The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-01
WILL NOT REACH CUBA.
Boat Conveying Party OF Al
legged Fillibusters Founders



Boston. Jan. 29.-Last Sunday night
the steamer J. W. Hawkins, commanded
by Capt. Woodrow. smiled from New
York with party OF between IS and
100 men. bound. IL is claimed. for Cuba.
where the party was 10 enter the ranks
of the insurgent army. When the
steamer was OF the eastern end OF
Long Island she sprung serious leak
and the water gained so rapidly that
all hands were obliged TO take TO the
boats. Monday morning the men were
picked up by passing schooners. among
which was the three-masted schooner
Helen II. Benedict. Capt. brockett,
bound from Norfolk for Boston with
cargo OF coal. The Benedict picked up
rs OF the men and landed them at Vine
yard Haven late Monday night. from
which place they were transferred
Tuesday morning by the steamer Susie
ID. and landed at Woodstock. where
they took an early train for New York
The four-masted schooner Alice b.
Crosby, Newport News for Boston. feli
in with another boat from the steamer
about G5 miles south OF Sandy Hook
lightship. which contained 20 persons,
but owing TO the rough sea only IL
were saved, the other ten being
drowned. The Crosby landed the sur
vivors at Woodstock Tuesday morning.
where they took train for New York
IN the afternoon. Another vessel, a
three-masted schooner. picked UP a
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is supposed put bnck with them 10
Delaware brealSwater. The men were
mostly Spaniards. and would say very
little concerning the disaster. Ii was
snid. however. that the steamers true
destination was Cubn; that her cargo
consisted of s25. 900 OF ammunition, one
gun on board having cost $1,000.
Gen. Garcia's Story.
New Yonk, Jan. 20.-The ocean tug
Fred B. Dnlzell brought 10 this city
Tuesday afternoon 20 men supposed
to be Cuban fiilibusters whom Capt.
Denyzc picked up from tho schooner
Lennder v. Beevc, mt nine o'clock Tues
day morning. at a point ten miles duo
east OF the stranded steamship st.
Paul, of Long Branch. Capt. Denyxe
In telling the story of his experience,
said that none of the rescued men made
any secret about their efforts TO reach
Cuba and their fight for her freedom.
The most detected man on board was
an old man who said he was Calixto
Garcia and wns in charge OF the expe-
dition. He was accompanied by his
son, Carlos Garcia. Garcia seemed COM
pletely broken down. lie snid that the
Cubans had played one OF their strong
est cards OF the revolution I'm sending
out this expedition and that more than
100000 worth OF arms and ammuni-
ton had been lost by the sinking OF the
Hawkins. lie then related TO Capt.
Denyze the story OF the wreck. He
snid:
1--WE loaded the steamer James w. Haw-
kins for the expedition nt Fort Morris All
day the matches were closed and nobody
ever had any suspicion that we had thou
sands OF dollars worth OF arms In her hold.
All the work was done at dend OF night
We sailed on Friday night and went out
by Long Island sound. We had excellent
weather until Sunday. when Il began 10
get rough. on Monday morning enrly the
Vessel sprung leak. The waves and wind
Just opened her seams. Pumps were
and became uselesa Then the men 9ot
buckets and bailed for their lives The
water gained inch by inch and finally the
coal went overheard and then tho costly
arms and ammunition. IL broke ot,r hearts
10 throw these arms away. but we had TO
keep the vessel afioat somehow. Gradual
~ tho Hawkins settled down and at IL 80
o'clock on Monday morning we took tho
life boats and deserted tho sinking steamer.
Half an hour later the Beebe hove In sight
and took us on board. AZ the time tho
Hawkins went down she was As miles
south southeast OF Barnegal and the sea
wus very Wild"
Thcy Deny IL.
At the headquarters of the Cuban
junta in this city IL was declared by
the leaders that the Hawkins was not
filibustcr, as far as they knew. They
said the story was started by Rinker-
ton men because they had been unable
TO cntch the Garcia party and decIrsed
that Garcia WINS and has been In this
city for some time past. Many ship
ping men do not believe that the Hawk
ms was flibuster.
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