List A

British Subjects, forming part of crew of 'Virginius'

Shot Nov. 7, 1873

 
Name
Home
Marital Status
Age
Position
1
James Floody
Kingston, Jamaica
Married
25
2nd Mate
2
Thomas Walter Williams 
 Liverpool
Married 
26 
Chief Steward 
3
Simon W. Brown 
Nassau 
Single 
29 
2nd Steward 
4
Thomas Grigge 
Barbados 
Single 
30 
Fireman 
5
Bernard (Barney) Herrald 
Ireland 
Single 
28 
do 
6
 Frank Good
Sierre Leone 
Married 
37 
do 
7
 James Read
Sierra Leone 
Single 
40 
Coal-trimmer 
8
Henry Frank 
Barbados 
Single 
21 
do 
9
Samuel Hard 
Nassau
Married 
24 
do 
10
Alfred Hassell 
England 
Single 
22 
do 
11
Walter F. Price 
Cirencater, England 
Single 
20 
do 
12
George Thomas 
Jamaica 
Single 
22 
do 
13
William Ross 
Androsian, Scottland 
Single 
23 
Seaman 
14
Henry Bond 
England 
Married 
45 
Seaman 
15
George Thompson 
London 
Married 
36 
do 
16
James Samuel 
Westmorland 
Single 
20 
do 
17
Ezekiel Durham 
Turks, Ireland 
Single 
27 
do 
18
Paul Khumer 
Ireland(?) 
Single 
40 
do 
19
Jose Maria Ferran
Jamaica(?) 
Single 
22 
Cook 

List B

British Subjects, forming part of crew of 'Virginius'

Captured but not shot.


 
Name
Race
Home
Marital Status
Age
Work
Position
1
Henry King
-
England
Married
27
-
2nd Asst Engineer
2
Thomas Lindsay
-
Canada
Single
18
-
Seaman
3
Charles deBrosse
-
Jamaica
Single
18
-
Pantry Boy
4
William Danton
-
Jamaica
Single
17
-
Engineer's Servant
5
John Porthremont
-
Jamaica
Single
17
-
Lamp Trimmer
6
Jose del Espiritu Santo
-
Jamaica
Single
17 (?)
-
Cook's assistant
7
William Curtis
colored
-
-
22
Worked passage
do
8
Samuel Hall
colored
-
-
19
Worked part passage
-
9
Sidney Robertson Aitcheson
-
-
-
19
do
-
10
Geroge Winston
negro
-
-
16
do
-
11
William Marshall
negro
-
-
12
do
washing plates, etc.
12
Abraham Louis Pinto
colored
-
-
15
do
-
13
George Burke
colored
-
-
13
do
-

List C

American Citizens, forming part of Crew of Virginius

 
Name
Home
Marital Status
Age
Position
1
Joseph Fry
U.S.
Married
47
Captain
2
William Baynard
U.S.
Single
37
1st Mate
3
J.C. Harris
U.S.
Married
45
3rd Mate
4
B.P. Chamberlain
N.Y.
Single
27
1st Engineer
5
Edward Day
N.Y.
Married
32
3rd Engineer
6
John Williamson
U.S.
Married
35
1st Asst Engineer
7
John Brown
U.S.
Married
37
Seaman
8
Leopard Thomas Larose
U.S.
Single
18
Cabin Boy

List D

American citizens, forming part of crew of Viriginius

Captured but not shot.


 
Name
Home
Martial Status
Age
Position
1
Charles A. Knight
N.Y.
Single
21
2nd Engineer
2
Alfred Parker
U.S.
Married
31
Quartermaster
3
William Wilson
U.S.
Single
24
Seaman
4
Edward Seot
Jamaica U.S.
Single
16
-
5
Henry Knight
N.Y.
Single
16
-

List E

Persons of uncertain or various nationalities other than British or American, forming part of the crew of the Virginius or claiming to be of the ship's company.

Shot Nov. 7, 1873.


