Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-31
ACCOUNT OF 4 SUCCESSFUL FILIBUs-
TERING EXPEDITION.
SET OUT FROMWlLMINGTON,N.c.
TUG AND SCHOONER Rear CkRGOEs
VALUED AT S7sy00O. 7
Met the Famous DauntIess, which
Landed the CarsOes in Cuha--A y
Large Number of CuBans -
Picked Up. on the
Florida COastsS -

Wilmington, n. c.. May S0.-The Messen-
ger to-day prints a detailed account of
the leading OF the tug, Alexander Jones,
and her departure with the schooner, John
d. Long, on a Cuban filibustering expedi
tion. The facts were obtained from mem
Der of the crew of the Alexander Jones,
which returned to port several days ago.
His story is substantially as follows:
On Thursday night. May Is, the Jones
took on cargo of rifles, machetes, rapid
firing guns and ammunition at the wharf
of the Wilmington, Newbern & Norfolk
railway. in the southern limits of the city,
Before she had entirely finished her cargo.
a report was started that officers were ap
preaching. and that the revenue cutter
Morrill, was getting up steam. Taking alarm
at this, the Jones pulled out and started
down the river at las p. m, and in few
hours crossed the bar and anchored out
side. The schooner John d. Long, having
meanwhile been loaded with coal and other
material at the Wilmington & Weldon
railroad wharf. was shortly afterwards
towed out to sea by the tug Jacob Bran
don, going past the revenue cutter ColfaX.
On the schooner were General Nunez and
another officer of the Cuban army; Gu
ban pilot and Captain John O'Bren, of the
filibustering tug Dauntless.
At the sea buoy they went on board. the
Jones, ancnored near by, and Captain
O'Brien took charge of the expedition. A
hawser was made fast from the Jones to
the schooner, and early Friday morning the
tug steamed to the south with her tow.
The Jacob Brandon returned to Southport.
On the way down the coast no port was
entered, but off Palm Beach, on the coast
of Florida, siXty-two Cubans We're taken
on board. The Jones then towed the
schccner to the Bahamas and anchored in
the open sea on Tuesday. May is. On
Thursday morning. May 20, the fillbuster
Dauntless hove in sight and came alongside
the Jones and the schooner. She cOaled
from the schooner. took cargo of arms
from the Jones and. with Captain O'Bren
in command. headed for the Cuban coast
about sixty miles away.
She left the Jones' between S and O'Clock
Thursday night, made a successful landing
in Cuba near MatanZas, and, after an ab-
sence of twenty-four hours returned to
the JONES' took another cargo of war ma
terial and started for Cuba Friday night
On the last trip, General Nunez and The
sixty-two Cubans left the Jones and went
or board the Daunuess and accompanied
Captain O'Brien.
When the Dauntless left with her second
cargo, the Jones cOaled from the schooner,
tOwed her on Cape CanaVeral. Fla. and
turned her loose. She sailed back and got
into Southport yesterday morning.
The cargo carried out OF here was valued
al $4,000, and is said to have been the sec
ond largest ever landed in Cuba.
The member of the crew above referred
TO says there is no truth in the story that
tho Jones was chased and fired on by
Spanish war vessel. The Jones never saw
the smoke of such a war vessel while on
her trip.