The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-06
A NARROW ESCAPE.

A Cleveland Man Runs Big IIIGk with
the Spaniar'IS-Io Eats Up Pass 70
Gomez Under the Eyes Of HiS Captors.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA copyright
cnbleEran from Havana to the Evening
World, says: The arrest OF Henry X.
Sheridan. of 1854 Euclid eyenue, Cleve-
land, by the military authorities OF
Guanabacoa, is a strange AFFAIR. Hewse
treated so wen and discharged Is
promptly that no inquiry has been made
into the matter.
Why he was seized and detained Is
still mystery to young Sheridan. He
made no complaint TO General Lee, and
no explanation has been asked at tho
palace.
on the day Sheridan, who IS ON ID
ventlirous, but tactful tourist, was arr
rested, he came TO the room of the corr
respondent at the hotel IngIaterra, and
said: II hear that COjlmar, q watering
place beyond Guandbacoa, has been
burned by the rebels I'm going out
there to see 1t. can't speak Spanish,
but want to go alone Just for the fun Of
the thing"
An the country between here and Coli
mar Is full OF troops on the alert watch.
Ing for rebels who also abound, an effort
was made u persuade the young man
not to go.
"oh, I'll get some fun out of It," he
said. and started fully convinced that he
could folly" any Spaniard on earth.
That night there was a fearful storm 0f
wind and rain. Sheridan did not return.
II was thought that the young man
might have sought shelter, but his
friends were worried and were about re-
porting his absence TO General Lee, when
Into the hotel he came.
Il have been arrested" ne explained.
"They seized me at Guanabacoa, kept
me prisoner all night and then let me
60 ! cnuld not understand what they
said about II, but l made sttch stiif
kick that from being rough they changed
to being polite. / had my American
passport and had done nothing, so put
on bold front. / found on arriving at
Guanabacoa that l would have to get q
pass to go to Cojlmar. applied al the
office OF the commandant and he asked
for my papers. As soon as he saw my
name he compared It with one on
card he had and smiled with glee. He
called two soldiers With guns, and they
stood by the door while he went out.
waited, Another officer came In. He
was 50 good looking that asked him by
signs TO take drink.
"IIe nodded, ! thought, and / put my
arm In his and walked him to the door
He whIstled. seized me by the arms, and
the two soldiers levelled their guns at
me. 1 then saw ! was arrested. The
high cockalorum came back had a rock
Ing chair brought in and sat down. II
vas tfren 9 O'Clock. At 9 o'clock lot OF
officers came in. They invited me 10
their table to dinner and always passed
things 10 me first. They were very po-
lite. I went back to my chair and Slept
under guard until o'clock In the morn
ing, when the command1nt woke me up,
gave me my passport, opened the door,
motloned that could go, and bowed
very low.
II saw was the agSrleved party ana
refused to go. II was dark and rain
ing. shook my head, made signs that
/ wanted a bed and sat down. The OIL
Ger had a cot brought in, servant mace
a bed and turned In. At they brnlgm
me coffee and rolls, dressed and lett'
the officers bowinG and evidently apollo
CIzinE for my detention"
Were YOU not afraid, at first?" SheFl-
| dan was asked. .,..,,
"There was only one thing was afraid
Of" he replied. u was AFRAID Ihey
might search me"
what II they had, you had nothing
dangerous about you
''No, only pass TO Gomez signe9 Oy
Estrada Palma, belonging TO- a FRIEND l
ate It up while sat In that CHAIR