Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-15
ATTACK ON HAVANA
Insurgents Use DyHam,t, 10 Cat OF
Tho Water Supply.
fwo SUCCESSIVE EXPLOSIONS.
The Rebels Preparing 10 Enter Upon
u More Aggressive Plan Of
Action.

HAVANA, June l4.-This city was
startled and alarmed last night ut o
O'Clock by the noise ot two successive
explosions which shook the ground for
long defiance and was heard ior sew
,tal milss. Conformation prevailed
for time, anu II was feared this was n
prelude TO an attack or n series Of simi.
lar explosions. Excited throngs rushed
TO the street,, while an armed party
proceeded in tue direction from which
the defamation had been heard. II was
found that the stone bridge Of Christina
and Concha anu the Rquoduct Of Fer
nando septlmo we're the points that
had suffered from the dynamite. Tho
bridges were partially destroyed, AMI
tue pipes on tho squsduei, upon
which the city In dependent for ils
water supply. were much damaged. II
cnnnot yet be- stated how extensive 10
tbs damage done or how long II will
require 10 remedy II.
The windows In many houses In
the city were shattered by the TUvot-
urration VI tho explosion, aud some
market structures were also badly
damaged.
There IN no doubt that the dynamite
which caused this wreck was placed
by Agonts VI the insurgents. IL has
besn their determination, announced
come time since, 10 cut OIL the water
supply Of HAyanA and TO serve TO make
this city Rs nearly uninhabitabls ~
possible.
Ths greatest apprehension ~ felt on
account Of the secrecy and effective ness
with which the insurgents have been
HLlo 10 carry out the outrage. Last
night wab spent in fear and dread Ut
immediate danger. These fears were
LARGELY dispelled by tho return Of day
break.
IL ~ believed the insurgents are bent
upon infesting Havana By cutting OF
as much as possible the supply OF mo-
cUtsitiur, though not by RctuRlly be-
sieging II. All fruits and vegetables
anu fresh meats ere unpTecedsntodly
high,ptic.d and difficult ~ obtain.
There IL much fever, aud smallpox has
broken out here, and In tho unwhOle.
some state Of nlAirs threatens 20 be.
como opidomic. Many arc suffering
from measles, aud there IL much In.
testinal trouble among tho inhablIant-
Of the city owing TO poor and insufll.
Client food. The failure Of the water
supply under these conditions IL u dire
calamity.
IL In tho announced intention OF the
authorities TO continue tho campaign
against tho insutgsnt in spite OF the
unhealthy rainy season having set In,
and additional troops are In the field
IN PinEr dol Rio, with the purpose Of
Tunniug down hEu surrounding Anto.
Mo MAceo, IL IL evident. however,
tnat this insurgents themselves arc pre-
pairing 10 enter upon more RggTtesive
plan Of action, And the gathering OF
inEuTgont forces Ia Puerto Principe
and santa Clara IA believed 10 b1 a pre-
Jude 10 another raid westward in force
by Maximo Gomez. Tue presence OF
these combined insurgoni forces Ia the
neighbofn0ou, ana even In the out.
skirts o. Havana, In the next month,
II coalition that probably must be
counted on.
WOMEN OUTRAGED.
KEY WEST, Fla, June l4.-An
American citizen writing tOA trend
here, gives an account VI uuITages per-
potfalcu on CUBAN women who obeyed
Wsylet's order requiring them 10 pre-
cent themselves nj tho spanish forts
and camps. Hu was an eyewitness Of
one OF tue Outtagus.
Recently senors MARITIME aud her
niteeu.y ear.1lu daughter AppsHr ID NJ a
Spanish camp. After addfeping g..
sulting rgmatks to them, tho nicer IN
command tors the clothing from thu
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