The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-27
GOMEZ BURNING TOWNS
This Time Reports Tell Of Cuban
Insurgent Victories,
SPANISH GARRI8ON8 SURRENDER

Lieutenant Romero who Surrendered His
Garrison without struggle, Arrested
by Civn Authorities, and wiz Probably
be Sentenced 90 Death by Court Martial
HAVANA. June 27.-The most serious
news of Spanish disasters received here
since the outbreak of the rebellion reached
here last evening The garrisons Of two
towns have surrendered and the places
themselves have been burned by Maxine
Gomez. Firing was heard constantly
around Puerto Principe Tuesday night,
and extraordinary precautions are being
taken to protect that city Owing TO the
restrictions placed by the government
upon the transmission of telegraphic news
concerning the insurrection only the most
meager details Of the disasters TO the
Spanish arms are obtainable
it appears certain however, that the
garrison at El Mulato, In the prov nee of
Puerto Principe about thirty kilometers
from the city Of Puerto Principe and CAPT
tol of the province has surrendered to
Maxine Gomez The garrison consisted
Of about twenty-five Spanish soldiers, un-
der Lieutenant Romero, and they were
quartered in a guano house, fortified with
palisades and pierced with loop holes for
rifles. The place was also provisioned and
contained a considerable stock of nnmuni-
tiOn
During the unexplained absence of
Lieutenant Romero the fort was sur
rounded by about 900 insurgents under
! the command of Maxine Gomez The
latter sent a messenger to the garrison Of
FL Mulato announcing that he gave the
soldiers fifteen minutes in which to sur
render with the alternative of being fired
! upon by the full insurgent force if they
refused to do so. 1t is added that the sol
/ diers were willing to fight, and were pre-
| pairing to do so when Lieutenant Romero
arrived at the fort, and his presence being
made known TO Maxine Gomez the latter
l sent him a second note, saying the insur-
gents had no desire to shed blood unneces-
sarily, and, therefore, the lieutenant was
! given five minutes more in which TO sur
render the fort and its contents to the in
surgents. Thereupon the lieutenant sur
rendered the garrison, against the desire
of his soldiers who were most indignant
at being compelled to capitulate with out
! firing a shot
When the garrison was in the hands of
the insurgents, Maxine Gomez ordered
the village of Ell Mulato to be burned, and
after depriving Lieutenant Romero of his
arms set him at liberty.
The lieutenant was afterwards arrested
! by the authorities of Puerto Principe, and
it is thought probable that he will be
| promptly tried by court martial and shot,
| like Lieutenant Gallege who commanded
a garrison which was surprised in a sim
liar manner while the lieutenant in com
! mand was away.
! In addition, the town of San Geronimo,
/ situated about fifteen kilometers south
] of D.. = F,A
as the latter place 1t was attacked by the
/ insurgents under Maximo Gomez and was
/ burned TO the ground after its garrison of
about fifty men had surrendered In this
/ case, however, it is stated that the soldiers
succeeded Ina buryiug 70 great part of their
stores Of ammunition before the fort of
/ San Geronimo was captured by the en-
emy.
AdviCes which have reached here from
/ Puerto Principe would seem TO indicate
that the city referred to is infested by the
insurgents. Tuesday night firing was con
stantly heard around Puerto Principe and
the military governor of that place has is
sued proclamation forbidding any one to
come into the town or go out after dark,
and no more than three persons are in the
future to be allowed to assemble in public
Finally no one is to be allowed on horse
back in the city Of Puerto Principe after
nightfall,
1t is rumored here that Antonio Maceo
has succeeded in making his way from
Santiago de Cuba into the province of
Puerto Principe at the head of a large
body of insurgents and it may be his in
tention TO join his forces with those of
Gomez and make combined attack upon
Puerto Principe.
1t is also rumored here that the rear