New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-18
!, CORRESPONDENTS TRIALS.
v>,rc1yT of THE LONDON TIMES"
DESCRIBES HIS EFFORTS TO
LAND IN CUBA.

.-rvn A roRrNIoHT's DELAY AT KEY WEST HE
,,e,RKs on TUG-TnIEs TO LAND IN
powroAr. WHICH is cAPsIzED-
swIMs ASHORE. AND FALLS
INTO SPANISH HANDS.
,,.o,, The London Times.
fia 1un4 6-Three years ago II was, my
ha ,a 70 avoid the blockadAg French squadron
Mission. " nav 10 the capital Of MadaGascar ana
mere await the bS Mar had to and in The south
g' ne island. six hundred Inles rom ny M, ,,,n,.
tSn aie and some dangers l succeeded in reach
az Aniananarivo. Now once ngaIii. 1 avinr
after SOM TVbon I LEI; England about a month
inc u" vas nv intention To proceed 10 the West
as SSe. or 20 Mexico and thence sail to some ou. an
anr, on neutral vessel chaTitTing oscbinp New
NE vos Informed that my simplest pan was
60 to Key Wes as this was 10 ne rhe epS %
rom Europe before the n o bo C
ade had I'd Ts c6,dT 70 a s was assured By
sSne in hrh authority that should haye no I'm
Guilty in 2o'a altNd s,pfSs Government would place
no Obstacles in my way
RED TAPE AT KEY WEST.
1oc,ordngly went to Key West and there passed
nearly a fortnight In vain attempts TO rea tS
haTsl 10 Havana Harbor. being on board the
tinted states armed tug tncas when she S9ea
;9eIc r,s6ners Bu, the Spanish authorities would
not permit 10 Land from an an Wes, snd ry
80 Csir next attempted to take passage on me
German steamer Poaro, which was 10 eau q, Mey
" ". "a mo-! -, Eer way TO Havana. and II was no"
Man to realize that should not attain my end
Without some dculty as me ,i i0Ia' M nor ms
al h,tEo,s ,oev received from the Washington GOV
eminent and being strongly OPPOSED To my s rom
- Ling So The telegram had received from me
secretary OF the Navy Informed me tha' nd av ANA
l.. 20 HOlarlO
ma tbat the Key West authorities had been IN
ructed the subject THIS sesin , W 2ei' Cowfno
6o-e Ren1v 10 my amazement. informed me ina, M, ne
would not permit me TO s'o - "tak@ passage
oc,y ard not 10 land" and that unless he CON,
oS, RemD gave his consent the captain could
ny, and passengers in Havana without mourning
~ heavy venaltv; he had executed a hoIu 10
that eTes sskc him whether It was not clear that
The Secretary cf tho Navy. when ne gave me- Pi
rid hat should land at that place. the Commo-
dore replied that Il was not his business 10 g mCss
what was In the secretarys mind hut to Io oii"
me letter Of his Instructions II was quite POSSIBLE,
re- said that tho Secretary dill not intend me to go
. Hayan2 ana naa PTRey are TOO polite in Wash
}nston he explained "to refuse outright and oftcn
90 t9msS e a to the Secretary Of the Navy
soon secured FOR me the PeTm9 9mnodo1e Remy
ssa KS way. after ali The destination Of the
Polario altered and she saeo consrouence
- Certain vexatious restrictions imposed at the
last moment by the United states m9NeII LIZ ~
Havana but for other Cuban ports from when
could have reached the capital put We Gapa IrN,d
these when approached them Said Iney W." ,por1
not take me as a passenger. even came 70 mem
provided with permits from s 39In S da Engsh
man let the cat out Of the bag ne NY w 49, -.
