New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-30
SEVENTY DIE IN BATTLE.
GENERAL MARG1LLO AILAED'
THE SPANISH COMMANDERIN-CHlEF SHOT
THROUGH THE HEART.
pIrr rR1BEsMEN REPULsE THE SPANISH Foh' ES'
AND IN TURN NIE DRIVEN FROM i"A'
TRENCHES s-REINFORCEMENTs IMPh"N'
TIVEIY NEEDED At MfLihLA
CABINET COUNCIL AT MADRID
-REsERYES TO BE
CALLED OUT.


,,,.,, oct oo-General Margallo Com
mander-in- Chief Of the Spanish "V
n,a,n,a vas shot dead Yesterday while leading
..'. aoo,rst tho Rifians Seventy OF MS
mo, ,yere killed and 100 others were wou""eu
~, .,o u,os made after the Riffians had
sr,or hack to the citadel the Spaniards VINO
.ua;r, redoubt near toFt
cobrar,zas The tribesmen although unue'
.oo,.v artillery fire from the spanish io''',
ala not retire after abandoning the pursuit vi
the Spanish troops Eventually 'hes
tho trapches which had been dug near ro'
Cabrerizas TO protect the spanish So''
.r1,. ...ou, To dislodge them Margano LED
out 1000 infantry from the for'. "e ,,''i'' ',''
IN the trenches held them III checN "i''''
forcements 5000 strong. were pIousn' "P
the main body. about mile PACK Ill '"e n''''
1,h. tribesmen then had some li'ooV "aiiioi D.
Tbev stretched out their lne' apparently ''
the purpose of surrounding Marsaiio' anu "'
one time the fighting extended aioie
s. uarcallo tried to breal; the centre
N.ie - ~. ard charging with half his men,
,,..s rorrlsed with heavy losses Just as tne
e. ratreat wa given he fell from MS
sousa shot through the heart The Riiiian'
Ao'so r,,.ord to seize the body. The Estre-
s. ocment and the disciplinary pat
- shouted and charged with fixed bay
80. ronuIsed the enemy and secured the pouy
=. .,oir desd commander. which now lies III
49, citadel at Melilla. Under a hot hre from
-. p,e5ans the Spaniards retired 10 roi'
Chr.uzas Three hours after the retreat oi
a.. crepiards General Ortega sent from 'he
ot,odel to Fort Cabrerizas a strong convoy WITH
.,uo,,,s,ors For twenty-six hours before the
conway arrived the soldiers in the lorl hau
not tasted food
The Riffans were checked in their pursuit py
the guns Of the fort. They answered 'he iie
intermittently Throughout. last night from VIC
.arthworks formerly occupied by the Spaniards'
Al midnight General Ortega, upon wnoin 'he
command devolved after Margallo's deatn' went
IN Fort Cabrerizas with 1900 infantry lms
morning he led out 5000 men and drove the MI
fans from the trenches, which the Spahiarus
were occupying when the last dispatches were
received. Ortega has telegraphed that the STU
alton is serious and there is imperative need oil
immediate reinforcements
The Rifians despite the heavy aruliery hrs'
came within twenty yards Of Fort Cabreri@as.
They maintained constant fusillade, ana lo's''
throughout the battle with audacious bravery
The guns of the Conde de Vanadito alone pre-
vented a still worse disaster to the spanish
troops and kept the tribesmen from attacking
doubt building near the fort they found TWO
cannon These they turned at once against
the forts answering rapidly the Spanish nre
A dispatch received here from Melilla at MD
night saws that the troops and warshlps tnere
are in pressing need of more ammunition. The
firing is kept up night and day. The forts
have sheled the village Of FreJana. All ex-
eept few huts totally destroyed Ine
MOSQUE was shattered and the ruins are In
flames.
The excitement in Madrid Is tremendous.
Great crowds have paraded the streets since
noon singing. waving banners. and shouting
for the determination of the Rifiians. Unbound
ed enthusiasm was caused by the news that
General Macias, with five battalons and three
batteries would reach Melilla before midnight
Macias is expected by the Government to await
further instructions before attacking the Riff
fans
While the Ministe:'s were ir council to-day,
Premier Sagasta presiding. all were summoned
to the Palace by Queen Regent Christina. who
wished to learn what measures they would take
to repair the disaster. The Ministers Informed
her that they had decided TO call out the re-
serves and mobilize several army corps as the
latest occurrences had shown that more than
900 men would be needed to subdue the Riff
fans. The embarcaton Of the Second Army
Corps will be complete Tuesday. Troops
are leaving all parts Of the country to form
another corps in Andalria The cruiser
Alfonso the Twelfth, with twelve guns, will
proceed to Melilla at once.