Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25
The Formal Surrender of the yGrpinf,
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NEW X0RE IL

a correspondent of the New Vol
1raou'ae, who was present at the snrron JiA
OF the Virginius, telegraphs from 'I K
west that the surrender took place ne =.
Bahia Honda yesterday mornih r,"'e ia, al
fast steam yacht Dispatch was selec+od ne
receive the Virginius, and Captain0 INV W.! 10
ing, OF the Worcester, was designatedn Int! IT.
command her. He was accomnan;od L, 70
Lieutenant Adolph Mariax, Master G leo ny
a. Calhoun, and Assistant Engineer n = |
Lamdin. The crew consisted Of t1irtI "a
nine men from the Pawnee. The Disnatch
sailed from Key West SUNDAY onh
reached Bahia Honda about noon ~
Monday. The correspondent saws. u a.
soon as the Dispatch was sighted from tho
shore, the Spanish flag, bearing the cro, ,,lo
outstanding the republican edint
abolishing that monarchical emblem was
flung to the breeze. We discovered .
black side-wheel steamship, with two
smoke-stacks, lying about mile beyond
the fort, and in perfectly smooth water
NO other craft except two or three coast
ing schOoners were then visible and itwas |
not until we were about to come 10 an
| Choir that we discovered Spanish sloon.
| of-"ar lying close under the shore ahont
two and half miles away The Dispatch
proceeded slowly and steadily along and
anchored about 400 yards from the Vir.
| glnlus. Almost Immediately afterward
a boat from the Spanish frigate
came alongside the Virginius and
at 1:45 O'Clock the stars and stripes We're
raised by Spanish hands, and again f1oated
| over the vessel which carried Ryan, Yero. |
| ma, Fry, and their unfortunate comrades
to their death. A boat was then pulled
| away, and at the same moment we saw bv
| the aid Of glasses another boat let down
from the Spanish vessel, which proved to
be the captains gig. 1t brought to the
Dispatch handsome young Spanish |
naval officer in full uniform. He was
| courteously met at the gangway by Cap |
tain Rodgers. He introduced himself
| as Senior De la Camara, commanding the |
sloop-ofwar Favorita. He was invited |
| into the cabin, but being informed by |
Captain Rodgers that Captain Whiting
was to receive the surrender, he stepped |
br.skl y toward the latter, and the Spaniard |
and American lifted caps in courteous
salute. Commander De la Camara re-
marked that he had received a copy of |
the protocol requiring the surrender of |
the Virginius, and was prepared to exc
cute it either on that or the following dav. |
Captain Whiting replied that he was in |
structed to receive the vessel on |
Tuesday, but the hour would be
left to the convenience of the |
Spanish Commander. 1t was then
agreed that the ceremony should take |
place at nine O'Clock on Tuesday morn |
ing. Statutes were again exchanged and !
Senior De la Camara left the ship, the IN
tervieW not having consumed more than |
rp1It In no oft ~,
Whiting and Lieutenant Mariax returned |
the call and were received with proper
courtesies
On tuesday morning punctually, as the |
bells on the Dispatch struck for 0 O'Clock, |
and before the echo had died away, the |
American flag flew to the flagstaff of the |
Virginius, and at the same moments boat |
containing Captain Whiting and Lieuten
ant Mariax put away from the Dispatch. |
AS they assembled the accommodation
ladder of the Virginius, a single man on |
deck, who proved to be Senior De la |
Camara, advanced ard made a salute |
The officers then read their respective III |
structions, and Captain De Ia Camara re-
marked that in obedience to the require |
ment Of his government, he had the honor |
to turn over the steamer Virginius to the |
American authorities. Captain Whiting &C
cepted her, and ascertaining that a,receipt |
would be acceptable, gave one. A word |
or two more were clVllly spoken and the |
Spanlard stepped over the side, signaled |
to his carmen, and III ten minutes was |
again upon the deck of his own vessel, |
having discharged with becoming dignity |
the unpleasant duty imposed upon him
by his Government
The Nirginius was in most filthy con
dition. She was leaking considerably,
and the Spanish captain stated that he
had kept the pumps going continually |
since her arrival, to keep the water down.
Barring the filthy condition of the vessel,
she was much better than expected. The
Virginius steamed about 200 yards, all
going well, when her engines suddenly
refused to do duty, and it became neces-
sary for the Dispatch to take her in tow.
The two vessels went out OF the harbor
briskly, the Spanish flag being displayed
by the fort as they passed. In all hour
we were at sea. The VirginIus was soon
again under steam. The Dispatch ceased
to tow her, and the two vessels steamed
together toward the Tortugas.
When the steamers reached the TOTtu-
gas they found the United States sloop-ot-
war Ossipee and coal schooner await
ing their arrival. Provisions will be
transferred from the Ossipee to the Vlr-
ginius and whatever coal may be needed
will be supplied by the schooner;
When supplied with provisions and
coal the Virginius will probably be sent
to northern port Washington and Nor
folk are mentioned among the prize Off
GERS, much to the disappointment OF some
of the officers of the Federal courts, who
are now anxiously looking out for her ar
rival. She will not enter the harbor OF
Key West at all, express orders to that
effect having been received from wash
ington.
Beside the officers and crew of the Dis
patch, and La Favorita, and the members
of the prize crews, the correspondent OF
the Tribune was the only witness OF the
surrender. Not single person appeared
on the bay, and not an inhab'tant Of :
Bahia Honda or the surrounding country
seemed to feel sufficient interest IN the |
proceedings to walk or sail to the scene
of such an important historic event.
THE Poultry Bulletin says: "Mr Jonh
Bennett, of Sunman, Ripley Co, Ind
writes to the editor to say that scoGf5 III {
chickens can be cured by giving milk {
warm, that has been scorched with a red :
hot iron.