The age-herald., 1898-04-27
Bringing the First News From
 Havana to the Squadron.
REFUGEEING CUBANS ABOARD
Spanish Officer Captured Who Was Going to See His Wife and Infant Child
  He Was Released on
 Parole.

On board the Flagship New York, off Havana, April 25.-Midnight.-via Key West Fla, April 26-The first news from Havana reached the squadron this evening when the British steamer Luciline was stopped by the flagship. The Luciline is command ed by Capt. Tucker. She halls from Lon don, and was bound from Havana for Ber- muda and Philadelphia She has about 800 Cubans, men, women and children, on board besides a cargo of horses and sugar. She Is the first boat known to have left Havana since last Friday. when the block ade was commenced. She was seen coming out from El Morro about p. m.. and was about six miles from land before the New York started on her trail. aA.
 Smoke poured from the fagship's smoke stacks as she rushed through the calm water to cut off the stranger, who was also going at a. good pace. Lieutenant Marble was sent on board by Capt. Chad wick.
 Shouted Hurrah at the New York
 The Cubans on the Lucilines deck shout ed hurrah and waved their hands at the New York Captain Tucker gave satisfac- tory proofs of the Lucilines identity. He said that the people in Havana did not know that the war was in progress. The English consul general Mr. Goilin, nao said nothing to him. so Captain Iucker alleged, about the war or the blockade When asked what explanation was given in Havana. for the appearance of American ships outside Fl Moro, Captain IucRer said he had not bothered his head about 1t and had not heard any one talking on the subject.
 There were no evidences, he continued or starvation in the city of Havana His Cuban passengers-many of them children in arms-were being taken out of Havana lon general principles" He had heard that more mines were to be laid in the harbor Captain Tucker declared that he had not read any of the Havana papers.
 After a careful inspection Lieutenant Marble left the Luciline. Three cheers were given when he went over the side. It is the opinion of this correspondent that very little reliance can be placed upon Captain Fuckers story
 Came Within Range
 About 200 Spanish cavalry were seen on the beach about fifteen miles from El Morro this morning. The flagship was lying at no great distance from the shore ana they were within easy range, but no shots were fired. It is believed the Spanish cavalry is establishing patrol to prevent a repe- tition of such incidents as the Porter land ing last night.
 The Wilmington captured the tiny schooner Sol, of Sagua, with cargo or sugar, but let her go, after being carerui to see that she went III urectioh oppo site to Havana.
 The news from Matanzas. Cardenas har- bor, is meagre, but 1t indicates that the blockade has been formally established at these ports. The torpedo boat Foote is re- ported as having been in the Matanzas batteries, but thus far not a single casualty of any kind in the fleet has been heard of on the flagship.
 Iieutenant Jule Don Pino, of the Span ish infantry, and his orderly were brought on board the flagship this morning from the gunboat Wilmington, to whom they had been turned over from the cruiser Cincin- nati The cruiser captured the Spaniards while they were in a small schooner bound for Matanzas. Lieutenant Pino was on a furlough and going to see his wife and in- fant child. The child was born last Friday and he had never seen it. In these cir. cumstances Rear Admiral Sampson and Captain Chadwick decided to let the officer and his orderly go under parole. They were sent ashore in one of the newspaper dispatch boats.