The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
"MEDICINE" FOR SPAN.ARDS
The Bgmud', Laden With ALLEGED Physlc,
Detained ID Nv Y,rk.
OFFICERS HID As FlllOUS,ERS.
CaIixto Garcia One of the Frisoners-Al'
Secure Baii-story of the Capture as
Told by Marshall The -trana-
han Gives Long Chase.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2j.--The largest fill
clustering expedition that has yet been
fitted out in the interest OF the CUBAN
revolutionists came TO grief shortly before
midnight last night by the detention ia
this harbor, Of the steamer Befmuda'
Tying the British flag.
The steam lighter i. $. T. StfanAhah'
loaded with arms and ammunition, "as
also seized. as were the tugs Mc1aloeh
Brothers and Wilnam j. Mc,aluln, Nmch
had carried about sixty alleged Ian
Hibustcrs aboard the bermuda. Ihileo
States marshais aud flnkeftoh uect'e-
49,. t44c 4at.ur M tnl employ Co. tue
SDanish Government. aided I'm the seizure
and took the iiibusterS ashore.
Marshals were placed aboard the bti-
muda. which is lying or BedlOes iaiahu'
ana her engines have been disconnected,
thus rendering her nors oe COMBAT ivf 'N1
The steam lighter is a very suspicious
looking craft. Her deck is laden down
win numerous boxes OF Va~Jus sizes,
which contain arms and ammuh4.loh.
There are about ono hundred an my
long, narrow boxes, such as are uhuaIIy
used 10 convey rides. ON one oi 6c
sqtiare boxes is marked in bold letters,
s'tfcdicino" \ deputy marshal IS IN
charge of the lighter, and refuses 10 per-
nit anybody 10 go aboard. Ihe ere"
were all held as prisoners.
Down In the hOld of the lighter are sait
to he three Hotchkiss guns. two light
Napolcon guns, and some riot guns, Iheie
is said 20 be over 100000 cartridges III
boxes.
An order 10 watch the movements OF
the Bermuda came from Washington las
Sunday. and was signed by Attorney
I General UarmOn.
There was quite q gathering e. ship
ping men about the seized tugs ana
lighter this morning, ana everybody, even
to The Government inspectors, expressed
regret that the ship did not succeed III
eluding The officers and get a~7r.
None Of the suspected vessels nave
been seized. They are simply detained
under an order from Washington. Ihe
tugs are at the barge Office, ana tne
Bermuda, with a marshal on Doafi' -
/ stiH az her anchorage or Heoloe lhlanu'
{ Shortly after u o'clock all the prison
/ crs were released. excepting Gehelu
/ CalixtO Garcia. Captain Hughes anu Two
others under tclegraphic direcuen from
/ the Attorney-Geueral at Washington. Inc
| previous order had directed that no ar
| rests should be made simply on suspicion
| had been secured should DE apprehended.
| These previous instructions were receiF-
| "a last Sunday, and the opinion Is lIat
! the wholesale arr ests were made cle&rlE
| without warrant and in NloiatiCh OF or
OUT on BAIL BONDS.
At the examination before Commission
| or Shield this afternoon, bhlttd Stalt IS
4 "A
! calling of General CalXto Garcia, cap
| tain Hughes. Juan Guerra. Captain Ja-
| bez and John -. Hart. The irst iouf'
J thrJUVh their counsel. were gr u'eu q
| O'Clock in the afternoon. but Jonn taft
| asked for a speedy hearing. HIS cNainl-
| nation was set down for Friday next.
IDOn consent OF Dl-trIct-At tOlney NC
| Faflanc. the deposit OF "a cs sh bail bond
| in the cases of General Garcia, captain
| Hughes. Captain Barbazon, and BenJa-
min Guerra was accepted, ana they were
john .. Hart at first refused to be
| bailed but he finally consented, ana was
! allowed 10 go free.
| General Garcia, Captain Hughes' ana
| benjamin Guerra eacn iufni@hed theif
| own bail. Donald Mcneil became Dol IS
| man for Captain Barbazon. Harts ball
| came from Cuban headquarters.
The released Cubans were happy When
told that they might so away. They
We're not permitted to see General Car
| Cia or fhc others.
Marshal Mccarthy had IN his office TO-
| dav $1,000 in gold which no captured
during the raid last night ON the Ber-
muda The money was in Spanish coin.
II is estimated that the expedition had
plILKDFiPHIA Fob. 25-The trial
OF J. II. Wiborg. Jams l.. Petersen, and
/ n. JOhanscn the late respective captain,
first mate. and second mate OF the Dan
ish steamer HOrsa, who We're indicted
Z
Hibustefng expedition 10 cuba, In viola
| tiOn of the neutrality laws, was begun
shortly after noon to-day IN the United
States District Court, with Judge Butter
on the bench.
The revenue officers are In charge OF
the steam lighter James Il. Straclan
/ The lighter is heavily loaded with boxes
and packages on deck. and her hold is
{ said 10 be full OF munitions OF war.
, loaded With boxes and packages on deck
and her hold is said TO be full OF mum
tions OF war.
STORY OF THE CAPTURE.
Marshal Mccarthy this morning told the
story or the capture oI General Garcia
AT l o'clock this morning. after ",
| had arrested the Bermuda, The tug Mc
Ca.din was sighted heading for the nli
buster. before we got 10 her she hal
pGt several men aboard. Then she saw
Us coming, and, casting or her llu,s
started swiftly towards the Liberty Is
land dock at the battery Capt. Bradley
Of the Hudson, Jingled Tor fun steam, aut
the cutter dashed after her. one hundred
and hfty yards from the battery wall W'
ran her down and captured the tug
General CalixtO Garcia was on board
The old mans face was a study. III
just set his mouth hard and looked ou
over the bay. Aly men were sorry 10
I HIM. and. 10 tell the truth. / was myself
Not q man escaped. but we got ever,
man who started for that ship. Tn
arms ana Ammunition were hoN nllll u
the Bermuda untn the last moment.
A LONG CHASE.
"rhe Stranahan was caught only afte
n long chase toward the Narrows. Sin
had between thirty and forty tons o
ammunition aboard.
sNon, OF the men on the Bermuda mad
any resistance when we climbed ab0ar,
last night except the steward lie swor
like a typicai Spanish pirate. ana threa
. eued to cut evcrybody's heart out righ
there. TWO OF nay deputies grabbed hin
, ana put him on the Hudson. Then h
p | subsidized.
! Pinkerton detective on the Bermuda. AIT
but FOR the timely help OF the marshal
men they would have killed him.
ar. James McCaldin speaking for NJ
| Caldin Brothers, owners Of the tugs "
j. McCaidin and McCaldin Brothers said
We knew nothing of any tlihustcrinl
intent We were hired 70 put stores an
, ! men on Il steamer. We did not, when "
. | made the contract. even know the nam
! | of the steamer We took the contract "A
| ordinary rates. and We're trying 10
! if out when We We're boarded by tsle reVe
J | uue rug. At that time we had made M
, | EFFORT to put the men or stores aboard tn
. ! bermuda.
Z our captains and men were not Du
! | under arrest. our tugs were detained a
| the barge office, and | went and com
| Carthy. He went with me 20 the Unite
! states District Attorneys office. and IN
: District Attorney told them they ha,- H.
legal excuse for holding our boats. The
| they gave me an order TO the deDnt
| rnarshals they had lett IN charge OF tn
! tugs and the tugs We're released. The
are al work IN the harbor now"
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