The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-30
A MORNINO MAssACRE.

came in for "A share of the taun,s IF the
young Cubnns. who were in most reck
less mood. The meal had been scarcely
iri'Ieo "hch "il oi'lcor appeared at the
u"" "'" S''''''o e'''e' % ue prisoners
10 NC eNecu'cu vi once lhey marched out
WIN J""''y ar n''u'ng 'he'r comrades
,"'e"'''' aS 'n.'"3n '"'E were 10 oe re-
'c''Sc'' an" sem nome instead OF inc slaugh-
'c' h"use' Inc 'llSoncIS hearu the nrln@
VI '''c 'luNNeiS q INC 'N'cu'loncrs soon al
'e'""Tu' anu Knew 'h"' 'he'r comrades
were u" more
~ '"', "''''''"' ''''' prison was VISITED
ny ''r N'h'rl''n consul ana the captain OF
inc mon" lh'N were unable then To
communicate any u'hhI'c l''A "l what
N'"'" W. UNIV WIN the prisoners h"t 'hry
'SS"'''' '''''' ''"'' '''N Wou'' 'naN' every
l"'SS''' ','''' 10 save 'hclr yves anu return
'"''' S"''.N !" '''lr h"'''cs' Dny a''cr u'V
l'ls''u anu no '''eIl'"encc came OF rel'aN'.
Nc''.'W"''e every P"SS'o'e comfort was
c"l'l'ly NcPt from 'henh' ana ru'hors OF
'''' were .''q"eh''! c"fI'c'l 10 l''clr c"rs 10
aou mental 10 'helr phySical slIlerl'gs
THE RELEASE.
On Thursdov. Dee IL shortly after i
o'clock the prisoners were brought out of
the prison and mt ON board "A LARGE flat.
which was flowed by n four Dared boat TO
where the .Juniatn was lvinr at anchor.
about n mile mn ,he harbor.
The United States man-of-wor was hid
den by bend in the harbor from the dock
at the port Of the Moro and the prisoners
when put ON the flat were told by the
| Spanish officials that they were taken to he
shot. They were all huddled close together
on the flat and appeared in the most abiect
condition, emaciated from starvation. and
destitute of boots. shoes. or clothing. When
the fiat was alongside, the Spanish sergeant
/ who was in charge of the party stepped on
/ up the gangway and handed Lieutenant De
| Long the invoice of his cargo The roll
was then read and as each prisoner was
handed ON board his name was called.
| Commander Braine. finding the list was
correct. made out a recent When the
prisoners were finally convinced that they
were free. they were wild with excitement
dancing about the decks and embracing one
another in transports of joy at their deliver
ance.
The voyage to this clty, say the suviv-
ors. though in many respects severe. seemed
20 them pleasure trip.
THANKS 10 PRESIDENT GRANT.
4 LARGE number of neople are focLiur
over to the navy yard this morning to catch
a view OF the Junata ana the SURVIVORS.
The latter To the number of one hundred
and two yesterday prepared and forwarded
papers to President Grant in which they
say 1--WE beg to extend to your excel
lency ourheartfelt and most grateful thanks
Tor the energetic measures taken by your
self, ms head of the government of the
United States, for our timely rescue and
delivery from death, or, what was almost
equivalent sentence 10 the cham gang or
spanish prison. for TINS opporlunc ald
"
been without d"N"l' Tue means OF saving
many OF our IyrS' we the SUBSCRIBERS VIII
always thank Your cNcelIency. Inc con-
siani energy shown by Commander ID l.
BrNino United States navy makes him
ono OF The most instrumental means OF "nf
rescue, which action, together with his I'M
coaslng kindness ana care rs shown toward
and extended To Us both prior to AMI after
our release, will always he held in grateful
remembrance hY NJ all
The coptiycs do moi nrr.rnr a very war.
like appearance. many of them being very
Young and diminuiivc i'm size. and without
any yr,v INTELLIGENT estimate Of the under.
taking which they entered upon. Samuel
GRAY. a carpenier. of Harrisburg. Pa. i,
one of the most intelligent of the prisoncrs
He barely cscnpcd the fate of his more I'm
fn,eupot, friends He was sent IN ,h.
chanel twice. cnch fine bcinr told he WA,
to he sho, lint was afterwards re,,,nnlrd
to fine nlarc Of Imprisonment. much TO hi,
own surprise and to the amazemcnt of all
fine prisoners. who had twice hidden him
what they supposcd to he last farewell
Al Santiago he was in the hospital for n
considerable time before the departure OF
the Junata. when he was taken ON board
Another instance of good fortune il n fire
man named King. who is an Englishmal
by birth. lie could not speal, a word Of
Spanish. and was unable to give amy ac
count of himself 10 the Spanish authori
ties. When the thirty-seycn who were shot
together. were taken out for execution
King was also taken but when the name,
of the condemned were called his name was