Mr. White to Mr.
Sherman.
American Embassy,
London, March 2,
1898.
No. 288.]
Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 272, of the
23d ultimo, I have the honor to inclose herewith two letters which have
appeared in the Times, one from the pen of Sir E. J. Reed, late chief
constructor of
[Page 1065]
the British
navy, with respect to the raising of the Maine;
also a letter of condolence from the president of the Glasgow Chamber of
Commerce and Manufactures, for which I duly thanked him.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure.]
Mr. Galloway to
Mr. Hay.
Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures,
Glasgow, February 21, 1898.
Sir: The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, of
which I have the honor to be president, representing the commercial
interests of Glasgow and the west of Scotland, have read with deep
emotion the accounts of the sad catastrophe which befell the United
States battle ship Maine, at Habana, on the
15th current, and which has resulted in the loss of so many brave
officers and gallant seamen. Permit me, in the name and on behalf of
the whole members of the chamber, to assure you of their deep
sympathy with the President and people of the United States in this
appalling calamity.
I have, etc.,
Col. John Hay,
The United States Ambassador in England.
