American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-11-04
BOSS TWEEI.
An Interesting Account of lis Adven-

AN1" ohht wv ASANCW IOI
Herald of to-day gives eaphic ac-
count of William M. Tweetand COM
panion's wanderings in Cub. On the
night of June IL, Tweed fund HIM
self at San Dienen, on the cast of Gu
ba, 10 miles from Santiagowhere, he
states, he had been landed ina boat by
the Captain of a vessel from5t. Angus
tine, Fla. The two men passd weary
night on a barren rock-thelder ner-
vous, anxious and terrific, peerinG
into the dark belt of woods hyend the
beach, dreading to go ner lest he
should encounter the belligrents' pa
troll or the Spaniards, and siffed the
dew-laden air, dreading yelow fever.
They had four leather wales, from
which he took numerous waps, and
held an umbrella over his he'd to avert
the dampness of the heavy ew. His
son-in-law, Arthur Ambrose IcGinnis,
of New Orleans, who mar,ed Miss
Tweed in May, 1871, the brio receiv-
ing 100000 worth of presats from
the ex-Boss's followers, threr himself
down and went to sleep. Weed re-
manned in a sitting posture, yloomily
awake all night. A fishermn's boy
approached his lone rock by he sea in
the morning, where the Millionaire
ex-ruler of New York spent alanxious
vigil, dreading bullet and feveiin COM
munion with his own worse thoughts,
listening to the beating of the waves of
the Caribbean ct the base If his
strange refuge. The py, by
the aid of signs and an English
Spanish dictionary, carried b Tweed,
pronounced the words "Consul
Americans, Santiago" he boy
ran for his father, lho fur
nished the fugitives with cffee and
bread. For $S4, gold, the sherman
rowed and sailed to Santiag, where
the party arrived at half-pas in the
afternoon. They were instantly arrest
ed by the captain of the port. Ameri-
can Consul Young examined ne pass
ports of John Secor and William Hunt,
and pronounced them all rigt. 1t is
supposed some one personatei Tweed
and obtained the passport, whio agreed
with his personal appearance which
dishonesty is being ferreted OFT by the
State Department officials. Thecaptain
of the post was suspicious, and stating
that he was sorry, sent Secor aid Hunt
on board a man-of-war until he had
communicated the facts of the strange
arrival to the minister of marine They
were placed on board the Ouruka,
formerly an English blockade runner,
sold by the American Government to
Spain. He was well cared for two of
the officers giving up their staterooms.
Consul Young telepraphed Consul Hall
at Havana, soliciting his inteicession
with Capt. Jovellar, and obtain
ng permission to go on board the
man-of-war and be preset at
the examination. Hunt stated that
he was a native of New York,
where he kept a hotel, and Seeor was
his uncle. travelling in search of health,
being troubled with diabetes. Secor
said he was a native of Connecticut, was
q retired merchant and had been ad-
vised by physicians to come to Cuba.
The captain of the port transmitted the
papers Of examination to Havana, de-
tanning the prisoners on board the Chu-
ruka until the case was disposed of.
Meantime the military authorities al
Santiago were anxious to get possession
of the exiles, thinking them in league
with the insurgents; but the naval Off
GERS refused to give them up. Hence
there ensued bitter quarrel between
the army and navy commanders. Tweed
and companion in about week began
to suffer severely from small rooms and
the heat and glare of the sun on the wa
ter, and piteously entreated to be al.
lowed to go ashore. This was allowed
on the guarantee Of the AmericarCon
sui that they would be forthcoming
when word would be received from
Havana. They lived in princely style
at the Hotel de Adele Lascalle, kept by
an old mulatto woman, whose cuisine
is the fame of Santiago. Here in a weel
the intense heat combined to make
his sufferirgs very great, SO much so
that he made application to b.
sent to Spain. To this request a dea
ear was turned, and they drawled out {
weary, monotonous life, at tha.Adels
Lascalle hotel. Months passed. To
ward the close of July a telegram came
from Havana stating briefly: 3sSecol
and Hunt released to 60 where they
like" Gossip, however, was busy, and
it was even reported that Secor was ex
Secretary of War Belknap in flight. HI
detained the bark GARNER several day.
at . demurrage of $25 per day. On july
26 they went on board. On the nigh
of sailing the American Consul was tel
egraphed that Secor was Tweed, and t.
arrest him. The captain of the port
the man-of-war Churuks
to go in pursuit. She failed1-ee fine
GARNER, and was evidently Indifferent
owing to the row between the military
and naval authorities. Portraits taker
in Spain of Tweed show a striking con
trast. He looks another being, will
deeply drawn lines of hardships and
suffering never to be effaced-x No big
diamond nor white neck-tie, wedding
day appearance now. Evesphis gar
ments look old and worn. u corps O
reporters are now on the watch for the
fugitive, who has had as many vicissi
tudes and romantic wanderings as Bon
ME Prince Charlie.
The desire to construct the larges
single roof in the world was achieved