New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
LIKES TO DEAL ~ CONTRABAND.
CAPTAIN DAYS CAREER IN FURNISHING
MUNITIONS TO VARIOUS RELLIGERENTS.


Captain Daily. Of the Ravenna. and later COM
handing officer OF the Equatoria. which arrived
here on September H. is considered by the old salts
who frequent the Maritime Exchange as the ideal
adventurous captain Captain DAILY carefully
keeps out OF the way OF all intervicwers. but to
some Of the seafaring men who meet at the Ex-
change he has let drop part Of the history OF his
life captain According TO the Exchange
gossip. the captain has done much in the way Of
supplying the United States with arms and am
muntion for the with Spain. He brought In
the mysterious steamer Ravenna loaded with NUM-
tons of war and after she was unoaded he re-
turned to England and brought back another ship
whose name is unknown. Not satisfied with the two
trips. he returned once moro 10 tho other side and
sailed from Antwerp on September 4 with the
steamer Equatoria. arriving here on September l..
on this steamer another supply OF ammuni-
ton for the United States forces including large
quantity Of guncotton.
According the friends Of Captain DAILY the
Exchange the captain began 20 carry what might
be considered contraband OF war during revolu-
ton in chill. He purchased the supplies himself
and started for the Gillian coast He reached
there in safety and landed part Of his cargo. when
he surprised and pursued by gunboat. He at
once put out to and steamed In a circle. with
the aid Of the darkness he able to eude tho
gunboat and he put back to the point where he had
landed part OF his cargo and had the re-
mander shore He had another adventure
during the troubles IN tho Transyaal. In South
Africa. He landed thirteen thousand mules there
IN spite Of the vigilance Of the authorities. lie
has always made It practice 10 be- his agent
IN such affairs. and when the between the
United States and spain became a certainty he
purchased the steamer Rayennn from the PENN
sular and Oriental steamship Company and pro-
Cccdcd 10 load her with munitions ~ war which
would De salablc here. In addition TO his own
cargo he had board the guns FOR IN" Aston
Battery. IL has long been a mystery how these
guns were brought into the United States after
Days friends. they came on the Ravcnna under
coal in tho hold 81 the steamer The Ravcnna
finally sold To the Government and became
the collier Scipio The captain tried another ship
with equal success and brought IN good cargo OF
ammunition
He then returned to the other side and pur-
chased the Equator H. loaded her with Wiriikc
I. lie arrived here on September L. and the next
day took his ship UP 10 the Navy Yard She had
on board cannon. powder. small and gun
cotton. When he arrived ~ the yard there was
some objection 10 his PLACING h- ship of the
docks. lie replied 20 the protests hy saying. ION.
! guess you viii give me a berth" lie then pro-
Cccdod 10 tie up alongside the Texas at the ord
nance Dock. and when the authorities az tho yard
found out VINO be was. lie got a most friendly re-
ccptiOn. According 20 the Maritime Exchange
frcquentcrs Captain DAILY had special arrange
mcnts 90 DO practically az he pleased when ar
irving with a shipload 81 war material the
Navy Yard.
Captain Daily Is forty years Old. AMI has been
practically brought UP the He dslikes
10 tax WITH newspaper men. and while the
Exchange yesterday he carefully avoided all
portcrs.