The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-29
]. W. HAWKINS SUNK.
Six of the Cuban FiIibusterers on
Board Were Drowned.
STORY OF ONE OF THE SURVIVORS.
Eighty Thousand Dollars Worth OF
Arms Lost.
STORY OF ONE OF THE SURVIVORS.
FlLIBUSTERING TO BE PUSHED
Decision in the Hughes Case VIII Bs
Taken Advantage OF by tho Cuban
Sympathixers.

Vineyard Haven. Mass. January 2s.-.,
party OF twenty-five men, who were
picked up from open boats off Long Is
land Monday morning by the schooner
Helen II. benedict, were landed here late
last night and left here early today FOR
Woodshail. Mass, whence they sailed last
Sunday.
The men were all reticent about their
affairs, and would give very little infor-
nation as to the circumstances attending
the wreck. but it was learned that their
| ship was the steamer j. w. Hawkins. res
Gently purchased at Baltimore for an al
legged Cuban cruise and that she sailed
from New York last Sunday night. hav-
ing on board between rs and 100 men.
bound 1t is claimed. to Join the Cuban In
surgents. Tho rescued men report that
as the steamer was Off the eastern end OF
Long Island she sprang Il serious leak,
and the water gained so rapidly on her
that all hands were obliged 10 take TO the
boats
on Monday morning the men were
picked up by passing schooners the Ben
edict, bound from Norfolk to Boston with
coal getting twenty-five of them. 1t Is
thought that all the others were saved.
The schooner Alicia b. Crosby. which
arrived here later in the day. brought
thirteen more men from the Hawkins.
The men displayed great anxiety 10 get
back TO New York and would have very
little to say about their affairs. 1t was
learned, however, that ten of their NUM-
bor had been lost The men were trans
ferred TO Woodshal as soon after their
arrival here as possible and proceeded TO
New York by the earliest train.
Particulars of the wreck of the Hawkins
had been CLEANED from tho men by the
officers of the rescuing vessel As nearly
as could be ascertaiped the story is that
the steamer sailed from New York on
Sunday, ostonsiby bound to Bermuda on
n. winter excursion. She carried. however
ABOUT c's"'S '''"' '''
cannon and several hundred pounds Of
s ammunition. 1t was intmated that sew
$ .ra, usaItbv cubans were in the party
Early Monday they ran into northeast
, gale, and the heavy cross seas which
= swent the steamer caused her seams to
o,on and she began to FIJI rapidly. Sig
mis- of Distress were set. but before those
a, hoard had time TO more than clear tie
boats she went down about stxty-five
miles southeast OF Sandy Hook lightship.
The schooners Leander Beebe. Alexander
rrosbv and Helen r. Benedict had seen
: tho hawking signals and Immediately
= horo down upon her. The crew and pas
senyars had already taken to the boats
and thev were nick ID up with much din
Il cu,ty an account of tho gale and high seas.
!: ,rhe Rcncdict plckcd up twenty-five men,
amo,o them be..np tho steamers first Of
y ocor nd steward. The Crosby saved thir-
: coon an, of tho twenty-three of another
hoa, Inn, tho other ten were unable Ia
d 1,,,o ,ho boat I'm ,ho rough seas and
,,. toe, Tho rescued men were nearly
g .1,.,,.,ad
pn,,o succooaod IN rescuing those
Il -, hoo,. bu, sho nut back prob
-, oo,a.nrc Rreakwater or some
n "V'' ,,,,s,. Atlantic Nor,
a,a,r,od hv the uen that the IIaw-
- ,,nsoauor,bv and should meyer
Il kihs YVES - 49,, ,',,,ago
nave u'''''
New York January 2S-Joseph T. i"r'
nandcz. a Cuban who was on board th'
steamship j. w Hawkins, an alleged an
~ busterer. which was wrecked oil inc east
ern end of Long Island last sunday 'o'o
c the following story to Il reporter Oh 'n'
= world this afternoon:
.T,,a ,ac, New York I'm the Hawkins asst
: ,t,,h, rho steamer belonged &c
Saturday h'sh'' h.,sno
the Cuban revolutionary Pa'S' a.,
=" been purchaser recently ny INC" o.
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