New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16
MONTSERRAT LEAVES CUBA
CAPTAIN RECEIVED $4,000 FOR SAVING
SHIP AND CARGO.
SPANISH ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT AND DAMAGE

SPANISH ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT AND DAMAGES
AT cARDENAs AND OTHER sKIRMIsHEs
Havana. May Is, $50 .. MIN all the pupits
to-day the American practice OF bombardins
defenceess towns without previous notification
was severely censured. Those who administered
the rebuke said that towns ought not to be bonn
barded solely TO destroy property. or to XIII peo-
pie or for mere pleasure and pointed out that
in the interests Of humanity international law
had provided that towns must not be bonn
barded until the forces of the attacking party
were ready and in condition 20 assault and take
the towns
In political circles 1t is said that the Ameri-
cans while pretending that they do not wish the
reconcentrados to die OF starvation. are never
tbeless ready to kill over a million people by
their blockade.
Governor General Blanco Is holding series OF
conferences with leading politicians to settle
definitely the constitution OF Cuba and the per-
sonnet OF the Cabinet. 1t Is believed that the
original secretaries Will be appointed to perma-
nent places. with the exception Of Senior Dolz.
the present Secretary OF Public Works and
Communications
According to private advces from Cardenas
the American vessels about 10 o'clock last
Wednesday tried TO enter the harbor. and
at o'clock in the afternoon three large Ameri-
can vessels succeeded in entering. The spanish
gunboat Antonio Lopez fired the nrst shot from
the Zulueta Wharf and the gunboats Lgerla
and Alerta answered the fire directed at them
The American vessels fired at the military COM
mander's headquarters. the city hall and the
SPANISH casino over all Of which the Spanish
flag was hoisted. The Americans fired four hun
dred shots One shell fell In the Zuueta ware
house. where many reconcentrados were living,
igniting the building. but the fremen saved the
women and children from the flames. Other
shells fell near the military hospital. the Span
ish casino. the Otero Theatre. the principal
drug store in the city, and near many private
residences.
The bombardmen. lasted for two hours, the
Americans finally retreating toward Caya
Diana All the wounded were assisted by the
Red Cross Mr. Irivas. the manager OF the
Cardenas Railroad. ordered all trains on duty
to remove the people from the town TO the
Progreso sugar plantation The losses were
two killed and seventeen wounded About M
teen shells have been found that did not ex-
plode.
The Spanish steamer Monserrat left Cientu-
egos on May for Spain. Marquis de Conehas'
general manager Of the Spanish Transatlantic
Company, gave captain i'tscHa''P'' ''S' N''
mander $4,000 for having saved the snip ana
her important cargo .
Friday morning the Americans tried 70 enect
a landing at Banes Beach but were repeien
after three quarters Of an hours hghting. On
MAY II the Spanish forces reconnotrlns on tLe
Rios Farm. near Parpete surprised the lhsur-
gents lodged in positions to assist the ianolns
OF the Americans. under the protection or the
guns OF the American cruisers and three sInalier
vessels lying between three and FOUR niles on
the shore After two hours firing the insur-
gents abandoned their position. leaving SIX
Killed. ,, ~
The Americans also attempted LANDING on
the salado Beach. near Banes. under the pro
lection OF three vessels. one with slde Whecs.
4 boat with about thirty men was oeachea AT
Some distance from the ostensible landhs place.
but was there surprised by Spanish muske,ry.
After two hours hghting under the protection
~ ,hA warships which discharged upward OF
seventy cannon shots, the Americans fe-e"'
harked having suffered some loss
ON MAY IL the Americans attempted 70 iaho
at HArradurs Beach. near Cabanas. sustaining
hot fire with the Spanish forces. The American
fleet fred about eighty shots. killing gueriha
lieutenant . .,.,o,r,,
on MAY l3 the sound OF cannon and musKe.ry
was heard AZ a great distance. apparently com.
ing from Table de Aqua Beach. This was ABOUT
10 tn the morning.