New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-29
COLLAPSE OF 4 CUBAN BAND.
AN OLD TUB IN WHICH THEY PUY TO
SEA GOES DOWN.
THE MEN RESCUED BY SCHOONERS
AMMUNITION INTENDED FOR THE REB-
ELS NOW AT THE BOTTOM OF
THr, SEA.


STORY OF THE WRECK OFF THE JERSEY COAST
ABOUT NOON on MoNDAY-THE STEAMER
LOADED APPARENTLY. AT PORT NORRIS
SUCCESS OF THE LEADERS IN KEEPING
THE EXPEDITION SECRET AND
MAKING THEIR sTART-How THE
MEN WE'RE sAvED-THEY RE-
TURN HERE MD GO INTO
HIDING-GENERAL GAR
GA IL COMMAND
There abundance Of bad news for
Cuban revolutions,s in this city yesterday.
With the repor, that the forces of General Co
mez had been defeated again in Cuba. came the
tidings that fllbusterng expedition from this
city. led by General Calixto Garcia. had been
shpwrecked and that several men had been
drowned. The old menhaden fishing steamboat.
J. W. Hawkins. which had been chartered for
the expedition although she was not fit to put
t. sea, had gone to the bottom miles off the
New-Jersey coast, at noon on Monday. and arms
and ammunition which had cost over 100000
had been lost
It was interesting news to many thousands Of
people in this city that such a fbustering ex-
pedition could get away from this port in de-
hance of the neutrality and revenue laws. and
that no information Of the fact had been OBJ
tained by the authorities until the pratical
craft rotten and unseaworthy as she was, had
been wrecked. The information will cause a
stir in Washington and there probably will be
an investigation which vii! make another such
attempt impossible for some time to come Many
of the hlibnsters returned to this city yester-
day and scattered to their hiding places, and
General Garcia and his son, bearing two satchels
Of greenbacks. were among them.
SURPRISE AT THE EXTENT OF IT.
Reports that the J. W. Hawkins had been
hired for such an expedition had been in clrcu.
lation in this city for a few days. but few
persons dreamed that there was such a wide
spread secret organization OF the Cuban reyo-
lutonis;s here to furnish arms and am
munItion costing nearly s25O.O00 and men
enough man the old tub that was to carry
Fred y. Dalze'l. which had been cruising ten
miles east OF the place where the steamship
81. Paul stuck fast in the sand brought back
to the city 20 OF the l2O nlibusters who had
been wrecked that the Information OF the
pedition could be obtained The Dalzell at an
early hour yesterday morning sighted and ex-
changed signals with the schooner Leander V.
Beebe. Captain W. VI. Howes. Of Boston. ana
later took from the schooner the seventy be-
draggled and tempest-tosscd hbusters.
When the tugboat returned to the city early
in the afternoon. she made stop at Pier No. S.
North River where Jose c. Hernandez. of
the Cuban revolutionists, came ashore and
straightway went in search of a reporter to ;ell
the tale Of the wreck. The other sixty-nine
Alibusters remained on the tugboat until they
were landed at Forty-second-st and the North
River Then they went here and there among
their friends and related the story Of their mis-
fortunes Among them were General Garcia
and his son. and the General carried ashore
two valises which were said 20 be full of green
lutioniss differ IN some important particulars.
For instance, some Of them declare that at
least six OF the men who went aboard the Ill
fated j. W. Hawkins in this city were drowned
at the time Of the wreck. while others declare
that nobody was drowned.
4 partial list Of those said to be drowned is as
follows:
GENERAL ROSA.
JOSE .,LVERICHE.
VICTOR GOMEZ.
ANTONIO GAITAN.
LOUIS GALLET.
All agree however that the J. W. Hawkins
was chartered to carry the revolutionists to
Cuba and large sum of money had been prom
lsed 10 the owners and crew ot the boat II the
flibusters were carried safely to their destna-
ton A large number of Crbans In this city
had enlisted for the expedition. which was in
tended TO join forces with General Gomez. and
there had been several gatherings Of the men in
the secret to make sure that they would not be-
tray the leaders Tht j W. Hawkins was fitted
ND for the expedition in a great hurry. She was
commanded by Captain Hall. and the first mate
was C. H. Crowell There was a Of about
seventy five men.
THE GATHERING AT PORT MORRIS
The final gathering of the hlibusters was in
a marble yard in Port Morris. at One-h hundred
and-thirty eight hist. where there Is dock late
on last Saturday night General Garcia. his
son and 10 other Cubans who had enlisted for
the expedition. met in the yard. and the Haw-
klns tied up at this dock. Then 1t was found
that there were more volunteers than the steam
boat could carry. 1t impossible to take
more than 12O. Captain Hall said, and 1t was
necessary to sift out fifty men. This announce
ment was made after two men had deserted
and had been chased away in the darkness
After the chosen band had been sifted ana the
100 patriots had got aboard. the Ha"Mi'is
staamaJ ovav for the Sound. The volunteers