New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-16
| EFFECT OF THE REBELLION ON KINGSTON.
WHAT THE PURsER OF THE ATHos sAw-TERRITLE
CONDITION OF AFFAfPs AT COLON

The Atlas steamship Athos, running between
NewYork and the West indies, reached this port from
amalca yesterday On her outward voyage
the Athos reached Kingston March 2s The reports Of
the terrible condition OF affairs at Colon and Cartagena
were alarming the West indian agent of the Atlas
Line In kngstOn unwilling to permit Captain Low.
to take ship any further. The trip to the rcbeous
districts the Itmus not taken, and the Athos
remained in Jamaica till April :, when shc started Oh her
return TO this port.
"We saw quite a good deal OF the rebellion however"
said Mr. McAliser the purser OF the Athos. to TRIBUNE
reporter. rather of its effects. Kingston crazy
with the excitement We got there almost smultanc-
ousy with tue Of the first victories Of the rebeS
All the thieves backlcgs. sharpers and dsNolue
from Kingston, Honduras Port Huron and every where
else Ocked In droves to Colon. For the first time Since
the Baytian rebellion the cities OF Jamaica free
from these fierce and wicked wrcches They of all
nations, French. Spanish Mexican. Coolies Chinese,
creole negro alfbrceds OF all hues and kinds and
they poured Of the dcns Of the Indian cities for the
disorder. When Colon burned and pillaged
their appetite for greed had It's opportunity
In few days the Baize and the Para, steamships OF
the Royal Mall and the Bernard Hail. OF the West Indian
and Pacific steam Navigation Company, came Into
Kingston from Colon. Each OF them had on board about
800 ahorers who bad been working on the canal Their
stories of blOOdshed and crime terrible Men and
women, they said having been shot down IN droVes lay
rOug away the hot streets. There nofOOd and
shelter and where bullets hld not done the work of de
structOn, famine ana pestilcnce had lot OF small
right out for Colon on April X - French of war
went down heavil" laden with provisions.
" Then the news that company OF Colombian
troops varIOusy reported to be from go to 100 IN
Der, had pushed through rom Panama TO Colon. arriving
there ON April q and had retaken the city the
rebels This confirmed. and the stories OF
the punishment inflicted by the troops upon their
prisoners were frightiul. They made them dig their
graves long trenches inO which they shot the
wretches Then another relay Of them brought up,
and forced to the bodies OF those last killed,
only TO suffer death themselves. Massacre succeeded
massacre. and the carnage riot and misery far
than occurred during the Haytian rebellion. In
fact, never listened to such sckenng stories In my lfe
Then the steamships began to return 10 Kingston, and
all the rfraf came on them Kingston is poor town.
and knowing that these rascals had come back with
their pockets full OF gold and Jewels the people turned
ont 10 receive them. The last three days that
In Jamaica, tine town being painted red and
redder all the time. They had piles OF money and the
gambling dens reaped harvest they have not enjoyed
In many year.
"CoIon being rapidly rebuilt Hundreds OF specula-
tive laden with building materials went down.
and expect to good sized town there the old
ruins when 90 down again. II was mistake that
did before. We should have made good deal
money bringing laborers and others back TO Kingston
Most Of the escaped rebels retired into the swamps Of the
Isthmus where they will pursue their old business OF
brganiage The general idea IN the Indies Is that this
occasion presents splendid opportunity for the United
States to control Of the canal They have By far
the biggest hold there with plenty Of troops and
people wonder why they have not seized and occupied
the Isthmus"