Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-05
.IHIRTEEN UNION
MEN ABDUCTED
i, , Case Where Wholesale
w. Murder Was Planned
opoOyED ON AN ISLAND.
:, their Captors to Die Of starv-
" ,aou-.Rescued by n Good
indian.

york. Sept. "a special to the
from Key West says: The
abducted leaders of the strik-
,,r makers of Tampa, Fla, have
l,rsd from exile. The men who
'.o.sd the central committee OF Re-
~ Union OF Tampa, arrived here
:, snail fruit schooner the Gertrude
IN. nort. Marooned on a barren,
.s.Mted island off the coast Of Hon
,hey had, by an unexpected turn
,.,,nne. escaped death from ek-
:. and starvation and made their
], 10 civilization and safety. They
'..,. il was the intention of their
lars that they should never return
h,u exile
=. authorities of Washington have
',r,cted the United States district at
e.,sy At jacksonville, Fla, to make
,r.stigatIon Of the matter, Sworn
,,o,rons Of the men taken before
S'i,,sl officials have been mailed to
~ narty consisted Of six Spaniards,
- cabans and one Englishman. The
si,sns and the Engllshman, however,
!. psturalized American citizens. The
y, whose names are Francisco Rod
Ins, Ramon Pighero, Luis Barcla,
, gsSiro prieto. Jose Fuego, Pedro Carel-
=, Tstanislaus LAMA, Eustacio VAL
4, RadIlle Parronda, Jose Belen VAL
y, crecencio Gonzales and Charles
r,lv All bear evidence OF the hard
ANS encountered during their forced
,ye ana present a pitiful appearance.
M storles they tell are substantially
,hs came differing only In minor details
a. IA the violence resorted TO by their
Gbdudors
I6uis Barcia who was taken at MD
r,Sbt from the bedside Of his wife,
Tiose aecouchment had taken place
tAre DAYS before, and whose death has
sree been reported as a result Of the
.hoek incident TO her husbands disap-
,s,rnce. says ne was forced into
sosel carriage and taken TO the rail-
,o,d station. where he was put into an
ssetrc car Of which the lights were
and The current having been shut or.
IIsht Of his companions, who had been
driary captured, were put with him
,sf into the rear compartment Of the
nr and taken to Ballast Point a
,tg miles west Of Tampa, on Hills
borough bay Four other members Of
I,tstsnca Union had previously been
taken through the woods in wagon to
he SAME place, where a tug with steam
ID awaited them.
Several Of the guards on the car,
the men say, were prominent citizens
Of Tampa and well known to them.
After a brief conference at Ballast
Point the thirteen men were dragged
aboard the tug and the start was made
amid derlsiye farewells from the alb
ductors on the dock. The tug headed
ior the schooner Marie Cooper, which
vas riding at anchor In the stream with
al sails set. The men were transferred
70 tie schooner under a heavy guard.
This was on Tuesday night, August 6.
sllff breeze soon carried them down
he bay and out TO sea
As day followed day In dull monotony,
without any indication that a landing
vas contemplated, the kidnapped men.
Ebo had been kept in ignorance, not
tny Of their fate, but OF their probable
destination, became uneasy and re-
slesied to know where they were be-
ing taken, They we're told they would
b landed on English soil far enough
ixay to prevent return to the United
States FOR a long time.
On the seventh day land was sighted
md the captiyes were informed that
halr destination had been reached.
Nearer approach revealed a long, low
ireich Of sand beach without sign OF
uman habitation. The men were
lnded al night, each one receiving 81.
A box Of soda crackers, two small
ans, three cans OF beef and about a
Alon Of water were placed on the
each The boats then returned TO the
'hooner which Immediately set sail
d disappeared In the distance.
For days they wandered along the
each, outstanding their meagre sup
hes, md without encountering a hui
Ian being OF sighting a sail. Their
nall stock Of provisions finally gave
" The water supply was exhausted,
M hands and faces were burned b.
Y tropical sun and their feet blistered
long marches They began TO des-
W Of ever reaching home, and had al
@l given w the fight, when they
sfe discovered by an Indian. lie
ought aid, took them TO the main
d. and guided them 90 the planta-
p Of a Mr. Bruno. where they were
'Il received. Their immediate wants
ne supplied and they procured a
l9ll boat TO take them TO Truxillo.
lhey were told by Mr.. Bruno that
'm the description they gave Of the
and they had evidently been landed
y lhe mouth Of Plantation river.
" IruNIllo they had the good for
le TO meet two Cubans. formerly resi-
ils Of Florida and now engaged In
IL culture there, who supplied funds
hired a schooner TO take them TO
naccio, where they were equally for
laie 10 ind the schooner Gertrude |
KING a cargo OF fruit for this mar
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