Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-11-26
STORY OF A RESCUE.'
HOW KARI. DECKER HID MISS CiSNE-
RIOS IN HAVANA. 81. ~


The story Of the escape of Evangelina
Cisneros has been told in every detail by
the actual participants with the exception
u the recital of the events of the last day.
The best OF reasons prevented the publica.
don of this part of the story heretofore.
Private Information received from Ha'
vana recently makes 1t possible to narrate
ahe final chapter of the Havana end OF the
story
When the carriage containing Evange.
linz Cisneros ratified off over the cobbles
of Egida street on recent. moonlight
Thursday morning, one OF the men en-.
gagged In the rescue sat upon the box. He
was an American who spoke Spanish like
q Castillano He knew every turn and
twist of the narrow, winding streets, and,
taking circuitous course about Havana,
finally rounded into the street in which
was located the house selected as the hid
ing place of Miss Cisneros while in Ha'
yana
The. street was deserted for several
blocks Far away toward where the Re.
cojidas lay in all its squalor, jostlinga bar
racks and an arsenal, could be heard the
plaintive wailing alerta of the sentinels.
In all that still moonlit city that night that
cry was the essence of concentrated sar-
casm. 1t rang out from the sentry boxes
rs the carriage containing Miss Cisneros
dashed off 1t was heard again threading
ocross the silence of the city as Miss CHS
neros sprang from tho carriage and disap.
peared through the door behind which
trusted servant had been waiting for hours.
There had been sounds OF revelry. IN
that house that night. A reception had
been held there during the evening, and
in the late morning hours as the guests
left assuring host and hostess that various
houses in Havana were at their DISPOSE
ton, frightened, trembling little nader
Nutteretl in through the door and pressed
flat against the wall within waiting Tor
some one to welcome her or shelter her.
As the last couple passed out OF the
house she felt gentle touch upon her arm
and was quickly ushered into room set
apart for her exclusive use. In fact,
whole suit of apartments was reserved for
her, and she was given the attendance Of
two servants during the time she remained
in hiding.
She entered this house on Thursday
morning about 3 O'Clock and remained
there securely secreted until Saturday aft
ernoon
In the meantime Hernandez was having
adventures enough to fill novel. Hardly
had Evangelilla left the carriage before he
was hailed by half drunken Spanish
officer who had hanging upon his arm
tagged out fairy from Obrapia street.
Consequently Hernandez felt deepl;
grieved ut the idea of carrying such freight
and turned them down harshly.
I'm going to the palace, after the cap
tain general, to take him for moonlight
drive" he growled, and dashed his nag
yiciously. Twice after he had an oppor'
6unity to Darn an honest pescta, but de.
elined the chance.
Long before dawn he joined Mallory and
myself in the Plaza Cristobal, and as the
jangling little brass pots In the beltry OF
the neighborinX church had untangled the
hour of 4 the carriage had been turned
over to the rightful driver, and, after a
parting urink In an all night bodega neal
by, we parted for the night
The period intervening until Saturday
Afternoon will never be forgotten by the
five men who by this time were interested
In getting Miss Cisneros from the island.
A house to house search was being con.
Quoted in every section of the city
The other men engaged In the rescue
fallen under suspicion, but from Thursday
midday l was followed by brace of de-
tectives, who had been assigned to shadow
me by the Havana police under orders
from the Spanish minister at Washington
BY this time it was generally known in
Washington and In Havana that the girl
had been rescued by the New York Jour-
nal, and every effort was made to detect
the whereabouts OF Miss Cisneros by shad-
owing me- For this reason was unable
to see Evangelina again face to face until
I met her in New York
On the day she left her hiding place I
succeeded in shaking of my shadows by
using certain methods which would have
been ritliculed by Pinkerton, but which
were successful with the Spanish spies.
The other two men who were with me
on the night of the rescue did not join me
on that afternoon but until Miss Cisneros
reached the wharf we were never ~ feet
apart. We did not speak to each other.
They sauntered along the principal
streets of Havana watching and guarding.
The greatest fright Of the entire occasion
occurred as Miss Cisneros came out of the
house in which she had been hiding She
was dressed as young marinero, with
blue shirt, flowing tie and large SLOUGH
hat Her hair was plastered under the hat
with cosmetics. AS she stepped out inuo
the street swift swirl Of wind caught thu
hat and whirled it from her head For a
moment our hearts ceased to beat Every
man gripped his gun and waited.
Quickly she caught the hat from the
ground, jabbed 1t down on her head and
started off jauntily and nonchalantly down
the street.
The few careless passersby had failed to
note the incident, and she was safely over
this hurdle
All the way down Obispo street we fol-
lowed her, guns swinging loose and ready
at hand, q carriage following, ready for
emergencies Had she been detected, 1t was
our intention to rescue her again, place
her In the waiting carriage and dash Of
Fortunately nothing happened 1t was
nearly dark. The short twilight was clos
ing. The Seneca had waited three hours
for freight and would wait another hour;
and all things aided-Karl Decker in New
York Journal.
Note From the Lost Chioora.
The residents of Chesterton, Ind, sare
49, 49,