The sun., 1896-03-01
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for protection. Round about each factory
and tho lands attached to II lie many smaller
farms known as colonies. These vary from
plots of three or four acres, worked entirely
by the members OF n single family, to farms
of from sixty to 600 acres, where from twenty
TO 200 men nre employed. All tho colonies
send their cane to tho factory to be made into
sugar, and each is dependent upon the factory
stores for its supplies. Tho farm houses aud
OF the factories and their plantations. which
are scattered about outside the factory quad
rsS we're moved ne hroHrh the is and
other bands followed, the towns and factories
began to arm. Tho method Of preparing for
furnished arms, and often officers and military
the factory was turned into fortress. Sugar
hogshCads were used. IA Gen. Jackson used
brenstworks. They were rolled into place until
they formed solid row extending from one
building To- another all ap, phont tho factory tory
nttlo chinks which the swell Of the hogsheads
left open served for loopholcs through which to
they boarded at tho colonies came men in nn-
swer TO the call. Al the factory to which the
sr we9 shG ARMED belongs OF
:. Every workngman In Cuba" he said.
'owns. three horses and macheetc. II he Is
kerchicf In the. morning. whom tho men aro
Within n minute OF tho hour for beginning
work there will not I've u workman in sight
Then from the path, nl about Il thy I Snrs riding
ing with the other. His bride is rope,
with him horse The men were organized
into groups Of about twenty-five men each. and
over each group was placed some man who had
army. There were plenty Of such men
tS the sup1es by s 9aa aSa
the the men ilrtr were uniformed in a. suit Of blue
with the Spanish boinG on thcir. heads, q head
to save his life Patrols we're established
about the fortified factories. and when 1t was
time coming around to attack the strcneholds.
the patrols were extended to tho fields during
the day time.
cmpo. within sight OF the great Terry planta,,
lion. Just outside of the ClGnfuesos district and
zas and Havana. Little bands of insurgents
We're still about. but the Cienfucgos planters
found themselves, comparatively unmolestcd,
til they were able to build line OF forts from
one river to another, which bounded their lands
six miles long. and It has eight forts upon it.
At each fort is night garrison e Of eighty or
as guard while the other half are out as patrols
watching for the enemy's bands The char
ac,er of these forts Is peculiar. Each is stu.
sugar country. where it will command MS wide
n view as possible. The first forts, built Ia q
f rade between wsss maze the % buildings at he "S,orc
For the forts the hogsheads were placed IN cir
feet in diameter. The hogsheals wcrc filled
with earth. and over them were built rude
roofs covered with canvas. grass, palmetto or
anything else that was handy.
On top OF the hogshcads were sometimes
placed two or three tiers Of railroad ties, leav-
more elaborate. They were built by first set
ting up four heavy corner posts about twenty
s ard da c "ss spsre on S
boards were filled with gravel and dirt At
convenient height long lonTgiitmdnai loophoiies
up to u second story. where other slots for fir
ing through we're left. Oyer all were thrown
pcrchcd on top of the roofs The lower floors
were further protected by throwing up earth
about them in banks that reached t2 the first
thus formed were protected with harhed wire
fences. From the top of every fort went tclH,
they the I'; preteced s NetIer MansGr nor colt rife
ris"ns Of some forts ike them at other places
have stood sicges which lasted several days.
forts erected % in this part OF Of Cuba are made Of
old steam boilers. At every factory Of any
al" & there were nnmner Of worn-pmt out, boilers
mnde Of steel as to 94 inch thick. These we're
taken in hand at the \, chine shops. the braces
and heads were knocked out and doorway
and loopholcs cut in them. Then they were cart,
braced IN place with railroad iron. Three floors
were put in each. and n ladder was hung
against the inside Of the shell as means of com
runication from top to bottom The upper floor
IN these forts is just below the top of the
steel sides to give sentry a breast: high cover,
srln or rain. These novel forts are so secure
when the steel door Is once closed upon the
c"ndcncs Cor @ III" in then them = for S outos,s % They be.
lleve that the men OF their garrisons feel such
confidence that they 60 to sleep M as soon as
don't answer tho TELEPHONE at night nt some sta
tions. There are three of these boiler forts on
the, line already spoken Of. and two others
within sight of them on other plantations.
Notwithstanding all these preparations, tho
Insurgents keep the guards Of the plantations
busy. and some one gcs killed on one side or
Some Of tho incidents which came under the
Immediate notice OF the cN-mcmhcr OF Troop
Of tIe operations which are Keeping that part
engaged in. tho war. Near the plantation
where the New Yorker Is engaged q Capt. Gal-
IRREGULAR troops Of the, plantations are called.
ling at the san Nicolas pasture, with nifty men
gents of about the same number. The two
fcrces 2pGncd fro uron ,, Gach other , and Gal,
retired into the bush leaving behind one man
~h2Gs hGr,U hnn neTn killed. Tns nan Mnn w"s
Charged upon hin. lie neither ran aln nor sur sur.
rendered. He dropped to the ground and took
refuge under thorny. umbrellas shaped bush
called salla. or tociu"ta. As the troop Of gucr-
rillas rod. down upon him he pumped nway at
them with his, colt magazine. rifle. and every
shot brought down 4 man. Three gucrrillas
wero shot in the head. and dropped dead from
their horses. and before the charging troops
reached his bush shelter they were driven
back by his fire. lhen, they got back out Of
range and surrounded the defiant ncg'o. To
disiodge him they SGT fire to the undcrbrussh.
and presently there was nm ever narrowing
circle Of iire closing In on him. He held his
place until tho fire was almost upon him,whcn
suddenly he sprnng ont naked. and, ahan-
doning his arms, made break for tho cane
fields Before he reached cover hc fell with
dozen bullets In him.
At another time Galhcnzo got word that
dozen Insurgents We're at SUPPER IN u cabin
breaking in the door, called out the challenge:
ALTO! Quicn yivuf'
cuba lihrei" came back the answer. and
with rush the negro insurgents came out.
and in the face Of tho fire of the gucrrillas, got
10 shelter in II cnnccld. The field was sur.
rounded. but nobody cared To go into the cano
to hunt for men armed with the deadly ma
chrtes. The canc WAS wet and wouln nj burn.