New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-14

THE SHOOTING ATFRAY At THE HOTEL
lNGI.ATENNA.
tnr rr1.ronAru 10 THE TninrS,

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Havana. via Key West. Dec. lathe feeling
in Havana yesterday Was one %! panic. and
sunday nights srrey In tho Heel Inslaterrs
came near being y massacre Of innocent guests
The trouble hegan ahortly before midnight IN
front Of tho TaCcn Theatre IN dispute between
Cuban and Spanish cn,c---. II was alleged that
q Cuban We. not observing Captain General
Castellanos's order egsins; wearing the insignia
Of the !nsurgent uniform Some Cuban officers
started toward the d.s?u.ests 10 Inquire the
cause OF the trouble. shot war then fred
from San RaTacl--t. which suus between the
Tacon Theatre and the Hotel Ins!atevra. This
shot apparently waa fred in tho air. but II
seems 10 be established that {. came from Il
group o: Cuhans. The Tncon Cefo was filed
With Spanish officers, In the lnglaterra Gaze
were mostly Americans and CubGns large
number Of Spanish oa,cers .sn out Of a the
stre which Is sesoss The park fTom the Tacon.
They toned the crowd which pressing
toward the Irglaterra. driving a email number
Of Cubens before them through the cafe and
into the corridor O. the hotel. Up 10 this time
the regular military police force seems TO have
been IN control hu: e was quickly augmented
by a company os regulars and by officers who
naked IN. A squad of regulars IN the park fired
several voeys IN all directions. and people
blocks away heard bullets whistling through the
e!..
TWO vOLLEYs FIRED At THE HOTEL
Two -traigh; rusNlades reem 10 have been
fred ut the Hotel Inssterra. One Of these
wounded Lieu,ecant- Colonel Pene, Of the In.
surgent forces who ec.e~werG died The cafes
81 the re.ghborhooG We're oil quickly en'ptied,
but sought again as places Of refuge from
the bullets which were Aying outside. II Is pos
sible that this fr.-g n the park wGs due 20
troops losing their heads. In the lngaterrR
Hotel. however while there was much Wild
shooting there was also ar evident design
Captain sotolongo was shot inside the building
by ball from Msuser rife He was attended
BY Surgeon Davis Of General Greenes STAFF.
Others wounded.
The Americans were fortunate In that none OF
them was nit by q chance shot. Some Of the
Spanish forces ascended TO the third story OF
the hotel and some shots were fred there
Thev said thew were IN search Of General Greene
70 ask his cooperation. The hotel Walls pear
evidence OF many shots being fred Cltin- tely
Captain Cole and Lieutenant Stevens ACORN
panied by Spanish officers. went 10 where the
major IN command Of the regulars was stationed
and succeeded in getting the troops 10 stop
their scattering FIRE
sPANIARDs' BITTER FEELING.
II was fun hour be-Ore OFuei " as iV"'N'N''
Since then a heavy police force OF spanish resu-
lars has bean rlaintained. No Spanish SOL
diers were reported wounded In last nights en-
gagernent
Yesterday the feeling was intense Inc spun
ish are anxious for a chance a. the CuDahs'
and are determined on revenge. The CuDans
sav that General Greene should insist on dis
srrning the Spaniards. He has no authoI'tS ~
take any such step. 20 interfere Win Spa'4s"
control The authorities reiterate their apnlty
70 maintain order but Captain-Generai easter
lanos IS not showing himself equal to the STU
alton.
Trouble was reDortec yesterday from Nes'a
and other places in the suburbs.
The New-York IS !n the harbor' ana ehous"
American forces are at hand 70 take immediate
contro, Of the city II the emergency arises ~
Is desirable to say the present state OF reel
ing does not give promise Of such move Gen
eral Arolas the military governor. IS blamed ior
allowing last nights affair 70 proceed lie was
tn a hotel close 20 the Ingaterra for a part OF
the time.
Captain General Castellanos accuses 'he
Cuban Generals Julio Sanguily ana LacIe' oi
,jot 70 cause an uprising and seize the city al
a time when the Spanish garrison Is greaty
weakened and before the American troops nave
arrived I'm numbers sufficient % enforce orcei.
eaneutlv and I.acret have applied 10 me bIItlsn
Consulate and to the American oHlce'S iO' PO
fcCttgn