Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-13
Miss CiSnoros Arrives at New York
This Morning.
PASSENGER ON STEAMER SENECA
Greeted by Hosts of Friends and
Newspaper Reporters.
STORY OF HER ESCAPE

NEW YORK. October 12.-Evangeiina
Cossio Cisneros, who recently escaped
from Spanish prison in Cuba, was a pas
senger on the Ward line steamer Seneca
which arrived today from Havana At
quarantine Miss Cosso asked to be ex-
cused from saying anything about her i'm
prisonment and escape, as she was not vet
recovered from seasickness from which
she had suffered during the entire pas
| sage, and which kept her in her state room
| during the whole voyage
Registered ms Juan SoIa.
On the passenger list she was registered
as Juan Sola- She was travelling under
the care of a gentleman who accom-
| panied her from Havara. When the
Seneca reached quarantine the tow boat
j. Fred. Lohman, with several newspaper
representatives and four women. went
alongside the steamer and after the health
| onlcers inspection was over they went ON
| this city. ~
Among the passengers who arrived ON
consul at Sagua
Miss Cisneros' escape and safe arrival
on the Sereca was one of the most daring
feats ever attempted and successfully car
ried out.
How Passage Was Secured
4 While she wes still in prison her friends
| secured pas sport for one Juan Sola, and
state room No. ) on the Seneca was held In
the same name. This was three days be-
| fore the boat sailed. On the Saturday
when the Seneca was to leave Havana de-
| tectlves watched her gangways with extra
caution All day long they remained at
their post examining the passports which
all passengers have 10 show before leav-
| ing Havana. Their vigilance would prob
ably have prevented the departure of Miss
| frnn Ia had MT hoo, f1r
| little refreshment which was served to
them by friends of Miss Cisneros who were
aboard the Seneca. The refreshment in
clrded wine. The chief of police Of Ha-
yana came aboard while the refreshment
pert of the plot was in progress, ana il is
| alleged that he. too, fell a victim of the
| wiles of the Cisneros faction.
Dressed as a Boy.
A few minutes before the Seneca was
| ready to pull out from her dock a slim
young fellow came running across the
| wharf. He had no baggage and was fash
ionable dressed. He walked quickly up the
gang plank. The detectives stopped him.
| My name is Juan Sola,' he said. and he
| showed his passport. Everything was sat
| isfactory, so the senior was allowed to go
aboard. 1t is said that If 1t had not been
| for the wine. the strange treble and rather
curious figure of Senor Sola might have
excited the suspicious Of the Spanish de-
| tectives. But the scheme worked success
| fully. Miss Cisneros friends. when they
saw that everything was satisfactory, dis
| embarked and watched the ship pull slowly
out under the frowning Spanish guns. car
| rying the fugitive to safety under the stars
and stripes.
Miss Cisneros did not court danger any
more than was necessary, ard At once went
| to her cabin. The next day. however. when
Morro Castle was lef. far behind. she ap-
peared on deck, transformed into Senorita
Juana Sola, alias Cossio Cisneros, and
dressed in becoming red gown.
Capt. stevens Angry.
Captain Stevens commander of the Sem
eca, was angry when he discussed the
Cisneros incident with the reporters. Said
he:
"Since the commencement of the present
insurrection 1t has been the custom of the
! Spanish authorities TO post couple of de-
| tectives AT the head of the gangway of
ships lying at Havana. We arrived at q
am Saturday ano left at p.m., during
which time the detectives did not leave the
head of the gang plank. Just before the
Seneca sailed the chief of police. his dep
uty and his secretary came aboard. Senor-
ita CisnerCs had escaped two days pre-
viously and yet they asked TO questions
and made no search for her, although upon
three former occasions they had searched
the Seneca from stem to stern and keel
to promenade deck while looking for sus-
pects.'
Capt. Stevens said that to the best Of his
knowledge the only persons who went
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 Juan Soa end who
must have had d passport, otherwise he
could not have gone aboard. When II was
discovered that Juan Sofa" was a girl the
Juan" was changed to 'Juana," and Miss
Cisneros came in under that name.
Miss Cisneros was given some articles Of
feminine wearing apparel by the stew
ardess of the Seneca.
A. c. Stewart, an Englishman, who en-
harked at Tampico and who speaks Span
ish said that he sat opposite Miss Cisneros
at the table during the voyage, and that
when she sax the Cape Hatteras light she
fell upon her knees on the deck ami prayed
devoutly. Mr.. Stewart says he found
the rescued Cuban a most pleasant COM
panion. She had her hair pinned up in a
coil, worn under sCmbrero when she cnl-
oarked disguised a ranchman.