The record-union., 1897-10-14
Arrives From Cuba on the Ward
Line Steamship Seneca.
Makes Her Escape From the Island Dressed
in Mans Attire.
Belief of Ex-SpeciaI Commissioner
to Cuba Calhoun That the
Spanish Authorities W mixed at
the Senorita's Escape FL om the
Havana Prison.

NEW YORK, Oct 13.-Evangelina
Cossi y Cisneros, who recently escaped
from Spanish prison in Cuba, was
a passenger on the Ward line steamer
Seneca, which arrived to-day from Ha-
vana. AT quarantine Miss Cisneros
asked to be excused from saying any
thing about her Imprisonment and es-
cape, as she had not yet recovered from
seasickness, which kept her in her
state-room during the whole voyage
On the passenger list she was regis
tered as Miss Juana Sola. She was
travelling under the care of a gentleman
who accompanied her from Havana.
When the Seneca reached quarantine
the towboat j. Fred Lohman, with sew
eral newspaper reporters and four wo
men, went alongside the steamer, and
after the health officers inspection was
over, they went on board and accom-
panied Miss Cisneros to this city.
Upon landing the party took carriages
to the Hotel Waldorf, and We're assign
ed to rooms on the second floor While
Senorita Cisneros was fatigued, she APP
peared to be in the very best of spirits,
eXultant over her arrival in America.
She does not speak English, but her
face is very expressive, and she seemed
to intuitfvely understand the questions
put to her, and answered in Spanish.
The senorita retired soon after she
reached the hotel, and refused to be
seen. Among her party was Mrs. J..
Ellen Foster of Washington, President
of the National Woman's Republican
Association.
Miss Cisneros' escape from Havana
and safe arrival on the Seneca is re-
counted as follows: While she was still
in prison her friends secured a pass
port for one Juan Sola' and state
room No. 3 on the Seneca was held in
the same name. This was three days
before the boat sailed. On the Satur-
day when the Seneca was to leave Ha-
vana detectives watched her gangways
with extra caution. All day long they
remained at their post examining the
passports, which all passengers have to
show before leaving Havana. Their
vigilance would probably have prevent
ed the departure of Miss Cisneros from
Cuba had it not been for a little re-
freshments which were served them by
friends of Miss Cisneros, who were
aboard the Seneca. The refreshment
included wine. The Chief of Police of
Havana came aboard while the refresh
ment part Of the plot was in progress,
and it is alleged that he, too, fell vic
tim to the Wiles of the Cisneros faction.
A few minutes before the Seneca was
ready to pull out from her dock a slim
young fellow came running across the
wharf He had no baggage. and was
fashionably dressed He walked quick
ly up the gang plank. The detectives
stopped him.
My name is Juan Sola,'' he said and
he showed his passport Everything
was satisfactory, so the senior was al
lowed to go aboard. It is said that if
it had not been for the wine the strange
and rather curious figure of Senior Sofa
might have aroused the suspicious of
some of the detectives. But the scheme
worked successfully. Miss Cisneros'
friends, when they saw everything was
satisfactory, disembarked and watched
the ship pull slowly out beyond the
frowning Spanish guns. CARRYING the
fugitive to safety under the Stars and
Stripes.
Miss Cisneros did not court danger
any more than was necessary. and at
once went to her cabin The next day.
when Moro Castle was left far behind.
she appeared on deck, transformed into
Senorita Juano Sola, alias Cossi Cis-
neros, and dressed in a becoming red
gown.
Captain Stevens, commander of the
Seneca, was angry when he discussed
the Cisneros incident with a reporter.
Said he: Since the commencement of
the present insurrection it has been the
custom of the Spanish authorities to
post couple Of detectives at the head
of the gangway of ships lying at Ha-
vana. We arrived at a. m. on Satur-
day, and left at 8 p. m, during which
time the detectives did not leave the
head Of the gangplank. Just before the
Seneca sailed the Chief of Police. his
deputy and his Secretary, came aboard.
Senorita Cisneros had escaped two
days previously, and yet they asked ma
questions and made no search for her.
although upon three former occasions
they had searched the Seneca from stem
to stern while looking for suspects"
Captain Stevens said that to the best
of his knowledge, the only persons who
went aboard at Havana were the Las
tie family, the Delreal family, eight
Cinnamon and a man whose name ap-
peared on the passenger list as Juan
Sola," and who must have had a pass
port, otherwise he would not have got
aboard. When it was discovered that
Juan Sola' was a girl, the Juan was
changed to Juana, and Miss Cisneros
came in under that name Miss Cis-
neros was given some articles of fe1ni-
nine wearing apparel by the stewardess
of the Seneca.
A Mr.. Steward, an Englishman who
embarked at Tampico, said that he sat
opposite Miss Cisneros at the table dur
ing the voyage, and when she saw the
Cape Hatteras light she fell upon her
knees on the. deck and prayed devoutly.
Mr.. Steward said he found the rescued
Cuban a most pleasant companion. She
had her hair pinned up in a coil, worn
under q sombrero, when she embarked
disguised as a ranchman.
The Cuban junta has issued an invita-
tion TO the people of Greater New York