The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-06
SPANISH ATROCITIES.
Horrors of Port Arthur Duplicated
in the City Of Baire.
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL TORTURED
because She Refused to Renounoe the In
surgent Cause-A Story from Insurgont
Sources which. II True, Is II DIsgrace to
the Civilization OF Spain.

because She Refused to Honounoo tho tu-
surgent Cause-A Story from Insurgcnt
Sources which. II True. Is Il DIsgracs to
the Civilization of Spain.
NEW York, Sept e.-Atrocities by Span
inriis, as revolving as those committed by
the japanese at Port Arthur, have just
been reported to the Cuban revolutionary
party In New Yoak. Enrique Trujilio,
editor of El Porvenir, received letter yes
terday from Juan Franco. chief Of staff un-
der General Maxine Gomez, the com
mander-in-chief of the insurgent army. 1t
is dated Headquarters In the Held, Aug.
g." and sends details Of the capture ana
recapture of the city of Baire, and the mas
sacrc of thirty-seven inoffensive Cubans-
mostly women and children-by the Span
iards under ommander Carrido.
On Tuesday morning, according to
Colonel Francois letter, a company OF in
surgents under Jose Rabi, surprised the
ySpanish garrison, In the fortress command
hng the city of Baire, killed more than
seventy men and took fifty-six prisoners.
They captured large quantity of arms
and persuaded the prisoners to enlist III
the insurgent ranks. About an hour later
three companies of Spanish troops under
Commander Garrido came up and after
short but sharp resistance the Cubans fed,
leaving tho fortress again in the hands OF
the invader.
Soon after the fort had been regarrisoned
with Spaniards one of the companies
broke loose and began to pillage the city.
Commander Garrido himself, Colonel
Franco states, led the uniformed rioters.
The Spaniards were wild for the spilling
of blood. Every human creature who
came In their path was ruthlessly slain
Within FIVE minutes tho streets OF Baire
were deserted by the panic stricken ma
tives, but tho Spaniards followed them
into their houses and killed them in their
own rooms.
Gage, sex and condition were wholly
disregarded by these liveried butchers,
says Colonel Franco. "Old and young
. women, children - even infants-were
slaughtered. Shocking indignities were
offered to the unfortunate victims before
and after death. The Spanish soldiers
stamped on tho bodies Of those whom they
had slain and ground their heels into the
faces of many who were still living.
"Senorita Dolores MADEIRA, beautiful
xirl of 1S, betrothed to one of Captain
Rabi's heutenants, was seized on the
btrcet, cruelty beaten, repeatedly stabbed
with bayonets and brutally insulted.
"One of Garrido's captains commanded
Che girl to renounce hor Cuban sweetheart
and swear loyalty to the Spanish govern
ment. She scornfully refused, whereupor
She captain struck her across the face will
his sword, infiicting terrible cash. Witt
blood streaming down her face, she tauntet
She Spaniards with their cowardice. There
upon tho maddened soldiers seized her
hound her hand and foot, threw noos'
sround her neck, apd hanged her to tree
The torture of Senorita MADEIRA was pro
honged as much as possible. While sh'
was still alive but no longer conscious
her body was riddled with bullets"