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Show WRECK Of TIEJIE First Human Parts to be Recovered From Sunken Ship Havana, Juno 19. Tho first human parts to bo recovered from the wreck of the battleship Maine wero dlaco-ered dlaco-ered today when workmen removing mud and debris from tho spar deck, Just forward from tho aftor superstructure, super-structure, discovered the blackened and coral-encrustod bones of a left forearm and right foot. The bones wore taken In chargo by an undertaker and placed In recop-tacle recop-tacle aboard the Collier Leonlda6. Of course, there Is nothing to suggest identification, but It Is hoped that this may ho established by the subsequent discovery of other objects In tho Immediate Im-mediate vicinity. The water In tho cofferdam enclosing enclos-ing the wreck had been lowered thirteen thir-teen feet below normal this afternoon, i eventing considerable moro of the craft, especially amidships. A superficial super-ficial examination of tho most recently uncovered portions has tended somewhat some-what to revive the hopo that It wlll prove possible to fioat the after half or fore of the hull. The total number killed In the ex-J'Joki2nr0-L.Ule. MaJnjewa.sttwpof fleers and 250 men. TUlghi 6ftho crewIafor died of their Injuries. The body of ono officer and tho bodies of 191 men were recovered. Skcty bodies were not found. Tho bonos of many of these arc supposed to he still in tho wreckage. |
