Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21
MADRID'S MAD MUTINY.
THREE REGIMENTS INVOLVED
IN THE UPRISING.

| pie TO OverturD the Monarchy and Es-
tablish a Republic at the Bottom Of
the MOvement-Bigh Officers Killed
for Their Loyalty.
| MADRID, Sept. 20.-A revolution was
attempted last evening by number OF
Spanish troops quartered in this city.
The uprising was ill planned and ill man.
aged, and practically amounted TO little
more than a mutiny. The trouble was
inaugurated by regiment of infantry
quartered in the GIL Bias Barracks. The
soldiers revolted, broke down the parti-
tion wall that separated them from the
| quarters occupied by the cavalry and In
termingled with the men of the two cay.
| airy regiments, number of whom joined
in the revolution. The officers in all
three regiments did all in their power to
dissuade the men from revolving, but 900
soldiers. after beating q number of offi%
GERS and wounding three, deserted tho
barracks and marched in two bodies
through the town.
/ sWARMING OVER THE TOWN,
| One body vent. to the Prado, the prin.
| cipal park and promenade OF Madrid.
| Two thousand troopswere Quartered In the
| Prado at the time, and the revOlutionists
expected to be joined by them. The other
body went huTrahing through the centre
OF Madrid, calling on the people to join In
| the revolution, crying: "Live the repub-
licW and making all kinds Of threats
! against monarchy. At this time the the
atre and other places Of amusement wera
crowded. The populace were taken by
| surprise. In most OF the public places
the people flocked out in panic. In all
! the entertainments were abruptly termi+
| nntnd. The atraatG Hl1pd with
! people, nearly all OF whom were terror.
stricken because of exaggerated ideas of
| what was transpiring. The insurgents
| attempted, among their first exploits, to
| secure possession OF the arsenals, docks,
and barracks, which they attacked with
open fire, but all these places were we'll
and successfully defended and the rebels
were repulsed.
| SEEING A RAILWAY.
| Finally, their reverses drawing them
together, the insurgents attack ed and got
possession OF the Southern railway. BY
this time the authorities had taken in the
situation, and mad fully prepared to mas.
ter 1t. Loyal troops were marched to the
| railway, and after a short fight they CONS
pletely dislodgea the revolutionists. who
| dispersed into the country, Gen. Pavia
| pursuing. During the fighting in the city
one of the officers leading the insurgents
was shot and killed. The rebels shot
Gen. Velarde for refusing to JOIN them.
| They also mortally wounded Count Mira
sal, and killed Colonel OF artillery
] Martial law was proclaimed throughout
| the city as soon as the condition OF
affairs was clearly perceived by the
government. The uprising was com-
| plete surprise to Madrid. Qniet was soon
| restored after the revOlutionists were
| driven from the Southern railway. A
number OF the insurgents we're taken
prisoners. This morning there is no ap!
| pearance of revolution or even of disor-
der. Whenthe insurgents fed from town
| forty OF them compelled the stationmas.
ter TO place at their disposal a special
train, with which they made their flight
TO Aloala de Henares. Government troops
| were soon in pursuit in another special
| train.
| JOINED BY CIVILIANS.
| Additional particulars OF last nights
revolt show that the insurgents also
| shouted "Long live the republic, the army
and SpaInW A large number OF civilians
joined their ranks. When the authorities
summoned the military to put down the
| insurrect:On the rebels made a stand for
| awhile against the loyal troops, and 10 was
| In the first brush between the opposing
| forces that Vilarde and the artillery col.
onel were killed. Wnen the revolution.
| lists realized that the other troops were
making no response TO their appeal they
abandoned the fight in the town and
| scampered for the country, most OF them
| in the direction of Alcala de Henares,
| walled city in New CASTLE, and but seven.
teen miles from Madrid.
GIVING UP THE FIGHT.
Many OF the rebels gave up the fight
| long before the general retreat OF thei1
comrades and made their escape in the
! darkness. The authorities are making a
/ m for n nil in
revolution and large proportion OF the
prisoners are officers. 1t was learned to.
| day that the revolution was led by Brig.
| Gen. Villaeampa. He escaped on the
special train which left the city on the
| Southern railway.
| Loyal troops are securing the suburbs
| Of Madrid In search Of fugitive rebels.
kilograms from all the provinces show
that the public order remains undIs-
| turbed. The ministers, who happened To
| be all absent from the city yesterday,
have been summoned to return immedi.
ately. 1t has been learned that the revo-
| lutionists who started for Alcala de Hem
ares, becoming convinced that the 10y
alsts would stop and probably capture
| them, stopped their special train en- route,
| sent IL back TO Madrid, and fed across the
country. The streets Of the city are alive
with crowds Of people eagerly discussing
| the occurrences Of last night.
HEADED OFF BY THE GOVERNMENT.
The government telegraphed TO the rail-
way authorities TO stop the insurgents,
who were fleeing in the direction OF
Alcala de Henares. Tho order was
not complied with, however, as
the railway officials feared an at.
tack by the rebels. Upon their arri-
val at Alcala de Henares the insurgents
failed to arouse the sympathy Of the peo.
pie and troops and they subsequently at
tempted TO return to Madrid. but In this
effort they failed. the line having been cut
by the loyal troops. A skirmlsh took
place at Vlcalauro, a village about four
miles from Madrid. The Royalists
wounded number of rebels and took sew
eral prisoners.
Only about forty rebel cayalrymen are
now at large. They Will probably soon
be captured. Arrests Of Republicans
continue. The Queen returns to Madrid
tomorrow.