New-York tribune., 1896-12-24
THE STORY OF A FILIBUsTER.

n T PERDUE RELATES HIS ADVENTURES IN CUBA
his LIFE SAVED BY GENERAL LEE.
Washington. Dec % (speciaD.-Maron T. Perdue.
twenty-five years old, sent to his home in Ricn-
mond Va, to-day by the Sanitary Ofncer OF the Dis
,ric He told long story OF having been In the
Cuban Army and says he owes his life to Consul
General Fitzhugh Lee. General Lee. ne sa.d ir-
terested himself in his behalf and manager 10 get
him released from the Cabanas Prison, IN havana
After his liberation from prison he joined niious'er
,ne narty and having been wounded in the stomach
with machete and endured many hardsnips ne con-
c,pdsd 70 return and reached here about Septem-
berl Two years ago. he said. he shipped from ii"
delphia on the English ship Linwel, laden win lro"
ore for Havana. Soon after reaching the isiaha ne
bscame interested in the cause OF the beihgereh's
.ra ,ored the Cuban Army at Santiago de Cuba
While IN the army he says, he served under captain
Lorenzo Palomeno. That was early iast year anu
ne went TO the Province OF Pnar del h'o. VINE IL,
active service he saw some hard nghtihs' anu '"
70 endure the hardships Of war. although the iood
was good and ne not badly treated. hc WAS
torced lnto hattie and was wounded by machete
There is an ugly across his stomach "h'c" mas
healed Besides this wound he received TWO o"i'e''
in his leg and his leg broken when nc was oea'e"
with musket -. =. moe
,scued hv the insurgents and returned TO the hills OF
pinar del Rio and when his health Improved ne was
transferred 20 jamaica where ne was uea'." la "
hospital Being a good sailor he was engaged 10 uo
GiiDuSterng TOT the Cuudi Soo'S' "''~ 49,
AZ cap;ain of the boat known as the Ammunition
King This little flibustcr made two successiu ui
,rus but on third trip Spanish gunboai captured
II and took all on board 20 the Cabanas fr.so' i-e III
,ae prison was not hard. except "nen ne oecaHe o'-
rulr nd merlied punishment. Then he was pul III q
dungeon and fed on bread and water. III oroi'a.s
tines tho focd ne said was fair knowing ""a' ''o
snariords had been In the habit OF doing with CuDah
nr,s,rers he expected 10 be shot twice ne was
smona those selected TO die and each time 1eei"'
Lee saved him, because ne is an American e'''Ne''
The second time ne was selected TO be sho, "ehei d.
Lee succeeded In getting h.m released w Nile On he
AmmuuItion King he saw tho Laa!aoa pui'uSo ~
Spanish SunDodt , r,ho psrd,e says he is
certain ina: inc Cuoans will eventually Will ioi
sSa,v r. an in inc army Is sworn not 10 sur eue
and fhey are muca cnthusastic anu ~ ~ 10
SsTaer sh;ers tnan the Spaniards; When me 2
ran.nre Spanish soldiers he said, tney take tie =,
srar,,ni,Ior from them and let them go pu' 'l,s 80
no; ione when Spaniarcs capture Cupans. ,anro
almost Invariably Xii the Cubans Dy si!oohs 90 ~
ether on The field or the morning aite ,;ie, a.,
,nre and transportation prison Ine ouSd!,s Pc Pc
10 death native Cucahs WIN az
Spanish ranks. of August
Crnsrai ee saved him in the latter part o' ="
"a .a,s hin, 20 Philadelphia, where ne arriN"i
sen,orhnr He remained about Pniaocpb,., us,.,'
shor, when ne came AS IA, 90
Yesterday re walked this cy ann M "a rt, r,orn
t,sn, a, nouse In E.cventh-s;. > W. ms l nv, 70,
inc sp' "a a. c,,,ed an Mr. McMichae az tnc Isn,ani
linton and was referred to sanitary n
We saws he he's never had 10 ask for assis, NJ Cor
NOW for ne got money from the CuDah o''''" "
,,o,L on tho Administering boat