The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-27
AREIGs OF TEnRoR.
Tho Massacre of Peacordl citizens by
sphnlsh Troops NeRlnA.

Havana, February 26.-Refuges from
the towns OF Puntn Brara and
Guatao. twelve miles away, have ar
terror exists In their locality in conse-
quence of troops having massacrcd
pcaceable citizens at Guatao on Satur-
day. the 22d. The official government
report issued Sunday, states that fight
occurred near Punta Brarn on the pre-
vious day between the troops sent from
Mnranao and the Insurgcnt bands OF
Vlllanueva and Acosta. resulting In q
glorious victory for the Spanish arms
and twenty Insurgents having been
killed and fifteen prisoners taken Resi-
dents at Guatao have Identified eighteen
of the dead as peaceful citizens, two
were Insurgents and the prisoners are
nearly all said to be peaceful. One of
them, named Quintero, claims Ameri-
can citizenship. He is wounded by
ball In the arm. The following names of
the dead peaceful citizens have been OBJ
tanned: lose CanteTo, Pedro Amndor,
PaScual Chaves. Vidal Prieto. Francisco
Loza. II. Quisano, NJ. Hernandez. Asca-
dio Garcia, Francisco Sales and Pancho
Chicho.
Ii is impossible to obtain the names OF
t3.e others owing to the fright OF the
inhabitants.
a thorough investigation by American
correspondents despite the fact that
one OF thet;r number has been arrested
and lodged in Moro Castle accused Of
visiting Guato, has resulted in obtaining
the follawinG facts.
On the rrcEntrlg OF the ODD q band
not exceeding fc'rty insurgents, under
Nlilanueva and Acosta were attacked
on the highway by troops under Lieu
tenant Zugassi and civil guards aaso
under the Alcalde of Hoyo ColoraG,o,
q town two miles west Of Punta Ryara'
The fight occurred al the western an.
trance of Puata Brara, twelve miles
from havana. 1t resulted in the wound
ing OF one Spanish soldier who was sh;,t
IN the head ard died half an hour later
Inc insurgents withdrew and the trci,ps
eal'eCed PrEEa B!ala anu rernsi,rs.5
t"o ~ M, i,ours sending moume-d messengers
10 Narianao, four miles east. asking
pnat troops be sent to Purta B,ara.
Lieut.. Zugasti then moved his detacb-
iileht PACK to Hoyo Colorado. The Mar
gus De Cervcra, Alcade of hfa,isnao
III command OF troops there. sent 200
i,' ,,ieh' including the battalion order Pub
ilco, volunteers, fresnen and a section
OF horse artillery, all under command of
captain Calvo. The troops found a
group OF about twenty-five rebels at a
stone bridge on the highway at the
eastern entrance of >Punta Brara et Z
p. m: and some scattering firing fol-
loW~i Both sides admit no losses oc-
CURED. The rebels retrented soush
along the road leading to Guatao n
sma3l 'wn one mile d:stare, leaving The
road pefore arriving at the town and
scattering In all directions The Span
iSh column kept the road and entered
Guatao firing right and left at every
DodS IN sight. milkman, loading a
wagon In front of his house an eighth
OF mile outside OF town. was shot and
wounded. He ran and concealed him.
self in the house.
Some troops left the column. broke
into the house and shot the man dead In
ms room The people OF the town fled
10 me WOODS or hid I'm houses upon the
ARRIVAL OF troops. who fired indiscrimi-
faleiy. The town contains a bout forty
houses. many of them only thatched
nuts. several men We're shot running
toward the woods and others in plares
OF concealmcnt. Some were too old to
run. One man. sick with erysipelas.
was killed in bed. The trooDs entered
the houses and shot men in the rooms,
pne woman whose husband hid In a
bedroom, stood III the front door. plead
ing for life, was struck by the butt Of
musket and knocked !r:sens:fb.e. A sal
oier 'bf'oke down the dnor and sT1ct her
husband. One man, IS years old wes
Killed. All mentioned were peaceob ble
The three brothers Chayes c,ear-
makers working in havana. left work
IN this city Saturday noon and went
70 Guatao. in the afternoon, To visit
lheir mother. One was shot 3eaa nm
ming TO the woods and two were taken
prisoners The troops brought the bo.
dies OF the dead from the houses and
fields and placed them on the ground
In front of the main store. The prIs-
oherS, who were captured in houses and
helds without arms. were pinioncd and
compelled to walk to Maripanao. They
We're bruised and i'll treated on the way
and requested medical attendance unon
their arrival. Three physicians of the
he1 cross Soc:ety went TO Guatao and
found thirteen dead and no wounded
The bodies were buried In the cemetery
at Guatao.
rive prisoners taken on the morning
OF the fight on the outskirts of Punta
Brara. were killed I'm the fields. ,naking
eighteen peaceful citizens slain.
The Spanish papers claim the Jnsur-
gents took refuge In the houses of Qua
tao. firing upon the troops from the
same. A careful examination OF the
houses and huts shows no signs OF bul-
lets. No outer doors or windows are
broken and there are no signs OF CON
fiict. The only stone building in town
the church. WAS not entered
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The Arbitration Lengne.