The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-29
THEIR LOSS AT SEA
The Cuban Ship ]. W. Hawkins Sinks
and Ten Men Are Drowned.
VALUABLE ARMS GO DOWN
Hotchkiss Guns. RemInstons and
Winohesters. a Million Rounds
OF Ammunition and 5000
Pounds OF Dynamite Lost.

| vineyard Haven, Mass, jan H.
| Twenty-Five men picked up from open
boats of Long Island Monday morning
/ by the schooner Helen II. Benedict,
/ were landed here late last night and
/ left to-day for New York. whence they
sailed Sunday. Their ship was the
steamer J. w. Hawkins, recently pur-
| chased at Baltimore for an alleged
Cuban cruise and she sailed from New
| York Sunday night. having ON board
| Between rs and 100 men bound, " Is
claimed. TO JOIN the Cuban insurgents
| The rescued men claim that when the
steamer was of the eastern end OF
Long Island she sprang a serious leak
and water gained 50 rapidly on her all
hands were obliged TO take TO the boats.
Thirteen more men from the steamer
Hawkins have been brought in to-day.
Ten men were drowned.
The schooner Alicia b. Crosby. which
arrived. here later in the day. brought
13 more men from the steamer Haw-
kins. Particulars OF the wreck of the
Hawkins had been cleaned from the
men by the officers of the rescuing ves-
sells. AS nearly as could be ascertained
the story Is that the steamer sailed
from New York ostensibly bound to
Bermuda on a winter excursion. She
carried however, about so men. mostly
Spaniards. q cannon and several hun
dred pounds OF ammunition. IL was in
timated that several wealthy Cubans
were in the party.
Early Monday morning they ran into
northeast gale and the heavy cross
seas. which swept the steamer. caused
her seams TO open and she began to M
rapidly Signals OF distress were set.
but before those on board had time TO
do more than clear the boats she went
down. about IS miles southeast OF San
dy Hook lightshlp. The schooners
Ieander w. Beebe, Alicia B. Crosby and
Helen IT. Benedict had seen the Haw-
kins' signals and Immediately went 20
her.
The crew and passengers had taken
20 the boats and they were picked up
with much difficulty on account OF the
high seas. The Benedict picked up rs
men and among them were the FIRST Of
fcers and steward. The Crosby saved
13 out OF 2s out of another boat. but the
other 10 were unable 10 paddle the boat
in the rough seas and were lost.
New York. Jan. 2s.-Jose c. Herman
dez. a Cuban who was on board the
steamship j. W. Hawkins. an alleged
nlibuster. which was wrecked off the
western end OF Long island last Sunday
night, told the following story: we
urday night. The steamship belonged
20 the Cuban revolutionary party hav-
ing been purchased recently by them
for flibustering work against the Span
iards. On board OF her were it0 men OF
the Cuban revolutionary party. In ed-
dition TO this was a crew OF is men. The
ship was commanded by Captain Hall.
I'VE left New York at midnight last
Saturday from the foot OF One Hundred
and Thirty-eighth street, East river.
Monday afternoon. the engine room
sprang a leak. and IL was impossible to
bail the water out. The ship was light
ened by throwing over bags OF coal. and
later the arms and ammunition were
thrown overheard. We had on board
$4,000 worth OF arms. two Hotchkiss
guns. some Remington and Winchester
rifles and a million rounds OF animuni-
tion also 5000 pounds OF dynamite. All
were thrown into the sea. At daylight
next morning the water had put out the
FIRE OF the engines. At s o'clock we
aghted the three schooners and were
taken on board Calisteo Garcia was
in command OF the revolutionists and
his son. Carries Garcia. was second In
command. SIX were drowned in trying
10 get into the boats.
we left the ship at s o'clock on Mon
day morning. and 20 minutes later we
saw her go down. She gave a great
lurch TO one side and then settled into
the sea-"
At the Cuban headquarters. No. So
Broadway. IL was denied that the Haw-
kins was on its way TO Cuba. we
would known about her" said Secre-
tary Gonzales de Quesada, III she had
been fitted out for Cuba. The report
that Garcia was aboard is absolutely
false. as he is stin In this city"
Minister Palma was besieged by call
ers all the afternoon. He refused 20 see
reporters. Ii was not until O'Clock to-
night that about a score of newspaper
men succeeded In getting an interview
with Minister Palma personally. He
said that in his official capacity he
knew absolutely nothing about the al
legged filibustering expedition. He de-
clined to say anything about the wreck
OF the Hawkins. or whether he had re-
ceived a dispatch from Woodshcol.
Mass. and from Boston, that those OF
the reVolutIOnists who had not been
taken TO New York had arrived safely
there. At No. 100 Broadway. where
the Spanish party has an Office for the
dissemination OF news, IL was said late
tonight that they had no Information
concerning the nIToustering expedition
TO give out but doubtless there would
be an investigation and shat lively
times might be looked for.
Funeral services.
Berlin. Jan. 2s.-Funeral services