The Virginius Affair
(1873)

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The Virginius pursued by the Tornado. Capture of the Virginius near Jamaica.

 
 
 
Capt. Fry bids farewell to the crew 
of the Virginius before their execution.
Execution of the Virginius crew at the
Santiago de Cuba slaughterhouse.

 
 
 
Execution of the Virginius crew at the
Santiago de Cuba slaughterhouse.
Spanish cavalry trample the cadavers of the Virginius martyrs in Santiago de Cuba.

 

Life of Capt. Joseph Fry The Cuban Martyr (by Jeanie Mort Walker)
Harper's Weekly cover of the Virginius Affair (Jan. 10, 1874)
The Virginius Affair
The Virginius Incident (Jonathan Ault)
Indemnity Lists for Crew and Passengers of the Virginius

Gen. Juan Nepomuceno Burriel, Governor of Santiago de Cuba

EXPEDITIONARIES:
de Céspedes, Pedro
Fry, Joseph
Ryan, George Washington
Sol, Jesús del
Varona, Bernabé de
Agnes E. Fry letter to Thomas F. Bayard, March 19, 1885
Eliza J. Williamson letter to Thomas F. Bayard, April 18, 1885