Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-12-13
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! A Horrible Story OF the Hatchery n, Sant,-
CmcAGo, Dec. "a New York spe-
cial says the officers of the Jforniag Star,
vessel which arrived in New York YES
tertlay morning from Santiago de cuba,
in which port slie was lying when the
Fuyini"s was brought in, gives a graphic
account OF the massacre of prisoners
Mr.. Coffin, second mate of tile Moyminy
sta, witnessed the execution of the
victims. The first lot. consisting of
Capt. Fry and 20 Of the crew weie led
ont ut four o'clock Friday afternoon
They were ranged facing the wall, and
1T sufficient distance from it to give
them room to fall forward Capt. Fry
having asked for glass of water, one
Was handed him by Charles Bell, stew
ard Of the Morning star. Fry then
walked from tho end of the line to the
center, and calmly awaited his fate. lie
was the only man that dropped dead at
the first volley, Notwithstanding the
firing party were but distance of ten
feet away. Then ensued horrible
scene. The Spanish butchers then adj
vanced to where the wounded men lay
writhing and moaning in agony, and
placing the muzzles of their guns in
some instances to the mouths of their
victims, pulled the triggers, SCATTERING
their heads to fragments. Other dying
men grasped weapons thrust at them,
with despairing clutch, and shot
after shot were fired into them.
them. All the bodies were tumbled
into carts and taken at once to the ceme-
terry. Mr.. Coffin says that the batch of
victims seemed to have no notion of the
fate that awaited them. They walked
along quietly, me,ely singing, chatting
and laughing, as If on q pleasure trip.
On the following morning twelve Gu
bans were led to the slaughter, and
similar disgusting scenes were enacted.
given, the twelve turned their heads as
if in obedience to preconcerted agree
ment and, throwing their hands aloft,
shouted "Vive Cubas Libra" Tins
finished the execution of that day.
The British war vessel Mode, and her
commander Lorraine, left Jamaica in
such haste that several of her crew, who
were on shore on leave, were left behind
He hardly stopped to cast anchor Mt
Santiago before he fastened ashore and
protested against the killing of any more
of the VUyinius crew. Gen. Blrriel
answered him, saucily, in a letter, say
ing that every execution that had been
ordered would be proceeded with.
Commander Loarrine instantly replied
that in the absence of an American man.
of-war he would protect not only the
interests of his own country hut those
Of the United States and that if Burriel
harmed hair of another prisoner he
would lombard the city. It is general
ly believed at Santiago that this action
of the British Commander saved the
lives OF the rest of the N,yipius crew
Commander Lorraine afterwards OBJ.
tanned five copies of the proceedings OF
the court-martial condemning them to
death, two of which he intenteed to
transmit to our Government, and two
others to his own. ..
Varona, Cespedes, Del Sol and Ryan
were shot early in the morning. the lat.
ter showing extraordinary GOODNESS and
courage, trudging along as gaylyas if go.
ing to his wedding. A priest advanced
to his side when the place of slaugh'
ter was reached, and offered tho relig.
ious services of his office, but Ryan
waved him off. Officers Of the Morning
Star say it is not true that the inhab
itants of Santiago were wild with joy
but, on the contrary, they were exceed.
ingly silent and made no demonstration
whatever. -, -... &C.. -. ...... -.,,, . 49,,
Escape Of an Alleged Prlyateer.
New York, Dec. 6.-The rumor thai
the schooner Albert ". Smith, which
cleared from Elizabethport for Key
West with coal, is Cuban privateer, is
not credited by naval officers. who
state that the Navy Department had
recently purchased 900 tons o.
coal for the use of the squadron ,ir
Cuban waters, and that the Albert W
Smith was probably one of a large mum
Der of transports employed to carry il
down. That the vessel should carry {
few articles of, merchandise is no.
strange, but the object Of the vessel, il
purely legitimate. = ~ 4..J4
Representatives. OF the Cuban Gov
eminent and the Cuban Junta are plan
ming an expedition from this city, ani
to this end negotiations have been car
ried on by both parties with Capt. Fred
erick Bowen, who has selected vesse
and part Of his men, and awaits th.
payment OF . sufficient sum on the par
Of his employers. Capt, Bowen was il
command Of the Eryiniusin 1879. while
she was cruising on the Venezuelan
coast. He was for a long. time out
lawed and price set on his head by
the Spanish Government for successful
" landing slaves on the Cuban coast
He has since been blockade runner and
In the Coolie trade, 49,. - 10 - n NJ,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The report o
| the Department. of Agriculture for No