Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-10-15
SEHOR|TA CISAER0S.
The Beautiful Cuban Girl NOW
In New York.
STORY OF HER ESCAPE.
How the Spanish Detectives
Were Skilfully Eluded.
SHE CAME ON THE STEAMER
SENECA.
4 Youth, Juan Se4a, Boarded
the Steamer at Havana, But
Later This Youth Proved
10 be None Other Than
Senorita Cisncros.

New YORK, Oct. I3-Evan-
gelina Cosio Cisneros, who re-
Gently escaped from a Spanish
prison in Cuba, was passenger
OIL the Ward Line steamer Sem
aca, which arrived to- day from
Havana. At quarantine, Miss
Cisneros asked to be excused
from saying anything about her
imprisonment and escape, as
she had not yet recovered from
her sea sickness. On the pas
senger list she was registered as
Miss Tuana Sola. She was trav-
cling under the care of a gentle
man who accompanied her from
Havana. When the Seneca
reached quarantine the tow.boat
I. Fred Lohman' with several
newspaper representa- ives, and
four women. went alongside the
steamer. and after the health
officers inspection was over they
went Oh board accompanied
Miss CisnerOs to this CITY.
Immediately upon landing
the party took carriages to the
Waldorf, and were assigned to
rooms on the second floor
While Senorita Cisneros was
fatigued, she appeared to be in
the very best of spirits and ex'
ultant over her arrlva! i'll Amer
ica. She does not speak En-
glish, but her face is very ex
pressive and she seemed to intu'
itively understand the question:
put to hei and answered il
Spanish. The Senorita retired
as soon as she reached the hotel
and refused to be seen. Among
her party was Mrs. J. Ellen Fos
ter, of Washington, president o
the National Woman's Republi
can Association.
Miss Cisneros escape and saf
arrival On the Senaca, was on
of the most daring feats ever at
tempted and successfully carried
out. While she was still il
prison her friends secured
passport for one, Juan SOFA, am
stateroom No. 3 OH the Senec;
was held in the same name
This was three days before tn
boat sailed. On the Saturda
when the Seneca was to leav
Havana, detectives watche
her gangways with extra pre-
caution. All day long they re
NAMED at their post, examinin!
the passports which all passer
gers have to show before leav
ing Havana. Their vigilanc
would probably have prevente
the departure of Miss Cisneree
from Cuba, had it not been for
little refreshment which Wa
served to them by friends of Mis-
Cisneros who were aboard til
Seneca. The refreshment i,
}cluded wine. The chief of pt
lice of Havana came aboal
while the refreshnent part
the plot was in progress, and
is alleged that he too fell VII
tim to the wiles of the Cisner'
faction.
A few minutes before Il
Seneca was ready to pull o.
from her dock, a slim youn
fellow came running across tt
wharf. He had no baggage al
was fashionable dressed. +
walked up the gang plank. II
detectives stopped him IN
name is Juan Sola." he said, al
he showed his passport. Ever
thing was satisfactory, so Il
Senor was allowed to go
board. 1t is said that if it h
not been for the wine. t
strange trelnble and rather Gu
ious figure of Senor Sola mig
have excited the suspicious
the Spanish detectives: But t
scheme worked successfully. NJ
: Cisncros's friends, when tn
saw that everything was sat
fed, disen barked aud watch
the ship pull slowly out und
the stars and stripes.
Miss Cisneros did not cot
danger any more than "
necessary, and at once went
her cabin. The next day, ho
ever, when MORO Castle v
left Tar behind, she appeared
!, deck transformed into Senor