 
Name
Home
Marital Status
Age
Position
1
Francisco Sotero Trujillo
Bayermo
Single
37
4th Engineer
2
John A. Boza (or Poza)
Puerto Principa
Married
37
Surgeon
3
Porfirio Corvison
Santiago de Cuba
Single
26
Purser
4
Pedro Alfaro
Havana
Single
26
Purser's Clerk
5
Alonso Arce
Trinidad
Married
38
Storekeeper
6
Ignacio Dueñas
Barranquilla
Single
27
Asst Cook
7
Antonio Deloyo
Bolivia
Widower
30
Seaman
8
John Stewart
St. Marta, Venezuela
Single
29
do
9
Ramon Larrameudi
Bayamo
Single
27
Position not stated
10
Eusebio Garrira
Barranquilla
Single
22
do

List F

Persons of uncertain or various nationalities other than British or American, forming part of the crew of the Viriginius or to be of the ship's company.

Not shot


 
Name
Home
Marital Status
Age
Position
1
Philip Marty
Curacao
Single
20
Asst Engineer
2
Nicolas Cardozo
Colombia
Single
14
Waiter
3
John Freeman
Curacao
Married
16
Seaman
4
Antonio Constantine
(?)
Single
14
Cabin boy

List G

Reputed American citizens among passengers of the Virginius.

Shot


 
Name
1
W. A. C. Ryan
2
Henry Castellano
3
Agustine Santa Rosa

List H

Reputed American citizens among passengers of the Virginius.

Not Shot


 
Name
1
Manuel Meneses
2
Philip Metzler
3
Samual Gratz (or Gray)

Nominal List of Crew and Passengers of the "Virginius"
comprehended to the agreement signed by Mr. Cushing and Mr. Castro

Executed


 
Name
Position
1
Joseph Fry
Captiain
2
William Baynard
First Mate
3
J. C. Harris
Third do
4
B. P. Chamberlain
First Engineer
5
Edward Day
Third do
6
Fancisco Sotero Trujillo
Forth do
7
John Williamson
1st Asst do
8
Porfirio Corvison
Purser
9
Juan N. Boza
Doctor and Surgeon
10
John Brown
Seaman
11
Antonio Deloyo
do
12
John Stewart
do
13
Alonso Arce
Storekeeper
14
Pedro Alfaro
Pursers Clerk
15
Ignacio Dueñas
Asst Cook
16
Leopold Thomas LaRose
Cabin boy
17
Ramon Laviamendi
Uncertain
18
Ensebio Garriza
do
19
W. G. C. Ryan
Passenger
20
Henry Castellano
do
21
Augustine Santa Rosa
do

Detained


 
Name
Position
1
Charles A. Knight
Second Engineer
2
Henry King
2nd Asst do
3
Philips Marty
3 Asst do
4
Jose del Espiritu Santo
Asst Cook
5
Alfred Parker
Quartermaster
6
William Wilson
Seaman
7
Thomas Lindsay (or Lindgly)
do
8
John Freeman
do
9
John Pothremont
Lamp trimmer
10
William Dautson
Engineer's servant
11
Charles DeBrosse
Pantry boy
12
Antonio Constantine
Cabin boy
13
Nicolas Cardozo
Waiter
14
Edward Seoth
Uncertain
15
Henry Knight
do
16
Manuel Meneses
Passenger
17
Philip Metzler
do
18
Samuel Gratz or Gray
do

Memorandum for basis of clames made by Mr. Cushing in the matter of the "Virginius."

