The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-16

par y ha barely tutucd the G ctus hedge when
direction Of the river beyond the fort. rho cry
tnen arose among our men TINT they we're
shooting the prisoners. The firing was kept up
iDI several minutes, aud then IL died away in
Occasional shots. fhe 6rinv commenced at
tive graveyard. rhe intervening bushes pre-
vented our Seeing ANYTHING save the occasiunal
gleam OF hiynuet, but could hear tho tram
tling OF feet and the shouts and srodns of dying
men distinctly.
Meanwhile nv attention was drec ed TO the
parry that had marched out on the road in front
OF Tue tort. hey were IN plain Wow Some
accounts OF this massacre saw that tho prisuncrs
were stnt while la sitting postures. his was
not the iact AZ To the party coming under my
notice. They hgtsd. when fairly out on tho
oven praiIic. tue anl,ieis fNrmnga line facing
down the road. The prisoners were hen placed
~ a sinvis line f,rinu the soldiers The soltiets
then ftu Ell the prsOncr,. aud at the command
ltVt.ied tnttr pieces, aud . .ch soldier fred at
the MAN directly In front " him. ABOUT third
aitauaded uu.U bayuneteu, DUO about forty OF
them ran In various directions. Not ono OF
tn ~ fuzittves esc ipcd. however. ~ ell were
pursieu and either sanred by tue Dragons
khied w the LAWYERS.
THE IrRDER OF THE WOUNDED.
The wound,j prisoners, about thirty IN mum
hsr were murtf. red IN tine olen area. inside tho
iorliheaaion. Najor Dominguez, vollow, rink
eycu man "a refugee from san Domingo, ID
chMre OF tnis part OF tho massacre, He OBJ
tstned IL Ivy request, being friend OF Gen.
uar1y. his IL the man VINO, at Aqua DulGe,
caused pit. Grnat TO be placed on the back Of
Wild nor e. with lnssO round his neck. The
horse WIS then whipped I'll, mad dened. he
dasned avav. dragging Cspt. Grant through a
thoIny ca .pparral. Graut was left dead upnn
the aroYnd and man1ed Ia a horrible manner.
rus nutscreanU that morning hacked q wouNied
BOY To death while the lad was on his knees
pravinc. tie md nis assistants th9n stan ed the
wounded Wcn to Ueatn, hrst dragging them
from the nos pital floor
Meanwhile Father Aaloney. the cufate OF san
PatticiO. pushed tue thrae American physicians
and their assistants iuLp the yestry. and smut
We d1oF hs n.d @arIy a'nS SO Tn.H sea"r nora
were s'il alive 'fhe pricst ansSe cred tina, they
Weie Ia tie vcstIy, nut that he exnectcd Domin-
nn'e," ehe I'D. and Il he darcs to treat tt with
dlsrespcc,, he snail never pass that door alive
soon Duningttz sntereu. "ShOw him the note,
fttne..' Gald ldchita. DouingGCz read the
note, witch was signed "bary," aIu II d.
rected tnat tho tnree phv4tciau. and their ~
s,-tan.s should be Reserved from execution.
DominsHtz walked away with an air OF uisup-
Tne 40 asa estimation was that Of Cot F,nn,n
TIE Colonel ueing wOundod. was led out and
seated IA Il Ga .ir. An Interpreter. Itpt SOlau,
hal oecn less for tue purpose ~ explaining any
thing i"a Co'o"ei might nv, tos Y. Rae I"ion'l
tptN from ms It'Nct letter and nj WatCr. aud
} asked tnat thev bs seut 70 Lis wife. Hs ia "a
h.u'cd tnc uihcer some doupIoons, whicn ne
h'g.ed atni 10 accept. rrqJCs Tug tntt ne wJuid
! h We lam shOt throTxu the near and detrntlY
buried, Al It's rom ed. the ON 'rr
/ poc,c,lus tue money. Ftnniu WIS tncu blnd-
tohiea. snut tnrougi tue I'D VI. hs clothes
/ sun, pei un. anl Jae body drtsset out thf,u-d
tie main gateway. and icf- lvIn- on the grass.
Aver Ftinin VS. nurdsrs'i, the ofii-,r or
detei Syl III 10 kc his seat IA the chair. az tie
also ~i- goinE To snOot ni1. Capt. Sniap re-
! p,iet th's so nad oesn reserved ~ an iHer-
1--WE have No further use for interpreters
nov" sNA tue oGicer. o" all ,he Americans lAve
+ en- -aUt, L ~ = ur -"At.'
