The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18

cyl emily looking for signs OF a schooner about
tho tug and float, The, cutter, came abreast ot
ran up to within IA few yards Of her, the mar:
shais all looked her over, then shook their heads
as though greatly disappointed, and the cutter
There was another consultation. What It was
about the reporters could not find out. but after
! was over the Chandler proceeded down me
bay. There was u stiff northwest wind blowing
and the cutter, tumbled around q bit, but the
though they looked n triflc weary. There wasn't
a craft OF any kind in sight. and the OBJECT IN
going ahead was not quite clear to the news
paper men. but the cutter kept on until she was
on Robbins Reef. Then she turned squarely
around and came straight back toward tho city.
asked a sailor II the tug Wise, which had been
seen towing the silver Heels up the river earlier
line, Tic sailor said thai he thought it dia.
We'll" said the detective, "all OF their boats
a a1G s Ssf Il the he Me- M'l%n has e S%S1Hi back ky s 'F0p over
So the cutter went to Atlantic Basin AND tied
up to u dock there; while Marshal McCnrty,
surveyor Croft, and n couple OF deputies went
about half an hour. They returned with the
was not expected back during the night. as 1t
was engaged TO tow some sgows TO sea.
shall McCarty. and see what we can lind out
Il was then over two hours and q half since
the tip that the silver Heels had left her dock
MINUTES to get TO Pier 80. The cutter was made
fast to the dock and Mr.. McCarty, MIR. Croft.
and several deputies scrambled upon tho dock
aud woke up the Waterman BY kicking at the
When the Waterman was finally reused he re-
fused IN open tho door. evidently believing that
his disturbcrs were river thieves. lie was com.
States, and after a great deal of hnggling
through q crack. he yielded. Tho marshals
but found no boxes or 'bunGles which looked as
though they had contained ammunition. Tho
Waterman declared that he knew nothing about
n schooner loading up at the dock during the
night ana sailing away. He was quite sure TINT
the thing couldn't have happened without his
knowing something about II.
The first definite Information about the Silver
Heels came {, me from two men who we're s on la a sT hck
seem a " schooner nc reSi ie aSSsi tho pior during the he EVEN en-
ing they said that they had.
The silver Heels. a two.master, came in hero
o'clock said one OF the men.
What way did she gof' asked a man on the
up the SOUND said the man.
This. the first definite information as to the
movements OF the hli6ust ter. came some t three rec
Surveyor. agreed that 1t would be n hopeless
task, in view Of the lead she had. 10 chase tho
schooner up the Sound. so she was allowcd to
go on, while the cutter returned to the Battery
and put up for the night,
in 1872. Her last owner, according to the ma
rine register. was A.. F. Cobb Of Rockland. Me.
She is said to be a stanch craft. able to stand the
when she left.
At 1890 o'clock yesterday morning three
Cubans called at the Barge Office and inquired
at what time the Chandler left.
AT l:l0."s said an officer.
ashes about forty minutes too late said the
Cubans, and they went away laughing.
Michael j. Moran. owner of the tug X. f.
Wise, said yesterday. when asked IL the tug had
been engaged to tow the Silver Heels:
"Shc was not. She was towing scows early In
the evening, and had n job 10 tow some moro al
. in the morning. She might have picked up a
job meantime. That is nothing unusual. She
could easily have towed "A schooner through
He'll Gate at 1870 or / o'clock and got back in
time to take up the scows."
TREASURY GOT TIE TIP FROM A LAW FIRM.
WAsHISGToS. Oct. 17.-Practically nothing is
known at the Treasury Department about the
flibustering schooner Silver Heels. On Satur'
day afternoon a message was received at the
department over the long distance tcle-
a vessel loaded with arms and ammunition for
the Cuban insurgents was preparing to lear re
Pier 80, but the message did not say whether
the pier was on the North River or the East
River. That is all The department knows about
II. A telegram notifying Collector Bidwell of
tho Information received was sent Immediately
and the Attorney-General was also informed.
The Attorney-General notified the United States
Marshal at New York.
Information about flibustering expeditions
has come invariably heretofore from the Span
ish Minister. The Treasury officials do not
know what interest the New York law firm
whose identity they will not disclose, has in the
case.