AUTHORITIES had frightened him with their warnlnzs
rs 10 the risks he would run were ne 10 carry pas
sengers 70 Cuba and being an ignorant ana unl.o
International law and become responsine lor an
other Alabama claim were ne 10 nav an! s5
~ nr.an RritIsh schooners that were in the harhor,
haiiirg from the Bahamas ana Mesl lnnah n 4nt,,
nnothInr could persuade 10 drop me IN a boat of
The Cuban coast at night. an enterprise IN "Hh'"
they would have incurred no FISK
TAKES PASSAGE on A TUG.
nov, began 10 realize that. unless got away
quickly the authorities would maxi If impossih91
for me 20 sail from Key West IN when case
snUT'D afresh from some neutral country. had
almost come TO terms with naive OF ny M,eesY{,
sI6op"one Of the craft employed by the smuggeTs,
tponge- poa cheers and hbusters OF this coast nay,
ihs SSir6tUwhen. late in the evening OF Sunday.
May g. friend Of mine very @ ,ba the tug
cbaTtered by his paper had just come in ana woEd
sa again soon as she had coaieG aiu I Ina dor
take to drop me somewhere off the Cuban coast
hat was for sale. purchased her and had her her
placed on the deck Of the tug SHORTY az ss
midnghh hem we MOVING hard for some DAYS the
~ ra n0I rough and the little tug tumbled about
gIDed 'mflebroad channel that divides the Flor
ida KEYS from the Cuban coast AZ apout | p -, III
on Monday we were a few miles of the coast ana
-, ,er niles 70 the eastward OF Havana, no NeSSeI
Of the blockadng squadron being near t US lad
hnt IN his we were disappointed. The fresh
trade-wind blew parallel 70 the coase, anu bnnnv
ing the opposing gpt stream beTn was heavy surf
upon the distant beach: had understooo, tt" "a
should be dropped. under cover Oh ,b sne mouth Of
some smooth bay: but 10 attempt this by dayi i
would be TO draw the fre Oh me 81, onre 70 Key
West so It was question OF my goah 5f,g p" an
with her taking my chance od I coast NV
boat was fourteen feet in length; broad ont sa r,
low and hat-botomed like punt: n nalgSS YEA her
Bu having carefully watched the sea ioi SOM ,s
time 70 the conclusion tnat .le VEN nnsr me-
not TOO dangerous and with Cuba no" so mar r my
] was loath 10 return 10 the United states lle 80
therefore STOPPED The boat Ta o,tes OF water and
"a r,iid ~ ne steamer standing by for
While 10 see that all went well with me; 1t had
teen my intention to sail close under the shore
toward Hayana to lana as Yse No TO the Of
fcsr in command and tell my story, but the sea pc
Ink so rough I now decided TO effect landing as
quickly as could.
ROwBOAT Es-BAGGAGE LOST.
For some time got on very well. but I found
MAT had to exert the greatest care and vigilance
keeping the boat dead before each high sea- and
e3gng shoreward In the "smooths When was
nearly mile from the tug which was sun lying
TO- I entered d succession Of steep and dangerous
seas 4 few had rolled safely by me. when there
came one that broke Just as was about to top H.
A volume OF water rushed over the stern or tne
boat filing II and then capsizng II. Clnging 70
the kee with one hand held up an oar WIN the
other as signal TO the tug, "hlch was SUI iSl'11
10. She Immediately began 10 steam ahead ana
took II for granted that she was making ior me;
but soon. 20 my dismay. / realized That she hau
turned. was heading for Key West. and was steam
Ing directly away from re Ny friends nad e tn-
IDENTIFY not seen my signal or had mistaken IL 10. Ios
an intlmation that all was right with me. aho
that they could safely leave me Thus lelt ai0ne
with but small chance Of receiving any ASSIST
ance-tor there are no boats OF any description
on this portion Of the coast first tnought -. y,
making an attempt 10 swim for the sHofe' pu.
saw that the distance was too great, ana thht
was extremely unlikely that should reacn
tne land. even II | escaped the sharks tha'
swarm IN these waters. therefore decided 10 re-
mann WITH the nd taking HdVAntdGe oil \