The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-01
MARCHING WITH GOMEZ.
Mr.. Flint's Book Describing the Prcss
cnt War in Cuba and its Horrors.

American war correspondent IN CUBA 10
visit General Gomez. Of the Cuban army
during the present war. has written a
book. entitled Marching with Gomez"
In SC Mr.. Flint gives many pen pictures
OF Spanish cruelty. and describes In de-
tail the various officers OF the CUBAN
army and their manner OF fighting. as
well as many Instances OF the cOwardce
Of the wel-armed Spaniard5 who are
repeatedly put to flight by the poorly
armed Cubans OF the instances Of Span
ish cruelty he tells of one. thus:
They entered the house OF our kind
friends (pers0ns with whom General
Macoo and his staff had spent tho nignD
sacked 10 cut the old men down with
machetes They killed an old negro ser
want and two muatto farm hands, and
left their bodies by tho road unburied.
The daughter was I'm the room when
they killed her father, and she tried 70
rusl between them and the Oh man.
They cut her about tho right arm. which
She raised before her face, and wounded
her with thrusts or bayonets. The vet
nurse ram 60 tho door and held up tho
little baby before her begging for mercy.
A soldier standing outside put his rine
10 the infants head and shot 10 dead.
The daughter refused 20 be cared for by
a Spanish surgeon, but they put her In
"a shed near by for they had fired tho
house, and tho reglmental surgeon or
dered quicklimc put on her wounds. sn3
died from shock and PAIN
Another story he tells Of Spanish
cruelty rs OF an incident az Olayita. The
administrator of the plantation there
was a French citizen
"On the approach Of the span.ards,"
saws the writer. M Quartz locked nim-
self IN bis house small two-story
frame building, lay down on his bed
aud wrapped himself in a French hag.
Tho troops burst IN the door, dragged N
Duarte outside and cut him 90 pieces
with their machetes on his own door
STEP Tho flag Of France was soaked IN
blood Am indiscrlminate slaughter OF the
plantation hands and their families vas
now begun Men. women and small
children were dragged from their homes
and cut down in the most brutal man
ner. The store-houses and the cottages OK
the plantation negroes were set on fire.
and the bodies of the victims. dead or
dying. were thrown among the haHes.
only one escaped. Chinese coOHe who
succeeded in making tho woods near b.,
with six Mauser bullet holes in him.
None OF the pacihcos had taken any part
I'm the skrmish that preceded the sIaugh-
ter but lay Quaking with fear In their
houses
Mr.. Flint himself counted the charred
bodies Of seven OF these victims lu one
burned building. one of the bodies was
that of an infant that had been thrown
into the fire. Ile tells many other in-
stances OF similar cruelty, though none
quite so bad as this.
Mr. Flint made DIS way alone from
Havana 20 the 0utp0sts of tho Cuban
Army. Tie bore letters telling who De
was and Of his mission, and was received
and welcomed hy the insurgents as soon
as they knew he was not "a Spanish spy.
Ia reaching the camp of Gomez De
passed through some hale dozen other
camps and his story gives The Tie to th3
statement that Ono the cuban WHr there
is uo lighting These s1mps he says.
were small. bu every day raids were
made. and the Spanish Army was COM
t.nualy hlrassad. THE Spanish seldom.
NJ ever were the aggrossnfi and NNon
they werc attacked they generally iorm-
ed n hollow square and fired in any direc-
ton. always rcrreatiue when their hre
was returned with spirit
Mr. Flint was with GomoX when that
General fought tWo of DIS battles. me
first no NauliHnaho and tre second ina
battle of Saratoga. ln thc first off these
his men had only few rounds of am-
muiti0n and ,ney were opposed hF
large force of Spanish infantry. AZ the
made a three days hght against large
force of Spanish infantry and although
the Span.ards were reinforced by more
soldiers than Gomez had in his whole
army. mt the end of the three days they
were forced 90 retire. the relnforcem-ni3
only covering their retreat. ar Flint
describes Gomez as "a little gray man
whose clothes don't ht him and whose
figure looks old and ordinary But
he says. "the moment he turns his Keen
ewes on YOU they strike Ike blow from
the shoulder. You Peel the win, the fear-
lessness and the experience OK men thaL
is I'm those eyes. and their owner becomes
q giant before YOU"
Gomez Mr.. Flint describes as a strict
discioluarian. and above AN an upholder
OF the law OF the Cuban republic, pun
isltng with the utmost severely his own
men who break IT, He hates towards.
and win not tolerate avoidance of hghI
bv Cu5ans with arms. Here Us the report
of one Interview that Gomez had with
Major ar the head of some weli-armod
Cubans. AIr Flint was present Ihe
Major is well dressed, has o. fine horse,
wears o. shiny pistol belt and cross peil
with the stars of a Major. TOD bots and
slver-mounted machete.
The Nai0r-Ah. citizens. gentlemen,
nv rpsuects 10 you all; my respects 20
the Commander in CHIEF. ! report TO my
Generals order. 1 trust my General ls
well" g..
Gomez uestily)-"Lift up the tent. let
me see the man; / can't see the iello".
An. indeed. commandant How many
men have youf .,,.
rhe Naior-"Ab0ut nifty my General
Gomez Gaising hts voice. Answer ms
question directly. How many men h@Fa
your ..,.-. es.,.-
The Major Johannesburg hi.y-
1--WE my General and forty rifles
Gomez "Are your men well. 10 sooN
health; have they ammunition ~.,
The Major Excellent. my General
with some forty rounds per man. .,,..
Gomez-"How near does your I'"''''
live?" cen.
eral" p..,,r.
your equipment: turn over your
and arms 10 Colonel Bosa at once. 70
morrow I will send you 20 '. "a 49,.
Rio 10 Maceo. where mere - "s'i''''''
where you will have 20 ngnI
comez-'. Monoay you allowed the span,
ism convoy to pass through YOU 49,, 49,,
without attacking them. You ma W, 80
YOU have arms and ANN ~ y. ,'oi, !, 49,
strong. How Is thisE 4e"' VA
stars which you disgrace ..,,e,,,.
her my services in me last war '0No''@
in the Ten Years War MA.
90, corre[-..,rbe more shame 20 you. Tons
g. as N 7 had said / had money Des
srest m. had health. but lost IT, 10
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