New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-21
To he'll with Spain!
Remember the Asins.


-rhie continent was taken up by the hundreds
who were not 20 fortunate as TO he whefe Woy
could see the steamer after sho swung around mo
r,.r and ,nto m,ds,ream. Prior to this demonstra-
ton md even early In the morning tho Spah'a!us
gathered both at tho per ana at the NPd''Sh I'm
suiatc AT tho latter place they received uer
orders. which allowed them 20 board the Panama
and take passa8s for cuba
How many spaniards actually went on the vessel
4. sill a problem that be solved only by tho
Consul General and the agents OF the line AL
those who did 20 went with tho avowed intention
OF serving Spain IN the event or war with 'ho
United States AS rule they were apie-oou
men who would make good soldiers. ana were OF
the aboring class OF SpaI.ards who are In THIS Guy
Tho passengers. soon as they boarded the steam
er went between decks and remained there wh'ie
Tho vcsscl was in port While Il IL understood that
at least one hundred Spaniards went on tho vessel
the accounts differ TO the actual number
All visitors were kept away from the steamer al
though about half An honr prior To her sallhs tne
agent OF the line tho pier announced TO tho
newspaper reporters that they would be allowed to
ro IN hoard and inspect the steamer just AZ coon
rs the clearance papers arrived. When these papers
were brought to the ship by the purser the agent
came out and invited the reporters aboard As
they started 10 accept the invitation thoy were
s,0deniy trtercepted BY Mr. Roll who represent
cd M Ceballos manager Of the line. win him was
on attachE OF the Spanish Consulate here. and they
ordcred The reporters to leave the pier until after
The steamer sailed Then all necessary information
rro,,ld no given them. II sad.
After the Panama sailed Mr.. Rohi called the rep
rescntativcs OF the various papers into his Office
on the pier and said:
THE Pa mama has board twenty-five passen-
gers-no mean thirly-one. OF whom threc are
women One passenger. a woman. Is BOUND Tor
NeYlco All the others so 10 Havana. We only
corrv our regular cargo OF general merchandise
and nofhing more" When asked 10 give the names
Of Inc passengers Iir Roll refused 10 do so.
Arotber representative Of the line at the pier j.
vidal was authority for the statement that only
nineteen passengers were on the steamer.
AZ tho gpnri=h Consulate u different story was
,ol1 There II was said ma, forty Spdniards bad
received Transportation from that office. In add!-
lion TO The six cabin passe myers who had paid Their
own massage ana that there were on board the
steamer a number Of Spaniards from Philadelphia
and Boston. who had been sent direct TO the
Thn cargo Of the Panama was such that the
steamer was lower In Tie water than she ever had
hc,n before The PlmsOn mark was at least IS
inches below tho waterline. and old seamen VINO
saw her leave port were confident IN Their opinion
mat she would never reach Havana IN safety. and
that she ran more risk from sinking IN case ~ n
storm than she did from any cause arising from
possible war. -,
While every cnor. was made 10 keep from the
rubllc the actual cargo - the steamer. II was
freely admitted that she had on board large guam
tity OF provisions for the Spanish Army. IL was
also stated with some authority that the Panama
had In her cargo several tons OF gunpowder as
we'll as arms for the Spanish Army. What her
cargo really will not 20 known for several