The sun., 1898-02-16
SCHOONER 1OOkF|uBUSIERS
Party Of Cubans Embark for
Chincoteasue.
WERE IN CAMP ON ISLAND
Broke Camp Sunday Night and
Boarded the Schooner.
Took Many Boxes
With Them.
Special To THE Sun.

| Special to THE Sun
DELMAR, Feb. l5.--prople living ol
Chincoteague Island are greatly agitatec
over what they believe was the depsrtnr,
OF Il Cuban filibnstering expedition from
he island on last Sunday night.
A prominent resident of the island wa.
in this town today and told the story o
the expedition. He said that ten 81
eleven days ago, a patty of twenty-five
or twenty-thrpe strange looking mer
came down to the island over the n. Y
p 4 n. Railroad and went into CAM
close to the eastern shore They brought
with them large number OF boxes anc
did not wander far from camp at any
time. They seemed as if they were OF
the lookout for vessel.
On last Sunday night shortly before
dusk, after about weeks camp, they
broke up and moved toward the shore
where they were met by three men in
row boats which came off thee-mast
schooner that lay about quarter of a
mile from the shore. Into these boats
they loaded the boxes and in an hour al
were aboard the schooner which moved
away to the southeast. The schooner
came down from the direction Of Balti.
more.
On searching the ground where the
party camped. residents of the island
found about fifty empty cigarette pack.
ages which contained Cuban cigarettes,
and Cuban newspaper. One Of the
ulen in the party was six footer and
seemed 10 be the the leader. He came
down with the party but went away the
day afCer their arriva', returning the day
bef, re the schooner came along.
Ralph de Soto, lea Ter o. the local
Cuban colony, when seen last night in
regard to the Chincoteague expedition
said he knew nothing about it. He said
that a number OF Philadelphia news.
paper men have been here to see him
about expeditions starting from this
district.
According to information received in
Philadelphia. Cuba friends are plannil 6
Il big move in this district and the Chin.
coteague expedition may be a forerunner
Of it. 1t is further asserted in Philadel.
phia that reports of expeditions leaving
New England ports are blinds to divert
I tIIe atlcllllyI VI tIlt NlGtlllSIl auluoIltleS
from the move in this district.
The Evening Telegraph OF PhiladeI.
phia said yesterday:
"Intt iyence was today rect ived from
Wilmington to the effect that many Gu
bans are now in that city, and will carry
out their plans from that neiyhborhood.
These plans consist mainly OF shipping
munitions, medicines, and money to
Cuba. Small lets are sent out, because,
in event OF Il capture. the loss would not
De nearly so heavy as would be the case
should a completed cargo fall into tie
hands OF the United States marine patrol.
"Thc next expedition which lands on
the shore of the troubled island will be
of such vast importance to the patriots
that it cannot well be estimated at long
distance. 1t will contain several pieces
of light ordnance, such as rapid fire and
Hotchkiss field pieces. The great Use OF
these would come in when detachment
of troops would be forced to retreat to
the hills. where the battery would lie
masked. The enemy would get such Il
hot reception that tile insurgents could
do great damage before the surprise
which struck them had work away from
Spanish forces.