The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-26
LEFT TO THEIR FATE
Four Men Lost With the Wrecked
Filibustering Steamer Tillie.
NINETEEN MEN WE'RE RESCUED,

NINETEEN MEN WERE RESCUED.
Among Those Saved Il Captain Jack
O'Brien, Whose Home nt Kearucy, y.
J.,was Being watched by Detectives.
lie Supposed to BE Ill with Fever.
Providence r. l., Jan. 26.-The small
two masted hlibustering steamer Tille
of New York, was abandoned at sea
last Sunday afternoon while off Barno-
gat. Nineteen of those on board of
her were saved in the midst of a ter
rible storm by the schooner Governor
Ames, but four men could not be taken
off, and went down with the vessel
Forty tons of dynamite, three dyna-
mite guns and a considerable quantity
of ammunition, undoubtedly intended
for the warring Cubans, were on board
the Tillie when she sank.
The Governor Ames arrived from
Newport News yesterday. On board
were the men rescued from the Tillie.
Ten of them were Cubans, and the re-
mainder We're the officers and crew Of
the abandoned steamer and the famous
Captain Jack O'Brien, who had charge
of the expedition, it is supposed.
Ames, says that on Sunday afternoon.
while 2S miles south by west of SHINE
cock, he sighted the Tillie, flying her
colors reversed as signal Of distress.
He steered toward the steamer, and
watching her through the glass, saw
that she was deep in the water and la
loring heavily. Soon afterward he was
was near enough TO make out two boats
filed with men just asiern Of the dis
trcssed craft.
The wind was blowing 40 miles an
hour and the sea was fierce, and Cap
tain Waldemar had his hands full to
manage his own ship. However, the
| Ames course was changed to bring her
| as close to the steamer as possible, and
| when within a quarter of a mile Of her
| the five master was hove to. Two
| boatloads of men from the foundering
| steamer commenced to work their way
! toward the Ames. Lines were thrown
| to the boats, and these were seized by
the men, who jumped overheard, and
in that fashion We're hauled aboard by
the crew of the Ames, one at a time
| Eleven men finally stood safe on the
Ames' quarter deck. They said that
eight more, including Captain Berry
We're still aboard the TiUie.
Captain Waldemar called for volun-
teers, and the second mate and four
seamen stepped forward. They strug-
gled to the Titles largest boat and put
off to the Tillie, taking off Captain
Berry and three more. The four poor
fellows left aboard were promised that
they should be sCved as soon as the
boat could return to them. The trip
back to the Ames was a hard struggle.
Darkness began to lower and as the
| Ames' five brave volunteers were eX-
hausted is would have been useless to
have tried to make another trip.
All hands realized that the four un-
fortunate men on the Tilie were DOOM
ed, and that there was no help for
them Reluctantly Captain Waldemar
put the vessel on her course again. She
entered the bay Monday, and was
towed up yesterday
The steamer Tille sailed from New
York early last Thursday morning
Rumors that the Tillie was a filibustel
were freely circulated in this city afte1
she had sailed, and revenue officer!
were said to have chased her. Accord
ing to the clearance papers the Tilli'
was bound for Key West in ballast
She was very old boat.
Captain John O'Brien has taken par
in several flibustering expeditions. Hi.
home in Kearney, n. j., was watched
by detectives during the past two
weeks. The vigilance of the detectives
was somewhat relaxed when it wa!
stated that Captain O'Brien was sicl
in bed with a dangerous fever, anC
they only realized yesterday that h,
had given them the slip.
The names of the officers and crew