The record-union., 1898-12-13

crs among the audience. refused to
close the house. Thereupon Allgrete,
former Captain Of Cuban troops, got
into an excited argument with the
manager Of the theater, and Allegrete
was escorted to the sidewalk by the
police on duty.
:, There Allegrete entered into heated
discussion with Spanish officer, who
struck him across the face with the
fat of his sword Then there was
collision between the Cubans and the
Spanish military men, more blows
We're struck on both sides, and many
persons from the cafes and park
cheered for Spain, and brought people
TO the streets from adjacent streets
and squares.
Suddenly a shot was fired, whether
by Cuban or by a SpaniarG, inten-
tionally or accidentally, cannot be
said, and the Cubans retreated into the
Hotel Ingleterra. More shots were
fired on both sides, and Arturo Tissei.
a French citizen, born in Havana, was
shot and seriously wounded while sit
ting at a table.
More shots were fired, and Cubans
ran through the hotel office and made
their way upstairs. Jesus Solonongo,
Cuban, fell wounded on the stairs, and
another wounded man broke into the
room occupied by Lieutenant Fitz-
hugh Lee, son of the famous General,
and the former Consul General here, de-
manding protection.
General Greene and several members
of his staff, who had been out on
balcony watching the crowd, heard the
in hn fal inf ha
corridors. SO soon as the Spanish oi1i-
GERS saw General Greene, who was in
uniform, they stopped the pursuit of the
Cubans, saluted and retired.
In the meantime Eastquio Lemus had
been fatally wounded in the street, and
Pedro Blesa and Senior Jiminez had
been killed. Shortly afterward the
Spanish guards on duty swarmed in
from the neighboring streets, and order
was restored.
At the time the Cubans and pursuing
Spaniards ran through the Hotel In
gleterra General Humphreys was in
the lobby talking with Major Martin
of General Greene's staff and other
gentlemen. A bullet shattered a mir
ror near which they stood, and two
others splintered the staircase.
r. S. Howland, editor of the Provi-
dence Journal" and w. Kelley, New
York contractor, We're jostled by the
sudden rush of shouting and fighting
men. General Julio Sanguilly was sit
ting at a table in the lobby. The vio-
lent scenes in the office and on the
stairs lasted, however, for only a few
minutes.
,-1,
were clearing the streets in the vicin-
ity. The hotel was full of American
officers and civilians, and some of them,
with their wives, were standing on the
balconies at the main entrance, which
were being hit by bullets fired by right
angle from the crowd. From that point
they watched the spectacle in the elee-
tric-lighted square.
1t is reported that in addition to
those killed and wounded, who have
been previously mentioned, fourteen are
being cared for in private houses.
Three arrests were made.
few minutes after the shooting in
the hotel frightened patrons and Gu
bans gathered around General Greene,
asking if he would protect them. He
assured them that he believed they
were safe, but the only recognized au-
thority in Havana was the Spanish Ex
eeutive. He then sent Captain Cole
and Lieutenant Stevens to General Cas-
ternos 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 iii
sufficient numbers to keep the peace
had been posted in the squares and
thoroughfares. Two of the men of
General Castenos called upon General
Greene, and gave him further personal
assurances
Telephone messages describing the
occurance were sent to General Wade
in Ell Velado, and General Greene cabled
to Washington a brief statement of the
facts; what was taking place in the
city was all unknown to the American