The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23
A CUBAN LAWYER
REACHES KEY WEST.
SAYS There Was Great Loss Of
Life in the Affair at Cardenas.

Copyrighted. 1895. by the Associated Press.
KEY WEST. May 22.-6 p. m.-The tram
quillity of u tropical Sunday has been un-
disturbed by definite information from any
streets are the only signs of the proxim-
ity of this iangu:d town TO the theater OF
war. There are only one or two ships III
the harhor. and they are coaIing with all
haste 10 get away 10 join their fellows IN
an action which all are convinced Is only
a matter of days. perhaps hours:
Speculation IS still concentrated on the
where bouts of Admiral Cervera's squad
ron, the general opinion favoring some
point on the southern coast. AS both
sides of the island are now patrolled by
United States warships. the naval author
tiles will not admit the possibility of Ger
vera's escape without the most desperate
conflict in the history OF naval warfare
Reports from Admiral SIMPSONS squad
ron say that all Is quiet off the northern
coast OF Cuba Nothing from Commodore
schley is expected before Monday or Tues
day. A rumor reached here that four
American warshps while bombarding
Santiago de cuba. had 0een driven off by
the Spanish fleet, bat the story is general
IL diScredited Where It came from IS a
mystery.
Senior Ernesto Castro. well-known law
yer. and president of the revolutionary
junta Of Cardenas. arrived here today on
the cunboat Annapolis. During the recent
engagement at cardenas Senor Castro was
In the bag in a small boat. trying TO reach
the American vessels and get trinsporta-
t;on to the United States, on an important
mission. He WAS compelled 10 return to
The shore. where he saw and heard of the
results OF the 5ombardmcni.
The Spanish gunboats which lured the
United States torpedo boat Wlns'ow into
the death trap were the Antonio .e Lopez.
realtad and Lgerau During Tie tight
the two former rotreated behind the
wharyes and the Lineerau behind the
onav. II was the Antonio Lopez that
oI,ened fire on the Wlnslow and decoyed
her into the trap The Spanish troops
formed on the public square. not daring to
ga 20 the wbarvos. all the Spanish flags
were lowered. AZ they furnished targets.
and the fAm.Ie~ al fed 10 Jove.lanos.
senor Castro says an American shell ex-
p'aard in the very entrance 70 the Span
- casino. sha:er.nS it and setting the
ba.ta.ng On fire.
-r,3e casino which had fsssa used as
military headquarters arJ infantry bar
rseks and which was the !arsest styuc-
r,.-.. II th. town was utrerly destroyed
Other buildings were wrecked Some of
th,, shots weut 80 far IS ;hs TrseEte pian-
tat:a.. two miles In the Inferior. The
SPANISH Joss of Efe. SENIOR Castro be. eves
- have been very heavy. II waE - re-
parted.
After the. boYubardugens ceased. Tie mss.
tAry commando pressesi al ahle- b7,..e4
men into The work of carving sand 10
hunt new batteries. and the gext day
l2n9 men weTs brought from Aatanzas
ara Havana 20 va8t}nue TIE work
Sena- Castro after passing four lays m
ias Piedras kev s.rnaiesi the E7natei States
euuhos. Wilmington AMI AIS taken or.
He says fsmne pTess.s eveTywhere "a
Eu5a. II CasasnAs rsee i tgge2. -3T~
cents "a peuaA. condensed mix s@t.s a.