Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-05

ture when Jones was taken by jumping
into the sea and swimming for one Of the
boats, while bullets rained ground him.
| Freeman Halstead, another OF thu
newspaper correspondents. has not been
so fortunate as his plucky comrades.
Halstead was arrested at San Juan,
! Porto Rico, while he was endeavoring
to take photographs OF the Notifications.
! He was shot at the time Of his capture
and seriously injured. He was tried and
| sentenced to nine years imprisonment,
| and is now languishing in jail at San
Juan. Correspondents McCreedy and
Harry Brown, two well-known newspa-
per men, have shown that they are Of
sterling stuff by the many thrilling ex-
periences they have gone through I'M
finchingly, as has also little Tom Dia-
wade, who is making a name for him.
self as an intrepid correspondent Nor
rill S. Goddard, a New York newspaper
man with a brilliant record. is here in
charge OF the largest fleet OF Dispatch
boats afloat. He has shown the coolest
daring and disregard for personal safety
in following the track of the warships.
while news beats" are promising and
sea sklrmishes look like business.
So far, there are no deaths to record
among the newspaper correspondents
who have come here since the outbreak
OF the war. II Is feared, however, that
George Reno, the correspondent OF the
Leslie syndicate has fallen a victim to
his zeal in the cause OF duty. He is
known to have reached the Cuban army,
but no news has come from him for a
long time. and II is fast becoming a
certainty that he is dead. Association
with the martyr sons Of General Gomez
and some OF the prominent Cuban leaders
in New York caused Reno to be regard
ed with suspicion by the Spanish officials
before the present war broke out. This
prevented Reno from working in Ha-
bana, so that he did not often come in
contact with the other correspondents
His first venture was an independent
one, made In the summer Of 's5 His OBJ
ject, 1t is said, was to visit Gomez, then |
in Camaguey, or TO at least communi- |
cate with him in regard TO the number |
OF men then in his command, ascertain |
the kind and calibre OF guns on hand. |
or desired, and TO bring back TO the |
delegation in New York any message the |
provisional government might wish to |
Reno had many powerful friends In
Puerto Principe, but failed to get through
the Spanish lines, owing 10 the over
zealousness and anxiety OF the insurgent
troops sent to meet him. He was ar
rested in the latter city and brought up
FOR trial before General Mellia- Nothing
was proven against him, and, after being
detained few weeks, he was invited TO
eave Cuba, and told never to return
under penalty of death.
He left the island In November, but
brought with him the desired informa-
ion from Gomez and the latter's famous
prophecy that by Christmas he would
De in sight of the MORO Castle light at
dabana. The prophecy was FULFILLED.
Early the following spring Reno re-
urned to Cuba in one OF the first expe-
litions Of the filibuster Laurada. He
vent directly into the insurgent lines.
nd spent many months with Garcia, |
iomez, and the provisional government.
lie escaped with dispatches in a row.
oat during the next fall, and succeeded
n reaching Nassau. 200 miles distant.
lnce that time he has made several ,
rips to Cuba. He was In command of !
he steam yacht Advance" that was !
Irecked on the Carolina coast last win {
sr. She was said to have on board :
900 pounds of dynamite, which was
lrown overheard to prevent explosion {
hen the Advance struck the beach. 7
emo was picked up by fishing steamer J
nd afterwards transferred to the 7
:hooner Mecosta, OF Boston, and | (,
rought to New York. He may be In |,
lie insurgent lines now, but those who .
now what fearless and persistent man .
is place the worst construction on the =
ilure Of his employers TO hear from /,
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