Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-11
EXECUTION OF the vIRelNIUs VICTIMS.
They Meet Their Fate without Finch
tnE-kenewed sympathy for the

A letter from Havana. dated November s,
the Nirginius prisoners at Santiago: The four
prisoners were shot at the place made famous
by previous executions, and in the usual man
ner, kneeling close 70 the slaughter house wall
All marched to the spot with trmuess. BEN
beta and Ryan showed marked courage, al.
though the former was slightly affected toward
the last. The two others quite broke down
before they were bsndaged, but RYAN kept NJ
10 the last, never hinched moment, and died
without fear or regret. Bembet.a aud Ryan
were killed at the first discharge.
TIE LAST NOBLE ACT OF GEN. RYAN.
Mr.. Manuel Gown, president in Kingston
Jamaica, of the committee of The society o
the Friends of Cuba in that city, went of in tbs
Nirginius on her departure from her wharf il
Kingston. He and several other residents of the
port accompanied the expeditionists some six
teen miles TO sea. When leaving the vessel an
about to step on board a steam tug which had
been chartered for the purpose of conveying
Mr.. GOWN and his friends back 10 Kingston, the
ladder of the Virginius broke and precipitated
Mr.. GOWN, the pilot and another gentleman into
the sea. Mr.. GOWN was at the time quite lame.
the result of severe fall which he had suffered
few days previous. A very heavy sea was run
ming, aud an escape from death seemed almost
impossible. The passengers on board the Nir-
ainius we're panic stricken, and to add TO any
slight chance Mr.. GOWN might have had for his
lite, the pilot, very heavy man, had clatched
him in the water and was bearing him down.
As soon as the alarm of ga man overheard"
reached the cabin, Ryan, who was dining at the
time, rushed on deck, and, throwing of his coat
drowning men. Mr.. Gown, in relating the cir
cumstance, could with difficulty repress his
tears for the death of his preserver. The brave
~ of the act of Ryan can only be fully appre
cieted when il is understood that a heavy sea
was running; that the steam tug was humping
against the side Of the Virginius, and that tn,
men had fallen into the water between the Viz
ginius and the tug.
MORE SPANISH pEvrLraY
private letter received in New YORK, date
Havana, November says an official Telegram
Wa iuad at fhnv from prat,
cipe, the day before of an engagement between
Spanish force an.' column OF Insurgents, un
der command of Sangrule, in which the insur
gents were severely beaten, losing 20 killed anu
20 taken prisoners. The Spanish commando
caused all the prisoners TO be shot, at Pasadu
Por Las Armas, on the field of battle. The gov
ernnr of Puerto Principe, upon hearing of #
took the command away from the Spanish com
mander and arrested him, telegraphing the
event to the captain general. The latter i'm
mediately telegraphed to Puerto Principe, caus-
ing the commander to be reinstated and order
ing the governor to Havana. 1t is thought at
Havana that the governor feels undue sympa-
thy towards the insurgents through the infiu-
ence OF his wife, who is an aunt Of the late
Agramonte.
THE CUBANs IN NEW YORK AROUSED.
Arrangements are being made for an indig
nation meeting at Cooper Institute this week
and it is expected that upwards OF , 900 CUbans
men and women, will attend the meeting. Tn,
Cuoans say that they never felt more confident
of ultimate success than thew do at the present
moment, and that funds are pouring in from
many Enthusiastically that of Mr.. Miguel de
ALBANIA. 1t is expected that 100000 will b.
collected within the present month from this
and South American sources. Captain G.. W
Brown stated that he had received the offers OF
services on behalf Of Cuba Of many veterans OF
the late war.
CUBAN MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS.
There was an enthusiastic Cuban meeting in
New Orleans yesterday, at which the surveyor
Of the port and other prominent Federal officials
participated. Resolutions were adopted con
demning the barbarity OF the Spaniards ami
calling upon the Federal government to recog
niZe the Cubans as belligerents and demand in
demnity and apology for the recent outrages Oh
American citizens.