The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-13
SPANISH DUNGEONS.
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moved TO make way for me, passed the DO ieda
where Mr.. Price was confined. The captain on the
guard called my attention TO the other az hgisn-
man, !" not being aware that we were old acHuaint
ances. AT the moment Of passing he stepped TO
say few words to the HERALD correspondent,
which gave me the opportunity OF seeing; Mr. Price
without his having the most remote Id IA that out
Df the gloom OF the night
a FRIENDLY FACE WAS PEERING ANxro ksLY AT HIM,
tn the hope OF being recognized. The Captain
had warned me not to speak so Was obliged to
remain a mute spectator. For I'VE days Mr. Price
had been cut Off from all intercour e with his fam
lily and friends having even been refused the aid
OF DOCTOR unless he wished 10 ac cept the services
OF Spanish Sangrado. Not carl az to trust himself
with that class Of gentry, Mr.. z rice was compelled
70 do without medical help When saw him he
was in the oct OF arranging his cot bed. As he
turned 10 reply, in ov IL manner to the in
tTusIve inquiries OF the Capts in,
THE TIGHT FELL Full. ON HIS PACE,
and could see that anxiety and confinement had
left iheir impress on the last victim or Spanish
Aaw The most alarming stories were set In circula
tion about the cause OF Mr. Prices arrest without
the slightest foundation. The real cause being
desire t0siiscOver
IF HAD USED ANY CIPHER
IN my communications or ii Mr.. Price could throw
amy hight on the means by which reached the
Cuban lines.
THAT'S WHERE THE SHOE PINcHEs,
because the government pretend that they have no
4dea where the rebels are TO be found. The
hum6ug OF this is that there points
within half a days march Of the Spanish
lines that have never been abandoned for
day by the Cubans since the outbreak of the war;
bntJhis is persistently denied by the authorities,
who stay at home to win paper victories over their
actvte enemies, whom they have by this means
No ala 90 ,hn
without running any great risk. Wonderful histo-
RES are constantly published OF the destruction Of
swhole bands ofinsurgents, who somehow manage to
come to life again in a few days, owing, no doubt,
TO an extraordinary property OF the nnanigud
Ito restore the dead to life. However. the truth
compes me to dssipate any idea OF this nature, as
the men killed in the manigua no more come
back than do other men, but it is almost as
DIFFICULT TO SEE ''MAMBI" FUNERAL
ns It is to see tinker's wake in more civilized
communities.
On the way to the calaboose the Officer of the
guard expressed his regret that should be SUBJ
lected to the ndignity OF being confined in a den
which was only fit abode for robbers, at the same
time telling me that as soon as he had fulfilled his
duty by locking me in he would at once proceed
20 the Governors quarters and protest against
my detention In such quarters. This warning pre-
pared me to expect scanty comfort; but, much
as had seen Of Spanish generosity in Cuba was
unprepared for the fate that awaited me. Arrived
1t length in front OF
MARROW OPENING IN BLIND CAsEMATE,
II was pointed out as the apartment which was
70 occupy during my residence in the cabana.
"Impcssihle" said to the officer; there must
certainly be some mistake"
No; much as he regretted the fact this, was my
apartment. He considered 1T shameful TO con-
hne any one but the lowest criminal in
such place, but his orders were i'm
peratlve. He would Immediately see the Gene
raj commanding and represent the case
10 him, but in the meantime he would he compelled
TO lock me in. As the Governor had made no pre-.
parations TO enable Ine to pass the night he had
ordered one OF the soldiers to bring me his ham.
mock and chair, to which he pointed and with.
drew, closing the heavy door OF open ironwork be-
hind him, leaving me to my reflections.
RELIC OF TEE INQUIsIIIoN.
The casemate in which l found myself was
irregular IN form, with low arched roof, and may
be about twenty feet by twenty-five half the space
being occupied by sloping wooden bench, be-
Erimmed with dirt; the roof black with the smoke
stains and closely netted over with cobwebs. This
place
FILLED WITH A sIcKENING DOOR,
proceeding from heaps Of ordure which, notwith-
standing the has.y cleaning out, still encountered
the Hoor. A sckening sensation seized on me, and
II was with difficulty that l could prevent myself
from vomiting. In order to escape from the deadly
atmosphere Of this place took up my position at the
grated door, in the hope OF breathing little fresh
air, but the well-lntentoned efforts OF the captain
OF the guard had cut OF this resource for the
soldiers, after shovelling out the filth which had
been allowed to accumulate for ! know not
how long, had only removed it outside the door,
where II remained to poison the air and Cut of my
only hope OF relief IL was useless to complain so
] turned into my hammock and covering my
head up tried to save myself from the deadly
efluvia Of that black hole. / cannot In justice to
che readers OF the HERALD, enter fully into the
description Of
THE FoULHEss OF THAT DEN,
where was destined to remain for i've days, cut
on from communication with my friends and aban-
d0ned by the representative OF my government.
Next morning the General commanding visited the
~calabOose with some o1icers and had the mpert
nence to tell me that he did not find any bad smell,
but ordered the soldiers to wash the place ont
This order was carried into eject, and rendered
matters even worse, as owing to the superficial
manner in which the cleaning was performed it
had only the effect Of stirring up the latent
stenches, and left the numerous large holes and
inequalities filled with viscid water, which, gradu-
ally evaporating, rendered the atmosphere OF the
dungeon NEST dangerous to health. When IT is
THE YELLOW FEVER
is claiming numbers OF victims at this mo-
.ment, the object OF the Spanish authorities
In pursuing this conduct towards me can
easily be imagined. On the second night OF
my incarceration l was taken suddenly i'll
with symptoms OF fever. SO sudden ana
70 severe was the attack that 1t once wrote to
Mr. G raword, the British Vice Consul here, re-
sluesting his presence, but that functionary paid
mot the slightest h eed to my representations lie
was even aware OF my position in the foul den, but
under
THE PRETTNCE OF BEING REFUSED PERMISSION
avoided visiting me, although he was actually In
the tort and was informed OF my position by Mr..
Price, as well as by Others. Even the officers ana
soldiers expressed disgust nj my treatment, but
the representative of Great Britain having his
hsh to fry did not care 10 trouble himself about my
, state
On the evening Of the 18th ] was released from