The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-14
.Milligan, WiIkin & Co.

morning and 4 IN the afternoon.
5Third-That on the 25th day of De-
cember q vessel or vessels OF war OF the
United States Will be In the hafhor OF
santiago dc Cuba, and that at the hour
or II meridian tho United States flag Is.
10 be raised on q Spanish fort.or bat :.
terry and salute of .twenty-one guns
DC fired. This being done, the United
States vessel, or n there be more than
one, one of them Will raise the Spanish
ilag and return the. salute, gun for gun.
But IL the commanding officer OF tho
United States vessel In the harbor OF
Santiago de Cuba shalt, on or before
that date, have received notice that the
conditions have been reached on which.
according to the protocol OF the Goth OF
November. the salute to the flag OF tho
United States Is to be spontaneously
dispensed with, he will notify the au-
thorities of the place OF that fact. and
the ceremony OF the salute to the flag
In such place will not take place.
Spain Proves n Point.
The Spanish minister presented EVIL
dence on the 10th of December that the
Virglnius was not entitled to carry, the
American flag, as Spain contended.
From the marine records it appeared
that the Virginius was registered in
New York on the 25th OF September.
1870. in the name Of Patterson, who
made oath, as required by law, that he
was the owner. On the 9Th OF October
the vessel sailed for Curacao, and made
the voyage there in accordance with
her clearance papers. From that time
a NJ ~, fra,.
nado, 1t Is said, she did not return to the
United States. but to each port that she
sailed she was recognized rs an Amer
lean vessel. This was the apparently
strong ground on which the govern
ment at Washington regarded the cap
ture OF the Virginius as an insult to the
American flag. and In reparation for
which the demand was made that the
nag should be saluteG in the Cuban
harbors by Spain. President Grant
held that IL her papers were irregular
or fraudulent the offense was one
against he laws of the United States,
5ustifable only in their tribunals.
In consequence of the decision Of the
attorney general that the Virginius was
not entitled to carry the American flag,
the Spanish minister was notified by the
state department that the Spanish au-
thorlties In Santiago de Cuba would
not be required TO salute the American
flag. The department also announced
its determination to erdeavor to bring
to justice any person who flew the flag
by Improper means.
The IirSinius Surrendered.
This matter being settled the steam
ship Despatch was ordered from Key
West, with an extra crew, to Bahia
Honda to receive. the virglnius from
the Spanish authorities. The Despatch
arrived on the 18th, and was anchored
near the Yirginius. On the appearance
of the vessel the American flag was
hoistcd on the Virslnius by Spanish off,
clals, and the officer OF, a Spanish gun
boat paid the commander OF de-
spatch a ceremonious visit.
On the following day Lieutenant (now
Lieutenant Commander) A.. Mark was
placed.in command OF the yirgin!us
and ordered to take her to New York,
The vessel was in a filthy condition and
leaking. She had water in all her COM
partments that gained 50 rapidly when
at Dry Tortugas that all hands had to
go to pumping and baiiIns. On the 9th
the crown sheet OF the boiler of the mid
die furnace gave out, and the forward
boiler became blistered and gave out
before the day was over, when under
only five pounds OF steam. On Christ
mas day the Virg!nlus gave unmls-
taxable signs Of sinking and she was
abandoned, the officers and crew be-
Ing taken on board the ossIpee, which
was acting as a sort Of convoy. The
vessel sank carly on the morning Of the
18th. near the coast Of South Carolina.
Money Indemnity Demanded.
When the Virginius was captured by
the Spanish warshlp Tornado there
were 1856 persons on board. There We're
but lO2 survivors surrendered to the
United States warship Junlata on the
18th OF December 1873: the. assumption
therefore Is that fifty-three we're shot
at the November massacre. %[,.
On February 10, 1884, Caleb Gushing
was ordered by the United States to
proceed to Madrid and make rcclama-
ton on the Spanish government for in.
jurics to the crew and passengers OF the
VirGinlus by reason of.their capture and
NEVERlTO