Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-02-21
CHASED By HOUNDS.
BAR HARBOR MANS EXCITING
EXPERIENCES IN CUBA.
ARRESTED AS A SPY AND SENTENCED
TO BE sHoT-HIs EscAPE-sToRY
OF THE CUBAN RESURRECTION
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troupe visits Bar Hsrbor, and the pro-
cession marches up the street there is one
man through whose veins the sight OF he
big bloodhounds sends an icy chill, and
he thinks OF the time he heard the bay
ing OF bioodhounds on his trail In the
jungies of Cuba, In the winter of IS1i
That man is stephen l.. Kingsley, the
energetic and trustworthy business man
ager OF tue Il pdicks, a position he has
held for the last fifteen years.
In the taii Of 1878 sir. Kingsley was
eighteen years ai ege. lie had been u
school teacher il ais native tosu OF
Gould 38f5, eaj q H., n poor hpalih he
decided 10 take a ,stp south Tor the win
ter. II Intended ia - south on board
the L. !. survey vussat Eager, that gwas
about to sail from Boston for Key West,
with II =. survey ing party.
az arrived In Boston, said Mr.. Kings
ley, "sbout an hour too late TO sail on the
Eager Wnea went TO the wharf she
had cast of, aud was calling out OF the
hsrbor. she became beeaimed, however,
and FASTENED over TO East Boston, and
hired man to row rne TO the schooner
fne m rowed the down the bay az far
as Ia m light, aud once we got almost
witht mailing distance OF the schooner
VIE light breeze spruhg up aud she
sneited into distance. The man
rtwvd ue back to Boston, where landed
very mu n disappointed because the yes
sci had eft ME behind. But | was still
dsterm ned TO make the trip, though |
had only s2i In my pocket. My pride
would not allow me to go back home,
after had once started.
But luck attended to my temporary
needs. fell in with a captain OF a brig
bound to Cuba, and he told me | might
~ with him, IL | would pay my board
during the voyage. | accepted. on Turks
Island, one OF the sailors was lost over
board aud drowned. and | was put In his
place TO work my passage to. Cuba. Thi.
accident gave the chance TO save my
81, and have ever since felt myself in
debted to the legal representatives of the
unfortunate sailor, whose name | never
knew.
when some days afterwsrd ! found
myself ia Ctensuegos, | tet like a car in
a strange garret. was In a country
where civil strife MAS keeping the people
constantly IA terror. aud where the lie
OF an American Vas not wort h the ciot hes
he stood IA. | kue y not what TO do, but
made up tiiy fHata II remain aud see the
country. maae tue acquaintance OF the
British consul, Mr.. Co.'s. found him
TO be a fiHs 4lsti, anzt W. soon became
good friends. soon attic wae4 he saved
my life.
~ obtained work ah1It the whsryes
among Anne trau and English vessels.
and earned moHry enough To keep
along met s0tus A,usrtean war CORE
spondeuts. aad as ! ,ikei thetr company,
they knliy reelprocsied by enjoying
mine. | decided TO Try my own hand at
ewspsper writing. When IN Gouttis-
boro had written up local happenings
for The ELLSWORTH AMERICAN, aud
several other papers. aud not
wholly novice at that kind OF work.
The other spondents used TO help
me out, and occasionally | made Few
dollars, which always stood ms In good
stead. | remember OF having received a
draft from The New York Herald FOE go
In payment OF one article | had written
for that paper. With the money /
bought nes linen suit, Panama hat,
aud pair OF plgskin shoes.
al made the acquaintance OF lady cor,
respondent, among the rest, and she
was bright and charming woman. 81 o
was from the states, and contributed to
several Boston aud New York papers.
Only lew seasons ago met that same
lady here In Bar Haroor. She was stop
ping at the ROdick house, where | WAS
then bookkeeper, and she presented me
with this gold ring hat still wear, as a
token OF our friendship in Cuba"
Mr.. Kingsley while in Cienfuegos was
taken TOR spy, arrested, thrown into
prison and sentenced to be shot. II was
only through the timely interference of
Mr.. Cross, the British consul, that the
sentence was not carried out, and his
life spared. lie was Immediately released.
Mr.. Cross, he afterwards iear ned, had told
the Spanish authorities In Cienfuegos
that II they did not release him he would
have the city destroyed by British cannon.
His exact words to them We're: "Touch a
hair OF that Americans head, and l Will
have British warship here to bonn bard
the city"
This occurrence happened few Gays
succeeding the murder OF tifty-three of
the crew OF the "Virginius'' i'll Nogem-
Der, 1873, and day or two after Sir Lam
bon Lorraine, the gallant and intrepid
commander of the British man-of war
IN lobe" had arrived in the harbor OF
Santiago in time to prevent further
siaug hter Ct American and English sub
jects. There was no United States cruise
near to interfere, but Sir Lambon acted
promptly.
''Shoot another Englishman or Amer
ican," he said, land the 'Niobe' will bonn
bard the city,"