The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
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sENoRIrA ARANGo's ORDEAL.
How She Was Searched by a Spanish
Woman Inspector.
From the Jacksonville Citizen.

From the Jacksonville Citizen.
Tampa, Feb. A.-The treatment of
Senorita Clemencia Arrange by the
Spanish authorities when she was strip
ped and searched under the American flag
may develop into an international episode
The story of this occurrence was told in
THESE columns on the morning of the 9Th
INST Senorita Arrange arrived in this
CITY on the evening OF the 4th, and told her
story 70 the Citizen correspondent The
story has been sent out all over the
country and has since then been the sub
Ject of considerable comment 1t is gem
orally painted in a way that would indi-
cate that the young lady was stripped and
searched by men, but according to the
true. The coloring thus given to the
story has made 1t necessary to get a more
direct story from her than was at first
obtained, and tonight she made the fol-
lowing statement to the Citizen CORE
Spondent:
n was served with the order from Gen.
Neyler Jan. Y, expellng me from the is
tinually watched by spies, and / knew
that / was under suspicion. After it's
service / knew that it was best for me to
leaVe quickly, so | rapidly made arrange
ments for my departure. On the morn
ing OF Feb. myself and companion ex-
lies, We're ready to leave the island.
W men we reached the Jachina, or house
Of inspection, about $780, one of the Span
lsh guards told me to go into a room,
which he designated. | refused to do so
me. Finally a lady friend of Havana,
Sonsuelo, my little 9-year-old brother
CASTOR and SenOrita Cordoba were per-
United to go into the room with me-
where we found a Spanish woman, an in
spectress, awaiting us. AS soon as we en-
tered the door was securely fastened, ana
then she advanced to me- and told me
that she was ordered to search me-
told her 1t was all right and to go ahead.
She then told me to proceed TO undress,
and / hesitated. She insisted. After /
removed o. / ST.
ped, thinking 1t was all that was re-
CURED, but the inspectress told me firm
y, put not unklndly, that l must remove
every vestige of clothing, even to my
stockings. After | had done all this she
had me take down my hair, for fear that
some document was hidden therein As
| took off each garment she examined
each piece very carefully, to see that no
dispatches were concealed in the folds
or under the lining.
After this ordeal was over, went
aboard the Olivette, which was anchored
in the bay. While / was waving my hand
kerchief from the upper deck to some
friends on the pier Spanish officer APP
preached me and told me that i was want
ed in one of the staterooms, to which he
led me. The same insDectress awaited
me. l went inside, and she closed the door
after my companions had been called IN
side. Five of us stood in one stateroom
while had identically the same examina-
shore / had letters, but she did not find
them. and / shall not tell how / had them
concealed. This last search occurred
about l o'clock in the afternoon. The in
spectress was entirely indifferent as it
was her duty. She searched my compan-
ions. While being searched on board the
Oivette four Spanish officers patroled the
deck around the cabin surrounding the
stateroom, and when they were about to
leave one of them, presumably the most
elevated, had the impudence to offer to
bid me goodby, but l dsdained to notice
him.
This is the second story as coming from
the lips of this brave young lady and II
shows that while she was twice subjected
that she was offered no. indignity or in
suit. But the second time that she was
searched she was on board an American
ship and under the American flag