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Show g R.ECALLS TRAGIC EVENT J fjj Lose of Chinese Mnn-ol-War Ca.iisoaR.ene.wod Dlscuailon j'j dJj of Maine tup lot, Ion 000009$$$ O 0 i o o .0 o c o o o 0 o o o e lleecnlly there has been a good dial of r.nlet discussion among naval men concerning the explosion of the Maine, excited by tho news which arrived from China that the warship Kal r.'hlh exploded and snnk within thirty second while lying In the Vang-tscKlnng Vang-tscKlnng river, killing 1MI oillceis aud man. The explosion of the Maine was one of the moat mysterloim alTalra that evor happened In naval history, i Notwithstanding the report of Hie board of Inquiry Into tho maunur . of hor loss, there aro naval olliocrs who maintain that the cause of the nx- I plosion of the Mninn has never been cleared up. They say that no positive evidence was adduced to show that tho Jlalno wna exploded from the out-Bid out-Bid e,, although the report of the board pointed out many slgiillli-ant facia which aupporfisl this contention. On tho oilier band there was some evldenco tending to show that trio explo.ilon wna of interior origin. Among this was tho fact thai about half an hour before tho explosion thorn was an unaccountable ami and- den rise in the tcmpornturo of ono of Ihe muuiiinca. which fact was reported report-ed to t'ait. Hlgsl.ee and entered In the records. Home thought this was oc, asloned by BiMiiiiiiieiiua combustion In ono of the coul iiatikera and which subsequently subse-quently nplcded one of the magazines. maga-zines. Hiich roniliiiHtinn Is known to be liable to occur, especially when vessels ire lying In tropical waters. A llrllba niaii.of.wur had previously been cui'lodcd by tire from apoulnno-ous apoulnno-ous c,,nilwUiin reaching one of the magaxlitte. Now com.-a the mysterious explosion explos-ion of u i lilnese warship of Inrgo dimension!. Shu went to tho bottom In ahoui Die same time as tho Maine, and iiltlmnih tho total loss of life was not so gni as on the American ship, It was .elailvely higher, an only two escapt d. Tie Kul Chili was an up tie duf abip. saving been built In 1M, and ahe icxiaUled the Muluo In many purtl. ulars. |