The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-27
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trality laws at that time little was
known of the movements of the TUG
Dauntless, which during the Cuban in
surrecton, did valiant and daring serv-
ice while in the employ of the Cuban
Junta and constantly kept supplying
the Cuban army with arms and am
munition. The entanglements which
followed, in which our government
tried hard to interrupt the filibuster-
ing expeditions which were being car
ried on by this fleet and seaworthy
craft, had the effect to seal the lips
of all participants, and it has only
been since the war that any of the
details could lie gathered. and nothing
authentic has ever before been pub
lished.
As every one doubtless knows, the
Dauntless was owned in Brunswick,
and was the property of the local
towboat company. She was probably
the speediest boat ever built for the
south Atlantic coast, and when the
alert officials of Uncle Sam got wind
OF the fact that she had been char
tered to serve the insurgent army with
war material, they knew that only
constant visilence could ever reward
! them in their endeavols to catch her
with the goods on.
Suddenly, and without any forewarn-
ing, the dispatches contained an ac-
count of how the Damtless, under
cover Of darkness. took on a large
quantity OF stores and munitions Of
war at tine Soaboard bridge on the Sa-
titla river, and had &Jue t. Caba
Brunswick people were probably more
Interested than any others for they
| had great pride in the part they were
! playing in the struggle for mdepen-
dence. Capt Leo Lomm was lot mas
/ ter and MI. Dan DevereauX was her
chief ems neer. There were nineteen
all told in her crew, and tley were
mostly from Brunswick.
One Of those who was aboard re-
Gently ted some very interesting de
tails of this expedition He relates
| that the boat took on 300 rifles.
! Hotchlliss rapid firing gun, more than
million rounds of ammunition, lots
CT other stores, besides seventy re
, cruits for the Cuban army, They
made a dash for the seat OF hCstilitics,
| knowing that the United States gov
| eminent would endeaYor to intercept
| them as soon as the news of their
eM edition got public. He describes
! the seventy recruits as being the
greatest job-lot he eyer saw IN his
life. One old Cuban Impressed him
very much He says this IewhiskeTotl
Patriot (?), armed to the teeth, came
aboard shouting s'Niva la Cuba" and
! denoancing the vile Spaniards. Swing
ing from one side and dragging the
deck of the vessel heaearried g. huge
machetc On the other, securely strap
ped to his side. he wore a large horse
pistol. He was d type4of all the 9th
ers but when the boat neared the
Cuban shore, where the Spanish GOV
eminent was keeping a sharp lookout
for filiDuaters, they changed their tule
and were in constant state cf fright,
remaining hidden in the boats hold
most all the time. Their bravery WAS
not 50 pronounced when it was about
to come into requisition.
! Going close into shore at night the
work cf discharging the cargo and
carrying il. ashore in small boats I've
| gan. Just after portion OF the men
| had gone ashore with the first lot Of
arms. a large patrol boat was seen ap-
liroacning ana those on tne DauntIess
thought the ii@ WAS up, so eXtinguisI-
| iu1 every light aboard the b AT. 'ha
was 4j.en .uIl ao@1 III steam and WeIt
! lict,ty-s split across the DO Of the
Spanish a3n.oat, which also carried
but a single light. Every one aboard
1.-The DaunllGSs expected every minute
Ito have a bail come crashing through
her. but She was not even signaIled.
| Finally, getting beyond range, they
. cruised around until daylight, and
i finally located the first landing party
which instead of having been captured
as it was believed. had carried their
arms up to the top of d high promi-
nence. at the head of river, and there
concealed had done great damage 10
several of the enemy's gunboats Whic
attempted to 90 up the river at This
point The balance of the cargo was
sent ashore at this point. This was
ten the south side OF Cuba.
| Following this, the Dauntless made
1.-TWO trips to the coast, carrying arms
and ammunition of all description from
the steamer dorado. which had met
ner at the Island of NaVassa. These
were all successfully landed The Isl
and of Nayassa. our informant says.
is a small island OF very rich guano
deposits. and is infested with count
less number of goals, one of which
was taken on board the Dauntlcss as
mascot.
Returning, the Dauntiess was al
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