A U.S. official and Cuban officials at the monument to the victims of battleship USS Maine in Havana, Cuba. The monument to the victims of USS Maine. Cuban Government officials and the American Ambassador offering wreaths at the base of the monument in memory of U.S. Naval officers and men who died when the battleship USS Maine sank. Label on one of the wreaths read 'Personal Representative of the United States of America'. A large crowd gathered around the monument. An aircraft in flight above the buildings in the vicinity of the monument. Views of the monument and the crowd.
(Sound present only at end of clip beginning around 3:10 mark). Scenes of Ward Line passenger ship, the SS Morro Castle, engulfed in fire during its return to New York from Havana, Cuba. Coast guard boats, fishing smacks, big liners stand by to rescue travelers from the ocean liner. Local citizens and police assembled on the coastline to retrieve the dead and nurse the wounded. Scenes of grief stricken and shocked survivors including men, women, and children. Some scenes from rescue ships which included the SS Andrea F. Luckenbach, the SS Monarch of Bermuda, and the SS City of Savannah. Three survivors recount their stories (sound is present at this point in the clip, starting around 3:10 mark).
Officials and military officers wait for arrival of diplomats, Roman Catholic Bishop or Cardinal is present. Diplomats sit at table and read official statement.. Honor guard of Soldiers march past crowd lining grounds. Automobiles parked in background. Crowd swarms over grounds after honor guard passes. Officials pose for pictures outside the Palace.
Damage in the exhibition rooms and offices of Cuban Electric Company in Havana by an explosion. Revolting workers bomb the building. Huge crowd on the street. Cars and pedestrians pass by the broken glass windows of Cuban Electric Company. Security guard stands in front of the damaged building.