The times., 1898-07-31

VIII lombard the town"
In the meantime there was great ex-
citement in the town The Spanish peo-
pie We're scared and the soldiers were still
uncertain what to do. The foreign con-
suis continued to advise them to get out.
This was the state of affairs when Cur
tins telephone message was received.
They had no trouble then in deciding
what to do and a remarkable scene en-
sued.
Stores Rnidcd by spaniards.
The Spanish soldiers at once made
raid upon the stores and shops, which
they thoroughly looted The mems fur
nishing stores engaged most of their at
tention. They grabbed socks. shirts and
articles of clothing, wadded them togeth-
er and stuck them up their backs. in the
seat Of their trousers and under their
clothes wherever they could find room
for them. They helped each other and
worked with frsnzied haste to get them
selves armored against the deadly bullets
which they expected from the rear.
The police also took the fever and
Jammed carriage cushions. pillows and
everything else they could find up their
backs until every rear was armor-plated.
and waited for the word to start for the
hills. Some of this was done in the pub
lie square, the soldiers and police being
assisted in the padding process by such
Spanish citizens as were not in hiding
Returned 10 His ship.
phone message TO the Spanish comman-
der, entered his boat and returned TO the
Wasp for instructions The boat was
quarter filled with articles that had been
thrown TO him by the people.
On his way back to the Wasp he
passed the Dixie. Commander Davis. as
he had done ashore. Curtin replied that
be had given the Spanish commander a
half hour to surrender.
How long ago was that?" asked Com
nander Davis, pulling out his watch.
Ensign Curtin told him. and the comman-
der rowed ashore holding his watch in his
hand
Spanfards Felt Safer
The Spaniards felt safer after complet-
ing their armor plating. and after Com
nander Davis landed the Spanish colonel
h hat
terms ne demanded the surrender of the
town. The commander said the surrender
must be unconditional.
The Spanish commander sent another
note offering to surrender upon the con-
ditions that the garrison should be per
mttted TO retire; that the civil govern
Gnent remain in force; that the police and
fire Drigades be permitted to patrol with
out arms, and that the captain OF the
port should not be made a prisoner. He
also imposed the condition that American
soldiers should not advance from the
town within forty-eight hours.
Commander Davis, who was anxious
TO get thS SURRENDER DefOre the DaItie-
ship Massachusetts, arrived with Capt.
Higginson. a ranking officer. on board,
accepted those conditions. and the armor-
plated soldiers and policemen then fed
10 the hills.
The Spaniards left 100 rifles and 14000
rounds of ammunition behind them The
news OF the surrender had not reached
Gems. Miles and Wilson, when they left
Guanica. al O'Clock in the morning,
With 4.OO0 troops. which arrived from
Charleston on the transports Obdam,
Grand Duchess. City of Macon, City of
Mobile and City of Panama, under the
convoy of the bauleship Massachusetts,.
1t was expected that they would
have some fighting before they arrived
O. Ponce.
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