The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-22
is SHE A FILIBUSTER?
Thousands Of Cartridges, Rifles and Pistols
TO 60 to the Cuhans.
THE MUNITIONS SAID TO Be HERE NOW.
The First Shipment of Clothing Yet
Made TO tho Fighting Forces on
the Isiand-A Steamer Said TO he
Expected Here Tonight to Take
on tho Deadly Cargo.

Wtuhin the next forty-eight hours, e
the' present plans do not mtscanry, the
most Important filibusterlng exped!-
ton which has yet left this country will
be on its way TO Cuba. And this most
Important expedition vii sail from Nor
tolk. THE number of arms ito be carried
to Cuba would be enough to supply all
the men in Norfolk. were they called
upon to carry arms, and they will be of
the most approved pattern. The story of
this proposed expedition, leaked out YES
terday. and although 1t has been known
Tor some thine that the friends of the
Cuban patriots had their eyes set on this
port as one of the best starting points
ON the coast the magnitude of the
DARING undertaking, however will no
doubt astonish even the battle-scarred
veterans who yesterday marched i'm SOL
emn procession to the cemeteries to look
upon The graves of those who once
Fought for their homes as the Cubans
are now/do,ng.
The present expedition was designed
severa months ago, but not until the
present time have the promoters been,
able to secure y vessel which suited their
needs. This vessel has been found. 1T Is
said, In the steamer City of Richmond a
vessel not unknown in these waters and
which has for several months been un-
dergotng an oveiihaullng at iBrustar's
ship-yard INT Baltimore. from which place
she was expected to sail last night for
these waters where her arrival is looked
for tonight. The steamer Is 227lh feet
In length, of 1905 feet breadth of beam.
draws ten fee; OF water, and has n net
tonnage of TOO. 50 tons She was built at
Athens, n. Y. in 1865. and is supposed 10
log IL 10 IA knots, although those in a
position to know say that she Will not
show the lowest speed named. She halls
from New London Conn:
This is the vessel which it is proposed
10 send to Cuba. fairly loaded down with
guns, reVolVers and ammunition
enough. in fact to annihilate the entire
Spanish army now on the island
There are in Norfolk to-day more high
explosives and ammunition that We're
ever before in the confines of the CITY,
enough, In fact. to blow every living
being in Norfolk to kingdom come.
II mas been known for several DAYS
that large number of mysterious look
ing cases have been coming into the
city oNeS the various TRANSFORMATION
lines, and 1t now develops that these
mysterious cases We're filled with arms
and ammunition for the proposed ex-
petition.
The first of these shipments arrived
mere about week ago, and i'm bulk ts
sufficient to take up considers BILE of
the freight space on the City of Rich
mond The roundabout way adopted to
bring this cargo into Norfolk has shown
an evident desire to throw the Spanish
authorities off the track entirely. but
there Is no doubt that this effort MS g
been a failure. a number Of cases were
in the lot They We're first Skinned
from Hartford, Conn, to New
London, and from there Inv
water to New York. Here another
transfer was made, the cases being n,,t
on Pennsylvania Railroad cars and
brought to Baltimore, arriving here on
Bay Line steamers. In this lot there
were 5000 Colts revolvers 10000 casee
OF cartridges. $500 Springfield carbines
and 10000 rounds of ammunition.
The steamship Richmond on her Ia G.
trip from New York. is known 10 have
had on board $50 cases of cartridges
THESE cartridges were shipped at New
York for Richmond and from that Mace
at once sent back here, to be placed with
the munitions previously received
1t is said that the City OF Richmond
now mas on board 1000 Wincester maya
zine guns
An important feature of the prelsent
expenditure is the fact that II will in
clude the first shipment of clothine vat
sent 10 the Cuban patriots, who are
described as fighting over the country
IN q half naked condition.
Among those who 1t Ia saia uin M