Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-21
FROM The CUBAN ISLE.
Return of an American From the
West Indies.
CApf. aGARvEY TELLS A STORY.
a'o Wei, Drilled and Equipped.
anu "'ii Win the .ish,-Lsn
for Galveston.

4 i0ustol' IeNas, February 20,
captain j. IL. McGarvey, an ex-confed-
crate soldier who has Tor years been n
resident OF Galveston. aud who is well
Known throughout the State. reached
houston Yesterday. coming from Mobile
anu relates story OF experiences which
~ thrilling In every detail.
captain McGarvty has been In the land
vi tehellion- He forsook his nativo cogu-
wy where for four years no bore arms
~ ueienSo OF tho principles which were
spoken In thundcrsd tones by a cannon's
mouth at Fort sumter. finally being driven
,"eN defeated patriot, to live among
'u people he had fought for, in the fair
southern land. His experiences In war
Were stu fresh In his inrnioiy, and tho
accounts oil the occurrences In cuba
awoke anew the spirit which yot lived
IN MS bosom, and on October II last he
Ieit Galveston by steamer for Key West.
~ that port he fiIted out a vessel. the
Viosta, With eight men aboard and with
cargo OF what was supposed to be nour
and lard, ST sail Tor the island of the
west Indies where internal strife had de-
morlllzod every condition OF M. ana
hAeIc men OF one milton are battling
iof supremacy. 1t was 70 his mind i
MAI oi PATRIOTISM against iaon.Urclial rule,
ana his sympIdhlgs were OK course win
o Une patrlo'S VINO had taken vi arms ana
entered a bloudy carnage L, deitnse OF
uelT homes, their people ana their prin-
S.p'es, Az was not well wi;h the vttsul
ME cruising along the Cuban coast
near Nationals, they were fired upon bv
spanish guubont and resistance wls usi-
res, captain MeGaryey run his boat on
Ieei VIC 10 prevent tbs stores. which
nal been billed 10 ANY InsGrgent General
" 40 Mlght be Found" from falling intu
Wt hanqs OF the SpaniArda. he applied
", ,ne loren and watched the vessel burn
valuable, white no minute Examination
was made OF the cOntcnts OF tho barrclB
anu boxes, u wna supposed that ummuni-
non and rifles formid ths cargo.
After burning The vessel the hardships
commented. Captain MeGarvey ana Ills
companions tramped over the sand hills
OF me island and lived as best they
could They made no tfrort to enter thg
army, but cast about for a way 10 leave
lhe island and return home, They founi
H. a s.oOp fell into their hands one day
and they set sail.
Whose s.oop was it?" he was asked.
we did not inquire. We Wan I'd In
come home and we got aboard and landed
a rev Gays ago q Key West, How / got
ana you can see by the solcs OF nv
shoes that they have BEEN used. 1 was
100 proud to tell who / was. left Tie
T ! lsie almost in rage. The clothes
l nave on were given to me by the mate
OF a vessel J ten In with. / learned a
few things. though. The Insurgents have
an army OF 5000, every one OF whom 4
wen drilled and well equipped They
have gone through the Spanish dcadine
IN battle and have conquered. Thoy viii
win and there IS no doubt of It,"
How do they get arms?' asked the
reporter.
They get them Ms we did when we
were lighting the Yankees. they Hight for
them. Every surrender of Spanish troopg
Hivos them additional equipment and they
receiving financial assistance. / know |
that IN very town IN Florida, where there |
= Cuban, he gives a percentage OF his |
wares 10 the cause, and was told that |
worried weekly 10 the Insurgents"
Captain McGaryey was glad TO yet back
home, and left last night for Galveston