The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-06
REVOLUTION IN SANTA CRUZ.
THE NEGRO POPtLATIO DESTROYING
LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Labor Troubles the Alleged Provocntion-A
scarcity OF Troops TO Rcpei Assaults
Losses Known TO Have been Sustained.

,,... a.. p ri a.;,,,. 80 ,o,, Italia
h'N,'7loN, w. nv ~ li,s y,
IN santa cruz mas u'ch rcucwou' a ia'sv nun
per oi 'ne insu ','e''onis'9 NV pD0i sny"
fr'hcn lrigate nus urrNcu 1T 'i' 'o'"u ~ u
landed troops. Tho fugitive women anu emu
dren have been shipped 10 st. Thomas. Forty
es,ates bove been burned. and only fourteen
es'"tes hu'e peen pulheu' anu OH'' iV""
are left.
,e. w -. - p -. -.
gro insurrection In santa cruz are YET menere'
enough has been learned to revive the memo
riaa Of Touasinn, ,Ouvar,ure thp Hnvtien mn.
80 VI iYuso'"n' - , - ~ .'i,,i
trlot ana MS colored IeGlons. ana inc thrllllhR
tale OF Jargal" by Victor Hugo. Santa Cruz
ia only nbout Twenty-Five miles long. and Ave
" l' Nv - y. oo, , 80 -,
miles wide. VI It's 2ooOO population. nj least
%. 900 are mulattoes and negroes. The whites
oro thar.fora cor ple,nlv at thnir rnnrcv AL
W .iV. ~ .,.i ,i's, w., i,,.,,,, No.,
burning estates; that Frederickstc@i has been
raiuc.d Ia nebps. TINT only nftv soldiera nrs
1870 ,,' ~ 80 ~, 49,, ono
available LOT the uelehce OF the Isluhu' lha' <oo
Of the negroes were killed ut one engagement
Mt tho Anoshope estate: that the town of Bassen
Nv w go, -
IL threatened. Inc precise uemhhus OF inc IN
surrectionsts have not yet been ascertaned
wei r,foraroo D., tho incarceration Mr. Uor
IN ,a -. - f. ,a.1i,,.
acc Is. Fry OF Oz DOORWAY WHO Is luihlhar
with the facts. said yesterday: Santa Cruz is
oh' y. '"tV ,o."" "'~ '"'' W
The Danish West Indies comprise the three
islands OF st. Thomas. Santa Cruz. and st.
~, Sar,, Go % n nor,iouiar,, bool,by
Johh' santa oruH ~ particularly heannV
island. and is one OF the best snnitarlums IN
tho world for persons OF bronchial tendencies.
The coolest winter nights tho Thermometer
never goes below IS. and in the day il rarely
gets above so; that is in the winter months.
Actual observations taken during two winter
months showed that the thermometer mover fell
below 6s
" The island OF Santa Cruz lies about forty five
miles south of ~ Thomas. II hns two insig-
niiicant little towns. Chrlstiansted and Fred
r,irkstrd Tho Governor Of the island lives Mt
Christinusted He il n sort OF Iiputenunt-
Governor reeuonsibls 10 tho hrnd nj ST
fhnmns Fr.dariiiLsted is nn tho ,yest side oi
III" island null Lns nm nunn rnnIstnnj The
Two towns connect by n beautiful rund Through
groves OF pal m trees II is about fourteen miles
long and he said To be one OF th, II nest drives in
The world The land il cut m, into small ulan-
tatious; sometimes many plnntitions are held
by ono man The products IRE sugar moinsses
and rum
siavarv ,ras abolished In tho iaiond nhout
thirty years "so md The Danish rul,, there has
Heen t MI, 'iuys. ''nE 'agn , hor nas
which rnonir.i necro,.s To- do some work' so AS
10 h., nj i.ast moi danen1rnt unon their mar
iShes Thev could CHOOSE wher,, thew vonid
w"rk But about N ve,r t,,to there vns n change
w. H., Io" ,a - h5, W." VI, ,,rt 80
hi,Inr'n ia ,nturr - 49,, i,i''r ill., ,y,,rc ~
h rst rar,nin wr,, W. AMI sunWori ,hSms.lves
