The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
PLAN FOR THE
CUBAN INVASION.
Continued from First pase)

ed rainy season was commencing II Is
already raining In the mountains.
Additional details OF Lieutenant Ro-
vans visit TO General Garcia were given
by Lieutenant-Colonel Carlos Hernandez,
aid 10 General Enrique Collazo, both OF
whom accompanied the intrepid American
officer from the interior OF Cuba to the
seacoast. and who shared with him tbs
dangers OF the four days Journey in an
open boat from the coast to Nassau,
Jamaica. Lieutenant Rowan has seen
more OF the island OF Cuba In a shorter
time, and endured more hardships than
any other American" said Colonel Her.
nandez.
A HARD JOURNEY.
From where Lieutenant Rowan land
ed on April 18th last, near Port Portillo,
on the south coast OF Santiago de Cuba.
to where he left on the north coast, is
across the widest part OF the island.
With a guard OF only four men. he push
ed through part OF the way on foot. and
through one OF the widest parts OF the
island. With hardly a stop for rest, he
reached Bayamo on May lst. where he
met General Garcia. Five hours after
wards we started for the north coast.
Lieutenant Rowan did not stop for an
instant until his mission was accomplish
ed. exhausted though he was. For four
days and nights we hardly left our sad
dies. II is A ride / do not think Lieu
tenant Rowan will ever forget. but. like
the soldier that he is. lie never COM
planned When we finally reached tbs
coast near Port Manat on Nav 5th. tina
only boat procurable was a little dory.
harry more than 10 feet long, vet our
orders permitted no delay. and six OF us
embarked on this little cookie shell. We
were picked Up by a sponger, and reach
ed Nassau early on May Sth.
BAGLEY'S REMAINS.
The body OF Ensign Bagley. the unfor-
tunate officer OF the torpedo-boat Wins
low. who was killed I'm the engagement
at Cardenas. was brought up from Key
West on the Mascotte. The body was
shipped tonight 10 Raleigh, y. G.
A party OF tour American College grad
yates. who for the past years and over.
have been with General Garcias army
as officers OF artillery. were also pas
sengers on the Mascotte. They were Ma
jor Arthur r. Joyce. Yale IS; Captain Os-
nun L.atrobe. Jr, Pennsylvania. 's5.
Lieutenant James Pennie St. Johns Col
lege. Annapolis. 50, and Capt. stuart
fanny. Johns Hopkins. '95. Latrobe ard
fanny we're companions OF Major Os-
good, the University Of Pennsylvanias
full back, who lost his life near Guimaro,
and OF Charles Huntington. a young Cam
adam, but who had lived for some time
In Colorado who was killed near Los
Villes. All four have resigned their po-
sitions with Garcia army and will go
TO Washington 10 offer their services as
guides. They report the death OF Joseph
NJ. Chaplain. one Of the FIRST Americans
on the island. Chaplain. who came from
Boston was killed whilo with General
Garlic
TR-aPA. FLA. May 1A-1Three regj-
ments OF infantry were to-day added TO
the regular troops quarteged az Tampa.
All were from chlckamauga. They were
the Second. In command OF Lieutenant
Colonel Wherry; the seventh. In COM
mand Of Col Benham. and the Sixtecnth.
in command OF Col rhcaker All the
regiments pitched their tents IN West
Tampa near the camps OF the Third and
Sixth Cavalry regiments
Recruits for the regular army are COM
Ing into Tampa at the rate Of nifty 20
seventy-fve a day. A large number arr
rived to-day from different recruiting
stations In Georgia and South Carolina.
The San Marcos OF the Ward Lane. one
of the boats chartered by the govern
ment as q transport. arrived up from
quarantine to-day. AS soon as the work
of taking on coal is completed. csrpeus
tiers will DO put TO work building stalls
for horses and hunks fo~ saAALssA