The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07

when once the guns % Moro castle are
trained from the island toward the sea.
ard aimed at an American man-of-war,
5000 Cuban soldiers viii rise out of the
noun sains and swanps Of the interior and
viii descend upon Havana. There should
Be but two battles IN the var IN Cuba
between Spain and the United States.
THESE should b. at porso REQ and AT
Havana. Then the Spanish flag wou.d he
forever thrown from tae batssemsnis OF
Havana"
1t visa Russell eDlegrove. OF Washington
City. who spoke tfas IN conversation with
q Post Intelligeaeeg repor:er yesterday.
Mr.. coiegrose has BEEN operating lns
of steamships between Havana aod hey
West and other American ports Tor the
past sevsn years. great part Of taat
time he spent In Havana, T.3 weeks aso
he took his beats of the Havana run ara
closed NJ, HIS Offices on the island OF Cabd.
believing that hostllitses are certain To
ensuA.
Mr. fselesrpse left Havana Tuesday
night March 20 little over two weeks
age lie was In Key West on the nigat
The Maine Wis blown up In Havana har-
bor Bright and carry the next morning
watched the snaulah citizens and sol
d!ers gsoating over the destruction OF the
American battieship and the murder OF 20
OF her suen.
II IL one thing TO read OF the horrors OF
war I'm C'sshar-of the starving reeoncesi-
frados and of the ignorance, stupidity and
brutality OF the Spanish so.disrs-and
quite another to hear one who has lived
on the Island describe them as does MIR.
Colegrove. His observations. given In the
appended Interview. contain many things
that. while not new, yet are brought cut
IN decidedly novel and interesting lash
ion. Especially vivid lis his description OF
thu starving Cuban women and children.
herded like animals by Butcher Weyier-
Hero are Mr. Coiegrose's words:
Maine and shc Spanish.
There never was the siightest doubt on
the part Of the American citizens in Ha-
vana but that the Maine horror WAS the
work OF the Spanish and that the Spanish
officers there either knew In advance that
the pride or the American navy was 10 he
DESTROYED In an instant or were kept IL
ignorance of tho exact time In which The
deed was 10 b- do'e By those Entrusted
with the ffendlsh task. but as IN Spanish
fssponsibii!fy for that awful outrage. the
Americans residing IN Havana are salts
ned that spanish eowars'sce ard sEsaeherr
oeHt w American NaltlfS "a tBssF H5ps1.
The American officers in Havana were not
allowed TO iix the responsibility far that
outrage sgsinst The American people
Certain Influences made II lmpeT8tiY, shst
the court ~ inquiry shasiia NOT pa0llss il
report that the Spanish government MAS
respenssbls. fer IN. destruction al the
Maine and the slaughter Of her crew.
Spain knows no other mode ~ warfare
than that israesieed In the destruction OF
the Maine. Her soldiers In Cuba are ig-
norant or everything concerning the Unit
ed States and the american people Her
officers are dsnsely so regarding The tenn
per ~ the American public and the capac-
ity of this country 20 wage a successful
warfare, The Spanish youth IL brought
M TO witness scenes % barharity and cru
city and 10 know that there ia oniy enc
nation Oh the globe. ana that IS ruled by
Alfonso MIL From their childhood they
are soughsued 10 the bloody sights OF the
eul'nghtang pit. Once In Havana attended
hulffgAt with my brother 1 became
siekcned Al the hlooay spectacle jus, sn
front % me sat Il Spanish fratron, with
her TWO little children, not more than 10
years cid. a hey and a girl arolauaia.
ssnd crying Bravo" with all sheir t,nv
Aaght THIS gives one an insight into the
Spanish character.
1T was ssmply .ckening and horri.,ine
10 witness the exhibition az HenaSh sles
~ the Spanish % Havana after the do
ssrtArsion % the Maine. They would stand
on use shore gazing ai the twisted wreck
% the once proud American battieship the
ton sonh OF so many brave men sen, 10
their faaru by Spanish treacherv and in
ssrnai design II was 10 the Spanish the