Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-25
THE COAST PATROL
Three More Revenue Cutters Added
to the Fleet.
THE CRUISER ATLANTA SENT THERE
IngIorious End of One FiIibustering
Party.
STORY OF THE DISASTER

cided to materially strengthen the South
Atlantic and Florida coast patrol and for
that purpose will probably send down the
revenue cutters Forward. Morrow and
Winona. These cutters will be assigned to
the double duty of enforcing the quaran-
tine laws against yellow fever infected
vessels from southern ports and prevent
ing the departure of any Cuban flibuster-
ing expeditions. 1t is thought that with
these additions to the naval force in these
waters it will be almost impossible for any
armed vessel to reach a Cuban port A
sharp lookout will be kept in all of the
rivers and arms of the sea indenting the
southern coast and any expedition found
arming against Cuba will be promptly dealt
with.
The Atlanta Added to the Fleet.
The cruiser Atlanta at New York has
been added to the United States fleet en-
gagged in the enforcement of the neutrality
laws in the Gulf of Mexico and the West
Indies. The Raleigh will cruise in the
neighborhood of Florida. The Atlanta will
make her cruising grounds farther south
in the vicinity of Cuba to intercept if pos.
sible any American filibustering vessels
that evade the patrol of the southern ports
of the United States. The orders to the
Atlanta were issued yesterday and she is
expected to start from New York this
afternoon or tomorrow.
Where She Will Cruise.
She will proceed first to Port au Prince,
Hayti, after which she will cruise along
the south coast of Cuba until necessary
to replenish her coal bunkers, which duty
will be performed at Santiago de Cuba.
In case the Raleigh and Atlanta not
adequate to the purpose of preventing
further filibustering other war ships will
be sent to their assistance in addition to
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to patrol duty in the gulf and the west
Florida coast.
Necessity for Prompt Action.
The administration is said to realize the
necessity for prompt and vigorous action
in this matter and will give the Spanish
government no further opportunity of ac-
cusng the United States of neglecting its
duty as friendly neutral nation in the
matter of the Cuban insurrection.
An Inglorious End.
Word reaching official quarters in Wash
ington indicates that the flibustering ex-
pedition which was believed to have gone
to Cuba on the steamer George Childs has
come to an inglorious end. The boat was
located after reaching Jamaica, but nothing
definite has ever been heard as to the party
beyond vague statements that they had
landed at some remote point on the Cuban
coast. The last Of these reports was two
weeks ago, on the 7th instant from which
time there has been no mention Of what
the band was doing.
Met With Disaster.
Information now reaching officials here
leads to the belief that the party did not
reach Cuba, but met with disaster off Flor
ida, resulting in extreme hardship to its
members. Six of them have returned to
lived on crabs in the marshes of the keys
off the Florida coast. From the fact that
there has been no trace of the party in
Cuba, the officials here believe that those
who have suffered such hardships in the
key swamps are the main band Of the
Childs party.
An Insurgent Leader Killed.
Official confirmation was received from
Havana today as to the engagement be-
tween Major Garcia Delgado, with his
Spanish command and Cassalles' insurgent
forces Cassalles and two others were kill
ed and the band dispersed The engage
ment is said to have been specially import
ant because of its locality. 1t occurred
the plantation of San Jose, near Placetas,
province of Santa Clara. This is the point
nearest to Havana that the insurgents
have reached. There was added feeling
over their proximity to the capital because
their commander, Cassales, first enlisted in
the Cuban volunteers, in the service of
Spain, and afterward deserted to the in
surgents. His death, it is claimed will
break up the operations nearest Havana.
The Raleigh Looking for Them.
In view of the developments as to the
Childs flibustering party it is not improb-
able that the United States cruiser Raleigh
will turn her attention to them. She left
Key West yesterday without announcing
her destination, and it is possible she has
received the information which now
reaches here.