Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1873-12-05 | Page 1 | Revencing the "Vircinius" Butchery

REV UNCI KG THE " V1RCINIUS" BUTCHERY. New Yoik, I. A statement is made that a private letter has been receivexl in this city showing that Maximo Gomez, lo avenge the shooting shoot-ing of those persons captured on the I irriitittx, attacked and captured a number of -Spanish fortified camps in the vicinity of Santiago. He made over two hundred prisoners, and marching them close up to Santiago, shot them in full view of the Spanish fortifications, and then sent word to Burriel to conic out and bury th era. Burriel left immediately for Havana.