Show WERE TWO explosions investigation board find finds maine wa was destroyed by external explosion washington president tatt taft on thure thurs lay cent sent to congress a brie brief I 1 I 1 or mal mat messine trai emitting emitt lne the full text of the report of the investigating board which found that the battleship maine waa was blown up in havana bar bor by an external explosion the board ans headed by admiral vreeland of the tile navy and included colonel NN willlam M 1 I black of the corps of en eft gIn sincere cers of the army it began nork ork ou on the exposed wreck at havana on november vember Io 20 and found that the tile injuries to the bottom of the maine wore more C aused by the explosion of a charge of a low form of exterior to the ship between frames 28 and 31 on the port side this re suited in ignition and explosion of the contents of the six inch reserve mib azine tio more or lee less complete explosion of the contents of the remaining for ward magazines followed |