The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-01-04
Application Of Three Frtsn6s % Go 30
Rescue Answered ton L&ta
now KNOWN THE VESSEL WAS SCUTTIEp
Captain Murphy and Stephen Crime
the Last To Leave the Sinking
BoAe-Several Men Adr1ft-

81 the disaster and closing with these siE-
niacant words:
There VAS treachery and have thu
proofs
The vessel wes IN a sfanch condition
when she let port having recently heen
overhauled. IL Is remarkable that
sas should spring leak IN
tie after hold. where thers
was 70 strain. The forward and middle
holds were fun OF arms and fuel and the
bottom could not have been reached by
the traitor. But there were only provisions
and some baggage IN tho after hold and st
was easy Tor the Spanish agent 20 use TN
r1ger there. While the Commodore was
being loaded here the work was watched
hv the Spanish vice consul and his spies.
ono ~ IRE spies renarkeds
They may load the arms. bat the Com
m1dore VIII never reach Cuba"
Friday night the Spanish spies wc-e in
several saloons and offered odds mat the
Commodore would founder before she got
org % Florida waters. - Is also stated
that tho Spanish vice consul wRs informed
~ the loss of tho vessel two hours before
Pc Cuban agents received tho nova Tho
clhrn agents say they know ire traitor,
Tax refuse % give his mama
Would Not Let Help De Given.
To action OF Secretary Carlisle Is also
fe'ng roundly condemned. Soon after the
.~-mmotore vent down n was learned that
.sht - her crew were sdrirt On q fran
Fa-t and a request vas made for tho
uree Friends 20 ~ sent south 20 save the
.st-awsTs- COTlector Bisbeo, however. TO-
FUSED u let the Three Friends so even on
- 49,
tslo was appealed 70 yesterday afternoon
80 secretary gave no answer untn late
Dis afternoon when re wired permission
= tho TTlrcc Friends 70 g.
J. q believed that tho men havs been
owned ere this anA there is disposition
ha-d Secretary Carlisle responsible for
e. resflla-
3, ..--- -. - ~
s....a-ullre al afe acc4lntoo l'f So"
--a eight who escaped On the raft
rt was reported that stephen Crane. the
-.....--. ~ New York. was drowned. but
st.se Is untrue Late thls afternoon Ntaiie.
.-.n-..1 1Iuruhv. a. p 2ontAefneIs ~l.1
vtf.fs.sn Higgins were rescued e LiayVoi''s
fn uu exhausted cnnuit ioa- hlss'l-A e'9~
ssau after being rescued
Crane Was a Hero
.-.a. -~e- stood hy ;ha Commodore IN
.tr.- r1at was nearly drawn under - iii'
..-.-fs, Crane. Captain Murphy says
$3.50 Ike q hero and Was thu coolest man
or aalrL .-.-
--.esrs. lying "a 81 Johns bay, was or
f.-.r ro 50 south au1 use heF h7.Al ''-.'=-,e
~ 81. EFFORT "a save the eight men VINO TOOK
-. ~afr Tflts action IS supposed -
$780,. -,...-r taken because Secretary 'arl-sie
-... r..rsres that he probably doomed me
- 90 death By refusing % aHo" tAe
r-.re. Friends % 81 - ueir rescue
81 rh, cargo 81 IRE tonin1lpl' ~.
$50 f,-rrrtta gums and there Is also saia
~. l.a.r On board S59l n sold Tor
a.. insurgents
-~-- t.e.h IS Being patroled from 81
.....sr-... 10 New Smyrna 1l4e party ---ii1-
81 81 rssvtouta cannot set TO tfaaa c.'f -"-
q. rl-rurrow. - theF9 hta - .'-.-'s
..r-.. 80. the. East Coast railroad The par
~ ana landed last night and FeAehel
here ares Major Ricardo 4 AeisaHn, A'-li
rs Fsrr.rn Uelcluo. Franco A'1-leei
-, s-a-f. ss,urrv Ramon Hernantez.
r.s-..r srrrtIrez. Santiago uiaz. Emilio
-r-..-ar Jose Heruantez and L1enayen-
tl~1 IfuuEcts- $1,000
telegram was received here tciisht
from rsvfunia. where captain Murphy ana
SIS ,--.~e were r-ssaeI IL gives this e.
-s.r-. ~ Tie party u.rh them and says;
How the Boat Sank.
.-.r.,-.. d. O'Clock Friday night a Guspi-
r = r,re discovered ln tle fire room
--r -rrtafu Murphy Immediately started
50. r-rrrs vrH.ch had undoubtedly been
hammered with. 81 they were - WoIAine
,.-fa- when Captain Murphy ara tAiei
E-.es~eer EtiiEan l-ft watch ~ " eip' x
~ r-e@ we're ez-tuaGished ert the boat
. II. d starastil about sixteen miles
,,--,.i.a urrr Captaln Murphy
49,. -.r charge " the handling ~ the
s..- ,.tste tt- u-zt ruadn superintendent tho
r rfrs- 80 Tire hne rs TIE cuhans took
---.-r % TIE b.- hnat aud loaded i
.-s e..re So thar only twelve men lert
- Is They reached shore ~ 4
..- .s..--sfav ana let f"r Jacksonviile-
--.rF hast WIS occupied bE ELK Gu
49,. ana tile empty buat was washed
--...- .- fs.-t Orange last night TIE tnlrd
t-.r. IA. leave che crafts h.1e WAS i-i4tA win
..-.rs-= leaving q ten-fn't e-Nsg i'-
s.-tasn -TurpEy's use. NN' ~
~ -n. shin until Ell were saved = -
,,-.-...-.--- tre steward. Stephen crane
aus v-sr-r, IHireIns remained with the
...-t- SRA wffh htm launched tho cintS
r ..--.7 r-- che tug until O'Clock. Wiien
---r- RI o rates boat. containing i--li'
Americans smashed anu to
49,. ..-.--re..-r SIX fremen and FaNor7
were dashed % RIFT which captain
mss ..-arru-sf to tow ashore. twenty hil.a
h-s fl,. terrible sra and tho h"i'N-
80. r-1s rwer. them away Tho dinsy
-.-.rsef a. the captain and COMPANIONS
---~ .-~e-tr-zevrn hours ~ sea- M.h.s 'l. .-
err end crane holding 1antHi. -l.-- -, .
..--a--r.s -@ 4 EEtis UNIV tii' 1890 -
---..-.4 r4rh seas we're breaking hai.
-. grsns shore. MONTGOMERY. crane an
,r.rrrv we're washed 20 the heaea. N''',S
,.-.-sr4 provided them with meileal az
-.-aarre. Higgins VAS killed - the oNtL
turning - Tho boat. which nli.. 20
-..r.. -t-r . traitor dIf the work - Feut-
, ana shcn tarnpcrcd with the pumps
r-srsv aee-e WORKING pcrferi.y q , " ~
~. .,-.-.--.F man v.as saved ard a th"r-
~--sr 80 made tenor