The times., 1898-05-03
MARCHING IUNARD CUBA
The Cowboy Regiment Will Join
the Forces Of Gomez.
NATIONAL GUARD In CAMP
A Submarine Mine Comes Ashore
Near Long Brancb-It Had Been
Cut Loose From Its MOOrings IN
New York Bay and Drifted Down
the Jersey Coast.

New York, May 2-Submarine mine No,
was freed from its moorings in the
lower bay some time on Saturday night,
and was found drifting off the Jersey
coast. near Long Branch. yesterday at
ternoon. II was loaded and capped. and
dragged after it the severed cable which
had formerly bound il 10 its connections
at the bottom of the bay. There is no
way to explain its erratic movements,
than to say ii was cut loose and set
adrift by some one
The death-dealing instrument is now
moored by a rope to the beach near
North Long Branch where il was the
object Of much distant inspection by the
populace yesterday afternoon. The mine
is a galvanized affair, about three feet
long. with a cable attached al one end,
and q circular cap closing the other. 1t
IS the regulation submarine mine. with
clockwork attachment. and containing
sufficient high explosive TO blow ship
out Of the water.
Benjamin Luther. an engineer in the
fire department Al Long Branch, discOv-
cred the thing adrift. He was taking
Sunday stroll on the beach at Gallilee.
when he noticed the curious looking OBJ
lect a hundred yards of shore. He
thought at first il was . beer barrel. but
its conical shape undeceived him, and
he reported his find TO Copt. Nelson
Lockwood, Of the Hfe-saving station al
Gallilee. Capt. Lockwood and a crew
went after the visitor and. securing it
with a rope, towed it to shore As soon
as the captain got near it he knew what
IL Eas.
The derelict was moored, the people
were warned away from the vicinity and
word was sent TO the officials at Sandy
Hook There was CONSERVATION al the
Hook, and word was instantly telegraph
ed 10 the captain 10 keep all the people
at a safe distance from the instrument
and TO be careful in his own handling OF
II The warning was hardly necessary,
as the visitors 10 the beach gave the
thing a wide birth. The Iife-saving sta
ton put a guard over il and awaited in
strucJions from Sandy Hook
message finally came which said that
boat would be sent for the mine early
this morning. and that in the meantime
nobody must be allowed 10 handle the
affair.
There is no accounting for the drifting
OF the mine except upon the one hypoth
esis that the cable was cut. The officers
say thaJ the Gordon Of mines which sur
round the lower bay has been placed witt
the utmost care, and with ali the moderi
appliances. and that such a thing as on
of the instruments freeing itself is i'm
possible. Neither would ships ancho
have dragged one from its moorings with
out having disturbed the entire series
and there has been no indication tha
the other mines have been interfere
with.
There will be an immediate investiga
ton The cable which is attached to IA
lower end Of the conical-shaped barrel {
death is not frayed. there are no ragge
ends, and in his desultory examinatio
Capt Lockwood could see no marks O
the mine or cable 10 indicate that an an
chor had been in contact with then
The people Of the Jersey coast are yer
much worked I'D over the appearance {
the dangerous visitor, and every foatin
log or barrel win in future be regarde
with proper suspicion.
Torrt-y's Cowboy Cavalry.
Judge Torrey. OF Wyoming, who is OF
gsnizing the second cowboy cavalry. va
al the War Department today and ha
conferences with Secretary AIger. Ger
eral Miles and Ouartermaster Geners
Ludingtou. He reports that he has secul
ed the desired number OF men and wi
have them ready for the field in a shol
time
His conference with General Ludingto
this morning was in regard TO furnishin
horses and transportation for his trooper
70 some point on the Gulf Coast II
probable that he viii follow the comman
OF Colonel Wood into Cuba.
the Cowboy Cavalry.
II has been decided by the War Depart
ment TO allow the cowboy regiment bein
organized by Col Wood and Lieut.. co
Roosevelt 10 90 10 Cuba at once. The G,
pedition viii be independent of any othe
military movement and viii depart a
soon as organization IS completed.
Col Wood leaves Washington for Ke
Nest tonight TO complete arrangement
and charter steamers, which have bee
authorized by the Secretary of War Tt
expedition on landing viii connect wit
me forces OF Gen. Gomez, and begin a,
i've operations at once.
The Maine Militia.
Portland, Me, May 2-The Maine n,
tionaI Guard goes into camp at August
today. Every city in which there is
military company is giving its soldiers
hearty send of
in Portland flags and bunting are di
played from nearly every store and res
oence. and all the uniformed organic,
tons III the city are assembling to esco
the military organizations 10 the station
The cruiser Columbia arrived here Z
$50 from Portsmouth
CAUGHT THE PTACR ErEnrn