The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-11-02
BOSS TWEED.
An Interesting Account OF His Adven

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count of William NJ. Tweed and CON-
panion's wanderings in Cuba. On the
night of June II, Tweed found him.
self at San Dienen, on the coast of Gu
ba, 10 miles from Santiago, where, he
states, he had been landed in boat by
the Captain of vessel from St. Angus
tine, Fla. The two men passed weary
night on a barren rock-the elder ner-
vo3s, anxious and terrified, peerinG
into the dark belt of woods beyond the
beach, dreading to go near lest he
should encounter the belligerents' pa
troll or the Spauiards, and shifted the
dew-laden air, dreading yellow fever.
They had four leather valises, from
which he took numerous wraps, and
held an umbrella over his head to avert
the dampness of the heavy dew. His
son-in-law, Arthur Ambrose MeGinnis,
of New Orleans, who married Miss
Tweed in May, 1871, the bride receiv-
ing 100000 worth of presents from
the ex-Boss'S followers, threw himself
down and went to sleep. Tweed re-
manned in a sitting posture, gloomily
awake all night. A tisherman's boy
approached his lone rock by the sea in
the morning, where the millionaire
ex-ruler of New York spent an anxious
vigil, dreading bullet and fever, in com
munion with his own worse thoughts,
listening to the beating of the waves OF
the Caribbean at the base of his
strange refuge. The boy, by
the aid of signs and an English
Spanish dictionary, carried by Tweed,
pronounced the words "Consul
Americans, Santiago" The boy
ran for his father, who fur
nished the fugitives with coffee and
bread. For 1874, gold, the fisherman
rowed and sailed to Santiago, where
the party arrived at half-past 2 in the
afternoon. They were instantly arrest
ed by the captain of the port. Ameri-
can Consul Young examined the pass
ports of John SecOr and William Hunt,
and pronounced them all right. 1t is
supposed some one personated Tweed
and obtained the passport, which agreed
with his personal appearance, which
dishonesty is being ferreted out by the
State Department officials. The captain
of the post was suspicious, and stating
that he was sorry, sent Secor and 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 Churuka,
formerly an English blockade runner,
sold by the American Government to
Spain. He was well cared for, two OF
the officers giving up their state-rooms.
Consul Young telepraphed Consul Hall
at Havana, soliciting his intercession
with Capt.-Gen. Jovellar, and obtain
NC permission to go on board the
man-of-war and be present at
the examination. Hunt stated that
he was native of New York,
where he kept a hotel, and SecOr was
his uncle, travelling in search of health,
being troubled with. diabetes. SecOr
said he was native of Connecticut,was
a 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 a 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 60 ashore. This was allowed,
on the guarantee of the American Con-
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 week
the intense heat combined 10 make
his sufferirgs very great, so much so,
that he made appl to be
sent to Spain. To this request a deaf
ear was turned, and they dtawled out a
weary, monotonous life, at the Adele
Lascalle hotel. Months passed. To-
ward the close of July telegram came
from Havana stating briefly: "Secor
and Hunt released to go where they
like" Gossip, however, was busy, and
it was even reported that Secor was ex.
Secretary of War Belknap in flight. He
detained the bark GARNER several days
at demurrage of S25 per day. On July
26 they went on board. On the night
of sailing the American Consul was tel
egraphed that Secor was Tweed, and to
arrest him. The captain of the port
telegraphed the man-of-war Churuka
to go in pursuit. She failed to find
GARNER, and was evidently Indifferent,
owing to the row between the military
and naval authorities. Portraits taken
in Spain of Tweed show striking con.
trast. He looks another being, with
deeply drawn lines of hardships and
suffering never to be effaced. No big
diamond nor white neck-tie, wedding.
day appearance now. Even his gar
ments look old and worn. A corps Of
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 largest
single roof in the world was achieved
in the roof of the Midland Railway
Station at St. Pancras, London, which
now possesses that distinction, having
.eclipsed the roof of the Imperial Rid
ing School at Moscow by a few feet, the
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