New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-15
THE ARGENTINE RETOLI
EXPERIENCES OF AN EYEWITNESS.

EXPERIENCES OF AN EYEWITNESS.
private letter received in this city. dated at Euenos
\yrcs August g. relates the following facts about the
rc""nt troubles there
THE town all quiet. and nobody had inc leas'
though; ~ what a trick General Campos was gong u
play. On the c5tn IT july nobody vas guessing that
On the morun, 81 the 9Gth there would BE- revolu'
lion At % lock the morning Of The :tth Oh July
he usur cents gained possession " the barracks at the
Plaza Lavallc v her, all the ammun N AID capons.
..,puon, ETC. were stored. At O'Clock the wioS
Plaza Lavalle was in the hands 81 the Insurgents, with
General Campo, their chief There were thrc"
Lsttllons Of infantry, and all the artillery Ok us
Park. / passed the place at I O'Clock, ana II was
oaly BY pure luck that got through the nne' was
lr,.l,;cncd out II nv wits. not knowing what woud
be- ne Of ne In the moment. tried Ia rerh nv
home again as every yoIns man caught was obliged 70
nin the INSURGENTS under penalty OF immediate DEATH
AZ $50 a. H.. the strugcle between tie insurgents
and the Government troops began. " was u'e h'''
tine | civil war. The hsht.hg i~s'ei u1t
!, O'Clock in the evening. All the doors were clo''d
and not a citizen was 10 be seen In the streets lae
cannon Doomed continually and on the terraces Oh to
houses Insurgents were standing Sloolhs d. e'e! WV
Who cane within their reach.
We closed our business at 10 80 and not being aoio
70 reach home, made my way 10 Restaurant fTS-
quruty VISITED. / repeatedly knocked at the door,
meanwhile she!din. myself from the bullets which
we're nying around FINALLY after much caution
md parlcy, Was let in. shall never forget the
sight that met my eyes there. stretched out on tho
tal, floor lay young fearfully wounded pV .
stray canton ball. another near him with bullet
y und IN his breast and another in his eye. his lfo-
blood oolins out tom stl another wound IN his ear.
4 WOMAN lay luir him, with her audoieh WFh
,,,cu by fragment VI shell. and hai 0ol"h
.thers also badly wounded We had u stay In That
ho.,e t,ur DAYS sleeping the bare floor near mo
e ,ri AID wounded. The eth passed WIKI p'''eT
l.lun- 1t being specially terrible between The hour.
# and ,. From M ;W os'on od t"e r,trslc.
II va. terrible IL looked as If everything wa teint
.-accd. At 10 O'Clock thi, nls!t IT, Uoser ilc;. -
,'..k the following morning, the lighting recota'
ur.,ius even more bitter. ne I'm. al ~ |" '!' A.
tho ns!uaS at 1t, height. IhiS Vs., hep' W
,.r-le hour. 1t was horrible Inc v;.lan- pi' IN.
mem and the are % n, nna e I.!t-9 9p % laa
loWn ,h,r arm and took 10 their hr"ls.
II General campo, had not turned traitor on IN,
r. ar'icry Is not Known tie ~;ir"i hi troop, AMI
left the Government mr,ter OF the ground the H.
,ur."nrs hai snlned in III: last two day. Now the
Whole Nv l. IA !, stat" {" SEX" a.! the o." PAIR,
go t'"v"r:.'u''' ,on;rI ani thi's 'an be kn"Nn
, T., t,- >itua,.or. Argentine cirh'Ns In The pAy
ol ~, t"yrsnupN' III the olt,r harbpr ani
A., e., 81 rad, The T.t'~ 81 Maliin IT, Munir.p!o
.,, terrible witness o; their attacks, being half m
r.-. ,r. Who now ,c., II.cuo, Asre~ would
rl, other day o. this far,Gl massacre the 29ihl
llal, L,vali" and law yet thr hl 'rd on N,
.rnind. | >tw wtT my oWn eye" eight carloads OF
dead T. RIAL, NAL .l,.,. carried from one corner Of
t'.~ ila".. 's"? 500 did. and 1000 wound'i We
vt IL. troop, ar, always under arms. and AT
u',loch al tie houses IA Bnc'Vs f!rcs ar closed,
god is at 49, AID operations In gold arr nnA4e ~