The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-11-27

j A. well IS with the manners and Gus.
toms Of its inhabitants. For many
months be has resided at Santiago ia
Caba and 90 more than one occasion he
I has Witnessed the vengeance Of tho
spaHIards at that place. His ialorma-
. ton concerning the manner in which
the executions are conducted is of Pc.
enliar interest at tue present time.
The city Of Santiago is on the south
ern eide OF a gently sloping bin. A
uarros harbor is strongly guarded At
It's entrance, and after zig gag course.
opens into a commodious basin, where
the vessels may he at anchor On the
shore the city les situated From the
harbor the caIlo del Theatre leads into
the center Of the city. At the distance
OF several hundred yards from the har.
Dor Is the prison where the captives
are confined. 1t is low, gloomy look.
lug structure, only two stories in hight
and is built OF stone or granite. From
this place the prisoner often goes forth
to execution These executions ALWAYS
take place in the slaughter house.
about three-iourths of mile distant
1t was there that the Nirginius' vic
TINS ended their lives. From the prison
near the center Of the city the Gale del
Theatre makes somewhat sudden
curve. On the morning Of an cxecu-
ton, the battalion Of volunteers are
summoned at an early hour from the
barracks and proceed to the prison
The prisoners are led forth. bound and
the solemn procession then takes up
It's death march In the van are the
musicians whose only instruments are
the drums, which are beat with low,
ominous sond and measured regularity. /
The street leads out Of the city toward
the west past the Hotel Theatre. the
office Of the United States Consul, and
further on, the Office of the British
Consul. Out into the suburbs runs the
broad, unshaded street, and on an en-
inence, which may be seen from every
portion Of the city, stands the building
where the victims die. 1t is a low
structure of forbiding
aspect-an adobe house with a steep
roof which projects far beyond its
walls on either side. Around this
building is a trench, into which the
waters from the roof fall. 1t is about
two feet deep. On the upper side Of ,
this building the procession halts and
forms hollow square, with the pris. {
oners in the center The side next {
the slaughter house is opened, and the {
victims are led to the border of the /
trench. Here they are bound hand I
and foot, though their eyes are left I'M
covered. They are then required to
Kneel along the trench with faces :
turned toward the wall. In the midst 3,
IF the hollow square stands the Colonel i
md the priests. The duties of the h
spiritual advisers being at length per- 5
ormed, they retire with the Colonel b
md at a signal from the latter the il
whole company fires. The unfortunate a
-ictims fall iorwad into the trench,
ome dead, some dying, others only
lightly wounded The artillery force, '
Who have been stationed in the back
ground, now advance and drive their -
umsy carriages careIessly over the a.
ictims. Several times is this part Of L
he ceremony repeated and it is by that ii
inc supposed that all are dead. The l.
cad wagons are then heaped with G
orpses among which is sometimes !
cen a still quivering body A half !"
nile away they are buried, and the =,
oldiery disperse to ther.barracks. In
The slaughter house is splintercd and fc
CARED and battered with bullets on {,
IS northern side. Here are fnhumanly IS
persons Of all ages and b
9th sexes. The Spaniards show no IL
'ercy to gray-haired patriarchs, to wo- I"
zen or to children, Three years ago a
tile girl ! years Of age was led forth III
> her death the offence was q refusal -
j make known her fathers hiding -,
lace The days Of execution are gala %
avs IN the city. Hundreds Of men,
omen and children pour fourth from b.
$ streets ard press forward In the III
lrong As he victims fall dying in ~
.e trenches these crowds push nadly
nv ard to view the bleeding bodies, di
he military give way for moment, in
I'd not until that moment arrives are wi
.e appetites Of the tloodthirsty spec an
tors sated,--N J. 7ril.ute. 80
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We have long lorscea and foretold
c annexation Of the Antilles, though Of
u sharing the general desire for it "
e should infinitely prefer a free con. En-
deration Of the West Indies. under
G protcciorate Of the United States ga
necessary But it is uscless 70 at :. =
mpt 20 ignore the inevitable course ~
thiugs. The insane aud blaodthirsty ~
.ndact Of the spaniards Of Cuba has
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