Wilmington journal., 1874-01-02
HOW TIE TALE IS TOLD BY THE
TIE RELEASED PRISONERS AT
TIE CUBAN HEADQUARTERS.

4 d.
Osaipee reports that the Tirg:nius
when off Care Fear aud in shit q:
land, III spite of all efforts Of the crew
aboard Of her, settled and went TO the
buttom.
Shortly after the arrival OF the Os-
sipee q reporter boarded the vessel
and had an interview with the officer
OF the deck. The latter said that he
had strict orders not to communicate
with anybody in relation to the cir
| cumstances attending the laundering
| of the Eirginius. He would not even
| give the date of the occurrence or the
place where it happened.
! The Cuban survivors have been en-
| iaTged. The crew of the Vermont
cheered them as they passed. They
were met on shore hy several Cuban
leaders and taken to quarters. The
only SorthPrner IN the list of slryiy-
| ors is Phillip Mctzler, cigar maker.
| Charleston, S. c. The survivors nam
Der one hundred anI ore. Including
Tone English, one Canada. eight United
States, ter Jamaica, aud twenty.
| Havana. The average age nj the sur
vivors IS about -. StadeIts cigar
makers 70. \ few Of them aic s:cl.
bat ara well cared for.
NEW YORK., December :,,)-Nigh;.-
LieTten;-Et Commander l!aswciI. tisr
Executive Offer Df the OsSinca. SAYS
The Oss;rea ieft Tontugas with tho
Eirgjnins n tow on jhe morning OF
the 18th INST, as already reported.
They i2l fair weather unit! the after
noon of Saturday (tlla following day}
when gale sprung up, and they con
tinued 10 have bad weather. like that
encountered by the Juniata, and the
Eirginius signaled that she was leak
ing badly. Captain Waters, COM
mander OF the Ossipee, therefore de
teluline,l 70 shape his course for Char
leston, s. c., b1.t rs they got into
smoother water the Firg;nius behaved
Litter ana thc water was kept out oi
Christmas day, however. severe
weather having continued, the Virgin
iua was again leaking as badly as ever.
ana the vessels put into Frying Pan
Shoals. about zen miles south Of Cape
Fear light, where smoother water
coaid be obtained. Here the vessels
came to anchor, Capt. Waters hoping
that the Eirginius would ride out the
gale. Before daylight next morning.
Friday, Commander Woodrow sig
nailed with lights that tho Nireinius
was leaking rapidly with the fires out
md the pumps stopped. and the crew
wished to be taken of. Boats were
lowered from the Ossipco 1T daylight.
and by O'Clock q. nn.. all on boart,
the Elrginius were transferred TO the
former vessel. As 4 heavy sea waa
running. the work OF removing the
crew vas one Of much danger and
difficulty. No lives were risl1ed in er-
deavoring to save their personal
effects or any other property from the
Nirginius. The hawser OF the Virgin
ius was crt and buoy attached to il
th mark her position in case she sunk
out of sight. The Ossip<o remained
1T anchor during the day, and at AIS
O'Clock, y. IN, the Vjrrinius, VIII cli
had i;e:H gradually settling, went Ia
bottom. She sank i'll eight fatiIoms
water end her topmasts remained!
allowed thc surface. The Ossipec then
| supply Of coai was ample: 2J tons still
remained on board. All on board the
Ossipec are we'll. She will proceed
to the Nay Yard here to-day o. to-
morrow after discl.arging her powder.
. Captain N,attors has made q written
report which will be foIwart:ea t.
, Washington st ol.cc.
: The released captivcs Of the Virgin
ias still remain at theCuban Restaurant
on Pine street, and the eceno there
this morning vas one Of great euthu-
: siam. Resolutions we're adopted re
turning thanks to Captain Draine, @
, the JGniata, for his kindaosg, AMI e.
pressing sympathy with lin n tle
loss cf his son. It was also resolved
. that the ez-captives should attend til
. funeral Of the child i'll q body.
Some Of the captiycs wefe Tisttc,
tbs morning by personal frie-'ls, AMI
the znectincs on these occasions wGr" ot
: Il most affecting charactcr.
The released Eirginius nrisorcrs to
) day passed votes ot thanks 10 Com:
n3undcr HTaiIc and other officers OF
the luniata.
: Engineer Knight, Of the yirginius,
) said that the original sentence was that
: the entire crew should be hung at the
! artl-arnr. but the Captain Of the
, Isabel In CQtciica did not wish such
a spectacle made OF his vessel and OBJ
tanned change to death by shooting
ard the Communication OF seventeen Of
, the crew 20 the chain gang. Knight
two Of the quartermasters and one Of
the oilers were accordingly sentenced
other thirteen, all ui whom were mere
boys, 10 eight ard :onr years OF hard
labor in The gang. 4 life sentence Of
this kind was regarded IS worse than
: death.
Thirty-fve Of Inc rescued 1.ien ars
still in charge of The Cnban JnI;a
here.
Capt. Shufsldt, eyccutive officer o.
the BROOKLYN NAVY Nard. SAID tliE
morning that the obstruction occas-
ioned ly the sunken coal barge Wonld
be removed and that the Spanish
frirate would be released either to-day
or tomorrow. Tho Arapiles will Then
proceed TO the ordnance COCK TO r'-
ceive her guns.
The Juniata le1ds repai1 :. anI /! cra
is leak IN her stern, Frt il is thor gu
that she viii be placed IN order witt
> out docking.
The report thai : larEa nnnbel ot
men VIII be discharged from tie ard
? Oh Wednesday next Was said, by t1pt.
Shnfeldt, to be un:ourdea. The o.
{ ders received from Washington vorr
t merely directing tho heads o. ':tpaI'-
, ments at the ward 10 discharge 'E'
; workmcn as circumstances may per
. nit. There aro nov 1900 worEF1cn
= employed at the yard, DesiGes aoo~'
y 500 in Tire empIoy>of outside contra;c-
:. tors. The appropriations are only
sufficient 10 keep l,"@0 mon q: work
G i=but a considerable number viii hs
I kept engaged ali the winter.
i new sloop-oi-war Is haJis:lng NJ
;. The yard and is to he completed before
: s,ring. The Tennessee :s t2 Ia
placed in the dry dock and viii r:
a1ire two months work to pat hes 81
: a good condition.
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