The New York herald., 1871-12-08
Flo Declares the Ruthless Shooting of the
Students HideOus Barbarity.
WHY WAS 1T PERMlTTED9
How the Victims Marched to
Their Doom.
The American Ir0n-Clad Terror Off
Moro Castle.

by the turbulence OF the unmana2eable volunteer
sodery. and which eliminated In the bloody BUTCH
cry OF eight OF the most promising young men or
this cty-are still topics Of general interest Many
minor details OF the occurrence have come to light
which only prove that the punishment inflicted on
the young students Is q crime which the whole
world Will condemn as an outrage against hu-
manity.
The rumors propagated by the worst class OF the
volunteers to the extent OF the PROCLAMATION and
desecration OF the tombs OF Gonzalo Castaion and
Ricardo Guzman were calculated to arouse the dis
affection and hatred OF even many OF the sensible
volunteers to frenzy, and It's inevitable and designed
effect was to give them q false ana exaggerated
IDEA Of what had happened, ana to stimulate them
to dlsobey the established authorities.
The Havana journals have kept from making
any clear statements as to what has occurred,
aud only refer in leaders to The subject,
COMMENTS OF THE HAVANA JOURNALS.
The Foz de C,toa. IN q leader upon the subject In
which, although It deplores the blood and tears re-
Gently she'd directly charges the responsibility OF 1t
all upon the insurgents and those who sympathize
with them and keep up the distracted state Of the
country. II calls the exemplary punishment which
Havana has just been the scene OF o terrible neces
sty which II was impossible to eyadc, and de-
cares chat the victims, even If they understood the
Importance Of their acts, have carried to the grave
with them but slight idea that, by profaning the
grave of him who fell a victim TO the a,eroSta OF
his countrys enemies and was declared by the
Cortes worthy OF his country and his sons adopted
as its children, they really committed greater
crime tnan those who daily bear arms
in the field OF battle against our soldiers
They can only accuse those who perverted their
IDEAS their hearts and their blood. No one pro-
voked them; they were the promoters. May they
rest In peace and may they be the last victims
which the perfdity of few shall cause to be I'M
moated on the altar Of the holy cause we defend.
Such Is the tenor OF the remarks Of the sanguinary
journal, founded by Gonzalo Castanon. La Con-
Stasio, In muled illusions to this late disgracefu
Affair." finishes leader with the following words:-
1T Is yet time to unite the thoughts, actions and
tendency OF Gil good ~ Spaniards; 1t is vel time
to recognize al the elements OF order and give
moral force and importance to our holy cause, do
ing all the good left unGone, avoiding faults which
all will understand which have originated
against our will. and which we did care to pre-
won't, however interested we might be that such
should not have been committed. The fault con.
ssts IN not knowing how to concentrate our
strength ana influence The Didri0 de la Marina,
recognized the official organ OF the government,
has notmade the slightest allnsions to tho late
events.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS ABOUT THE EXECUTION
III tue last Iettef your CORRESPONDENCE SuVc q
sful and truthful account OF the events OF Sunday
aud Monday last; since then your correspondent
has been apprised by reliable persons ana has as
oertalned from authentic sources many interesting
particulars In relation thereto, which he now lays
before the HERALDS readers. AT the execution the
youthful victims marched TO death with firm step
PALE but brave Al soon as the volunteer
troops mad denled by TO view the dead
bodies OF their victims the crowd Of people
which had gradually gathered near made rush
towards the place. but were promptly beaten back
by the guard Ine miserable consolation Of inter-
ring their sons dead bodies was refused to the dis.
tracted parents, and they were carted or to the
common ditch and ANONYMOUSLY hustled into the
ground. aucklime was thrown over them and they
were treated like those OF common malefactors. The
father OF Alvarez de ia Campo fell into apoplectc
1T on being informed Of the death OF his only son.
MRS. Bermudez, who had one son shot and another
condemned TO SIX years In the chain gang. Is now
raying maniac and who knows or can measure the
depths OF grief into which the other families have
been plunged
CONDEMNED TO THE CHAIN-GANG.
Tuesday morning bright and early those condemned
to the chain-ean called up, stripped OF their
fine linen and easy fitting fashionable attire, their
money and jeweiry being carefully and with the
same refined cruelty connscated, as Is also all their
property to the state In accordance with the terms
OF their sentence, dressed In the common duck
cloth OF the regulation prison clothes, and forced
into the streets to work on the repairing OF tnem
breaking stones and carrying dirt. Thousands Of
persons-of course from different motlves-have re-
paired to the places where the chain gangs
gagged, to bear witness to their suerinRs, duly i'm
PEELED thereto by the public announcement that the
sentence had been executed all Its part Already
many OF the condemned are in the hospital, ana
less some eniency Is exhibited towards them death
Will end the suTerings OF many before one quarter
part OF their sentence can be fulfilled According
to tue police reports the bodies Of five negroes
found on Monday which presented marks OF bullets
and 5ayonets.
vALMAsEDA on THE MAssAcREs.
The feeling caused throughout the city, especially
among the foreign and native population, has not
yet subslded. His Exce!lency the Count OF sValma-
seda arrived at eleven O'Clock Tuesday evening" 1t
IL said seriously displeased He called meeting OF
the colonies OF the different volunteer regiments,
but the result has not ranspired 1t is also asserted
that he went In person 10 the cemetery to see the
extent OF the sOcalled PROCLAMATION, and only hnding
the glass scratched with diamond rings or some
other hard instrument, the immortee wreaths torn
down, he exclaimed "Que oarbaridad dc rustidr
esos Observation-Disclosures barbarly 10 shoot these
boysr Rumors are also current that the First
ana Fifth battallons OF lgeros to oe dlsarmcd;
but tnat, indeed would be a serious operation and
win not 80 readily be attempted without the aid OF
regular and obedlent troops. Many families are
making preparations to leave the country, and busl
ness has been seriously affected.
The United States monitor Terror arrived yester.
day from Key West, all well on board. It's arrival
SO soon after the late events caused considerable
comment and. while exciting some little curiosity
among the Spaniards, relieved the minds OF the
American population, for 1t proves to them that
Uncle Sam will not forget his children IN foreign
parts. but intends that they shall receive some
THE MILITARY SITUATION
can be summed uD In few words. Nothing new
OF importance In military operations has transpred
since my last but the usual reports OF presentations
OF men, women and children. Every party OF q
few miserable, half-starved wretches, who, to
save their lives and those OF their families, come