Iwas enclosing my letter in its envelope when the explosion came. it was a bursting, rending, and crashing sound or roar of immense volume, largely metallic in character. . the electric lights, of which there were eight in the cabin where i was sitting, went out. then there was intense blackness and smoke. read captain charles d. sigsbee’s account of the sinking of the uss maine, given in 1899. this is a reliable source mainly because it is dated 1899, which was only a year after the ship’s sinking. it is based on secondhand information about the maine sinking. it appeared in a fictional story about the sinking of the maine. it was written by a person who was on board during the sinking.

it was written by a person who was on board during the sinking.

The reliability of historical documents often is based on how close a person is to the event in question. In the case of this document, the person writing the account is describing the explosion of the Maine based on the experience they had. It is even more reliable because he is not trying to explain the event or fill in gaps with hearsay.

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worked constantly and gave many sincere speeches about the importance of independence

1) the andrew carniage's purchase and renovation of skibo castle have been very good and auspicious for the local people of dornoch firth, scotland because this is a turistic attraction for many people who would want to know the castle, the local people would take advantage about this.

2) yes, it could.