The USS Maine (ARC-1) arrives at Havana harbor in Cuba. A historical reenactment of the USS Maine (1889) sinking in Havana Harbor before the Spanish American War in 1898. Monumental buildings and street scene of Havana. Calle Zulueta nearing El Capitolio or the National Capitol of Cuba. The American flag flutters.
Funeral procession for the victims of the USS Maine disaster in Havana, Cuba leading to the Spanish-American War. A detachment of sailors, United States Marines, and young boys preceding the procession. Nine hearses carry the coffins of the USS Maine victims, with the United States flag draped over each coffin. At the side of each wagon walk the pall bearers, surviving comrades, their heads bowed in bereavement. More naval officers and marines, and lastly a procession of carriages, followed by a large crowd on foot follow the hearses.
Wreck of the USS Maine surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels in Havana harbor in Cuba. The wrecking boats tow the wreckage of the battleship away from the harbor. (Spanish American War period.)