The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-19
THE RBLAMPAGo SUNK.
An Explosion of Torpedo Kills Six Of
ficers and Several Were Wounded.

An Explosion or Torpedo FllS Six III
ficers and Several Were Wounded.
Havana, Jan. 1S.--Tle gunboats Cen
tinela and Relampago left Manzanillo on
the night of January sixteenth with the
object OF going up the river Cauto to fort
Guamo In compliance with the orders of
General Rosch. At 10 o'clock on the
morning OF January 7th both gunboats
were near Mango, landing, when an ex-
plosion OF torpedo which had been well
placed in the river, sunk the Relampago.
Those OF the crew who survived swan
toward the shore, but were fred on from
the banks. AT this critical moment a
boat was launched from the Centinela,
which rescued the men i'm the water. In
view OF the instructions and the fact
that the commander of the Centinela and
nearly all Of the crews Of both gun boats
had been seriously wounded, the expedi-
tion had to return to Manzanillo.
Senior Martinez or the Relampago was
seriously wounded in the explosion as
well as Assistant Engineer Jacob; Davis,
the gunner Francisco Martinez and the
season Vinente Cener, Juan Cambelllo
and Felix Diaz, while paymaster AnterO,
chief officer Masquero, Engineer Paza-
della and also the pilot and four others
were slightly wounded Six Of the Of
icers and crew were killed outright and
all Of the rest receivA wounds of more
or less severity.
On the gunboat Centinela, the Com
mander Senior Puerta was seriously
wounded while of the crew one was
killed and corporal Manuel Manuel Ca
banas, the pilot Duran, Assistant Engin-
eer Hartinez and six Of the crew were
wounded.
1t is officially stated that ON Saturday
last a train running from Regla to Qua
naIbac0a, both places being close to this
city, was held up at 1870 p. M, by
Platedoes who carried off ten officers
who were returning from a pleasure trip
and number Of passengers. They were
afterwards liberated. One native was
killed.
The heavy artillery battery Of Vedaho
has ben tried in the presence Of General
Aguira, Of the artillery, and General
BarHnguer, Of the engineers, and is said
10 have exceeded the results expected.
GEN. WEYLERS ORDERS.
Captain General Weyler has issued a
circular amplifying article , Of his edict
Of January /. Ii says that the Spanish
authorities must not permit groceries,
dry goods or medicines to leave a town
unless the remitters Of each locality
guarantee the loyalty and standing of the
purchasers and v0uch for their actual
need of the goods. This step has been
taken to still further do away with the
possibility Of the Insurgents being able
to purchase supplies in the towns and
there is no denying that the work Of
starving the insurgents into subjection
is being pushed with more yigor and
success than the work of subduing them
by force of arms.
The insurgents have attacked Santiago
de Las Vegas, this province, from several
points. Their fire win be answered by
the Spanish garrison in the trenches and
a government force, under Captain
Echenique attacked the enemy outside
the town with the result that the insur-
gents retreated left two men killed and
retired with their wounded.
Senior Maceiras, editor OF La Patria Of
Santa Clara, has been imprisoned by
order OF the Governor Of that province.
He is charged with circulating false
charges against the authorities. The
publication OF La Patria has been
stopped.
1t is reported that Gomez has sent a
special messenger to General Ruis
Rivera the insurgent leader in the pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio, urging him at all
hazards to create a division in that part
OF fhe island, so as to prevent the Cap
tain-G General from sending an oyerwhelm-
ing force against the insurgent army,
which is advancing from the eastern part
of Santa Clara toward Matanzas, with
the intention, 1t is said. Of pushing on
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