The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-26
LEFT 70 THEIR FATE
-Four Men Lost With the Wrecked
Filibustering Steamer Tillie.
NINETEEN MEN WERE RESCUED.

Amoug Those Saved Is Captain Jack
O'Bricn, Whose Home ut Kearney, N.
J.,Was Being Watched by Detectives,
He Supposed to BE III with Fever.
Providence. r. l., Jan. 26.-The small
Two masted filibustering steamer Tillie,
Uf New York, was abandoned at sea
last Sunday afternoon while off Barne-
gat. Nineteen of those on board of
her were saved in the midst of ter
rlbe 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 warning 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 Tille.
Ten Of them were Cubans. and the re-
mainder were the officers and crew of
the abandoned steamer and the famous
Captain Jack O'Brien. who had charge
of the expedition. it is supposed.
Captain Waldemar, of the Governor
Ames, says that on Sunday afternoon,
while 2S miles south by west of Shinne-
, cock, he sighted the Tilie, flying her
Coiors reversed as Il signal Of distress.
ae steered toward the steamer, and
watching her through the glass, saw
that she was deep in the water and la
lorlng heavily. Soon afterward he was
was near enough to make out two boats
a fjlad with tugt nf the dis
tressed 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 quarter Of mile OF her
the five master was hove to. Two
boatloads of men from the laundering
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 were hauled aboard by
the crew of the Ames, one at time.
Eleven men finally stood safe on the
Ames' quarter deck. They said that
eight more, including Captain Berry.
were still aboard the Tilie.
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 saved as soon as tha
boat could return to them. The trip
back TO the Ames was hard struggle.
Darkness began to lower. and as the
Ames' Ave 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 Tille were DOOM
ed, and that there was no help for
them. Reluctantly Captain Waldemar
put the vessel on her course again. Sha
entered the bay Monday, and was
flowed up yesterday.
. The steamer Tillie sailed from New
York early last Thursday morning.
Rumors that the Tillie was a filibuster
We're freely circulated in this city after
she had sailed, and revenue officers
Wiere said to have chased her. Accord
Ing to the clearance papers the Tillic
yas bound for Key West in ballast.
She was very old boat.
Captain John O'Brien has taken part
In several flibustering expeditions His
home in Kearney. N. j., was watched
by detectives during the past two
weeks. The vigilance Of the detectives
was somewhat relaxed when 1t was
stated that Captain O'BTien was sick
in bed with a dangerous fever. and
they only realized yesterday that he
had given them the slip.
The names of the officers and crew
of the Tillie who were saved are as fol-
lows:
Master. George w. Berry: first off,
Ger. G. Lindquist; first engineer. Will
lam H. Mears; second engineer Charles
Nelson; seamen, Hugh Connolly and C.
Anderson; firemen, Hugh McGill and
A. II. Fitzpatrick.
The remainder of the party's names
are given as follows: j. D. White (sup-
posed to be Jack O'Brien). DR.. G. Gar
cia Victor. Fernando Trader. Octhvio
DE Aguar. Benjamin Goberga. Alfredo
Parajon, DR.. Frank b. Agramonte.
E.liso Cartaya. D. w. DeMoya, Dr. Ra-
mon Pajes. Frank Pagliucc.
Left on the steamer: Horaclo Hevia,
Alfred BermudeZ, Mr.. Chancelleri and
the steward name unknown.