The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-14
sP.dNIsH ATROCITIES AND CUBAN
SuEFERTNGS.
Killed and Muiilatcd by the Volunteers
Want of Clothing and NcccssaricS among
putrioIa.

Murder and Outrage Of Women So Children
Killed aud Muiilntcd by the Volunteers
Want OF Clothing and NcccSsaricS among
the Patriots.
TrdRsiuted from Ia Rero'Wcion.
\ civil employee of the Cuban Government
writes to a friend residing in this city ~ foows:
"You win doubtless have received plenty notices
OF tho atrocities which tue Spaniords commit but
I 10 not believe you cah imae inc to what length
they carry their barbarties. Cutting children Of elk
or seven years OF age IN halves qnatcring prisoners
alive striking old women aud violating Young ones,
arc matters OF everyday occurrence. Parties OF
volunteers 70 out to kill people for sport they eov
Ing tho corpses on tho roadside, and nothing ia said
about IL. Not long since party of them surprised
on his plantation near Moron, an oil man, his wife,
daughter, and little grandchild some Ave years old;
and what do you suppose they did with hemf
Knowing that they had sons and brothers in the
ranks Of the insurgents, they cut their stomachs
open with their swords, pulled out their intestnes,
and poured boiling water into Their SUI living
1--WE. however, are unable to punish these beasts
by doing the like to them, for our dovernmeni
wishes US to act as civilized nation, AMI all we
can do Is TO give no quarter TO the enemy"
A friend of ours in the division commanded by
| Cen Modesto Diaz writes Do not inquire aftcr
any relation friend all have been either assas-
snnted tteacherously or Killed In battle, and the
Soaniard has made desert OF Mlnzanno and
Bavamo. This last jurisdiction especially has boon
Sery aTpoEga,ed because s' tro9ps ,s c sn
| single woman, old or young; The times OF the
| conquest have been ro6nactod, aud the Bayameses
| have been wiped oil the face Of the earth"
A doctor in Camngucy writes: 1.-THE young men.
the children and the old men all fight here. as II
| VIC had done nothing else all our lives: but there
Il no help for II NJ long rs the Spiniards remain
| in Cuba. Our people arc resolved to triumph
| die, and the indifference shown by America, In
| stead OF arousing Indignation, serves only TO
| strengthen our resolve, and We will Hight unnided
| with I'm the of the whole world.
BY and Ivy history will tafe care that the quit OF
having allowed spain TO ware the most ieT9eious
"If You were to see me-" Cuban lady writes
TO friend OF hers in this city, "you would be aston
ished at the drcss wear Il is worthy of place in
| any museum no boggar In the world would dare to
wear II. But never mind IS long NJ am not slave
to the spaniards. Igrcier 1t to all the hne dresses
| had before the war;"
Another writes: My children have Absolutely
| nothing wherewth 10 cover Themselves, and my
sclf hardly know how TO array myselt with tho
bits Of coats and pants ont Of which have managed
| 10 make = dress with which to protect myself from
the weather"
| Another says: "whcn our men kill q Spnnard,
| We divide his clothes between us, and so manage to
Get along as test Sc can. consolcd in the midst OF
our terrible suferings with the thought that NJ any
ratio we are not under the dominion OF the yrants."
"po your utmost" write. beautiful yorng lady.
" TO send US scme clothes Ne soon rs possible. Com
mission our Idly friends IN Havana md New York
for Nc arc In aConies Mt seeing ourselves la this po
| siuon"
| AS far rs clothes concerned my dear friend"
soldier OF the liletatinE army writes, we SEQ come
here oCcas iouaiiy, and then only when take item
IRON tie SplnHrds. Every fg Is at once sent to the
cimps Of the women. Tor these poor creatures re-
| qnito for themselves and for t1pir little children
| ovcn thing that falls into our hands
| 1T Is pulule," another writes, TO see our wo-
men, elegant and 20 wei clothed I'm former days.
dressed now, IL Il were carnival tiuie with any
| rags q ley may have been able to scrtpe together ;
| and IL fires tho heart OF the patriot TO know that
| they are happy even In their dreadful misery and
that from the love OF liberty alone they gladly ac
| cept the situation with all IL fearful trials. had
| no idea that woman capable OF such immense
| sacrifices. What most want here is clothing, not
| onlS for ourselves, the soldiers, Of whom m!ny
| clothe thomse,, cs, God knows how, bat tor the
| women and little children, who are suffering very
| much. We see a shirt rcrhaps between Chiistmas
and -. Johns day, but out OF rags scraps OF eath.
| or. and the hbros of ttccs We work wonders. All
| this Ia very sad but grand Wien taken proof Of
what nation VIII DO wien battling Tor Is indepcn-
| Gonce.'