The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-06
PRISONERS FOR EXCHANGE.
Plenty of Spaniards at Fort McPher-
son to Trade for Heroes.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The War De-
partment was open for business in a linn
tied way for half the day, and Adjutant
General Corbin was hard at work at his
desk in telegraphic correspondence with
army officers in all parts of the country,
and particularly regarding the Spanish mil
itary prisoners from whom selections will
be made for exchange of the gallant little
band that sunk the Merrimac. The COM
handing officer at Fort Mcpherson, Ga,
has furnished the department a full list
of the captives to facilitate the work of
exchange. This is likely to occupy more
time than was originally expected because
of the difficulty of communicating with
the Spanish admiral at Santiago The ex-
change effected at Havana was conducted
through the British consul general Mr.
Gollan, with the aid of the existing cable,
but it is not likely that there is now any
cable communication with Santiago, so the
preliminaries must be arranged directly
through Admiral Sampson a time-consum-
ing operation, as he can be reached only
through the agency of dispatch boats from
Jamaica or Haiti.
The War Department officials were them
selves surprised at the number of Spanish
officers held captive at Fort McPhersoN.
and it will be seen that there is no lack of
material, as was at first feared. for equal
exchange. Two officers have already been
exchanged, namely, Colonel Vincente de
Cortijo, of the Third Cavalry. Principe. and
Surgeon Major Isidro Garcia Julian. of the
sanitary corps. The list remaining is as
follows
First Lieutenant Lucas Saenz- Gastaminza
Sixth Battalion lower peninsula: Second
Lieutenant
seur Battalion. Porto Rico; Second Lieu
tenant Emilio Mate Cabezu, Third Caval-
ry Principe; Second Lieutenant BaIdomero
Aparico Cambrana. Fifth Battalion, Chicle-
ma; Second Lieutenant Juan Jimiez Remos,
Ninth Battalion. Soria; Second Lieutenant
Cleto Milla Castro, Alfonso III Battalion
Sixty-second Regiment Second Lieutenant
Pedro Lapido Alzarez, Third Battalion.
Tereic, paymaster; Second Lieutenant Juan
Gonzales, Second Battalion Cassodores
the Cadiz; Sergeant Enrique Amosoie
Third Cavalry, Principe; Privates Juan
Caballero, Twenty-second, Cadiz: CaroIas
Ovlivan, Third Cavalry, Principe; Jose
Bages, Twenty-second, Dominguez; Antonio
Emilio. Espirito Nationales, Tenth Navas;
Joseph Nuner. Tenth Navas; Ignacio Sava,
Second Regiment. Reina; Valentine Mar
timer. Guardia Civil; Andres Gomez. Third
Cavalry of Principe; Gaustino Albert
Third Cavalry of Principe
Information afforded by the official records
of the Navy Department as TO the full
names and antecedents of the gallant sailors
who made up Hobson's little crew in sink
ing the Mcrrimac differs in some essentials
from the data furnished through the dis
patch boats this morning. The naval list
is about as follows: Daniel Montague, first
class machinist on the New York born in
Ireland and twenty-nine years old: last en-
listment IN Dec. 1896. next of kin. Kate
Golden, sister. 81 Horatio street. New York
George Charette, first class gunner's mate
On the New York. born IN Lowell. Mass.