The New York herald., 1873-11-29
AN EYE WITNESS OF THE MAS
EACRE.

story OF . Passenger from Santiago de
Cuba-The Rolling oS the Drums NJ the
Executfon-Thc Survivors Confined in
ssEl Carcel Macdonald
At seven O'Clock yesterday morning the steamer
City Of Merida, bringing letters from Havana
under date Of I'D inst, and Nassau, N. p,
25th, arrived or Staten Island. HERALD re-
porter boarded the vessel in the bay and entered
the cabin In search of passengers from Santiago
de Cuba who might be able to give any details re-
specting the recent massacre at that city OF the
virginius "expeditionists.n The search was not in
vain, and soon dignihed Spaniard was found
slipping his cofee, and after little hesitation con-
sented to make the following statement:-
FURTHER TIDINGs FROM SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
my name is Francisco KOig, and am an old
resident OF Santiago de Cuba which place left ON
the 10th inst There were three executions, at
which 4, 81 and u men were shot, making total
OF 53 executed There were, wnen left Santiago,
112 prisoners in the city prison OF Santiago de Cuba
situate in Marine street. did not hear any OF the
victims say anything before their execution, as
the noise made by the drums Of the military
drowned any talking they might have INDUCED in.
Four soldiers, tn nix, were told of to shoot each
man at the slaughter house, and they were posted
at about 10 yards frOm the condemned men. TWO
saips-ofwar were In the harb0r when left, one
English and one American. i know Drigadier
SeneTa 5oe anu hoNt aow @ ha 20 Se
sations OF some OF the men who were to ne shot, but
did not know VINO they were when executed The
excitement about the executions was last dying
ont when lett santiago"
Az the reporter was leaving Mr.. Roig, he said,
'The names OF the men not executed have been
published IN the Santiago papers, and am sorry
have not copy OF one to give you.n
WHAT MAJOR ULRIcH HAS 10 SAY.
Another passenger OF the City OF Merida. from
Havana, was Major Ulrich, OF this city, who has
been travelling In Cuba since the commenc cement
Clen1uegOs, Trinidad and Batabano. the following
is the statement made by this gentleman 10 the
HERALD reporter
"Whlle at Havana saw our Consul General, MI.
seemed to iee the matter very deeply, and stig-
matized the killing OF the men on board the vir-
ginus as a butchery. Spain ~ utterly pOweress
to carry out Its laws in Cuba. The Captain Gen
pigeon-hong Objectionable edcts sent out from
Madrid. The whole country is rum by the
spanish clubs, OF which Zuueta, the wealthy
Shareholder, Is, am told, the President at Ha-
vana.o
REPoRTER-what do you think OF the annexation
idea, Major Ulrich
Major ULRICH-Well t. at Is a puZzling question.
II the United States wanted to make any use OF
Cuba we should have to clear OF all the Spanards
in the place. in the same Wav as we should have to
do If we annexed Mexico. Cpba ia glorious land,
and In my whole travels have never seen any
thing more beautiful than the Valley OF the Yumuri
at Matanzas where the SOIL has yielded sugar crops
for century and half without becoming inn
pOvershed. The present warfare Is rapidly running
the island, and am told on what believe to be
reliable authority that upwards OF l56,00U men
the Spanlards are cOnsOling themselves with the
belief that the United States will not go to war
under any pretext. American citizens there feel.
however, that unless Uncle Sam buckles on his
armor and shows his teeth. our tag will be even
less respected than IL Is at the present moment by
these worthless and treacherOus "Dons."