The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-02
STEAMER BERMUDA SEIZED.
HONDURAS TO TURN HER OVER To
THE SPANISH.

Her Proposed Landing Place on the
Coast of Cuba Disclosed to the
SDanish by a Traitor-SeveraI Gum
boats Rush for Her, But She Es-
caDeS-The Whereabouts of Garcia
and His Men Unknown.
Philadelphia, April IA private cable
gram received here to-day states that the
6Iibustering steamer Bermuda has been
seized at Puerto Cortez by the Honduras
government with all the munitions of war
aboard. with which she sailed from New
york for Cuba. The vessel is being close
lv guarded, awaiting the arrival of Span
isb agents who have been sent to Hon
duras with evidence TO have the steamer
and her cargo condemned as contraband
Of war.
Cant. O'Brien and the crew of the vessel
are known to be aboard, but the where
abouts of Gen. Calizto Garcia and the
seventeen men who went out on the steam
er is in doubt. 1t is said that there has
been treachery somewhere and that the
exact destination of the vessel on the
Cuban coast was known to the Spanish
officials in this country, and that Capt.
Gen. Weyler was fully informed of the
place where an attempt would be made
10 land the cargo of the vessel. At any
rate the attempt to land was a failure.
The attempt was made at night, near
Cape Corrientes. The Bermuda was show
ing no lights, and preparations had been
made for the landing. Suddenly several
Spanish gunbOats We're sighted bearing
down upon the Bermuda. They also had
concealed their lights and were close at
hand when seen. The Bermuda made all
steam and escaped.
Gen. Garcia and his men may have
landed al this time before a start was
made to land the war material, and again
they may be still aboard the steamer.
The Cubans in this city say that Maxine
Gomez, the Cuban cOmmander-in-chief is
now on his way to Philadelphia to re-
ceive medical treatment. This may be
true, but from reports received here the
contention of the Spanish that Gomez
is dead is not improbable. The wound in
Gomez's leg has never healed, and has
become an liberated running sore. The
wound in his arm has been causing him
much trouble, and he has been physically
unit to remain in the field for fully three
months past, and it is said that for the
past month he has relinquished the active
command of the Cuban army.
New York, April 1-Editor Trujillo Of
La Provena, who is one of the most active
leaders here of the Cuban junta, this even
ing denounced as false the report that the
steamship Bermuda, which carried a fill
clustering expedition under Gen. Garcia,
from this port had been seized with its
NaA 50 OA dllllo anu dDlHlulllliOAl at L util u
Cortez, Honduras. He said: "The fact
that the Bermuda was at Puerto Cortez is
not news. We have known it several days
She landed her men and cargo in Cuba
safely She then proceeded TO Puerto Cor
tez and took a cargo of bananas. She is
now on her way home. She will stop al
Philadelphia and discharge her cargo and
then she Will come to New York.
The report of the seizure of the Ber-
muda is in line with the other one which
has been circulated that Gomez is dead
and buried. Gen. Weyler is credited with
a telegram to the Spanish minister In
Washington to that effect. We heard from
Gomez two weeks ago, and he was then
In good health. 1t is policy for the Span
lards to circulate anything they think
may affect the American congress and
discourage the Cubans. The truth is, the
Spanish forces in Cuba are becoming
more and more demoralized. They have
been beaten in every recent encounter
with the Cubans; the revolution is gain
ing strength every day; within fifteen
days four important hlibustering eXpedi-
tions have landed in Cuba, and the Span
iards are in a bad way
Washington, April 1.-The Spanish min
ister is in receipt of a cablegram an
nouncing the seizure at San Jose, Costa
Rica, by the Honduras authorities, OF
the steamer Bermuda, with all her con-
traband of war.