The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16
BLOCKADE AS SEEN
IN SPANISH EYES.



HAVANA. May $50 p. MIN al the
palps.s today the American practice os
bor1tarSsng desenssIeSs towns without
previous rosiaczslon,~ WAS severely cen
sured Those VINO administered the rebuke
sad that towns ought not 10 Do oornnaro-
ed aosely 10 destroy property. or 20 k-1
people. or fer mere pleasure. and pointed
out that In the interests OF humanity IN
ternatioEas law had provided that towns
must not be bonharded until the forces
at the attacking party were ready and IN
condition to assault and take the towns.
In political circles X IS said the Amer
leans. while pretending that they do not
wish the reconcentrzdos TO die q ssarva-
ton. are nevertheless ready 10 XIII over
\ million people by their blockade Ac-
cordl1g 20 private a6vices from CardeEas.
the American vessels about 10 o'c2ock last
Wednesday tried tc enter the harhor. and
al o'clock IN the afternoon three large
American vessels succeeded IN entering.
The Spanish gunboat Lopez fired the d-st
shot. and the gunboats Ligeria and Alerta
answered at the military commanders
headquarters, the city hall and the Span
ish casino, over all Of which the Spanish
flag was hoistec. The Americans fired see
shots One shot fell in the warehouse.
where many reconcsntradcs were living.
igniting the building. but the hremen saw
ed the women and children from the
flames.
Othsr shells struck near the military
hospital. the Spanish casino. the Ortsro
fheafer, the principal drug store il the
city ard near many private residences
The bombardment lasted for two hoErA
tho Americans finally retreasisg toward
Cayo Diano- All the wounded were as
sisted by the religious societies Mr.. 1r-
vest, manager OF the Caraenas railroad,
ordered all trains On duty 10 remove the
people from town 10 the P-ogresso sugar
plantation The losses were two killed
and seventeen wounded. About fifteen
shells have been found that did not ex-
plode.
TIE Spanish STEAMER Montserrat left
Cienfuegos on the sth for Spain
Marquis de couIellas. general manager
Of the Spanish Transatlantic Company.
gave Capt. Dechanes. her commander.
Sle,eo6. for having saved the ship aad her
important cargo.
Friday morning the Americans tried 10
effect a landing at Banas beach, but were
repealed after three-quarters OF an hours
fighting. On the 18th the Spanish forces,
reeonDoitering on the Rios farm. near Par
peto. surprised the insurgents lodged In
positions 10 assist the landing OF the Amer
.cans. under the protection Of the guns
of two American cruisers and three small
er vessels. lying between three and four
miles of shore. After two hours firing
the insurgents apAIGoaEu tlGl! pUSikinlAS,
leaving six killed.
The Americans attempted a landing on
the Salado beach. near Banas. under the
protection OF three vessels, one with side
wheels boat with about thirty men was
b@aehed az some distance from the osten-
slble landing place. but were surprised by
the Spanish rnusketry After twenty-four
hours firing under the protection OF the
warships. which discharged upYards OF
seventy cannon shots. 1.-The Americans re-
embarked having suffered some ioss.
On the 18th the Americans attempted 70
land at Herrbau beach, sustaining hot
Are from the Spanish forces.
The American feet fred about eighty
shots.
On the 18th the sound OF cannonading
and musketry was heard at great dis
fanca, apparently coming from Table
League beach. This was about 20 o'clock
In the morning.
On Friday the Spanish cruiser Condo de-
yena ditto and the torpedo boat Neuva
Espana left Havana harbor 10 engage the
American vessels. A great crowd gath
cred on the wharves and the San Lazaro
literal. with many ladies in carriages ana
on the roofs of adjoining houses, TO wit
ness the vessels departure and 10 cheer
them. The Spanish vessels began the
combat by firing at the Americans far
away on the horizon. The Americans re-
1Hf-c1 tAAS htr' Jus "AkhSe" SAist A9a A4fsf.
the Spanish vessels following them until
all were lost to view. The Spanish ships
continued to fire but the Americans de-
eiinei to fight them AT o'clock in the
evening two Spanish launches left the
harbor 10 scour over the area OF firing
and were not troubled by any American
vessels. ~ a quarter past the Spanish
warships returned 70 the harbor. Ii Is
believed that ore of the American vessels
suffered damage and was towed out OF
the combat.