The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-29

Take tn small Boats and Schooners
Pick Up All but six.
Vineyard Haven. Mass. Jan es-Twen-
Z tY-uve men ploSed up from open beats of
Long Island Monday morning BY the
schooner Helen H. Benedict were landed
Z here late last night and lett today for
I New York. whence they sailed last sun
day They were from the steamer j. w.
Hawkins. recently purchased at Baltimore
for an alleged Cuban cruise.
The schooner Alicia h. Crosby. which
arrived here later In the day. brought thir-
teen more men from the steamer Hawkins.
The men displayed great anxiety to get
back 10 New York, and would have very
little to say about their affairs. II was
learned, however that none of their num-
her had been lost. The men were trans
ferred 10 Woods Hall as soon as possfbIe
after their arrival and sent TO New York
by he earliest train.
Particulars OF the wreck OF the Hawkins
were cleaned from the men by the officers
Of the rescung vessel As nearly as could
, be ascertaiHed. the story is that the steam
or sailed from New York, ostensihly bound
20 Bermuda on a winter excursion. She
carried. however, about eighty men. most
ly Spaniards, a cannon and several hum
dred pounds Of ammunition. Ii was inti-
mated that several wealthy Cubans were
in the party.
Early Monday morning they ran into a
northeast gale. and the heavy seas which
swept the steamer caused her seams 10
open and she began 10 hll rapidly Sig
mails OF distress were set. but before those
on board had time 10 do more than clear
| the boats she went down, about eighty-five
miles southeast of Sandy Hook nghtship.
The schooners Leander w Beebe Alicia
Il. Crosby and Helen ii. Benedict had seen
the Hawkins signals and Immediately went
10 her The crew and passengers had al
ready taken 10 the boats, and they were
picked up with much difficulty, on acccant
OF the high seas, The Benedict picked up
twenty-five men. and among them were
the first officer and steward The Crosby
saved thirteen out OF twenty-three out OF
another boat. but the other ten were un-
able 10 paddle the boat In the rough seas
and We're lost. The rescued men were near
ly exhausted The Beebe succeeded In, res
cuinS those in the other boats, but she put
hack. probably for Delaware Breakwater
or some other middle Atlantic port. 1t 10
claimed by the mon that the Hawkins was
unseaworthy and should never have under-
taken the voyage.
New York Jan. 2S.--Jose c. Hernandez,
Cuban who board the steamer j.
W. Hawkins. the alleged filibuster, which
was wrecked of the western end Of Long
island Sunday night. told tho following
story 10 a reporter of the Associated Press
today:
1--WE left New York in the Hawkins last
Saturday night. The steamship belonged
10 the Cuban revolutionary party. having
been purchased recently by them for fill
clustering work against the Spaniarls. ON
board her were 30 men OF the Cuban rcvo-
lutiorary party. In addition 10 this was
"a crew OF sixteen men. The ship was COM
manded by Capt. Hail. with c. II. CroweI
as mate.
Tho >teamer Springs Leak.
I'VE left New York at midnight. We
put out quietly in the dead OF rAsht ana
in few minutes were steamlng for the
Sound. We ran smoothly enough all
the next dav. We had no trouble until 3
o'cicck Monday morning AT that time
the sea was beginning 20 get pretty rough
and the engineer asked for help. He said
that the engine room had sprung a leak
ald that the pumps were choked up, Two
men Of the revolutionary party were de-
tailed 20 assist in hal,ing the engine room
out with buckets. Later more men were
detailed for the same purpose. but the
water kept gaining on them. At last tho
water came Ia fast that Capt. Hall told
US 20 lighten the ship by throwing over
bags OF coal. The coal was piled upon
deck We threw 10 over as fast as we
could. but IL did not seem TO do any good.
Big Cargo of Arms Thrown Over.
Then we began 70 throw over the cases
OF arms and ammunition We had a sreae
G9 worth Of arms alone. We had two
Hotchk.ss guns, some Remington and
Winchester rifles. and 100000 rounds OF
ammunition. In addition 20 this there wers
1900 pounds OF dynamite and lot OF raw
material for making heavy explosives. All
these things We threw into the sea. which
by this time was boiling around us and
sending great waves over the deck Wa
worked all night, aud when daylight came
we had thrown all ~ the cargo and coal
overheard Stiu the water continued To-
gain on US in the engine room, and at lasE
il put out the fires.
The FilibuStcrs Take to the Boats.
AT intervals all through the hours of
darkness we burned rockets and fired sig
nails OF distress. but il was not until abour
5 O'Clock in the morning that we saw az
other vessel At that time we sighted three
schuoners. ana they sailed as close 10 -
as they couit with safety. Then II was
that We were ordered 70 take 70 the boats.
There were SIX small boats on the steam
ZIP bur only Eve of them were available
lie sixth was sO covered with wFsckags
which had been thrown over i ny az Ia ths
efforts 20 get at the arms and coal that
We could not launch her IN time. We gOs
into our boats as fast as ~ could, bus
there was IA terrible sea at this time, anI
the work was dangerous and slow. We
found out aftsrward thar We @ere ~ abour
70 5G latitude and T. q longitude west. CAL
ieto Garcia Nae 10 command OF Ire reF0iH-
rcuseta. and nfs s0n carlos Garcia, was
SECOND in command Cen Rosa was also
. IN board These officers ordered Us 10 take
to the boats. ana We di8 30.
The Men who We're Drowned.
II was tn the FIRST boat. There wers
aheut tHenty men beside myself in that
toat. ana it was greatly 0vrrer9wded and
hard fo man4gs in the rough sea The
other Axty-odd Tnen came IN the other two
faats Siz Bert drowned In trying 20 get
into tne last two boats. % not know ths
names of these drowned, bat one vas a
French chemist who was gltn the expedi-
ton 10 make heavy explosives when We
gat 90 l'ata- There Were Two of these
cneunists. hut Only one q them was lost
Another af those who Were drowned was
a man named AlTerlcio. fe VAS a member
d the revolutionary party, were tina
cther four who @ent down The boat
was 90 WAS picked ap by the schooner
/ Tean8er Y Beebe. Capt. Holmes. Of Bos-
ton She picked ~ be first three boats
Y 10 leave the steamship. ard the other two
vere picked up by the fIsIen ~. Benedict,
0f Boston. and Alicia Il. Crosby. Of Port
+ land. Ne
The steamer Goes Down
we left the ship AZ O'Clock on Mon-
day morning AMI twenty minutes later
We saw her 20 d0wn she gave great
lareh 70 one side and then settled me
the sea Tire schooner i4eaudeF v. BeeRs
"a 7aa for THIS port hut ! VAS taken cfr