W6";her any ill.ieeling grew ont OF this il is
diII.mit 10 s,,v III ia t'lnfn thnf thn hlnrts ma
,rm'atfnas hint tbav hnvs n f,ri,vnnrr They
,r,, forr,s,ly mil y,rtiv ia ,ra,,.a nnd nnrtlv
N..,- "a. liar lnl, xrbt an
to 90 into ,.iT,,t on the Isl inst they are 10
u, ,,DiI W. ',i,cr la b 80 ''9'' '"'' ~
MI re,enfiy thnr had heon seven venrs ~
drought which had been disastrous for the
Si,.r ~ MI ,,,bf, 80, ~ -, ~ ~ ,,ro
NJ ,be In, ii me- cn w y,
i,ny,, o,I.,,.d tbe ,v,.',,Lar nnd thay INV. bnd
, W Mill "a INV ini i'm n,ost ~
H., c,,,. 80 rs,nni~ci ,,r,,~'un, t,.ca,'sn ~
~. Ne vne nv ,g',i'ru u-I Ue.'u I Us
III, r,.'.assnrv ~, ,s 1'bta f,e.i Ia IN. stalt az
H., s',,,,,r ,.sn n o. ia :, b,s hnrn ,rcss.i
out of II and reoutres very 'iry weothnrto m II
fNr usc IL, rurnin,, ,hn st,.,,,n on ,,in,.s - "
m. iian'sh t,ov"rnment has foris Mt both
ChrlstiausteI ana Fredrricssted Int the gar
rison have heen removed from Fr.dsricksts
md even th,' guns Inv. bcan dismnntlrd IN.
police nj the west end OF tho island ms been nd
@ n req ~ Rem N5 Wis., nplE S nrs w''r W VALE
ne-stitk- 1t j. believed that some 81 the IDEAS
~ n s' 10 ~ ,s' ~, ti III
r'.i,Tin- rv ,r,,l.r,rl ,,r', hnv" ,,,t I'M" The
hra.is OF the santa Cruz unpuia &C. aid II is ii,-
G.uIt 10 ,xulAin th,. uras"nt stat. of affairs
under any other hytuthr-is
When slavery was abolished in Santa Cruz
there. was nm Instruction there which confined
Itself To- throwing furniture out of tho windows
OF some OF the PRINCIPAL houses There was lit
Tie loss ui lie. Tho damages occas Toned by tho
rioters were not paid tor 10y the Danish Gov
ernmrut II ~ mir To- snrnns,. thnt th, enforced
economy winch o,cns,Gnrd the recall of the
cnrr,s,In viii trrycut fh, present LOSSES from
b.usrud. good and flat inc present in,ur-
r.cti3u rny work irrruurnbl,. injury Ia the
ISLAND which has So recently rscnprd a severe
"a
alr,udy received 40 not give the names Of the
Killed iut stu,. TINT the rrincipnl street which
inr..s the sen in Frsleri,Est,.l hns been burned
down. The houses in This street are AL II "A
very superior lass. News has been received
that the Clnsul- Uencrnl OF the United States ut
Irtderick sted and ms family had ss rprd 10
ST. TLo.nns in a suilin.. vessel which belonged
10 him But the iurs, business OF the is and il
limited 10 very few v-ssrIs and ms they appear
only M certain seasons uf the yenr il is not i'm
probable that the Instruction has gone hnrd
with many oi the planters who had NJ means III
escape. The man communication with the
island is by sailing vessels 10 81. Thomas"
The DANISH AUTHORITIES have already sent
some help from 81 rhomHs The nii"i States
Government has sent tn, steamship Plymouth
from Portland. and another vessel from the
West lndin station 10 look utter the interests OF
American citizens
VI s-r> Roche Brothers Co. Of South street
have received q despatch saying that their
property in Frcdrricksied has been destroyed
tut their vessels have been saved. Al
though without specific Information. Il member
OF the firm attributed the present Instruction
T. the dissatisfaction ~ the negroes With the
labor act. already referred to by Mr.. Fry. He
thinks the trouble has been orci,sioned mainly
by the fear on the part of the lower class Of No.
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