New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
FACED BARCELONA'S MOB.
PLUCKY DEEDS OF CONsUL-GENERAI
BOWEN AND NORMAN HARRINGTON
SOCIETY MEN MOST ACTIVE IN ONE OF THE
EIGHT RABBLEs THAT ASSEMBLED TO AS
SAIL THE AMERICAN CONSULATE
SHIELD AND EAGLE SAVED.


SAIL THE AMERICAN CONSULATE
SHIELD AND EAGLE SAVED.
Liverpool April 3O.-Herbert w Bowen. who
was the United States Consul General at BARGE
Iona Is a passenger board the Cunard Line
steamer Etruria. sailing from this port for New
York to-day. In conversation with repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press. MI Bowen
said
II received a Geographic message notifying
me 20 leave Barcelona from General Stewart l..
Woodtord. our Minister at Madrid. at $50 p. m.
on April 81 though the telegram was sent from
Madrid at $50 n. m. Immediately notified the
British Consul who came to the consulate at g
o'clock took the keys and assumed charge OF
our interests When It was dark took down
the Shield The Shield slowed in safe
place. and notified the authorities OF what had
been done. | also informed them that | was
going to leave Barcelona at $50 on April %. FOR
Paris
Between April Is and the night Of April p
eight mobs OF over one thousand persons each
made a demonstration before consulate. OF
course there were threatening groups all the
time in fact. hourly. But the police. who were
most active. together with the civil Guard.
usually managed to disperse them Other and
larger mobs were dispersed in other parts OF the
| town. but eight OF them managed to reach the
consulate. They gathered with surprising
rapdty at any hour.
During the morning OF April % mob Of
three thousand or four thousand people suddenly
filed the square in front OF the consulate.
cheering for Spain and uttering other cries |
was breakfasting at the hotel on the opposite
side OF the square. This mob. having heard q
the attack at Malaga had come determined TO
kl.lI
aged to push my way through the people until
I got my back to the door and faced the mob.
There awaited the result had hardy taken
up my position when noticed man az big as
myself (Mr Bowen IL about six feet high push
ing through the crowd. He came and stood beside
me did not speak bu, faced the crowd, which
continued 10 threaten us. Fortunately. the mob
had no leader: so, for quarter Of an hour. we
two and the mob faced each other Then the
police and the soldiers arrived. and the mob
melted away.
II asked the stranger who ne was. and ne re-
Piled: I am Norman Harrington OF Chicago.
This is my first day In Barcelona. II seemed 70
me as II there would be some trouble FOR the
Eagle 10 there and / thought I'd take a bit
OF It.
The biggest and angriest mob gathered dur
ing the night OF April u. There were fully six
thousand or seven thousand people about the
consulate including every class. among them
being Barcelona society men. Hundreds or them
had Just come from the theatres. In evening
dress, and the best dressed men were the most
active demonstrators They came FOR the Shield
md when they found It gone they broke out In
the most angry cries Eventually the police
attacked the mob. and many people were in
jured This was the most threatening moment
q. had been warned that the police could not
be trusted They did not fail TO do their duty
THE Chief OF Police was always very kind
frequently sending warnings to me not to go Out
for an hour or 50. He came every hour during
The last two nights, and ne escorted me TO the
railroad station with large body OF officers and
| detectives The crowd there was overa"ed' 50
| there was no demonstration other than cheering
for Spain. ! am ordered 10 report to the au'
| thorities at Washington"