The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-09
EMERSON ALIAS EMERSOHN


New York. June s-Edward Emerson.
Jr.. an attache of the war department
! bureau of information. arrived here today
on board the steamer Madiana from St
! Thomas. after having performed some
| hazardous service and undergoing some
| thrilling experiences in Porto Rico. Trans
/ forming his name into Emerssohn, he
procured bogus German passport and
went to San Juan, ostensibly as a CORES
pendent OF the Berlin Deutsche Zeitung.
AT San Juan" said Mr. Emerson to-
day, they would not permit me to so
through the fortified tons. nor would they
allow me to make visit to the newspaper
correspondent Halstead. who is held In
prison as a spy. was permitted TO walk
through the streets. however.
THE war department. 1 may say. need
have no fears of difficulty In taking San
Juan whenever the attempt is made
While L could not see that any great
damage was done by the bomba-diner.
Of the city. the fortifcations are in such
shape that they offer almost no resis;-
ance
4 succeeded in penetrating to the exact
center of the island. to a place caIlei
Cagua, where my papers were examined
and the aIcade was not altogether pleased
with their regularity. J said ;hat l had
been employed as the oyerseer Of sugar
plantation belonging TO a German. stu
ated beyond that place, but was prompt
~ thrown into jail. The alcade said he
would have 10 communicate with San
Juan to find out whether or not was all
right.
How long will that taks?' inquired
1t may take two or three weeks he .
replied. we viii have an answer by the (
middle OF the summer. anyhow
This was not a cheerful prospect. es-
pecially as l feared that my Identity had
been discovered at San Juan. I wrote a
telegram to the German consul and also
offered to pay FOR telegram to the gov
ernor Of San Juan. This gave me a little
better standing with the alcade and was
allowed measure Of liberty.
1T was Oh May . when ! walked some
distance from the prison at noon and
found number Of horses standing out
side a blacksmith shop. The hostlers
were taking their monday r1eal. and
appropriated the best horse could find
and decamped. To get 10 Ponce I must
go west, but as that seemed dangerous
went in an opposite direction. riding bare
back for two days and two nights.
1T vas then that met a shepherd boy !.
md offered him tsck-knifs II be would
raw me a map Of the surrounding coua- !
~. From this grew the published state
uent that a foreigner had compelled a .
Joy 70 draw a map. under threat Of silt +.
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NJ possession for the war department, =
nd ] found IL correct !a every detail
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