The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-11
THU BERMUDA STORY
How the Ship Landed the
Cubans and Arms.
GREAT RISKS RUN BY THE VESSEL


nitlons Put on Cuban Soil within
seven Miles Of = Fleet of spanish
War vesssia
NKw YORK, April iO--The Herald
has received communication from
Puerto Cortsz. Honduras. In regard 10
the steamer Bermuda. The correspond
ent Of that paper says the steamer ar.
rived there on Feb. "a The story Of
her voyage, ending in tho safe disem-
bArkation Of the hlihusterers and their
armament. bristlos with dramatic Incl.
dents. The log was read by one Of the
officers Of tho ship. who told his story
Ia matter-oi.faot way. which rather
served 10 intensity than dull iis inter.
est
I'm tell you the story" said ho. ''be.
ginning with our departure from New
York harbor. You know that on Sat
urday. March 10. we lay at anchor Oh
Bedloe's island. We had somo trouble
In engaging a crew owing 90 the previ.
Gus difficulty with the United States
authorities, but after we got our agents
at work the going went beautifully.
"On Sunday morning following we
weighed anchor and slipped through
the narrows During the night Of Mon.
day. March 10. We went up and down
the coast at half speed and when the
day dawned the Bermuda was a differ
erent ship. Men had been set 10 work
in the night TO change her red funnel
20 black. This was necessary 10 avoid
immediate identification In case we
should fall in with any Spanish man.
oi.war and the event proved that the
caution was well taken.
Tho sun rose brilliantly as II in "a.
vor Of our enterprise. and as the sen
was Frightening under his frst rays our
hearts sank like lead Ai the sight pre-
sented few miles 20 seaward. There
in tho half light was a big Spanish
fs=a.os.waE. She seemed not over two
miles away and do no. jet know how
, IL was that she let Us 70 by unchAl
: lenged. We did nothing but watch heI
apprehonsvoly until she sans out oI
our view on the edge Of the horizon.
Tuesday morning the Birmuda cas-
, anchor OF AssAteague island, Va. ant
took on a quantity Of lumber. eigh
boats and four seamen. The seameI
were badly in need. In the Afternoon
she was heading northward again. Tbi
next day the Bermuda came 20 ancho
\ early in the morning OF Atlantic City
Hero General Garcia came on boar
with "a Cubans. and among them wa
Senor Nunez In half an hour she wa
heading southwark with her band o
o Cubaus. who were in good spirits.
y All went we'll until March 10. when
Il stia southerly gale freshened the sea
Tho following day tho gale increases
the waves still higher, the ship lAborc
considerably and then marked chang
r. came over tho landsmen-they wer
- dreadfully soasick. On Saturday th
weather moderated. but the engine
broke down twice that day. once in th
! morning and once In the Afternoon
This caused only delay Of four hour
| During the lull the arms aud ammV
milton were brought on deck aud di
Y tributed 10 the Cubans Fine wea,h'
and a smooth sea ushered In the Sal
bath, aud the Cubans busted themsolvl
In making into small packages the mi
} niiions Of war for greater facility aft,
landing
: "The Bermuda passed Turks islan
- on March % aud on Tuesday, the git
hove to three miles OF the shore abol
g seven miles west Of BaracoA. in Il
Is southeastern end OF Cuba IL was
anxious time for the CubAns A reco
noitcring party. composed Of volantee
y from the ships crow, including q
New York pilot and tive Cubaus. q
H. whole commanded by ono Of the shiI
I'd officers, went ashoro. A signal h
lis been arranged with the ship. II 4
at accommodating party found nothil
rs suspicious the signal was 10 bo Civ
It, for lowering the boats aud in eiIooti
TO landing. Fortune favored the expei
ton. The discipline was excellent, Al
An in remarkably short time the car
va. aud the mon were safely ashore.
was 9 o'clock in the morning whom I
last boatload left she vessel.
Tex up in the deep blue sky the mo
was shining brightly aud the ~
ia shone gloriously. Tho hearts OF thi
- ON shore beat gladly when they q
each boat come silohtly and swift
from the ship. Whom tho boats l
Oet loaded there was a disposition 10 che
rge but this was checked by the Office
uts who could not afford 20 let the enthr
Jay asm Of their comrades lead them II
danger, which Il was not necessary
face just then. Il was we'll for us q
all our movements at this critical ii
Ills were characterized by the utmost
md lencO. No word was spoken a.