New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SPANISH VOLUNTEERS IN NETWORK.

hNiSn IN NEW-1Ohh.
ARRIVAL OF FOURTEEN SOLDIERS VINO ESCAPED
FROM THE CoNsCRIPrON IN CUBA-FoUR HOURS
IN AN ORANGE BARREr-A PERmous ADVENTURE.
party of IA Spaniards, who had escaped
from the conscripton ordered by the CaptnGe Of
Cuba, arrived In this city last Friday after perous
and remarkable adventure. Out OF every hundred so
called volunteers" who have made generally such
outcry In favor OF Spanish rule In Cuba the Captain
General has 90 to the front In order
secure these ten actual volunteers the companies
have offered large bouniies generally beginning with
400 aud increasing iJ until the offered
has been sufficient 10 induce OF the mem
bers TO step from the ranks and volunteer to go.
The II men above alluded % paid sG00 each in
addition 70 the 500 given by the Government The 1876
men left behind had therefore furnish $500 pay TO
the volunteers and the majority OF the Havana City
volunteers are comparatively poor, the tax vas very
heavy These conscripted furnished each with 500
ready money were ordered TO the barracks where they
confined with Others be sent the
front In few days. Not liking the prospect before
them they resolved effect their escape in order
10 have assistance IL necessary 70 make arrange
ments with outside friends Finding one OF
the sentinels willing TO be bribed with liquor
the fourteen men gave him small sums OF money with
which TO purchase IT, They next asked permission TO
in couples for a short walk during the evening
falling a specified hour While thus outside
they made arrangements with a person 20 aid them
escaping from the island. and from him learned when
steamer would sail for this country. The outsider was
receive 81 500 his trouble in getting them board
and through the favor OF sentinel conseripted
got the barracks hours after sundown
met their friend in the city. They promised the
sentinel to at 10 O'Clock for rolcal instead Of
which they transferred in small parties to the
steamer. Having all got board, the man received
his q, 500 and departed IA the captain had
10 encounter heavy fine and home risk by hav-
ing passengers board without passports he charged
them something extra for the trip AMI also them
agree to any plan might propose After being safely
board he proposed TO put them into barrels
after removing the fruit They all consented except one
aud he had 20 be sent on shore The fourteen men we're
then put each in separate barrel, the heads replaced
and then slowed in the hold with cargo number OF
barrels OF being packed around aud about them
Az the hold hot and the crampcd they suffered
midnight. and the steamer did not start for four
hours. In order 10 alay the fortunes the
during. and prevent betrayal the captain would
often shout in tho hold that the vessel
great bodily agony, the refugees endured the
One OF them, however nearly giving out,
and IL he had done his would have led To the
betrayal of the Al last they heard the police Off
search for sOwaways. and pai1ly detected them In the
work OF opening several barrels OF oranges which lay
around and about them. Finding nothing, the officers
believed everything 10 be correct and LETT the vessel.
their suffering the motion of the engine was bless
InR and soon after human contents OF the
barrels were released For several days the poor Fellows
suffered keeulY from their four hours cramped torture,
aud more than Is unable t0 staGd perfectly
upright without pain. The ~ the vessel although
known the port f arrival together with the date OF
captains return the island his liberty perhaps his
lie would be endangered. H