The Forrest City times., 1896-02-28
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AnnihiIatIou of Col. Segura and His Com
mand of Six Hundred Men-six Miles OF
Road Uttered with Dead soldiers-Ca-
banas Burned.
Especial Correspondence OF the United Press !
HAVANA, Feb. %, via Tampa, Fla,
Feb. 27.-Refugees from San Cristobal
and Candelaria, towns on the Western
railroad, in Pinar del Rio province,
bring news from region that is with
out telegraph, railroad trains or regu-
lar mails 1t is also province with
out salt, and in which the inhabitants
are shut up in towns in starving
condition, and guards of Spanish
troops threaten to shoot anyone pass
ing in or out.
1t appears that battle has taken
place which has not figured in the Of
fetal government report. 1t was at
San Cristobal on the 18th. The town
had been occupied by the rebels from
January to that date. Antonio Ma
Geo had fought with Gen. Luque at
Paro Real, on one side of the town, and
later with Gen. Cannella on the other
side. Col. Segura and 600 men had a
narrow escape from humiliation on
the main road between Candelaria and
San Cristobal, on the 9th, but no fight
in San Cristobal has been announced
by the government.
An eyewitness of the affair to-day
said that Spanish column 1,200
strong, under Col. Hernandez, arrived
at San Cristobal. on the 18th, suppos-
ing that the insurgents had gone fur
Their east, for Maceo was near Arten-
STA. The rebel leader Zayas and five
of his men were in the town. and 900
OF his followers were camped just east
of the town. Hernandez came from
the west, entering the main street.
Zayas and his company ran, firing
their revolvecs, toward their men on
the approach of the troops. Zayas
reached the rebel camp and took com
mand He divided his men into three
battalions of 300 men each. Two of
these remained at the east end of the
town and alta cked Hernandez column
as they came down the narrow street.
With 300 mounted men Zayas rode
around the town and entered in Her
andez' rear, attacking the troops and
driving them in between the cross fire
of the other rebel bands.
Hernandez fought desperately and
used, several cannon, but the rebels
had him in a disadvantageous position.
lie fought on, moving slowly along
the road east from San Cristobal to
Candelaria. Zayas' men fought him on
each flank and from the rear
1t is said that the road was Uttered
with dead soldiers for the entire six
miles to Candelaria.
My informant said he saw in the
ruins of a house, which had been
burned on the road, the heads of six
Spanish soldiers, the bodies having
been burned to prevent Identification.
The rebels burned two large gov
eminent bridges on the highway at
Hagassa and Rio Hondo to prevent
Spanish cannon being again taken to
the Pinar del Rio province. After Her
nandez left the rebels re-entered San
Cristobal
On the 10th the insurgents burned
the town of Cabanas, on the north
coast, 20 miles west of Havana. The
garrison was driven out of town and
the torch was applied. While the
insurgents were in the town the gun
boat Alerta, which once before fired
upon the rebels, shelled the town.
That completed the work of destruc-
ton.
The Diario de La Marina publishes
the following account of the destruc-
ton of an insurgent hospital near Bo-
londron, which is semi-otficial. since
all matter passes through the censor's
hands before publication:
Receiving confidential notice that
IN the place called Mayes there existed
a hospital of the enemy, Count Lee
runda went in that direction and
ordered an advance of a section of his
troops, commanded by Seniors Pozo
and Gonzales, directed by the scout
Pamirez. Hardly had the sentinel of
said hospital seen our gallant troops
than there were seen coming out of
the same eight armed individuals. who
Immediately fed. There were can.
tured a medical case, cartridges. one
Mauser rifle and sundry other effects.
The hospital was destroyed, with
everything which, could not be trans
ported.
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