The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-19


Crews aud Awaited storm-when A
Came One Crew Took to the Boats and
Reported tho Loss of the Vessel-Des-
perate Measures Taken by the Fiiibus-
terers.
NEW YORK, March 1D.-Spanish detcc'
tives engaged in keeping watch on the
movements of the Cubans In this country
were very much exercised Tuesday night
over the report that the steamer Hawkins
did not sill. .hS morning of Jan. %, but
that she made her way 60 .Se island.
landed her cargo, and is now laid Up at
one of the Florida keys. The story took
two forms. One was that the Hawkins
carried "A double crew. Both crews were
well paid, one to serve till the steamer re-
turned to port and the other TO be- dis
charged in small boats about five miles
from the New Jersey coast. The vessel
left port Saturday night and by Tuesday
night had got no further than Barnegat
point As any ordinary vessel could make
this distance in much less time, suspicion
was at once aroused.
Waiting for n Storm.
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
tho crew left the ship in small boats, TAX
ing good many OF the passengers with
them The detectives say that ut the time
the Cubans knew their intended move
inen,s were known 60 the United States
and the Spanish authorities in this coun-
81. 81 .irxlN "A
Montgomery, under command of Admiral
Bunce, wore watching foe them outside,
assisted by the revenue cutters Morrill,.
Mclean ami Colfax. 1t was necessary,
they say, 20 take some desperate meas
ures 10 make 10 appear that the Hawkins
had gone TO Cuba, and this means was
adopted General Garcia was the only
man OF consequences rescued and the dc
tcctives say that was done In order To
ailny their suspicious further
Can DO More Good Here.
Besides they say, Garcia can do more
good In this :oun ry at tho present time
than ha cAn in Cuba Moreover. the do
tcctivcs say he Hawkins had on board
twice as many men as she could carry tC
Cuba and that il was absolutely necessary
TO disl Csc ,f s,ine of hem cn route
y DOAANI NtIFthil W tiiN NADig Oh NiiNh eAAe
detectives ARE working is that tho Hawk
ins Is actuaily nt the bpttotn of the ocean
having bcan scuftlei b. The Cubans aftel
| her cargo hrd been transferred TO anothe
vessel They do not Ike up this theory
with any dVgroe of activity, however, a
they are inclined TO think sho actuall.
made her ian ing in Cuba. They believ
| she went 10 he north and east OF the Isl
| and then made her way TO tho Florid
keys whcrr she is waiting for AN ezpedi
| tiun.
Report in Cuban Circles.
| Ii was reported in Cuban circles Tues
| day niQht that General Garcia did no
leave on ID inrd the Bermuda, rs was gen
orally tn,uslg H. left in tug and WI;
| transferred to the Bermuda far out a
| sea. With him were other patriot
| bound for Cuba. Others went TO Florida
| and sailed from there to meet the Ber
muda. Among those who wen; to Florl
da was Dr.. Carlos Garcia, General Gar
cia's son, and among those who left IL
tug from New York with the genera
was Dr. Hernandez He is going TO b
the chief of the surgeons staff in the Gu
ban army, which is the only salar.ed bod
| I'm fha insurupnt rnu1n