| Show WARSHIP MAINE DESTROYED explosion sends hor to the bottom of havana harbor havana feb 16 at a quarter of 0 10 yesterday evening a terrible explosion occurred on board the united states cruiser maine la in havana harbor barbor many were killed or wounded the wounded sailors sai lorf of the maine are unable to explain it it is believed that the cruiser is totally destroyed the explosion shook tile the whole city the windows were broken in all the tha houses bouses the correspondent of the associated press says bays behas he lias conversed with several of the wounded sailors and understands from them that tile the explosion took place whilo while they were asleep so that they can give no particulars as to the cause the wildest excitement prevails in havana II avana the wharves are crowded with thousands of pt people ople it is believed I 1 the explosion occurred in ft small powder magazine at a quarter of 11 what remains of the maine is still burning captain sigsbee and the other officers have been saved it is estimated that over a hundred of the crew were killed but it is impossible yet to give exact details admiral man tereta has ordered th that it boats of all kinds should go to the assistance of the maine and her wounded the are giving aid tending carefully to the wounded is as they are brought on shore general an and 1 l the othni generals ln linro licen been ordered by captain captein general blanco to take steps to belp the maine s crew in every possible way the of lie associated cia ted li fi lj liss s blell the in a boat of tile cruiser alfonso XIII and seen others of the wounded who corroborated the statement of those fl first interviewed that they were already asleep when the explosion occurred captain sigsbee says the explosion occurred iu in tile the bow of the essel ile he received a wound iu in the head orders were given to the other officers to save themselves as best they could the tha latter who were literally thrown from their bunks in their night clothing gave tho the necessary orders with great self possession and bravery the first theory was that there had been a preliminary explosion in the santa barbara magazine of powder or dynamite below the water admiral Man tereta believes that the tha first explosion was of a grenade that was hurled burled over the navy yard the report that captain wounded was inne captain Sigs bec with other pacers ol cers went in a small boat to tb avard line steamer city of Wasi washington ington two officers and more thi ii of the crew are missing the tha crew who were able to P p ort themselves by swimming were weft saved by the boats six of the wounded crew and one oi of the officers have been taken to the military hospital by general blancas blancos Blan coa cos orders washington reb feb IG 16 the secretary of the navy received the following telegram from captain sigsbee maine blown blow n up in havana harbor at and destroyed many wounded and doubtless many killed and drowned wounded and others are on board spanish man of war and ward line steamer send lighthouse tender from key west for crew and few pieces ol of equipment still above water no one had other clothes than those upon him public opinion should be suspended till further reports all officers believed to be saved jenkins and merritt not yet accounted for many spanish officers including represents representatives of general blanco now with me m and express sympathy the maine was constructed in the brooklyn navy yard at a cost of 2500 and she was launched nov 18 1890 she was feet ion 57 baet beam and 3 feet draught |
