St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-30
SPANISH GENERAL KILLED.
ONE (F NE LEADERS AT MELiLiA
LOSES HIS LIFE.
nIOORs + CHIT DESPERATELY.


Madrid. Oct, 29.-The battle fought
yesterday and Friday night about the
trenches before Melilla, and which re-
suited in the death of Gen Margello,
who commanded the Spanish troops in
the first battle shout Sidi Quaritch, has
created Il profound sensation here. The
engagement yesterday was commanded
by Gen. Uriega, who, at the head uf the
reinforce ments, drove the Moors from
the trenches they had occupied before
the Span sh Notifications. The Moors
fought desperately and with great cour-
age. Many of the Spaniards were killed.
and among them was the unfortunate
Gen. Margello, who forty-eight hours
previously exposed his troops to Sec
ond defeat by sending mere handful
of men 10 the onslaught OH the tens of
thousands of Moors. The Spaniards
were amazed at the courage shown by
the MOUrS in yesterdays battle. In the
face of a terrible fire the Moors charged
reckleSSiy forward until they managed
to approach within twenty yards of the
forts, driving the Spaniards in the
telephone and telegraph wires which
had been erected in order to keep up
communication with the outlying forts
and trenches. The Moors again attacked
at all opening, driving the pickets be-
fore them. whereupon they advanced in
force
UPON THE RIGHT FLANK
as we'll as upon the rear of the forts,
with the intention of cutting off the re-
treat of The Spaniards. The movement
would undoubtedly have been success
full had il not been for the skillful
working of the guns of the Spanish war
ship NeHacito. The guns OH board that
war ship kept Pumping shells in front
of the Moorish advance, as well as
dropping number in the midst of
them. The explosion of the shells
greatly terrified the Moors and drove
them back when the fire of the infantry
seemed unable to do so. The Spaniards
retreated inside the forts, and had
all they could do to reach the inside of
the Notifications i'll safety. Meanwhile
the Moors pressed on, led by their chiefs
and holy men. seemingly utterly re-
CARELESS of danger, and succeeded in
entering the Spanish trenches, captur-
ing two modern field pieces and sup
ply of ammunition. The Moors, who
had been recklessly advancing in spite
of the fire directed upon them from
guns and rifles, were unable to with
stand the attack of cold steel in the
hands of the Spanish soldiers. They no
sooner got taste of the bayonet than
they began to retreat, and the SpaniardS
drove them
OUT OF THE TRENCHES.
The Spaniards directed their point of
attack against the body of Moors who
had captured the two guns from the
trenches, and who had been using them
fairly well against the forts and against
the war ships. Nothing seemed to
stand before the charge of the Estre-
madura regiment and the battalion of
soldiers undergoing punishment for
breaches of military law. They pressed
onward, bayoneting those of the Moors
who made any stand, and managed to
recover the two field pieces. During
the moment of panic which followed
the death of Gen. Margello the Moors
succeeded in carrying off his body.
and il was this more than anything
else which enabled the officers
to rally their men and make the
charge that drove the Moors from the
trenches. During the rush onward of
the Spanish troops, a detachment of
them pursued the Moors who were car
-,
after a desperate band-to-hand fight,
succeeded in recovering the generals
body, and eventually escorted it into
Mellla. Gen. Ortega afterwards sent a
convoy of provisions and ammunition to
Fort CabreriZais, where the Spanish
troops had been fighting without food
for whole day. No systematic pur-
suit of the Moors was attempted, owing
to the insufficient force of soldiers at
the fort, but it is understood that Gen.
Ortega is making preparations to take
TERRIBLE VENGEANCE
for the death of Gen. Margello, when
he has enough men. When the steamer
brought the above details of the battle
to Malaga firing was still proceeding,
and it was reported the Moors had made
rally and had made another attack in
strong force upon the Spanish troops.
Gen. Ortega is known to have sent an
urgent dispatch asking for reinforce
ments, and expressing his inability
to do any more than hold his own
until largely reinforced. The apparent
delay by the government in pushing
reinforcementS forward is not due to
laXity, but to the fact that such large
body of men is needed for operations
against the MoorS that the war depart
ment has been severely taxed. Two
regiments started from this side of the
frontier, and more regiments will be
shipped to Morocco just as soon as the
government can transport them. Previ-
Gus to the departure of the troops
from Madrid they were reviewed
by the king, who. with uncovered
head, returned the salutes of
the soldiers. The people cheered
enthusiastically, and Spain is now max
ing war preparations on a very large
scale, which will tax the resources of
the government. Some idea of the esti-
nation which the Spanish commanders
place upon the valor of the Moors NAV
be Judged from the fact that the govern
mcnt is shipping heavy artillery to be
used against them. There was a mon
ster demonstration here today, crowds
of people parading the streets bearing
banners and singing patriotic songs,
while doing everything possible to
urge the government to hurry forward
reinforcements to Melilla in order that
the loss suffered by the Spaniards may
Ice properly avenged.