The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-01-31
VESSEL GOES DOWN.
cARcIA's EXPEDITION TO CUBA A
DISASTROUS FAILURE.

shipload Of Arms and Ammunition, Includ-
tsriais, Goes To the Bottom. and l20 Men
Havea Marrow Escspe-six Men Drown.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28-At no time since
the beginning Of hostilities has there
been such excitement at the headquarters
of the Cuban revolutionists In this city as
there was yesterday when 1t was learned
THAT the steamship j. w. Hawkins, which
had been fitted out at great trouble and
expense as filibuster, had been wrecked
of the eastern end of Long Island on Sun
day night and had been abandoned by the
revolutionists and the crew on Monday
morning. The news came as a thunder
bolt among the leading spirits In the
Evolutionary camp here for the evening
papers in their late editions published a
report to the effect that the steamer
Hawkins had been fitted out at One Hun
dred and Thirty-eighth street and the East
river, this city, with arms and ammuni-
ton, and this, If proved, was likely to get
the leaders into trouble with the govern
ment.
Report Made to Minister Palma
The story was to the effect that the revo-
the steamer in Baltimore. She had been
engaged in the fishing trade and was of
125 tons net. Jose G. Hernandez, one of
the filibusters who has arr wed in this
city, was credited with having called at
the revolutionary headquarters and with
having made full report of the accident
and all the circumstances attending it to
the revolutionary minister, Palma. The
latter is said TO have given him money to
assist the members OF the party who are
now in this city and Boston. This was
not denied by Minister Palma. Herman
DEE reported to Minister Palma that the
revolutionists numbered about 40 men
and the crew numbered sixteen.
The Garcias Were I'm Command.
Early Monday morning rough weather
was encountered and the steamer began
to leak badly. There was over $50, 900
worth of arms on board the steamer be-
sides two Hotchkiss guns, 1900 Reming.
ton rifles and 1000, 600 rounds of ammuni-
ton. The water had gained so much by
Monday morning that the fires were put
ont in the engine room and the revolu-
tionists helped at the pumps. Finally all
Une dTInS anu
lot of dynamite, were thrown overheard,
but even this was of no avail and the ship
had to be abandoned. In command of the
revolutionary party was Calisto Garcia,
and his son, Carlos Garcia, was second in
command.
Hernandez Talks to Reporter.
A reporter got hold of Hernandez and
found little difficulty in getting his story.
II n ~. l.fe II
mid-night last Saturday from the foot of
One Hundred and Thirty Eighth street,
East river We put out quietly in the
dead of night, and in few minutes were
steaming for the sound. We ran smoothly
enough. We had no trouble until 3 o clock
Monday morning." Then he told the
story of the fires being put out and the
throwing overheard of the cargo which
was kept up until everything, even the
coal, was overheard But 1t was of no use.
The ship kept on making water
Six of the Fiiibusters Drowned.
They had burned.rockets and blue lights
all night, and about "A. IN. they sighted
three schooners. who sailed as close to the
sinking vessel as possible, and after much
trouble and danger the whole of the crew
and passengers of the Hawkins-save six
-WtTt safety Oll Juc sChOOhCIS.
The trip from the sinking ship TO the
schooners was made in the boats which
were all overloaded, In attempting TO
get into the last two boats six of the fill
busters were drowned. "One," said Her
nandez, was French chemist who was
with the expedition to make explosives
when we got to Cuba. Another of those
who were drowned was a man named AL
veriche. He was member OF the revolu-
tionary party, as were the other four who
went down in the sea-"
Cuban Junta "Don't Know Nothing"
1t was learned at the office of
Il. b. Dalzell & Co. that their tug, which
brought Hernandez to this city, was hailed
by the schooner Leander V. Beebe forty
miles southeast of Barnegat, n. j. The
Hawkins survivors on board asked to be
taken off snd brought TO New York. Sew
enty of them were transferred to the Dali
zell and brought to this city. At the Gu
ban headquarters, 80 Broadway, 1t was
denied that the Hawkins was on its way
to Cuba, and Minister Palma was evil
IDENTIFY afraid TO do much talking saying
that in his official capacity" he knew abb
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