The times., 1898-05-17
AFFAIRS At cIENFuEG0s
Refugees at Kingston Tell Of
Danger and Riot.
ENGLISH ARE HATED ALSO
They Are CIassed With Americans
Now Lying on CienfueGos HarbOr.
Spnniards Thought Dewey Had
Been Defeated.

Kingston, Jamaica, May 16.-The 2Sl
passengers who were brought here by the
British steamer Adula from Cienfuegos
and kept in quarantine since last Thurs
day morning, were landed yesterday. An
answer to a cablegram sent to the Brit
ish consul at Havana Thursday asking
as to the state of health at Cienfuegos
came yesterday afternoon, and the quar-
antine board held special meeting and
granted the release of the passengers.
The permission was given at 3 O'Clock
and about O'Clock the Adula got up
from Point Royal and began discharging
passengers, of whom many had been
sleeping on the deck of the little steam
er. About 100 of them Americans and
others. are of the best families of Glen
fuegos and most of them appear to be
well supplied with money or goods. Some
of them brought but few articles of
clothing.
Among the passengers are a brother of
British Consul Fowler at Cienfuegos and
DR.. Isidore Cabana, of Philadelphia, a
relative of Fowler. Both say that United
States Consul McGarr at Cienfuegos did
not notify single American except Vice
Consul Casanova. whom he took with
him, when the steamer Beverly sent at
the order of the State Department by
Consul Dent. of Kingston. went to Glen
fuegos 10 take home the American con-
sui and citizens. though the Beverly was
there two days. Mr.. Fowler says that
McGarr told Consul Fowler of the Bev-
| erly's visit and his own intention to de-
part and bade him not to mention 1t as
| IL was a state secret
Dr. Cabana says that Cienfuegos is
| more Spanish than Havana. The Spanish
commander, Gen. Augustera, the doctor
| says, told his relatives that he could
| protect the Yankees from the citizens
generally but he feared ne could not pro.
| tect them from the mob. which might al
any time gather. The English and Ameri
| cans alike were called Yankees. and the
| natives bitterly decried both with equa
vehemence. Notwithstanding the fact that
Consul Fowler's two daughters are mar
ried TO Spaniards.
| The people of Cienfuegos were cut of
| from information practically. It tool
from three to six days to get an answer
| to cabIegram from Kingston ordinarily
| and all news was suppressed. The au
thorities. DR.. Cabana says. had been act
ing fairly. though the confiscation o.
American property had been threatened
They were taking possession of provis
ions, however, and giving therefor due
bills without date.
| There was riot in the plaza at Glen
! fuegos on the Sunday before the Adul;
left. Some of the soldiers had been in
| sulting the women of the officers famf
lies and upon complaint all soldiers wer
forbidden TO walk in the plaza. This in
censed the soldiers. and they went to tn
! plaza in such numbers and raised such
row that the general commander had t
go to the plaza In person He found I
necessary to placate both sides and coun
termand the order forbidding the soldier
TO use the plaza.
Mr.. Fowler says that there were six
teen Spanish gunboats at Cienfuegos
Most of them were small craft. though
four were of about 1.000 tons each. Tn
harbor is mined. The Adula was BOARDS
by boat from the United States shi
Eagle upon leaving the harbor.
Until the Adula was boarded by tn
Eagles boat her passengers thought tina
Admiral Deweys feet had been destroy
ed. 1t was so announced in Cienfuego
and the bells of the city were rung TO
three hours.