC all argemel Tlc bodies were first loltl In state In the building of the city government of Havana Ha-vana here they were covered with floral and other mblem suitable 10 the occasion which were presented by WIT claim old other Permits er lavaa or Ill I I shades of political opinion They were escorted to the cemetery by representatives rep-resentatives of all the mllltor naval and civil organizations and foreign consular con-sular olllcers and through a vast con course of people spreading over the oute Gen Lee myself and uincura and mel or the merino now Intie tu Stiller with LieutCommander Conies and members or the Ferns crew we given 1lclal carriages and eOIII ences Ground for the burial ot all the Maines dad I has been presented by Gen lllinco and the bishop ot Havana In the beautiful cemetery of Havana Utmost Hjmpathy and respect has been ohon I om Informed by the Author tries that this Is the second Instance only or such a demonstration haing I been done to foielgneis In the history ot Havana I Is I Inconceivable that a tealcr demonstration could have been made To me personally n grent number of people have expressed uym pathy for the Malr and for the Uultee And The States gov raiment ald People umolmler of the dead must per force be buried with brief ceremony which will be conducted by ourselves but the core and preparation of the remains will be with the Spanish authorities About forty In addition to those burled have come ashore today Very few ale flow recognizable Even In the camp of some of those who are hurt but alive recognition was difficult 1 havenot for nutriment lot Igh or the grief of the families and friends of the members of the crew but I bog the department 10 explain to thom that I Is Ineradicable In faet Impossible to end the bodies home Facilities < are lacking and embalming Is l necessary to secure shipment even under the most favorable clrcultae Embalming Is only Impcrfeetlj done here Will wire all cases of Identification I main all organization allolg my small force here hut II cal bo well underStood under-Stood that the execution o the work with which we are charged Is one of much detail and difficult of execution 1 Is I believed that all of the depart merit telegram have reached I am deeply grateful for the helprul oenl merits and directions telegrnlhcd by the President and th department I have the earnest hell of all the olllcern of the Maine now here which was to bo expected under alt circumstances A previous teleitram Pen t today given I the names or thcoe buried by the Span Ih I oUlhorle The nsg or all ves eels naval and merchant II Havana harbor have bee al half mast yeater lay and today Shall end Mangrove bock to Key Wet tomorrow with eight wounded Will wire names later Vr Glendennlng of the artily will remain Oeldnln rcmol with the wounded Assistant Surgeon Spear also em with the Mangroves but wiI be detained here on board the Tern to accompany others of the wounded when they are ready to be removed re-moved Will put some dlvets at work tomorrow Divers requested of Admiral Ad-miral Slcard will be here Saturday morning by the olivette Hecovcrj of Maines battery Impracticable except by regular wrecking outfitsiosnnn siosnnn Work on I he M lne I Not llrcmi Havana Tell lLleut Pedro Porn brother of the Inventor of the submarine sub-marine appliance bearing their name the Judge In the case of h Maine and the lelher or tho technical Commit Ie has equesld the a lit herizations of mail General Lee to take depl tOM of officers of the Maine and to ap point a committee to Inspect the wreck eif the Maine and the Mail old investigate cause of the explosion Gen Lee hai not replied plied to the application and conse luently the experts have not com nolecd work The divers aie employed only In recovering re-covering the bodies of the dead Up to U I clock this morning U bodies had hen recovered light funeral wagons arc employed In carrying tho idles from La Mackinaw ti th eemUciy 101 31y oo to 10 New York Icb ISThe Commercial Commer-cial Advertiser today Says It was lenorled nt the navy jnrd navyoyard oday that Naval Constructor Howies Is to bit 1 Bent to Havana to stiperln end th work of raising I the Main onstructlon routes I lad not received i his oreleisupto 10 oclock this morning mt exiicUs them todaj II Ing tit lialf Meet Em rranclsco Feb 18 All the flnis over the public and other bulldlngfl tat this city mated at half mast toy as I mark of respect to the memor y or the victims of the chocking disaster to ho Ciu ser Maine In the harbor of Havana While no official suggestion vas made to this effect the day was generally observed as ole or mour ng for I national cutastrofheby general gen-eral consent |
