Evening journal., 1896-03-18
HAWKINS WENT TOCUBA
It Is Stated That the Filibuster
Was Not Sunk.
sPAIEs DETECTIVES WERE FOOLED

The Reported Wreck Of the Hawkins, 1t
Is Said, was Part Of p Prearranged
rian-she Reached Cuba with lien,
Arms and Ammunition.
NEW YORK, March 1s.-Tho Spanish
detectives engaged in keeping watch on
the movements Of the Cubans in this
country were very much exercised over the
report that the steamer Hawkins did not
sink on the morning Of Jan. 2S, but that
she made her way to the island, landed
her cargo and is now laid up at one OF tho
Florida keys
The story took two forms One was
that the Hawkins carried % double crew.
Both crows were well paid, ono to serve
till tho steamer returned to port and the
other to bo discharged in small boats about
five miles from tho New Jersey coast. The
vessol left port Saturday night, and by
Tuesday nsht she had gotten no further
than Barnegat point AS any ordinary
vessel could make this distance in much
less time, suspicion was at once aroused.
The detectives argue that the Hawkins
was merely crawling along the coast,
waiting for a storm. The storm broke on
Monday night, and on Tuesday morning
the second crew loft the ship in small
bonts, taking good many of the passen-
gers with them.
Thoy were about five miles offshore
when they abandoned the vessel and were
picked up by passing ships before they
landed. They then told q sad story Of the
disability Of tho Hawkins, giving every
detail of .srencs such as occur when YES
sol sinks They spoke of the manner in
which the chief engineer rushed up on
deck and reported that water was pouring
into the engine room with great rapidity.
Soon IL rose so high that the fires were
put out, and the Hawkins was left to the
mercy of the waves. Then Captain
Hughes ordered tho boats lowered, and all
got away who could. Nine mon, however,
wero left on board and drowned. So the
story went.
Reported Loss Denied.
The detectives argue that this story was
absolutely false. They say that at the
time tho Cubans knew their intended
movements woro known to the United
States and Spanish authorities in this
country. They knew that the cruisers
Raleigh and Montgomery, under COM
mand of Admiral Bunce, were watching
for them outside assisted by tho revenue
cutters Morrill,, Mclean and Coliax. 1t
WIS lNAN70IA9f AhNI attff ~ Nt@-N
perato measures to make it appear that the
Hawkins had not gone to Cuba, and this
means was adopted.
In support Of this argument they claim
that not piece of wreckage or a dead
body has been washed upon the Jersey
coast since the wreck is said to have oc-
CURED. Wreckage, thoy say, must have
been washed ashore, taking into consider
alton the gales that have blown, If yes
sci had been wrecked at that spot.
Another significant fact is that the
Hawkins was oversupplied with boats.
When tho insurgents bought tho ship, she
was supplied with six ordinary boats such
as vessels of that class usually carry. The
day before she sailed, however, six big
lifeboats of the size that steamers like the
New York carry were hoisted on board
and placed between new davits. When she
left port the Hawkins had IL boats more
than steamer Of her size was ever known
to carry. The Hawkins was only IA feet
in length, and it was hard work for her to
carry tho boats The detectives claim that
the new life boats were bought especially
for the purpose of landing the men on the
Jersey coast.
Whom the Cubans landed they reported
that the chief engineer and his assistant
had been drowned. None of them could
remember the names. This was consider
ed strange, as Albortson, the chief engi-
noer, was we'll known as a Cuban sympa-
thizor, and John Lynch, his assistant
was also acquainted with many of the in
surgcnts. Moreover, both Albertson and
! Lynch were old seamen, and both were
selfish mon. and it is argued that in race
for life for the boats they certainly would
not be left behind. Among those who
were said to be lost wero Emile Juillais,
a French authority on explosives-the
Hawkins carried ] 900 pounds of dyna-
mite-and a Swede who was to instruct
the Cuhans in the use Of the maxim and
Z hotchkss guns.
General Garcas shotgun.
General Garcia was the only man OF
consequence rescued, and the detectives
say that was done in order to allay thoir
| susplcions further Besides they say Gar