The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-07
R0UT OF SAN DOMINGO REBELS
JIMENTs AND HIS MEN WET WITH a
MURDEuOUs FIRE.

Government Troops Awaited Their
Coming at Monte CristO and OPEN
ed Fire on Them us They Attempt
ed 10 Land From Their steamer.
Jimenes Jumps Back Into the Row
Boat and Escapes 10 His ship-1est
of His Party Killed.
Copyright, 1895, by The Associated Press.
Key West. Fla, June 6.-The steamer
Fanit9, formerly of the Clyde line, which
sailed from Mobile May q, in suspicious
manner, concealing her destination, arriv-
ed here to-day.
From Tampa the Fanita was ordered to
Mobile, ostensibly to take an expedition
to Cuba under the charge Of Generals jim
enes and MoriHo, both Domincans but
strong sympathizers with the movement
for Cuban Independence.
The Fanitas cargo was taken on board
and during the night the Fanita, with the
two generals, captain and another Off
GER slipped out to sea without exciting
suspicion.
on the afternoon of May % she was
sighted and hailed by an American war
ship in Gulf waters. An ensign went
aboard the Fanita to examine her papers
and inquire as to her destination. He was
told she was bound with supplies for the
insurgents and she was allowed to pro-
coed unmolested. Her voyage after that
was Uneventful. until she reached Great
Inanagua, where the expedition was met
and joined by Chris Roberts, an expert
pilot. Wen acquainted with the Cuban
shores.
A hurried consultation took place be-
IiunpnaG
Fanita's captain was ordered 10 STEER for
Port de PaiX, Hayti, ii being unsafe 10
land in Cuba.
Port de Paix was reached in safety and
Gen. Jime mes went ashore and sent dis
patches On his return he ordered the
Fanita to Cape Hayden. There Gen. Ji-
menes again went ashore, returning to the
ship with ten men, who he told the cap
tain, were engaged as labOrers by him
to unload the cargo as soon as the vessel
reached Cuba. He added that his advicea
were still TO the effect that il was unsafe
to land the expedition in Cuba just yet,
and that he desired 10 touch at Monte
Crsto, San Domingo where important
news was awaiting him.
Monte Cristo was reached on Thurs
day, June q on casting anchor the cap
tain was surprised to see Gen. Jimeres
come on deck in uniform and fully armed
followed by Gen Morillo and the other
ordered 81 rifles and two cases of ammu-
milton to be put aboard the long boat that
was to row them ashore and then COM
manded the ten alleged laborers to take
their seats in the boat. Chris. Roberts
remained on board the Fanita.
The captain understood that something
was wrong. but he was treasured by Rob
erts and Gen. Jimenes and shortly after
8 o'clock in the morning the boat vas
rowed ashore by three sailors and the sec
ond mate of the Fanita. No sooner had
they reached the wharf where Gen jim
enes and his party landed when a VOlley
of musketry was heard and three of the
party fell wounded. The first to fall was
Gen Morillo pierced through the breast
by a bullet.
The troops were again advancing in
large numbers, and the little band of
fourteen was soon cut down to five.
The sailors in the Fanitas boat were
seized with terror and showed off from
the wharf amid rain of bullets. Gen.
| Jimenes jumped into the boat just in time
and seizing an oar joined the crew in
pulling for dear life. The last that was
seen of the landing party was the figures
of two men covered with blood, their
clothing torn from their backs, struggling
desperately against superior odds in the
face of blazing musketry.
Jimenes reached the Fanita in safety,
and not one of the crew was injured, but
| ii was a miraculous escape
The captain hoisted the boat, and with
| out losing moments time put to sea.
The Fanita headed for shore, where she
| landed Jimenes on Friday and then re-
! turned here without delay with her entire
cargo.
The captain refuses absolutely to make
a statement but evidently he was imposed
| upon and knew nothing OF the true charac-
! ter of the eXDeditiOn,