Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-04
woRRALHs STRANGE sToRY.s
How He Joined Revolutionary Expe-
dition to Honduras.

II From the Neq0 York Times.
NEW ORLEANS, La, July Joseph M i,
Morrall tells a wonderful story. He says
he came from California to see the expo
sition. lie has been a miner, and when
he was told he could join one of the Hon.
duras mining expeditions with profit to
himself he resolved upon going. He was
introduced to a Capt. Martin, and made
ah application to 60 on a contemplated
mining trip. He left here on the Z. b.
WI ard ON May %. Capt. Martin had told
him that there would probably have to be
SOME fighting done in connection with OBJ
tanning possession of the mine. WorraIl
SAYS he found twenty other persons on the
4 stdamer, and all were comfortably pro-
yited for. Capt. Martin was not along.
When two days out at sea E. James, who
walls at the head of the expedition, came
to him and said he was disappointed at
Martin not being aboard. James said he
had advanced Martin $500. James then
told Worrall the real nature Of the eX-
pedftiOn. He said that Soto, the former
President, was DESTROYS Of regaining the
position, and the expedition was formed
for the purpose of aiding him. A steamer
had been lifted out at New York for the
same purpose, and the New Orleans ex-
petition was to meet at Ruatan. James
told him that as he had been military
man 1t was desired that he should take
charge of 10 men, and that he would leave
WOrfall and the men on the island with
money. and 1t would be their mission
to cdnciliate the natives and wait for
the steamer which would come in
sight and fly a white pennant. That
evening the arms we're opened and dis
tributed. Each man received Colts
magak zine rife and one or two revOlvers.
Everything went on nicely and quietly
until the Saturday night when the Ward
anchored at Ruatan. On Sunday the
party went ashore and the custom house
officers made a search, took their rifles
and ammunition away, allowing them to
retain their reyOlvers, " hich were useless
without bullets. They remained at
Ruatau all day Sunday and asked James
what Was to be done. lie told WOrrall
and two men to accompany him to
TruxiIlb. James hired a sloOp and the
party OK four started. He said he would
engage a schooner TO take the rest of the
men out 10 sea and meet the New York
steamer. James and the three other men
reached Truxill0 safely. There they met
the Lee johnson and Rector party from
Chicago They were there with AN abun-
dance OF money and were hiring a
schooner TO 90 down the coast and engage
In mining. When James explained
the nature OF the expedition which he
headed the Chicago parties became
frightened and abandoned all ideas
Of their enterprise. Two or
three days afterward James and several
friends rode OF inland toward the capital.
This was the last Worrall saw of him.
Before leaving James gave him $500 In
the money OF that country and instructed
him to look out for the expedition from
New York. Worrnll says he did not do this,
but came back on the Oteri. Lee and
Johnson, of the Chicago party, coming
with him. Rector missing the boat. The
day Of their departure from Truxillo the
place was excited over rumOrs that the
Soto expedition had arrived at Ruatan.
Barricades were erected and martial law
was proclaimed. Mr.. Worrall Is from Los
Angeles. CAL, and considers himself well
out OF. the ecrefs. The purser Of the
steamdr. 4 b. ward. Jr., Youches for the
truthflilnesb Of Utrfall IN the matter OF
the party Oh board with James, the dis
trlbution ofarms, &C., and the landing OF
the rarity IL RuatAn. The rest OF the
story he has heard, bat does not know the
facts Of his own Knowledge.