/ A. tQat criticri moment an oiicer with whom
Silau mad sli-hL acquaintance was passing
/ cp'''n nailed Inn. aud the commenced lkln<
ADMIT "a sxotat,ou 20 finiiu. wairh ndd lusL
taN~h uttcr becuminJ mo TER, the uihr sr
ordered -rtan once moro 20 8 .ke I've chair me
NtA 81 '''d 'ne V"uNI'h"'' 90 sne n'n'N IVY
tnii nt WoAsd He ffspous''tc loi Spl n aaI
! tax n niin OF toe arm. tue, "slNsi away to-
ti.f. Inc oncer g u 81 ted the Cap'siA 10
whsre We we're stationed, and then Jeff MIN 10
/ seek the commando. IL vas here, f,om CAPT.
S.ttns eNn NOS, tnat l,agned tae ptrtc,lars
| OF Fsu1ia's deash. lie nau SC rcely hAisaed d :
narrative. wnen an orderly came Up and told
| hin that he wes wanted ~ ths comm inder.
| lie DIdc Us an sRectOnSte anieu, sayInl ne had
| no doIat tnAt he was g1tag To D- snut. and
walked on with tne orderly. Happily, he was
mIsts.en. ne next mo. nIns he VS. started Oh
| TO MNduoras with a returning prOvleion tram.
PLUSDERISo THE SLAIN.
The soldiers stripped the clothing from tho
de I'd bodies OF ihen victims, and, making a
bundle OF the CORY vestments, hung them on
| their Dayonets. and thus inarcned back ~ n ctr
quarters. As they came past wnere we were,
one fellow rai-ei his sun. Shaking his bloody
| Oun-!s at US. some OF tnen go. bank notes
| ous oi tho prisoners clothes, Of the value OF
which they know nothing. That afternoon a
| nan .me To our quarters and On red a twentv-
COLLAR Ditcd SttLs bank note - LitY cents.
Tie succeeded In enecttnc sale. lancer anne
| he offered Tor ID rcals." Dlys strong waillcL
| br1.s Ye.y badly. AMI tAou!ltt they woIld IL
| him. Many "a the men cried uut " -uttA- 81
! DaNg, but he paid the ~ Onrs aud yulle' them n
Inc bodies II tue muId,rei msn were para,
a. the places where they uieJ. Tue cremation
Ipted thr1o or fosf DIS. Whatever n y
NV been the motive for tn ..t.c result wa
beneficial. ~ u spared "a from sue stench "a Il
vyuIi 1 We sri Ell.
Il gnt days al leT the m ifs,cre an order arriv I'd
AZ G. Jial t. shoot The re .nainllg prisoner- b 4t
b afIr. it cJuil be- ca redI to eject II was cJun-
ternan lci. Aud tots. Don samuel fi.s.. tuld
Lls, wss the z su.t Of sen 9rA AlISesquos ilA L.
ence ~ lea.d lIr.ers.
About tbs close u AUril following SET IRA
Aiav- one came 10 our qlrr. e., one day win
tue Don, rer husYsud, waJ lJoNed like a god
hearted iadn, but drsadflii7 std AID digniled
Iac'.l ., bidc Us al sUJGhfe, ani saii she W 4
gCink b, ms 10 Oar 'naJ. There was very
LaIAslnc Young ksntucGiad named Alien b.
or cora nay. who Used 30 Tx IN French vie
tue - n r.. On tasinK her hnat departure ALLIE.
WIS tle i.,t nan sns suOSc to. IL W is plIi. g.
il.o, moi taat y :, ~ | watched Their par;i =
tat tU~f. " ~ = special cause for neT gTe't IA
tet 90 .. .Jte.
Aa-n VS. yUing, about twontv-fvc. tlue
eSel, "a iso1,e follow, With quiet. Weli-ur-g
ai-. o a ia Nas hardly twenty, Llics
! eyed. hi.a-DseI beauty. God bless her sn'
| we'd nIy ne aid The lives OF N, comJ. nicus
/ : Ai.ye que was man OF middle age,
self cont iIed, met pc son, who VS. never seei
7 WI 4rr.t cis TettH.