The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-14
LAST Of THE F|uBUSTERS
STORY OF GUSTAV LINDQUIST OF
THE TILE.
The Chief Officer of the Isaac Reed
was Member of the III Fated En-.
petition.

GuStaN LlnuQ ulSt, Cnlet OlIlcer OF the
American snip Isaac Reed, now in
port, has the distinction of having
been in one of the last, if not the
very last, tilibustering expedition to
Cuba before the war made tilibuster-
ing expeditions necessary.
He was chief officer of the steamer
Tillie, which left New York January
10Th last ostensibly for Tampa to
freight cattle between that port and
Havana. The Tille was fog bound
two days in the lower part of New
York bay, and it was not until the
21st that the Tillie really got started.
After they were at sea Lindquist was
told by the captain, John Berry, for
the first time, the real character of
the voyage.
The Tillie made for Montauk Point
where arms and ammunition, includ-
ing forty tons of dynamite, were
lightered out to her, and a party of
sixteen Cubans under John O'Brien,
Dynamite Johnny" came aboard.
The Tillie was under the suspicion of
the Spanish and American authori-
ties and revenue cutters were on the
lookout for her The arms and am
munition were accordingly hastily put
aboard and she sailed without wait
ing to stow them below. The Title
left Montauk Point about 1 o'clock
in the afternoon of January 22nd.
Early next morning the chief engin-
eer reported that she was leaking and
that the pumps would not work. She
was then about seventy-fiye miles
from Montauk Point and was put
81, a
as bucket brigade, but the weather
was bad, the sea rough, the men sea-
sick and they were not very efficient
until daylight enabled them to see
the water steadily rising in the hold.
The water soon got so high that
the fires under the boilers could not
be kept going with coal, and kerosene,
waste and any intammable substance
at hand was used. Even with this
steam could not be kept up continu-
ously and by noon the fires were out
and the vessel practically water
| logged.
About o'clock the boats were got
| ten out There were only two of
/ these, one capable of holding about
| eleven men and the other not large
enough for more than two. The cap
| tain and fifteen men got into the
large boat, leaving Lindquist, the as
! sfstant engineer and five others on
! board with only the small boat. The
men i'm the boat remained near the
water logged craft tin finally some
| of the men in il got tired of their
cramped quarters and the high seas
! and came back to the Title.
During the afternoon the schooner
! Governor Ames hove in sight and res.
cued the men i'm the boat. Then the
second mate and "a volunteer crew
took the boat and came up to the Til
lie and took off the seven men who
had been left there at first, all the
boat could carry in the high seas
that ragged. Even then it could not
come alongside the Ames. but shelter.
ed somewhat under her stern rope
was thrown to the men and they were
/ hauled in one at time. As the last
man was rescued the boat was smash.
ed against the rudder post.
1t was pitch dark by this time and
the sea so terrific that it was impos.
Sible to man another boat to 90 after
the four men still on the Title. by
daylight the Title had gone down
WIN me steward ana tnre2 NODnnS.
The Ames took the rest of the com
rauv TO Providence. whence thnv went
to New York. where most Of them
We're arrested. though afterwards re
leased on bonds.
The breaking ont of the war soar
afterwards probably led to tho dis
continuance of proceedings auainst
them. LidUuist was not arrested ant
soon afterwards sailed on the Isaac
Reed for this port.