The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-25
FILIBUS7ERS FREE.
Only Four Men Held From
Last Nights Cuban
Capture.

NEW YORK, February 26, 1885,. Conn
missioner Shields has released all of the
alleged filibusters excepting four.
The men arrested on the tugs and on
the Bermuda passed the night on board
the tugs and the steamer, and early this
morning sixty-seven of them, including
the leader, General Calixto Garcia, Dr..
+. w. Rodriguez and Captain s. Hughes.
of Philadelphia, the commander of the
Bermuda. were landed at the Battery
and marched to the Federal buildings
Tney We're forbidden to communicates
With anyone and no man was permitted
to share their captivity in room 50 ex-
cept a caterer who brought them break
fast.
The United States marshals say that
they have in all nearly 200 prisoners.
The arrests were made in four raids
at one o'clock, three o'clock and four
o'clock this morning. None of the sus-
pected vessels have been seized. They
are simply detained under order from
Washington. The tugs are at the barge
office and the Bermuda with a marshal
on board is still at anchorage off Bedloe
Island.
At the United States District Attorneys
office it is said that no definite charge
had SO far been made against the prison.
ers. 1t is more than likely that with
the exception of the leaders they will
all be released as soon as arraigned
The men in the Federal building are
nearly all Cubans. They appeared to
take their present plight philosophically
and chatted uncdncernedly as they ate
their breakfasts and smoked cigarettes
They are fairly well dressed, and although
from an American standpoint of physique,
they are understood, they look capable of
putting up a good fight if called upon by
a trusted leader.
The tugS--E-- NJ Timmins and George
L. Garlick brought up from the steamer
Bermuda at 1880 this morning ITO men
VINO We're captured in the seizure last
night The men with but few exceptions
We're Cubans. When approached by the
representative of the United Press they
prcfessed to be unable to speak English,
although they could understand perfectly
well his questions to them. On landing
at the Government dock the Cubans were
taken in charge by deputy marshals and
conducted to the United States Marshals
headquarters. The Cubans were seeming
" prepared for a journey, all of them
Carrying ssatchels and small grips and
rev OF them having canteens strapped
over their shoulders. They unquestionably
mad all the appearance of filibustering
party.
James McCaldin, who was arrested ON
BOARD his boat last night, was released
on his own recognizance this morning.
The revenue cutters Manhattan and
two tugs, the AicCaIdin Bros and the
William ]. McCaldin, and the steam
lighter light Ian James s E stranahan, which
IN the latest Cuban flfbustering expe-
dition. The seizeo boats are tied up at
the Government pier at the Battery:
The steam lighter is a very suspicious
looking craft. Her deck is laden down
with, numerous boxes of various sizes,
which contain arms and ammunition
There are about $50 long, narrow boxes.
such as are usually used to convey rifles
On one of the square boxes is marked in
bold letters Medicine" deputy mar
fuses to permit anybody to go aboard.
The crew are all held as prisoners. Down
in the hold of the lighter are said to be
guns and some riot guns. There is said
to be over 100000, cartridges in, the
boxes; The Bermuda is stil anchored
charge Of the Revenue Cutter Hudson.
Deputy, Marshals are also aboard the
Bermuda.
Marshal Mccarthy this morning told
the story of the capture of General Carl
cia. He said
'sAt one o'clock this morning, after we
Caldin was sighted heading for the fill
buster. Before we got to her she Mad
put several men aboard. Then she saw
US coming and, casting off her lines,
started swiftly towards the Liberty Island
dock at the Battery. Captain Bradley
of the Hudson, iingled for full steam, and
the cutter dashed after her. One hundred
and fifty yards from the Battery wall
we ran her down and captured the tug
General Calixto Garcia was on board
The old mans face was a study He
just set his mouth hard and looked out
over the bay. My men were sorry for
him. and, to tell the truth. was my
self.
mot man escaped but we got
every man who started for that ship.
The arms and ammunition were rot
sent to the Bermuda until the last mo.
ment. The Bermuda,s anchor was Just
being pulled up when Captain Bradley
on the Hudson saw a little black speck
passing out of the Narrows. Wed bet
ter dig after that speck.' said he; i
think she's the Stranahan., and so we
started ~as hard as we could go down
the Bay. l couldn't see a thing Brad
ley must have eyes like a owl. After a
ten minutes run we got the outline of
the speck Then we drove up closer.
1t was thes steam lighter J. s. T. Stran- |
ahan She was loaded to the rails with
boxes and cases and the wind and the
tide were kicking up great sea in front
of her. Spray flew to her pilot house
and deluged her cargo.