The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-11
ADVENTURES IN CUBA.
Tales of Men Who Went to Join the
Relligerents.


Philadelphia, Jan. 1O.-James Ma
guire, accompanied by jeremiah Bonds,
of New York. and Charles w. Allen. of
Stamford, Conn. arrived on the south
ern express from Key West, Fla, on
Saturday, and they tell a tale of ad-
ventures in Cuba.
On the 10th of last September, the
trio, in company with William Barry,
also of New York, started for Cuba to
join the forces OF the belligerents, and
arrived in Havana on Sept. d. Here
they fell in with Josef Ruiz, a Cuban
patriot, who volunteered to guide the
quartette to the retreat of the Cuban
commanders. They headed for the
Pinar del Rio districts, and when near
Madrid We're surprised by SpaniardS
and taken prisoners, who decided to
kill them. Recognizing the desperate
situation, they decided to risk their
lives in d vigorous effort to escape.
After dark, they loOsened the ropes
that bound them, and grabbing rifles
and machetes they attempted TO get
away, but the Spaniards pursued, fir
ing 4 double Volley. Barry fell, shot
through the heart at the first fire, and
Bonds right arm was perforated by a
bullet The surviving four outdis-
tanced their pursuers. They made
every effort to get back and recover
Barrys body, but were unsuccessful.
BETRAYED BY a GIRL.
After a tortuous and wearisome jour
ney. they arrived in the region of San
Cristobal. Here they arranged with an
old man to stop and rest at his house
for a few days His daughter betrayed
them. and on the morning of the sec
Ond day they We're awakened by =
burly SDaniard IN a Spanish uniform.
Allen drew his revolver and fired. The
I'D faf1 hn hQI h1x
trated his right eye and passed through
his brain, causing almost instant death.
They then took to the roof and from
there sought refuge in a shed, which
the Spanish tried to burn. Making a
combined effort, they got through the
lire of soldiers who started in pur-
suit. For miles the chase was kept up.
but the quartette managed to keep
ahead. Weary, hungry, and suffering
intensely from their wounds, they
made their way farther into the noun
tains, until they came to a deserted
cabin. No sign of life was within or
without Here the four recruits made
their home for four days, living only
on birds they could shoot, and the hard
water found in an old well on the
premises. On the fourth day they were
surprised by a body of Spanish pa
trolers. Sick and weary, the men made
no resistance and surrendered. Their I
hands were tied behind their backs, /
and they were compelled to march for /
q distance of over ter. miles, when they
were thrown into prison.
The next day they were forced to
march again until late in the after
noon, when they were put in another |
prison, and so they were marched from /
prison to prison until Havana was |
reached. Here they were thrown into |
prison. On Dec. %, the three Ameri- |
cans were brought before General Wey- |
Ter. They were told that Ruiz, the /
young Cuban, had committed suicide /
by shooting himself with a revolver |
which he had snatched from one of J
the guards. They discredit the suicide !
story, and are convinced that the |
young Cuban was murdered. They were
offered their liberty if they would sign
a paper swearing allegiance to the
queen of Spain and promising or oath
to do ali they could against the Cuban
cause in the United States This they
agreed to end the three were released.