The Indianapolis journal., 1896-01-29
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Hernandez reported TO Minister Palma
that the filibustering party LEFT on the, the ;.
eighth street and the East river at mid
night, on saturday last. The revolutionists
numbered about l2O men and the crew num-
bered sixteen. Early Monday morning
rough weather was encountered, ana the
steamer began to leak badly. Hernandez,
or whatever the young mans name was
who reported to Minister Palma. said that
there was over eighty thousand dollars
worth of arms on board the steamer, pc
sides two Hotchkiss guns, l.2Oo Remlngtoh
rifles and 1vvO.OO0 rounds of ammunition.
The water had gained so much by Monday
morning that the fires were put out In tns
at the pumps Finally all the arms and am
munition, including a lot or dynamite, were
thrown overheard. but even this was OF no
avail, and the ship had TO De abandoned.
GARCIA IN COMMAND.
In command OF the revolutionary party
was Ca.isto Garcia and his son, Carlos
Garcia. was second in command. The re-
ports at the Cuban headquarters are con-
fiicting as to whether every one escaped or
not. 1t was said that Hernandez had re-
ported that he had escaped from the sink
ing ship in one of the first three boats TO
leave her, and that the inmates of the three
boats had been picked up by the schooner
Leander V. Beebe, Captain William Howes,
of Boston. Later the revolutonists were
transferred from the Beebe 10 the tug Dali
ziel and landed in this city to-day. Her
nandez landed at Pier g. North river, ara
went to the Cuban headquarters, while the
other revolutionists were taken up 10 Pier
40 and landed. After that the DalZiel went
out to sea These not taken on BOARD ,Id. tne
en- III. Benedict, OF Boston. and Elisa Cr2s-
by. of Portland, Me, and taken to Woods
Holl, Mass, and Boston.
Minister Palma was besieged by callers
all afternoon. He refused TO see reporters,
and his associates were evidently afraid 10
do any talking. AT first every one about
headquarters denied point blank that any
fibustering expedition had left here in the
steamer Hawkins or any other steamer and
been wrecked. 1t was also denied that Her
nandez or any one else had called at head
quarters and reported that the expedition
was wrecked. a man who refused to give
his name. and afterwards pronounced
Spanish spy, said that Hernandez had re-
ceived a large sum of money from Minister
Palma TO assist those of the stranded fill
busters who might be in need.
1t was not until Z o'clock at night that
about a score of newspaper men succeeded
in getting an interview or statement from
Minister Palma personally. He said that
in his official capacity he knew absolutely
nothing about the alleged filibustering eN-
pedition. He declined to say anything about
the wreck of the Hawkins or whether he
had received dispatch from Woods Holl,
Mass, and from Boston, that those OF the
revolutionists who had not been taken tc
New. York had arrived safely there. He
did admit, however, that he had received
dispatch from Boston He also admitted,
after great deal OF pressure, that a young
m man haa sailed on him d whp mas mas IN b need Sed
given him money. What his name was or
what he wanted the money for Minister
Palma would not state.
PALMA GROWS EXCITED.
"Gentlemen,'' said he, becoming excited.
'you surely can't expect me to tell you all
that know or may have heard L have told
you all that has come to my official knowl-
edge, but about this filibustering business
1 know nothing. You don't want me to say
1 am filibuster, do you? Well, 1 can't
say any more. We nave nothing TO do
with filibustering here; don't ask me to say
any more. because l have nothing to say.
except that / know nothing"
Minister Palma was asked if he had heard
it reported that six of the flibusters had
been drowned while endeavoring to get into
the small boats when the latter were leav-
! ing the Hawkins, but had nothing to say.
| Such statement had been credited TO
| Hernandez.
There was no doubt but that a large num-
! ber of Cubans had landed from the tug Dal-
| afternoon. Mr.. Dalziel was seen at his
office in South street, and confirmed this
| statement. Where these men went to
| seemed TO be a mystery, but il was said at
| the Hotel America, in Irving place, that
| they had scattered about the city and were
| lodged in Cuban boarding houses At the
Hotel America, where many Cubans reside
| while in New York, every one talked about
| the filibusters. Inquiries at the hotel failed
| TO find General Garcia or his son. Minister
| Palma, when seen later, said that ne did
| not know where General Garcia was. He
did not believe that the General had been
| on any filibustering expedition and could or
would not tell where any or the filibusters
could be found
At No. 100 Broadway, where the Spanish
party in New York has an office for the
| dissemination of news IL was said late
| corning the filibustering expedition to give
| out, but that doubtless there would be an
| investigation and that lively times might
In Fourteenth street there are two board
| ing houses at which many Cubans reside.
At both places ii was denied that any OF
| the filibuSterS had sought refuge there.
| At One-hundred-andt dthirty-eighth street
and East river Vt learned from en-
| ployes of the Mott iron works that the
steamer Hawkins had arrived there on Fri
day last and had left Saturday at mid
night. While the vessel was at One-hun-
dred-and- d-thirty-eighth street over 100 beds
were put on board and many large boxes
were shipped. The coal was loaded on the
| decks. 1t is understood that John ]. Riley
| & Son, the stevedores. had charge of load
ing the ship. Riley. & Son could not be
her dock many dark-complexioned men were
| seen to go aboard, but no one in the neigh
| borhood had any idea the party was prepar-
| ing for a filibustering expedition
Late tonight a rumor was started that
| the Hawkins had been sunk on purpose by
| the Cubans and the excitement in connec-
ton with the expedition created so as to
| draw attention away from another point of
operation by the revolutionists. A story
| was afloat to the effect that the revolu-
tionists had a filibustering steamer al fitted
up and ready to sail from some place near
/ Staten island, and in fact, that such a
steamer had already sailed. The story could