The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-14
OLD GLORY GUARDS SENoRITA.
DRESSED AS A RANCHMAN SHE
PASSES THE DETECTIVES.

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SOIa, who Turns Out to BE Cuba's
HerOine-In the Hurry of Depar-
ture Spanish Spies Permit the
Ranchman to Pass the GangwHY.
Hatteras Lights Brings Sc
nOrita 10 Her Knees in Prayer of
Thnnksgiving-Capt Stevens An
Gered.
New York, Oct. 12.-Evangelina Cossio y
Cisneros, who recently escaped from
Spanish prison In Cuba, was a passenger
on the Ward Line steamer Seneca, which
arrived to-day from Havana. At quaran-
tine Senorita Cisneros asked to be excused
from saying anything about her imprison-
ment, and escape, as. she had not recover
ed from seasickness. On the passenger
list she was registered 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 representatives and four
women, went alongside the steamer, and
after the health officers inspection was
| over, they went on board and accompanied
the Senorita to this city.
Immediately upon landing the party took
carriages to the Waldorf and were assign
ed to rooms on the second floor. While
Senorita Cisneros was fatigued, she ap-
peared to be in the very best of spirits and
exultant over her arrival in America. She
| does not speak English, but her face is
very expressive, and she seemed to in
tultively understand the questions put to
her and answered in Spanish. The seno-
rita retired as soon as she reached the ho-
tel and refused to be seen.
Among her party was Mrs. ]. Ellen Fos-
| ter of Washington, president of the Ma
tional Woman's Republican Association
Senorita Cisneros' escape and safe ar
rival on the Seneca was one of the most
daring feats ever attempted and success
| fully carried out While she was still in
| prison, her friends secured a passport 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 Saturday, when the
Seneca was to leave Havana, detectives
watched her gangways with extra caution.
| All day long they remained at their post,
| examining the passports which all pas
sengers have to show before leaving Ha-
vana. Their vigilance would probably
have prevented the departure of Senorita
! Cisneros from Cuba, had 1t not been for
a little refreshment which was served to
them by friends of Senorita Cisneros, who
| were aboard the Seneca. The refresh
| ments included wine. The chief of police
! NfI low oh vi wi o.
freshment part of the plot was in progress
and it is alleged, that he, too, fell vic
tim to the wles of the Cisneros faction.
A few minutes before the Seneca was
| ready to pull out from her dock slim
| young fellow came running across the
wharf He had no baggage, and was
| fashionably dressed. He walked quickly
up the gangplank. The detectives stopped
| him. My name is Juan Sola," he said
| and he showed his passport. Everything
was satisfactory, so the senior was allowed
| to go on board.
1t is said that if it had not been for the
| wine the strange treble and rather GU
rious figure of Senor Sola might have ex-
cited the suspicious of the Spanish detec-
tives. But the scheme worked success
! fully.
Senorita Cisneros' friends, when they saw
| that everything was satisfactory, disem-
barked and watched the ship pull slowly
|
carrying the fugitive to safety under the
stars and stripes
Senorita Cisneros did not court danger
any more than was necessary, and at once
went to her cabin. The next day. how.
ever when MORO castle was left far be-
hind, she appeared on deck transformed
| into Senorita Juana Sola, alias Cossio J
| Cisneros, and dressed in a becoming rec
gown.
Capt. Stevens commander of the Sc
neca, was angry when he discussed the
| Cisneros incident with a reporter. SAID
| he: "Since the commencement of the
| present insurrection, it has been the Gus
tom of the Spanish authorities to pos
a couple of detectives at the head of the
gangway of ships lying at Havana. We
arrived at a. m. on Saturday and lef
| at D. m, during which time the detec-
tives did not leave the head of the gang
plank. Just before the Seneca sailed the
chief of police, his deputy and his secre
| tary came aboard. Senorita Cisneros hac
escaped two days previously, and YET
they asked no questions and made nc
search for her, although, upon three for
mer occa sions, they had searched the Sc
neca from stem to stern and keel TO prom
enade deck, while looking for suspects.
Capt. Stevens said that to the best ot
his knowledge the only persons who wen
aboard at Havana were the Lastie family
the Del Real family, eight Cinnamon, and
a man whose name appeared upon the ad
vance passenger list as Juan Soia, and
he must have had a passport otherwise
he could not have gone aboard. When 81
was discovered that Juan Sola was a girl
the Juan was changed to Juana and Sen
orita Cisneros came in under that name.
Senorita Cisneros was given some arti.
cles of feminine wearing apparel by the
stewardess of the Seneca.
A. c. Stewart an Englishman, who en-
barked a Tampico, and who speaks Span
ish, said that he sat opposite Senorita Cis-
neros at the table during the voyage. and
that when she saw the Cape Hatteras
light, she fell upon her knees on the deck
and prayed deyoutly. Mr.. Stewart says he
found thesrescued Cuban most pleas
ant companion. She had her hair pinned
up in a coil, worn under a sombrero, wher
she embarked, disguised as a ranchman
RECEPTION FOR sENORITA.