The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-21
GETTING OUT OF CUBA
Which is No Such Easy Mat
ter as Might Be.
ADVENTURE AT A TR0CHA
PriestIy Hospitality and the
Flight TO Sea.

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for long time with regard to my ham
mock. Tor it Is not healthy TO sleep on
the ground in that country. ana snakes
| are more OF less numerous. ond unfortu-
tween a majace and a cobra; in fact, al
snakes lock alike to me-" I finally de-
cided that would have TO leave the ham
mock behind. for, as l had to proceed
on foot and without a guide. it was neces-
sary TO be as unencumbered as possi ole>
I carried a small grip with a change %
clothes, a macintosh and enough food 10
| last me four or five days. This Is why
my hammock become 4 present 10 Ma m
Rachael. the old woman who had nursed
me through what had threatened to De
! my last sickness.
"A number OF cour1ers pass san Gero-
ntIno. but TO me they were useless as
guides AS they were invariably mounted
and being on duty they had to make the
best OF their way 10 their destination.
ana could not be eDcumbere,f with ped
estrian- My plan was 20 follow the rail-
road track from san Geronimo 10 where
the Spanish trocha was, and endeavor 70
cross it In the hopes OF coming across
some body OF insurgents and getting a
guide and a horse 10 Gomez. a very sx-
cellent plan in theory. but not 50 easy
to put in practice
1 aimed to make twenty miles a day
and 1 expect did. but never want 20
do Il again over the same ground In
places IL Was impossi5le 10 follow tia
track. and l had TO skirt some town OF
village. and with the cactus and roots
and nettles It was pretty hard going Ny
feet We're absolutely raw. and the third
day was hardly able 20 make any head
way. II was laie in the evening OF that
day when I suddenly heard the sound Of
footsteps I promptly lay fat upon tho
ground. I saw about twenty yards ahead
of me Spanish soh1er. who. hearing a
noise. looked in my direction and chAl-
lenged ALTO! Quien vive2'' I lay IKE .
log not daring to breath He hestAfed
a moment. ant then walked OF. and
crawied carefully back til I was oGt OF
sight and SOUND.
So 1 had reached the trocha at last. 81
a very good time. too, az. II had crossed
IL. l expected 20 do so during the night
Twice during that night I made the at
tempt. but each time I was heard. and
shots were fred in my direction. TN
fOrtuntely II was moonlight and / had
not the assistance Of darkness. Before
cay 1 went at least two miles back and
then struck out N VIVA. Jufged u b.
a nOrtherly direction I rested between
10 O'Clock and O'Clock. and then con
tinued my course. edgfnR in toward tho
trocha. intending 20 try II again during
the night Once more ! Jailed. Men were
sent out to hunt me. but managed 20
lie concealed until they gave up the
search Then I retraoed my steps for
over a mile
By this time had discovered nat
crossing the trocha was 10 child's play.
especially when you do not know the
country. ] then decided that / would
make towards tho coast. Soon after
o clock on July I came close 10 a fairly
large town that judged 10 be Moron. ard
paused 20 consider what I had better Do
oe1t. Ny provisions were nearly gone.
and though II WAS only eight miles 20 The
coast. know OF no way in which ! could
food nod to be obtained somehow. I de-
cided that It was too risky 70 go .nto a
place the size OF Moron. and again
headed for tho coast. whidh reached
soon after II O'Clock. There I ate the act
scrap OF my provisions. ard. as ] Vas
quite exhausted for want Of slaep.
slept I'll nearly dark Then I continued
my journey I'll cams % a creek where.
tied to tree. WAS a email boat. contosn-
ing a pa4r OF oars ant :. small brsaker
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which Il seemed that a Tns-1fui pow.
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hoped 20 get osit % sea and De PICKED "
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be delayed ore day or several - thzs y
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