The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-23
THE COMPETITORS CREW
ARRITE IN NEW YORK IN
DEPLORABLE CONDITION.

Their Eyes Sunken, Faces Pallid and
Forms misunderstanding Scenes on
the Dock as the Sailors and Their Friends
Ieet-Insurgent Leader Surrenders-
Weyler Advised to Remain at Palma.
New York, Nov. 22.-Alfrado LaBrode
of New Orleans, Ona Melton of Kansas,
William Leavitt of Bangor, Me-, Will
liam Gildea, a native of England, but
a naturalized citizen of the United
States and Charles Barnett, a British
subject, the master and members of the
were released last week from prison in
Cuba, arrived here this evening on the
steamer Saratoga from Havana. AL
though in a deplorable condition on ac-
count of their confinement in filthy
and unhealthy Spanish dungeon for
nineteen months, and expecting daily
during the whole of that time to be
taken out and shot as f1libusters, the
five men were very happy when they
clothes which they had on at the time
of their capture on April rs, 1896, at
Berracos.
Another equally happy passenger
was Julio Arteago y Quesada, the
young Cuban insurgent who was order
ed to be shot by Weyler, but was par
doned by General Blanco, friend OF
the prisoners father, who before the
latter's death in Mexico had for years
been professor in the Havana college.
The six meen were greeted upon their
arrival by an enthusiastic crowd, who
gave them hearty welcome. The poor
wretches were too weak to respond to
the cheers given in their honor. Cap
tain LaBrode's brother was one of those
assembled on the dock. The meeting
between the brothers was a touching
one. The friends Of the others cried
with joy as they grasped the hands Of
the released prisoners, whose eyes We're
sunl1en, their faces palld and their
forms emaciated.
The friends of young Queseda were
surprised to learn that he had secured
his release by giving away a secret
which betrayed the allies Of the insur-
gents in the Spanish army. It was this
information, and not General Blanco's
friendship for the late Professor Que
seda, that secured his pardon. Prob
ably the most wretched Of the Compet-
itor's crew is Ona Melton, the news
paper correspondent, whose intention in
going to Cuba was not to participate-in
the war, but to report the true situation
in that country.
The Spanish ministry in Washington
to-day received the following dispatch
from the captain-general Of Cuba at
Havana: "At Palos, province of Ha-
vana, where General Parade is operat-
ing with his column, there surrendered
to him to-day the insurgent leader
Cuervo together with three majors,
sixteen officers and 150 men with their
arms and ammunition, among them
sixteen cavalrymen Colonel Cuervo
has offered to further surrender up 300
men, the remainder not having done so
at once, as they were dispersed in the
woods, but they will be brought to-
gether and surrendered to the authori-
ties as soon as practicable.
A dispatch from Barcelona says: It
is currently reported here that friends
of Captain-General Weyler have advis-
ed him not to land here, but to remain
at Palma, capital Of the Island Of Ma
jorica, his birthplace, as they fear the
popular excitement here will create se-
rious complications, the responsibility
for which will be visited upon him.