The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
Three Persons
Killed.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
Spaniards and CubansFig
in Havana Streets.

Havana, Dec. 12-Three Cubans were
killed and one Spanish officer and two
Cubans wounded last night in an. at
fray between some Spanish officers off
duty and a number of citizens and a
party of Cubans, who wished to close
the Taeon theater on account of the
death of General Garcia.
The Spanish troops on duty inter
vened and restored order After the
news of General Garoia's death spread
through Havana early last evening"
the Cubans wished to have all the
places of amusement closed. They sue
ceeded in closing two places frequent
ed by Cubans, but the management of
the Tacon theater, where there We're
many Spanish officers among the audi
enoe refused to close the house. There
upon Allegrette, a former captain Of
insurgent troops, got in an excited ar
gument with the manager of the the
alter, and Allegrette was escorted to the
sidewalk by the police on duty.
There Allegrette entered into q. heat
! ed discussion with a Spanish officer,
| who struck him across the face with
the fiat of his sword.
Then there was a collision between
the Cubans and the Spanish military
men. More blows We're struck on both
Sides Suddenly a shot was fired by a
Cuban or by a Spaniard, Intentionally
or accidentally, and the ,'ubans re-
treated into the hotel Inglaterra.
| Arthur Tuzet, a French citizen, born
| in Havana was shot and seriously
wounded while sitting at a table.
| More shots We're fired, and the Gu
bans ran through the hotel office and
made their way upstairs. Jesus Soto
| longo d Cuban, fell wounded on the
| stairs, and another wounded man
broke into the room occupied by Lieu
tenant F'itz Hugh Lee, son OF
General Lee, demanding protection:
! Gen. Greene and several members of
his staff, who had been out on a balcony
| watching the crowd, heard the uproar
| in the hotel, and went into the eorri-
! dor So soon as the Spanish officers
saw General Greene, who was in uni
| form, they stopped the pursuit Of the
| Cubans. saluted and retired.
| In the meantime Eastaquto Lemus
| had been fatally wounded in the streets
and Pedro Blesa and Jiminez had been
killed.
Shortly afterward the Spanish guards
on duty swarmed In from neighboring
! streets and order was restored
| a
| Spaniards ran through the Hotel Ingla-
terra. Gen. Humphrey was in the lobby
| talking with Maj. Martin of Gen.
| Greene's staff, and another gentleman.
| A bullet shattered mirror near which
| they stood and two others splintered
| the staircase. r. S. Rowland, editor
| of the Providence Journal, and w. l..
! Riley g. New York contractor, were
jostled by the sudden rush OF shouting
and fighting men.
! The violent scenes in the office and
on the stairs lasted, however, for a few
minutes only. On the outside the Span
| ish soldiers were clearing the great
| square and streets in the vicinity. The
hotel was full Of American officers and
civilians, and some Of them, with their
wives, were standing on the balconies
at the imminent risk of being hit by
| the bullets fired at an upward angle
| to scare the crowds. From that point
| they watched the spectacle in the cleo
| tric-lighted square. It is rumored that
in addition to those killed and wound
| ed who have been previously mem
| toned, II are being cared for in private
| houses.
| A few minutes after the shooting in
| the hotel frightened patrons and Cub
ans gathered around Gen. Greene, ask
| ing if he would protect them. He as
sured them that he believed they were
safe, but the only recognized authority
in Havana was the Spanish executive.
He then sent Capt. Cole and Lieut.. Ste
vens to Gen. Castellanos to inquire
what was being done to preserve order.
| The latter replied that the cafes had
| been ordered closed and the streets
cleared, while troops in sufficient num-
bers to keep the peace had been poste
in the squares and thoroughfares. Two
of the aides of Gen. Castellanos called
upon Gen Greene and gave him further
| personal assurances Telephone mes
sages describing the occurrence were
sent to Gen. Wade in FL Vadao, and
! Gen Greene cabled Washington a
brief statement Of the facts. What
was taking place In the city was all
unknown on the American warships
and transports in the harbor, nor did
the news reach there until this morn
ing.