New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-13


BEEN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TWO MONTHS
-rNvEsTIGATING sHoorTNc
on TIE HARVARD.
Portsmouth, y. H.. Sept. i2.-The Anchor Inns
steamshin CITY OF Rome. with Admiral Csf'ers az"
stan and over seventeen hundred spanish prisoners.
sailed from this pert At l2i5 O'Clock TONS Ai'-
for Santander port in nor'he spain -.
Most OF m. sailors and marines Who survived w
disaster which befell The warships Of AdEnirai rs
cual C.rvers az s1ntisgo in July we're taken i,""
seavev.s Island this morning 80 the steamship.
v,b,ch had heen Chartered take the Adfnits' in'
officers and men their nstiv" countrF'
The work 81 transporting the prisoners was oesun
a, 5:.5 o'clock ard a. o'clock all were OH oo",u
The arrangements necessary for inc conioi' " ~.
r,e, during The voyage were hurried as nueh AZ
rosshla az ire sailing tine had fixed tor noon
or soon after
Admiral ferrera With MS SOP. Angel mace tAV-
,,eu ,.isits - the officers Q. the navy yafo N
o'clock and aftervard boarded The CRY OF npni.
On his WAY 10 the boar the Admiral spoke ehthu.i.
sst,carr 70 those who accompanied him OF tns
.ro,,,,ar, me American. had accorded 70 he span
,sb prisoners 70 hi. stan and 20 himself ne oe
FAILED -hs MANY courtesies he had received az fo'
mouth ANNAPOLIS Norfolk New-fork ara "hs~
,rgton He said he most favoraoy imPfesseo
With the American people and would carr! no'le
a;th hin, many happy recolieotons o. me Khdneso
and generosity % those niga IN oiH-lni N''~N
u..n "a Of citizens In every walk Of Tte
These sentirnsn,s were heartily Endorsed oy Ms
.on lieutenant Angel Cervera and the other ON
cers Of MS stan.
As soon as the prisoners we're safely on ooa1o u"
steamer the l4 sick men in the hospital were care
fully moved ard the last mar was carried on oo~'o
shortly afer noon All the Spanish prisoners were
warmly clothed in American uniforms ana az soon
as they we're sent below every portfolio was hhed
with Spanish faces looking, probably sor the ias,
time on America Thousands Of spectators whc
we're viewing the scene from all kinds OF river cral'
and from, the shore rheere1 the Spansrds, who
waved adieus In response.
A; the request OF Admiral Cervers each man rec
cA!ved package containing sandwiches OF roast
bees and soft bread. the Admiral was douoIo'
whether the men would receive anything further 70
eat board to-day.
As tire prisoners awoke they destroyed the mat
,resses thew Tad been usnc. under the impression
thar they would receive new ones when they vent
on board. There were many rueful faces In the
crowd Of 1866 men when they were informed tnat
r, mattresses would be given out ard that they
would be obliged TO sleep Oh the boards tnrouSnous
the journey &c Santander.
The Spanish prisoners nave Ieen on Ne W
ers consisted g.. men. VINO sI.ived mere On the
81 Louis July ?. and the second consisted o. IWs
men who were brought acre on the Harvai9 July 10
During the sojoVln hers thirty nave dled IN the
hospital ,,.sor line. 90, ,v ,,,s o'clock A.
she passed down the harbor on her way TO the sea
the spec ators on small craft and on snore renewed
their cheering and the steam vessels blew
whistles for several minutes. Admiral CeTvera
stood deck looking toward the city until the yes
Sc, had reached the open
Colonel X 5. Dudley, United States Army. OF the
Adjutant-Genera ONCE in Washington. is here.
making Investigation Of the shooting Of Spanish
prisoners ON board ,he auxiliary cruiser Harvard.
which occurred just before the vessel left Cuba for
Seaveys Island He TOOK the testimony OF the
riies am the Spanish prisoners and $50 had long
conference with Admiral Cervera the matter.
The shooting was the outcome Of a dispute between
number OF tna prisoners and several prvates Of
the SD Massachusetts,, who were board