The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-15
FoWAN'S BOLD REcoNN0ITRE.
EoDE STRAIGHT ACROSS CUBA TO
SEE GARCIA AT BAYAMo.


plies Captured by the Insurgents
when They Took the TOwn-Gen.
Miles Expected to Arrive at Tampa
To-day-CoIIege Boys Back From
the InsurEent Army.
Tampa. Fla, May 14.-Col A. L. Wagner,
representing the army on the advisory
hard of the war department, and a MEM
Ter of Gen. Miles staff. arrived in Tam
"a to-day and reported at once to Gen.
Wade.
Col. Wagner said he expected Gen. Miles
would leave Washington for Tampa to-
dav. He refused to talk on the object of
his visit here.
The presence of a member Of the advis-
rv board in Tampa at this time. however,
tas brought about feeling that the time
for the invasion of Cuba by the United
states forces is now very near.
Additional significance was given Col.
Wagners sudden visit 10 Tampa by the ar
rival, on the steamer Mascotte to-day, of
Lieut.. Rowan, who accompanied Capt.
Dorst on the Leyden expedition from Key
West to Cuba.
Lieut.. Rowan brought with him dis
patches from the insurgent leader, Gen.
Garcia, involving, it is believed, a COM
plete plan for the cooperation of that part
Of the Cuban army with the forces of the
United States Lieut.. Rowan was brought
10 Port Tampa on a special train, and was
Immediately shown 10 Col Wagner's
apartments in the Tampa Bay Hotel.
Lieut.. Rowan said Gen. Garcia's head
quarters are at present al Bayamo, one of
the most Important cities of Santiago de
cuba. from which place the Spanish troops
were recently driven. Here large guam
thy of much needed supplies were cap
tured. With the exception of perhaps half
dozen seaports the Insurgents are now
in complete possession of the eastern por-
ton of the island.
Lieut.. Rowan says the much dreaded
rainy season was commencing. 1t is al
ready raining in the mountains.
Additional details of Lieut.. Rowan
visit to Gen. Garcia were given by Lieut.
Col. Carlos Hernandez aid to Gen. En-
rique Collazo, both of whom accompanied
the intrepid American officer from the
interior of Cuba to the sea coast, and
who shared with him the dangers of the
four days journey in an open boat from
the coast of Nassau, N. p
Lieut.. Rowan has seen more of the ISL
and of Cuba in a shorter time and en-
dured more hardships than any other
American" said Col. Hernandez. From
where Lieut.. Rowan landed on April 20
last near Port Portillo, on the south coast
of Santiago de Cuba, to where he left oh
the north coast, is across the widest part
of the island. With a guard of only four
men he pushed through part of the way
on foot and through one of the widest
parts of the island. With hardly a stop
for rest, he reached Bayamo on May l.
where he met Gen. Garcia. Five hours
afterward we started for the north coast
Lieut.. Rowan did not stop for an instant
until his mission was accomplished, ex-
hausted though he was For four DAYS
and nights we hardly left our saddles. 1t
is a~ride do not think Lieut.. Rowan
wiil ever forget, but, like the soldier that
he is, he never complained. When we
finally reached the coast near Port Matt.
on May 5, the only boat procurable was
little dory, hardly more than six feet
long, yet our orders permitted no delay
ana SIX of US embarked on this little
cookie she'll We were picked up by
sponger and reached Nassau safely on
May s."
Liuet. Rowan left Tampa three weeks
ago and went to Cuba on the expedition
carried by the dispatch boat Leyden. The
expedition landed in safety, but the party
mad hot fight with the Spaniards and lost
one OF their men, but finally reached the
insurgents camp, where a long conference
was had with Gen. Garcia and the other
Cuban leaders
NO one IN the party could say how many
Spaniards were killed by the Americans
and Cubans during the fight. The com
pany Of Spaniards were put to fight after
a severe battle and it is believed that they
lost heavily.
me party had a number of narrow es-
capes from capture by large bodies of
npanlards while going TO and returning
from the insurgents camp. Lieut.. Rowan
would make no statement concerning the
condition of the insurgents army. but
from others In the party it was learned
mat Gen. Garcia has an army of about
5000 men poorly armed and badly in need
Of ammunition.
After Lieut. Rowan reported to Cen
wade kilograms were sent to Washington
una on TINS report WILL in a large meas
ure' depend the departure of an expedition
carrying arms, ammunition and supplies TO
Gems Gomez and Garcia.
Lieut. Col. Carlos Hernandes, who ac
4PAi4icd Lieut. Rowan and Gen. CallaZo |
on the expedition, is a native Cuban bur |
mas lVed in Florida for long time. He
was was nfst sergeant of the Key West
Tuards for long time and has a host of
trends in the Florida state troops.
"A party or four American college gradu- |
ates' who for the past two years and over
nave been with Gen. Garcia's army as |
oIllcers of artillery were also passengers
vi the Mascotte. They are Mai. Arth1r
IL Joyce of Yale 'S5; Captain Osmun La
1Fone, Jr, Pennsylvania '95; Lieut.. James |
enhle' St Johns College, Annapolis '9s.
ana Capt. Stuart fanny, Johns Hopkins
University '95.
Ia atrooe and fanny were comps mons of
MAJ Osgood, University of Pennsylvania,s
lun pack, who lost his life near Guimaro |
ana or Charles Hunting, a young Canad- |
ID ID H. out who has lived for some time in
colorado, who was killed. near Los Viz |
ias' All four have resigned their posi-
I1cl with Garcia's army and will 20 to |
" washington to offer their services as
Sulaes' They report the death of M
Cnaplean, one of the first of Americans
On the island. Chaplain was killed with