The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
ATTACK ON BOCAS DEL 1ORO.
Insurgents Under Gen. Cara Made
a Desperate Assault.
A BLOODY BATTLE WAS WAGED
Cara Killed and the Rebels Finally
Routed. The Atlanta in the Har-
Dor. Many Buildings Rddlcd
Until They Looked Like
Sleeves. Fierce Fight.
BY Southern Associate / Press.

Sieves. Fierce Fight.
Dv Southern Associate Press.
MOBILE. Ala, March 14.-A cable
dispatch from Oclon, Colombia. printed
IN last Sundays papers. gave brief
account OF the rebel attack upon Bocas
del Toro on Friday last by IL band of
insurgents, under Geu. CARA.
'BocAs pEI. ToRo,
UNITED STATES or CoiDMDIa,
March Sth. 1895.
A desperate attrck was mado about 4
O'Clock this morning by baud of
rebels under Gen. Cara upon the
Colombian troops quartercd here, and
the battlo waged tiercely for three
hours. during which the bullets flew
thick aud fast, and many of the prInci.
pal buildings were riddled until they
looked like sleves.
1t was about o'clock, n. m, when
Gen. Gnrzn aud about ten men opened
fire on the barracks from the Finke
building across the street.
The hrst man to meet his fate was
the government sentinel at the bnr
racks. AS the shots were fred the
Second Lieutenant in command
ran out on tho front gallery and met n
similar fate. The rebels advanced aud
kept up constant fire upon the bar.
racks, where the soldiers were en-.
trapped, Ds the sen was behind th en-.
The regulars made IL desperate rush
dowu stairs for their arms and com.
menced to return the fire.
The troops opened fire upon the
squad OF rebels, who were firing from
| the second story of FInke's building.
aud actually rlddled the house. Garzn
continually called to the government
troops: Surrender, you TOOLS" He
| was heard to say in English: "rhe
soldiers are shooting high" and ran
| down stars, where he met his death.
lie was found dead not more than fifty
feet from the barracks. SO died the
man who was the terror of the Rio
Grande, and successfully escaped the
! United States and Mexican troops for
many years. When the rebels lost
their leader they lost their cnuse.
They had the best of the battle until
daylight. when the Government SOL
diers seeing the enemy not near as
strong rs they supposed, rushed from
tho death.trap aud forced the enemy to
retreat. Once getting their opponents
on the run, they pursued them with
renewed energy and deadly effect.
They shot the enemy to death in the
streets. dragged them from houses aud
chased tho remaining few into the
swamp. 1t WAS near s o'clock when
| the soldiers returned to the barracks
and the roll WAS called.
| Ihe United States cruiser Atlanta
was three miles from the city dariug the
| fight. She heard no report OF the
guns in the morning. although her
| lights we're visible from the shore.
Just as small boat started To her size
weighed anchor and steamed away to
| her practice grounds. The steam
| launch Mascot WAS sent by the Amerl.
cnu Consul TO await the return of the
| Atlanta to her anchorage. She
hove in sight about . O'Clock N the
| afternoon. AS soon as the commander
| OF the Atlanta learned the fucts. each
| officer was called and given Instruc
tions. a steam aunch was lowered. II
| gatling gun was put aboard and with
three boats in tow containing seventy.
five marines. Docas del 1oru was reach.
Ell at O'Clock III the evening. The
doctors from the Atlanta rendered val
uable aid to DIR. Feauss, an American
doctor attending tho dying and wound
ed.
CARA and his men were in front of
INC fooins occupleu by MesSrS. kraus.
man and Feauss, i'll tho second story
of the Finke building, How the latter
escaped no one can tell. they could
not get ont of their rooms aud we're
compelled to stand an awful fire for
nearly three hours. Every bottle of
medicine III DR.. Feauss' room was
blown to atoms. Five of the Colon
ban soldiers are dead and several
wounded. Five of the rebels were
killed aud thirty-five taken prisoner.
The officers Of the Atlanta are not
Inclined to believe that the Cara
killed was the notorious bandit of the
| Rio Grande. a young man who was
friend III Costa Rica suys it is noue
| other than Gen. GurZa.
Mrs. Kurt, who lived next to the
barracks. on the south. was painfully
wounded ia the leg. and her 3 year old
child was shot in the face. Two other
women ami a little boy were wounded
by balls passing through the house.
Gen. CARA was supposed TO have about
eighty men.
Ahe teInu tc-.m.e.
MADRID, March 14.-The Ministers
were questioned in Congress this after