Show IT WAS A MINE HINE THAT SENT THE MAINE TO THE BOTTOM naval board finds the first sion wa due to FIx external cagnes hat bat don does not fix uty washington march 25 2 i the court of inquiry appointed to investigate the cause of the maine disaster has reported that the loss ot of the battiest batt battleship lest bip was due to an in outside explosion the state department by direction of the president has cabled united states minister woodford wood ford atA at madrid ladrid to notify the spanish government 0 of f this conclusion the president and his cabinet advisers held two extended fies sessions today ono one at 1030 a in and another at p in at which the report was considered in detail members of 0 the cabinet stated sifter after the meetings that the discussion was of a grave character aud that never s since nee the wrecking wreck ingoE of the maine has the situation seemed so critical viewed in detail tho the finding of f the court of inquiry was the most vital factor commander marix judge aavo cateon the court oi of inquiry delivered the report to secret secretary try long early in the morning and shortly afterwards it was carried to the white while house and placed in the hands of the president at 1030 the cabinet assembled and began the consideration of the momentous document the court does not express an opinion os as to the character of the explosion but the testimony goes to show that it was a powerful submarine mine the exact diameter character of which was not determined ter mined though the belief was expressed that it was a floating submarine mine there were two explosions the court finds the first was from the outside and that set off one of the smaller magazines it was this result expressed in detail and with the precision casion of a court deeply concerns con concerned cerne I 1 of its responsibility to together ether with the evidence upon which chic it was based that occupied the attention of the cabinet throughout its extended sessions of the morning and afternoon all other subjects gave way to this foremost question there was no change in the plan of making the report public and transmitting it to congress early next nest week accompanied by a brief message from the president |