The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-27
BURIED TREASURE.

ONE OF WALKERS OLD OFFICERS WHO KNOWS
WHERE ALI. THE FIIIBUsTERs PLUMBER IS
HE BELIEVES THE SECRET rs HIS SOLE PROP
ERTY-A LONG TALKED OF EXPEDITION TO
DIG FOB THE BULLION.
New HAVEN, Dec 81, 1878.
EYES," said William Z. Lyons to o representative
of the HERALD he stood in his shirt sleeves in his
cosey saloon in the basement of his house in Bristol
street. '.there is only living, believe. who
knows just where the brave flibuster. William
Walker. buried his plumber in Nicaragua few days
before his capture and execution. This man is my
wife's first cousin and he is not in this country.
but he is the sole survivor of the little party who put
those Ave mule loads of gold and silver under
ground"
Have you ever talked with him about his secret
or thought of joining HIM in expedition for the
treasure 2?
"Oh yes we have talked the matter over many
time. and have always intended to get hold of the
treasure some time. but have yet had money
enough to carry the thing through. But the notice
in the HERALD brought the subject again to my
mind. and il any one is fitting out in New York an
expedition to get the treasure want to join it, and
get my wife's cousin to too. and he is the
man they want
"where is this man now and what is the history Of
his connection with Walker?'
DARING FEArs WITH WALKER.
'The name of the only man who knows where to
dig for that treasure is Samuel Lyons, and his his
tory would be an interesting if could tell it all
to you. He is fifty years old and has had career
full of adventure. Nothing but the greatest good
luck has preserved his life. He born in little
settlement mile or two from Dublin. and at ten
years Of age he joined the British Navy 1t was
twenty years from that time when his parents first
heard Of him again. After staying in tho British
Navy for some years he deserted and Joined
the American Navy From this he again deserted and
became a member Of the band which Walker took to
Nicaragua. He OF Walkers officers, and
have often heard him tell Of the danger he in.
even with the great buster, because Of his wiful-
At one time, for INSTRUMENTATION, he and
twenty more were sentenced by Walker to be shot.
but Walker told him he would give him one more
chance. He about to capture town. and he pro-
posed that Lyons should plant the invaders flag
the rest in getting inside the walls Lyons took the
chance, but said he must have at least sixty men.
There call for volunteers. and every man in the
command wanted to go. He chose sixty. and went to
the town. Here they gave themselves up pretending
desert fromWalker Once in the town they soon made
trick. Lyons had planted the busters flag upon the
citadel and his companions had opened the gates to
Walker and the rest of his band.
THE TREASURE BURIED.
"By his bravery and strategy Samuel became one OF
Walkers most trusted men, and he OF the
There five mule loads of it-gold and silver.
money aud bullion. GLIDING great deal which had
private mansions. AT eleven o'clock one moonlight
night Walker and four officers buried the treasure
under big tree near the brow of hill. have heard
Samuel tell how they scraped away the leaves the
ground before they dug the pit have pretty good
idea OF the locality myself. but he knows just
it is and can lind it even If the tree has been
moved. The treasure buried just before
the two final engagements which crushed the
that little moonlight excursion the first Of these en-
gagements occurred and iii it two OF the officers who
had the treasure buried were killed. After that
f1vaa rnn11 ha a1Ia.I
lived bananas alone for two weeks. in big ba-
mana plantation. and had hard time Of it, Then
came the last engagement, in which Walker. Samuel
and the rest captured. There is only one OF
the four accompanying officers who Is not accounted
for; but as nothing was heard from him after that en-
killed then or executed with the captives who met
death in that way. He certainly was not with the
little party that wonderfully escaped with Samuel
and who. think, the sole survivors OF that
gagement If he be dead. rather if he died then.
Samuel alone has the secret.
LYONS LUCKY ESCAPE.
1.-THE story Of Sans escape viii read like
romance. He was put into prison with the rest to
await execution. Now the wife OF the Governor OF
Nicaragua Irish girl, born in Buterstown,
little place near Dublin. who had been transported
when young for shoplifting. She called for the list
of the names OF the condemned fibusters, and when
she Sam y she insisted upon seeing him,
him. and the result of their meeting SANS
escape. for she sent him and several Others or her
countrymen in four boats out to an English man-of-
and they were taken to London on board of her.
'Sam has never been back to this country, but
have been over there two or three times and seen
him. and talked about going for the treasure. was
in 1867 and 1868 and again in December, 1876.
and made up our minds to go alone
could get money enough to carry out little scheme
we decided upon Sam works ia the Lairds' yard, in
Birkenhead. now, and l know can get him to join
expedition with If the projectors of it will pay
expenses. Yet not anxious to join one,
for in a few years expect to have enough money
to get there Alone and IL get there will
get that treasure ! don't believe there is
living that knows where it is except Sam have
frequently read of projected expeditions after this
treasure, but never had reason to think that any
ever found any of it, and don't believe nybody
can unless they are guided by Samuel Lyons. Some
day two will go down there and build little
house right the spot and when back
here there will be nothing left in that hole in the
ground"
HOPING FOR GREAT THINGS.
Mr.. Lyons is o robust, dark complexioned, good
looking apparently about thirty-fve years old.
lie talked very intelligently and frankly TO the
HERALD representative and seems like man of in
domitable pluck. II he ever goes to work with that
cousin samuel 10 get thar treasure his plans will be
well laid and of a nature to compel success. and
Samuel Lyons luck, after saving his head many
times, can hardly desert him when he tries to
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