Assignment
active
captain sigsbee's account
what evidence did the captain give that might indicate
that the explosion was a deliberate attack?
the question has been asked many times if i believed
then that the maine was blown up from the outside. my
answer to this has been that my first order on reaching
the deck was to post sentries (guards) about the ship. i
knew that the maine had been blown up, and believed
that she had been blown up from the outside. therefore
ordered a measure which was intended to guard against
attack. there was the sound of many voices from the
shore, suggestive of cheers.
the ship had blown up.
the explosion came from inside the ship
the captain heard voices from shore
the captain thought he heard cheering