San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-24
CUBAN EXPEDITION.
NOW AFLOAT AND HEADED SOUTH
WARD.
Sailed From the United States With
a Formidable Armament Of Men
and Munitions,

NEW YORK, Sept. PA special
to the Herald from Boston says:
There is intense excitement among
the Cuban residents here who
have followed the course Of the
revolt in the island. The reason is
the receipt OF information that the
most formidable expedition Of
those which have been fitted
out in this country has sue
ceeded in getting out to sea,
and that If all has gone well it
will be on hand to materially aid
the fighting Cubans in their next
big battle.
The plans for this expedition
have been formulating for the last
four months, and everything was
in readiness for the steamer to sail
some weeks ago. In fact, three
dates were fixed for her departure,
but at the last moment, each time,
it was learned that the agents OF
the Spanish government had be-
come cognizant of the proposed ex-
petition, and it was necessary to
call halt.
But now the steamer has sailed
away and with men, arms, ammu-
milton ard some new devices in the
way of machinery Of war, is on the
high seas, carrying with it the
hopes OF thousands OF Cubans in
this country. Every one of them
is now anxiously awaiting to hear
that the redoubtable Gen. Enrique
Collazo-for it is he that is in
charge Of the expedition-has set
foot on Cuban soil. And with it
are hundreds of the flower of the
Cuban youth, with a force OF Off.
GERS to restrain the foolhardy reck-
lessness Of youth aud the generals
brother, Col. Thomas Collazo, Capt.
Sumner and Lieut.. Carlos Martin
Hoey, Tomas Laza and Carlos
Macia, Second Lieutenant George
Serha, while the last, though not
the least group, includes DR.. An
tiga, Capt. Cushierre, Of the French
army, and a French chemist, who
proposes to do something in the
way of dynamite warfare, which
will be a surprise to the Spaniards.
With these are $50 men determined
to fight to the last for their coun-
try. The men are picked, so are
the weapons, which the little
steamer carries as part of her cargo.
The agents of the Cuban leaders
in this country had the usual diff
Guilty In chartering vessel. Vari-
Gus excuses were offered, but none
seemed to thoroughly satisfy the
owners, until it appeared as though
the idea must be given up. Gen.
Collazo, who was in Tampa, Fla,
made several trips to New York to
confer with the Junta, and the ex-
ertions to find a suitable vessel
were redoubled. AT last one was
secured, where or from whom being
a secret which could not be wrung
from those who share it. A little
steamer, about 700 tons, was the
best to be had. She was cleared at
a port, which is also kept secret,
and then, with only an agent of the
Cubans aboard, steamed away at
her thirteen knot gait to a little
seaport not far from Tampa. There
by piecemeal, her cargo was placed
in the hold. There were slowed
away $500 rifles, 100000 rounds Of
ammunition and 600 machetes. Be-
side all this, each man had his
personal arms and there were 400
pounds OF dynamite with the ma
terial to manufacture the death
dealing bombs. These are the in
ventions Of the chemist who came
here with Capt. Cushierre, who is
said to be an expert. The most
unique bomb is the f1eicha OF, arrow,
which is to be fired from bow
over the heads OF the most forward
of the enemy's ranks and, explod-
ing in the rear, creating consterna-
tion and havoc.