The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-28
THE BLOCKADE OF HAVANA
TITS ALREADY BEGINNING TO TELL
ON THE CITY.

When Spanish Need of Food Becomes I'm
perative, il There is Money Enough in
the City to Make 1T Worth While, There
Are Likely to be Many Attempts at
Blockade Running-Rear Admiral Samp-
son Says They Will be Unsucessful-
Movements of the Insurgents.
Copyright, 1893, by Associated Press.)
On board the flagship New York, off
Havana, April 27.-7 a. m.-Via Key
West, 1886 p. m.---The blockade contin-
ues without incident. No casualties
have been reported to the flagship. Last
night was uneventful. This morning
the torpedo boat Dupont arrived from
Matanzas reporting that there had
been no more firing there and that the
blockade was effectively established.
No prizes have been secured by the
Matanzas squadron. News has been
received that LaLucha last night as
SGIlSu tlldl IWo CObSll1lS SIGdlllclS llChlt
sneal1ed into Havana harbor on Sat-
urday, but it should be remembered
that at that time the blockade was
only in it's initial stages. To-day the
fighting squadron is equipped with a
force of small boats which under cover
of darkness can get close in shore
where they are likely to prevent block
and running by little craft hugging
the coast. The amount Of provisions
carried by the two coasting steamers
into Havana last Saturday must have
been so small as to be practically of no
advantage
Blockade Pinching Havana.
Havana even now feels the pinch of
the blockade. When Spanish need of
food becomes imperative, then, if there
is money enough in the city to make
it worth while, there are likely to be
many attempts at blockade running,
but Rear Admiral Sampson says they
will be unsuccessful. Then will come
the inevitable and Havana will be
forced to surrender and beg for food.
An attempt to raise the blockade is a
contingency that must follow Even
should an engagement occur there is
no reason to believe that it would
ameliorate the plight Of the city.
Movement of Insurgents.
Information regarding the move
ments of the insurgents is meagre but
it is known that as many persons as
can are leaving Havana. The insur
gent army is believed to be active and
is trusted to shut off all communication
between north and south Cuma, though
communication between Havana and
Barcelona still appears to exist. A con-
eerted movement by the insurgents
| upon Havana and it's defenses seems
| hardly feasible. AS soon as the insur-
| gents carry their campaign into the
far north of the island they are con-
| fronted with starvation. 1t is believed
| the insurgents will adhere to their
guerilla tactics and NOT transfer their
forces in any large number to a terri
| tory where starvation will soon hold
sway
| The problem of provisioning and coal
| ing the blockading fleet has so far prov
| ed an easy one to solve Speculation
as to the movements of the army and
| to the length of time it will take to
mobilize is rife The time also when
the two arms of the service will be able
| to cooperate Is eagerly awaited-all
the more SO as a pacific blockade is te-
| dious at the best.
| The last twenty four hours have been
| the most uneventful passed ON the
flagship since the blockade commenced.
This morning has been barren of
I Yrls, ~1oI les en Jpp
| that no ship even came near Matanzas.
! A Spanish boat was seen In Matanzas
harbor apparently laying mines. A
! Norwegian steamer bound for the Unit
/ ed States was allowed to pass out of
| Matanzas yesterday. A Norwegian
| and British steamer were allowed to
pass out of Cardenas day before yes
! terday. Both were bound for the United
States.
| 1t is reported that the torpedo boat
| Foote has had another brush with the
| shore guns. The Foote suffered no
| damage. The weather continues cool
| and fine. No better weather conditions
| could be desired for military operations
| If the army were there. The trade
| winds constantly blowing on the north
| side of Cuba give it naturally excellent
| health conditions and there are many
breezy points by which the flagship
has sailed and where landings could be
made which could be occupied without
| detriment to health. Matanzas is un-
| wholesome on account of the marshes
bordering the town and Havana on ac-
count of the filthy harbor into which
everything drains, but these are excep-
| tional.