New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-29
THE JUNIATA IN PORT.


IMPORTANT ORDERS FROM THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
AT ONCE DELIvERED-THE PRISONERS TO BE
GUARDED UNTIL AN INVESTIGATION SHALL BIZ
CLOSED - TILE VESSEL AT ANCHOR OFF THE
NAV&-YARD.
The United States sloop-of-war Juniata with
these of the passengers and crew of the Virginius
who survived the Santiago massacres, arrived from
that port after stormy passage, yesterday after
noon. Her arrival off the Highlands was an
nOunced by telegraph at 1890 a. m, but
she proceeded slowly up the harbOr land 1T
nearly j O'clock before she reached Quarantine
The Navy-Yard tug Catapa, in charge OF Lieut.. o.
II. West with orders from Admiral Rowan to Com
nander Braine had been watching off Sandy Hook
for the Juniata for the past three days. Owing to
the fact that the wires from the Hook to the city
were broken, Lieut.. West put into the Highlands to
zee if he could get sight of the Juniata While
there the long-looked-for vessel steamed up the
Narrows and came to- anchor off the Battery before
the Catalpa came alongside. Meanwhile the revenue
cutter Grant, which for several days has been
awaiting her arrival in the lower bay intercepted
the Junata and important Government orders were
at once delivered to Commander Braine After
short interview between the two Commanders the
revenue cntter dropped astern, and a moment later
her prov was again turned seaward and she steamed
down the harbor. She will remain in the vicinity
Of Sandy Hook until the arrival of the Virginius,
which is daily expected with the Ossipee. Orders
of similar nature to those delivered to Commander
Braine are 1t is understood awaiting the officers of
che Ossipee and Yrgnus The precise nature.of these
orders can Of course, be known only to the officers
10 whom they are addressed. but it is generally I'M
derstood that those delivered to Commander Braine
reaiile Che maintenance of the strictest vigilance
over all the prisoners for the purpose of preventing
all Communication with persons outside until the
Government investigation shall have been com
pleted and all the witnesses rigidly examined.
JJpon the departure of the revenue cutter the
Juniata proceeded on her course up the bay and ar
riyed at Quarantine about p. ID. Half an hour
later the Health Officer had completed his examina-
ton Of the vessel and her engines were again set in
motion. She was headed directly for the Battery.
The Virginius survivors we're huddled closely to-
getber on the main deck, and were eagerly scanning
the shores of the land they had never again
boped TO see Indeed long before the Junata passed
under the walls of Fort Wadsworth and Fort Hamil-
ton and entered the upper bay, the prisoners
thronged the deck and remained there for hours de-
spite the chill wintry air and the penetrating winds
which swept across the deck.
Ii was neatly o'clock when the Juniata arrived
off the Battery and there came to anchor after a
most tempestuous voyage. Here she remained for
nearly An hour and was boarded IN the mean time
by O number of officials from the Navy-Yard and
Revenue officers. The tug boat Catalpa came along
side and was soon followed by the tug-boat Rocket
direct from the Navy Yard bringing Capt. Chandler
and other officers A few moments later the
Juniata's anchor was again raised and her PROV
turned toward the Brooklyn Navy-Yard. She was
propelled chiefly by the aid of the tug boats, though
her own engines were in motion. SO
nearly exhausted her supply of coal
that her bunkers virtually empty, and
had the storms Of the past three days protracted her
voyage few hours longer the supply would have
been exhausted before she reached this port few
uonents after rcundsnK the Battery the Junata
came to anchor off the Navy Yard. near the spot
where she lay two months ago, her return from
the Arctic regions, number of her officers went
Cd sAsre but the Virginius prisoners were all de-
taiped on board. The investigation which is making
by the Government will be pushed forward with all
possible speed that the prisoners may be released as
soon as possible The suferngs of the prisoners on
the voyage not uncomfortable, and those whose
health the recent Spanish cruelty had impaired if
not destroyed, of course, were very weak.
The Virginius, from Bahia Honda in tow of the
Ossipe< was not seen by those the Juniata during
her voyage and the officers think that her disabled
condition together with the very severe weather of
the past few days will detan her for several days
longer Capt Chandler of the Navy-Yard stated to
areporter Of The TRIBUNE, last evening. that be
should not look for the coming OF the Vrginius be-
fore the middle of the week.
The following are the officers Of the Juniata at the
present time q few changes having been made since
she returned from the Polaris Expedition:
Commspder. Daniel L. Braine; Lieutenants,