The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-13
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crew was part ,-f Cubair and patti OF
American citizens. There We're also ca
brnrd number of enlisted men on
their way 10 joins the rnsurgent army.
1t was not until Oct. 81 ihat the W!r-
gnius approached THE COAST of Cuba
to MAXI, her larih:iy, and intercepted
by the Spanish gunboat Tornado The
Tomillo had bern bui.t by the same
English firm that constructed the Eir-
g!nius, also f;r blockada running, but
- the race lllai followed the Virgintus
was urlsbla TO equal the Sp;,:ll of her
Spanish pursuer. The chase lash:,l S
hours. during which the men Of tina Vir-
gl"Lus threw overheard all the qnunl-
'aons and guns they carried, to destroy
evidence i,If their inlL,il Finally nlt 10
o>ci':k at night, the VirginauS was stop
p:tl and surrendered in response TO the
cannon shots of the Tornado, which had
o-me H. lisng'i. The Captain protested
thai! his papers were regular and Tina
tina Firg1ntus was Fam American ship,
carrying Americana colors and papers,
with an American captain and an
American crew." In RESPONSE he was
told that he WAS q pirate, his flag twas
iwered and trampled uporL and the
Spanish flag hoisrad In It's place
Whes:' 'he Tornado si.h !lha Virgin!us
reached Santiago de Cuba the nl:Mt day
the 155 men captured wera placed in
close confinement and la court-nartJll
was convened at ':i-ce. The various
couris-man:is:n condemned most Of th:In
~ ! do2Eh. this summary proceeding be
Ing, as 1t was alleged, IN accordance
with Spanish laws, so far at least as
the character Of thsi court I:lil the ma
ture OF rh's' judicial forms w3re con-
caIEiHd. The first executions were on
'.he mou"fng of N-v. 4, when four men
W,:"e shCIl Inc of them b:inG Bric1,di,sr
Washington Ryan, who claimed british
citizenship. as n Canadian, although he
had served L., the Union army during
me late w2r. The victims were shot In
the BACK, their bodie'a were Afterwards
heherilGd, tha heads displayed on spikes
and Tie Trunks trampled by hcrses.
George w. Sherman, the correspondent
of tH5' New York Herald ,,ried ut sketch
me scene and was imprisoned for four
Gays Tor his attempt. y guard kept this
Amef.GEn Consul FaT his house, so he
could ~: apIcar to pr.lhst
IN Nov. twelve mi re mcc,I wt,re ex
cchtsd, ana Nov. Is thirty -y,:wen were
executed, this last batch incIua,.r1 thc
oiicefs and c!'w OF she Nirg!nius r,7d
moHs CT the American cIrztr.s At A
O'Clock in the aftern0d-, t.rle O. ,-,h.consd
men Wer: marched to the place IF ey,,-
cu'."h' passing and saluting the Amer
acan -" 'sulate where thu nlsly was no,
nEing from its slhff. Capt. Fry was
sho' iirs,'t a::il Was the cl.tly man. though
me sc:d!ers stood but tr:,., feet AWAY
VINO fell dead e,t 'tli:, first volley. The
maJcrly ~ In poor fellows, as th:, FIR.
ING on,inusd were wounded and killed
as hHcE lily on ana Erau:d by the usual
opah:sh fashion of firing rifles IL, the
mTsE''hS CT those who wire disabled
ms seccc.Il engineer OF the Vhg,nius
were among th-se iaxecuted. He mad
male declaration to tm: Sunnish maj
ne had tempered with t:he Engines a,-rl
cur c. wn thu, speed of the vessel. so
mat y" could be u3ptunm. and WAS
marened with '?he res. to prevent his
comrades from knowing what no ,vos
~ be spared. H's. w2ls shot iby mistake
while making frarCic protests End FRI,
piahat'cns, but, rs k- was IA ,sr.dtor T.,
one way or the d.gler, his death was emo
.Hly one of all a:at YVES rr.ver mr.
GREETED
During 2Ll this tinga the consp,s n,
Santiago wer:' nc,t idle, but ,.hey w.mn
hsipa"g. o. G. SclMniua. the American