Executed


Position
Wages' Rate
Indemnity
Total
Captain
£ 20
$ 12,500
 
First Mate
12
7,500
 
Third Mate
6
3,750
 
First Engineer
14
8,750
 
Third do
8
5,000
 
Fouth do
6
3,750
 
Purser
7
4,375
 
Doctor (same as Purser)
"
4,375
 
First Assistant Engineer
5
3,125
 
9 of crew, £ 500, $2500 each
4
22,500
 
3 Passengers (same as crew) $2,500 each
"
7,500
83,125

Detained

Indemnity for 15 of the crew imprisoned and detained and who lost their property, viz:


Position
Wages' Rate
Indemnity
Total
1 2nd Engineer
£ 10
$ 1,875
 
2 Assistant Engineers $900 each
5
1,800
 
12 Crew $750 each
4
9,000
 
3 Passengers, Am Citizens, detained, $750 each
"
2,250
14,925
Total of Executed and Detained
$
98,050

Nominal List of Crew and Passengers of the Virginius for whom indemnity is claimed.

Executed

 
Name
Home
Marital Status
Position
1
Joseph Fry
United States
Married
Captiain
2
William Baynard
United States
Single
First Mate
3
J. C. Harris
United States
Married
Third do
4
B. P. Chamberlain
United States
Single
First Engineer
5
Edward Day
United States
Married
Third do
6
Fancisco Sotero Trujillo
Bayamo
Single
Forth do
7
John Williamson
United States
Single
1st Asst do
8
Porfirio Corvison
Santiago de Cuba
Single
Purser
9
Juan N. Boza
Puerto Principe
Married
Doctor and Surgeon
10
John Brown
United States
Married
Seaman
11
Antonio Deloyo
Bolivia
Married
do
12
John Stewart
Venezuela
Single
do
13
Alonso Arce
Trinidad
Married
Storekeeper
14
Pedro Alfaro
Havana
Single
Pursers Clerk
15
Ignacio Dueñas
Barranquilla
Single
Asst Cook
16
Leopold Thomas LaRose
United States
Single
Cabin boy
17
Ramon Laviamendi
Bayamo
Single
Uncertain
18
Ensebio Garriza
Barranquilla
Single
do
19
W. G. C. Ryan
-
-
Passenger
20
Henry Castellano
-
-
do
21
Augustine Santa Rosa
-
-
do

Summary


Number of People
Position
Indemnity
1
Captain
$12,500
2
Mates ($7500 & $3750)
11,250
4
Engineers ($8750, 5000, 3750, 3125)
20,625
2
Purser and Doctor ($4375 each)
8,750
9
Crew ($2500 each)
22,500
3
Passenger ($2500 each)
7,500
21
Total People
$83,125

Detained


 
 
Name
Home
Marital Status
Age
Position
1
Charles A. Knight
United States
Single
-
Second Engineer
2
Henry King
England
Married
-
2nd Asst do
3
Philips Marty
Curacao
Single
-
3 Asst do
4
Jose del Espiritu Santo
Jamaica
Single
-
Asst Cook
5
Alfred Parker
United States
Married
-
Quartermaster
6
William Wilson
United States
Single
-
Seaman
7
Thomas Lindsay (or Lindgly)
Canada
Single
18
do
8
John Freeman
Curacao
Married
-
do
9
John Pothremont
Jamaica
Single
17
Lamp trimmer
10
William Dautson
Jamaica
Single
17
Engineer's servant
11
Charles DeBrosse
Jamaica
Single
18
Pantry boy
12
Antonio Constantine
Unknown
Single
14
Cabin boy
13
Nicolas Cardozo
Colombia
Single
14
Waiter
14
Edward Seoth
United States
Single
16
Uncertain
15
Henry Knight
United States
Single
16
do
16
Manuel Meneses
Philadelphia, U.S.
-
-
Passenger
17
Philip Metzler
Charleston, U.S.
-
-
do
18
Samuel Gratz or Gray
Harrisburg, U.S.
-
-
do

Summary - Detained


 
Number of People
Position
Wages' Rate
Indemnity/person
Indemnity
1
2nd Engineer 
£10
$1875
$1875
2
Asst Engineer
£5
$900
1800
12
Crew
average £4
$750
9000
3
Passengers
-
$750
2250
18
Total People
-
-
$14925

Total


 
Action
People
Indemnity
Executed
21 persons
$83,125
Detained
18 persons
12,925
   
$98,050