The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-27
ARL TELLS OF
HIS THRILLING
TRIP ONLUCY 4
One of Those Put Ashore
With Arms Turns Up at
Galveston.
IN HOSPITAL AS
RESULT EXPOSURE
Signed at Pensacola When
Looking For Work at
This Port.
IN HOSPITAL AS
RESULT EXPOSURE

Peter Ari. one Of the two men who
were put ashore. according to his
statement, from the schooner Lucy e.,
and who was left ON the Mexican
coast, guarded by couple of Mexi-
cans, has turned up In Galveston,
where, suffering from the intoIerable
hardships has brought on Illness,
and he Is now In a hospital there.
To Tribune reporter he told the
story Of his thrilling experiences,
which. quoted by the Tribune, was
about as follows:
Il am a Russian Finn, but was
born in Germany near Hamburg.
have been sailor all my life, and
last September, being out of work in
Pensacola, was approached by the
captain Of the schooner Lucy H., who
told me and my companion, Reuben
sandman, that he wanted twenty
men for his crew. We signed at $50
per month, as sailors, and with the
understanding that we would have
nothing to do with the cargo. At that
line we had no knowledge of the
laure Of the cargo.
'"The Lucy H. went from Pensa-
ola tc Key West. where we werc
oined by some Mexicans. The crew
low consisted of a Pensacola en-
gineer, two Austrians and fifteen
-
very. one of those fifteen Mexicans
were Villa soldiers.
Twice the Lucy FL. attempted to
cave Key West, but on both occa-
sions we were stopped by the revenue
utter. On the second attempt the
captain of the cutter told the cap
tain that he would shoot him IL he
tried to leave again. Nevertheless
We finally got out under cover Of
fog and escaped the cutter.
at was not until after we left
port that Sandman and learned the
| nature of the cargo. The captain
sent us below, In spite Of our pro-
tests that we had signed simply az
sailors, and ordered us to clean up
the cargo. We then discovered that
It was arms, ammunition and explo-
| sives. Although we had cleared for
Havana, we made straight for the
Mexican coast, anchoring about 30
miles from Tuxpam, off the barra
| corason.
when we were anchored the cap
| tain put sandman and me into a
small boat with two of the soldiers
and ordered us ashore. After we
| we're ashore, the cargo was discharged
farther up the coast, and there was
buried for safe keeping, the other
soldiers staying with it. Sandman
and I made one attempt to get back
to the Lucy H., but our boat was
swamped and Captain Smell sailed of
without any attempt to pick us up.
"The two Mexican soldiers seemed
to have been left to watch US, for
they would not let us leave them, and
kept US for two days at the barra
corazon. On the third day we gave
them the slip, and made our way, with
many hardships and with almost moth
ing to eat on the way, to Tampico.
There we were arrested and kept sew
eral days In prison, being finally re-
leased on the representation Of the
British consul. We told the Carranza
authorities about the arms and where
they were hidden, and they sent tug
boat and barge to the spot and Sc
cured the entire outfit. We then were
sent to Vera Cruz by the British con-
sui, but were arrested at the latter
place, and at one time we were out
of our cells and told we were to be
. shot, but an officer from Tampico ar
rived in time to clear us from the
charges under which we had been ar
rested and to save our lives. We then
| got passage on the City Of Mexico
for Galveston, but / was in such a
: condition that was carried i'm.
: mediately to the hospital, where ]
i have remained ever since. / am h
: be operated on again before / car
{ leave. Then I expect to go to Pensa
t cola and try to get my pay. Sunma,
has shipped ON the steamer For
t Gaines"
d Iu confirmation of ArI's story
e comes news fwrom Pensacola tina
S several indictments have been return
led In the case.