▁which ▁killed ▁and ▁wounded ▁a ▁large ▁number . ▁Then ▁they ▁continued ▁firing ▁at ▁the ▁prisoners , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁now ▁struggling ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁inside ▁the ▁blocks . ▁ ▁Finally ▁the ▁captain , ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁the ▁hospital ▁sur geon ▁( the ▁other ▁officers ▁being ▁at ▁dinner ) ▁succeeded ▁in ▁stopping ▁the ▁shooting ▁and ▁car ing ▁for ▁the ▁wounded ▁– ▁about ▁ 6 0 , ▁ 3 0 ▁seriously , ▁besides ▁seven ▁killed ▁out right . ▁The ▁affair ▁was ▁exam ined ▁by ▁a ▁joint ▁commission , ▁Charles ▁King ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁F . ▁S . ▁L arp ent ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁which ▁ex on er ated ▁Short land , ▁just ified ▁the ▁initial ▁shooting ▁and ▁bl amed ▁the ▁subsequent ▁death s ▁on ▁unknown ▁cul pr its . ▁The ▁British ▁government ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁killed , ▁p ension ed ▁the ▁disabled ▁and ▁promoted ▁Short land . ▁ ▁A ▁mem orial ▁has ▁been ▁ere cted ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 7 1 ▁P OW s ▁( most ly ▁se amen ) ▁who ▁are ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁grounds . ▁ ▁D art mo or ▁was ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁prison , ▁but ▁closed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁Home ▁Office ▁Work ▁Centre ▁for ▁certain ▁cons cient ious ▁object ors ▁granted ▁release ▁from ▁prison ; ▁cells ▁were ▁kept ▁un locked , ▁in m ates ▁wore ▁their ▁own ▁clothes , ▁and ▁could ▁visit