Of course if it shall turn out that the most thorough excavation will not disclose the cause we must be content, but as long as there remains unexcavated any portion of the mud and debris within the wreck or its neighborhood from which evidence may be had of the original cause of the disaster, we shall be derelict in our duty in not prosecuting a further search.
Message to the Congress Recommending Appropriation for Prosecution of Work of Removing the Wreck of the Battleship Maine
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