New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-30
THE RELEASED PRISONERS


Penn; Patrioio Martinez of Havana, Antonio
Padilla, Of Puerto Principe, Antonio Constantine
and Manuel Silveira of Bayamo.
The last named is seriously Ill with fever. and 10
the only one whose sickness il dangerous. Beside
these there are on Staten Island Alfred Parker Of
Baltimore Pedro Sariol of Havana and Pedro
Pajarin of Cardenas, who taken off tho vessel
by the Quarantine Oficers and at last accounts
doing well. In view Of the terrible reaction that
must have resulted from the change of tho prisoners
from the close dens Of the Spanish prisons To tho
free air and comfortable quarters on board tho
Juniata. it is remarkable that they should have
arrived here in such excellent condition. From
versations with tho prisoners yesterday, it seems
that many Of them sick early in tho voyage.
but the attention of Surgeon Walton and Assistant
Surgeon Rogers soon effected their recovery
ADVENTURES OF THE SURVIVORS.
IGNORANCE OF THR PURPOSE OF TIKI vIRGIsIUs
PROGRESSED BY MANY OF THE CREW AND PAS
sENGERs-NO ARMS Scientific SHORT CRUISE
FROM JAMAICA AND THE sUFPERNG5 OF The
cUBANs AFTER THE CAPTURE.
The stories of the prisoners vary very little
from those that have already boon told regarding tho
captureof the virginus and the Imprisonment In the
Spanish vessels and Santiago prisons but from eaoa
facts are elected and some doubtful
points cleared away. All pleased to give version
nothing that would criminate themselves TRIBUNE
reporter received virtually from number OF them tbs
substance of their statements TO Bliss
Henry Canals born in the Isles OF Pines. bat
whose home has been for some years IN NewHork gives
an account substantially follows He left home on
the h OF October the steamer Atlas and Embarked
upon the Vrginius at Kingston tho 1d OF the samo
| MONTH The virgnius first went TO Jereme. he says.
for the purpose being repaired but owing to the faot
that the place small to afford sufficient oppor
unties for repairing the vessel she steamed out afor
hours stop. and took her course toward Portau
Prince instead of going there turned into and came
to where she remained twenty hours without how
ever eccting any repairs She was oyerhauled on tho
3lst OF October by the Tornado, from which twenty
| five or thirty men came aboard. The scene on
| board the vessel, as Mr. Canals represent"
t is not different what other accounts already pub
ished have pictured IT, Everything money. clothing.
etc, was pllaged from them He Was taken upon tbs
Tornado and OF ten who we're bound together
the hold, In such manner that none OF them could
move They had enough OF rioe and water, well cooked
but nothing else. Upon their arrival at Santiago the
shore lined with people crying bitterly and bemoan
ing the almost lcertan fate Of those on board Here
remained the Tornado - hours and we're then
of the Sd Of November. taken ashore and 100
| to the jail That evening they were called upon for
their statements. II was proposed TO Canals That
| he would say that there were arms on th"
yrgnius his life should be saved. This demand no re-
fused comply with for the sake OF his life, ~
likewise he thinks did all the prisoners On the sth OF
November four Of his party were sent to the chapel
and were Of the who shot at m. Of that day
In the evening o'clock. Ia went TO the chapel
| and were shot. On the Sd Of December, they were
taken from the Jail Moro Castle. eight miles
distant, which much worse place than the former
At 1890 they tied up again and taAen upon the
Bazan On the 9Th inst they transferred from the
| Bazsn to the steamer Cenfuegos. where they wero
closely confined In the hold and where they we're almost
| suffocated.
The Cienfuegos sailed on the 7th, and the 9Th
aground OF Espirtu ssnto not getting OF again for ~
hours On the nth inst she arrived at SANTA again.
when the prisoners were remsnded 20 the jail. being
taken MORO Castle three days thereafter They
here told that immense was dug for Thorn
IN the cemetery which they would all be allowed TO
occupy in few days. This and similar stories were
| told them until their release
| Luis Rebslo is native OF Trinidad, but came to this
country when nero boy and has become we'll educated
He for five years Of Amherst Mass, whore no at
| tended Mount Pleasant Institute. and recited IN
| some Of the classes of Amherst College. He
| was then for two years under the iDstrao-
| ton OF 8. g. Packard of this city, with whom
he studied bookkeeping He speaks English and Spanish
readily and writes French with ease Hls father and
mother live In Havana and his elder brother has boon
for nearly four engaged In the Cuban revolution
Rebao describes his life the Cienfuegos in
|
| place where he confined were large number OF
mules and bulls and the odor and filth beggar desorp
ton. Rice and Spanish beans the only food and
the quantity offered them was very small While thoy
otherwise for the most part humaney treated n
one instances Of the boys struck with
| gun because he could not speak Spanish
| Charles A. Knight Is . native Of New York. and now
has his home In Harrington, Penn He Is engineer,
In which capacity he has for many engaged n
steamships running between Guyenne and Mexico and
along the Antilles He states that he went upon the
vrCnius thinking her TO be merchant vesse engaged
In perfectly legitimate trade Although he has always
favored tho Cuban cause, it not that scoouns
he Joined the weasel Upon being asked II there were
arms upon the vgnus. he did not hesitate to thss
| he had not any, and that nothing
| 10 his knowledge was thrown overheard. He
was In irons for 10 days, day and night
with the convict murderer Palma for Jailer He cor
roborates the statements Of terrible cruelty 10 tho prs
oaes and says that tho feeling against the Americans
was much moro intense than against the Spanish %
English Il was not tho intention of the tspauards -
shoot any under years of which accounts for
the largo Of boys whose names are found In tho
list Of tho saved Henry Knight bis brother. went On
board the vrgnius ct Kingston for the sake OF being
with bis brother and under tho suppostion snat the
vessel vas bound for Port Lmones- He vss In Irons
for eight DAYS with nothing but soup for nourishmont
| and water unit 70 be used.
Another interesting and intelligent man Is rhomas
| Lindsey Q native of Canada. who hiss made bis home
Of late years in Brooklyn He states that he went
board tho virsinius Quartermsster, not thinking
| that sho was in any connected with the Cuban
| cau.a I'm his examination before Distriot-At
| torney Bliss, no says that he only afirmeA
| that the virginius was not On armed
vas.el and that the Cuban flag not raised upon
ths ase OF the ship. His life. no says. saved By
Can't. Fry who coroborated every statement that b
made 70 the Spanish authorities He questions the
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| n,,sona than prisoners arc ordinarily trostel
| a. warf.rr except that In thfs ooas th>y