The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-06

The steamer TSaurada, ore OF the sn1ps
that LED fhs way 20 the present war with
epain. viii arrive In rort some time to
raorrow. gas iefs sau Francisco last
Thursday, fet rot Oh al expedition 20 AID
tbs sassrlEg cnhans. she quit that sorf
of work ca leaving the Atlantic She Is
psrnxps the most famous Of the Cuban
alibaxtsrz. ard for over two years carried
ammunition ara supplies 70 the unhappy
isianGefs capt. John u Hart, her for
sasr ovsner. gE ssiH n prison for doing
what the government s. TOW asraining ev-
cry nerve IL accomplish, Her former cap
tala was compelled 70 Zee 10 a foreign
lard 70 escaps similar fate.
AZ Ieast two of the I@auTada's present
officers have seen service along IiiiDuster-
Sag Inca Capt. William *. Scott. who
brought the famous steamer around the
Horn. had many exciting trips out Of
Southern ports across the separating
ocean On dark night ard into some mar
tor on the Cuban coast. where tons OF
provisions hud ammunition we're landed.
Jfe commanded tf4e steamers Fiam0oruugn
AID Bermuda, two nsoat persistent fill
busters, and III them gave the Spanish
gunbCats ard the United States patrol feet
many long enaz@. When the T@aurada
was sold Ia the boston & Alaska Trans
pcrtaaon Company, Capt Scott took COM
rnand. an9 !est fer Seattle before war was
declared. Spanish spies and government
offcisis continually followed him and
made hts life a barden. His ailbustering
record was not at that time a RECON-
nscndatlon. and Il vas long time before
Capt. SCOTT could got a ship. lie had
shown a spirit that convinced the Boston
Il Alaska officials that he would be q yaia-
able man In their Alaskan service.
Chief Engineer John Oliver. OF the I.au-
raea, has also been engaged in filibasser-
Ing. He held tho same position Gu the
trip that Sssadr the T4aurada famous. and
Landed the Iarses; cargo Of arms and s,,f,
tiiss that eyer reached the Insurgents
III resulted In the seizure of the ship by
The united States government and the
arrest and conviction 81 her owner for A
breach Of tile neutrality laws
Ins stcry o. tie trip has never been
tod In complete detail. bat the faets ,hst
are ebfainAbie make good reading.
On March ~. isa6. the f.aurasis secured
fuli cargo of supplies. arms and amimunl-
ton az some Fseat along fha Atlantis
coast. Ehs managed To elade the United
States patrol feet on the lookout for her.
and on the night OF Marca q showed no
OFT the entrance Of Hrauer harbor on the
Cuban coast, band OF insurgents Sud-
swooped down from the timber-coyer@d
ssfis mat morning and gave the small.
Spanish garrison something to think about
The southern sea was calm and the dark
night an ideal one Tor The expedition. The
officers Of the IsauTada went about their
work without delay. 4 boat crew went
up the narrow channel to the harhor
proper. about two miles back. The men
returned WITH the report that there we're
no Spasiaa ginbostS inside. 4 Hatchkiss
gun was then taken ashore and mounted
80 as 10 cover the entrance Electricians
planted foFpeaosa in the channel after the
IssaraGa passed IN. ready To destroy any
vessel that might come in pursuit.
With these precautions the Isa1irlaa
dashed NJ the narrow channel and into the.
hay. The Spanish garrison at first thought
he steamer had some 10 their relief Two
toatao8ds uf sodters pat out They soon
discovered the true nature of tt'. craft
and FASHIONED back 10 the fort. 4 big dy.
Mantle gan on the forward deck kept tha
soldiers from interfering with the landing.
On Sunday tie big cargo was discharg-
cd With the assistance ~ a hand Of in
snrgenta. Monday morning. before day
light. the 1auraaa made her way out o.
the channel, picked up she torpeaoes ani
Hotchkiss and was threshinw her way
ahrauRA tho broad ocean. Tine biggest ok
pedilloa OF tho year had been sure ess-
fully tan1ed The fsaurada made aa out
os-shc~way cruise a. throw the government
OF tho scent bat 20 no effect. On her re-
torn 70 Wilmington SIZE was seized Her
CAPTAIN had disappeared spou after the ar
;lvAi OF toe vessel. and the government has
navSr been able 10 lay It's hands on him.
T'Ae owaer Is stin In fail. hat viii prob
ahiy ie released shortly. Tic vessel was
tied up for nearly a year.