The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
SPANISH MOSS in BARCELONA

Liverpool. April se.-Herbe-s y. Bowsa,
The Ualted States consul general az BAR
celona. IS passenger o. board the cunara
line steamer Etruria. sailing from tn1s pore
for New York today. n conversation with
a representative OF ne Associated Press,
Mr. Bowen said:
Il received Z telsgrsahsc message. Bo;f-
Wing ne TO leave Baree,oaA. from General
woodward. our minister a, Madrid a. 80
,. n on April - TIE telegram was sont
from Madrid az $50 q n. Immediately
notified the British consul. who came 10
the consulate a. s O'Clock. took the keys
AID assumed charge OF our fnserssts
When {. was done We took down ths
shield The shield was slowed In = safe
place. and notified Tire authorities %
what had been done. also informed
them thai was going 70 leave Barcelona
q, $50 or April = FOR Paris
Between April Is and the night q April
p eight mobs OF over 10 persons each.
made demonstrations before the eonsulase.
OF course there were threatening crowds
al ne tine. IN fact hourly. But the
police. who were most active. tsgether
With re civil guard, usually managed 70
cisPsrSe them
During the morning OF April -. q mob
% soo0 or 4o99 people suddenly hTisA the
square n front OF the consulate. cheering
for Spain and ut1erinE oshsr cries was
oreakfastlns az the hotel on ne opposite
OF the square. This mob. having heard et
the attack a. Malaga. bad come deter
mined 10 get the consvlats eagle and
shield. I managed TO psh my way
through the people Until got my Back
20 the consulate and faced the mob
There awaited ehs result had hardy
taken ny position. when noticed 4 man
as big as myself CMr. B0NVn - about SIX
feet high pushing through the crowd Ha
came ard s;ood beside ne. eia rot speak.
but faced the crowd. which continued "a
threaten Us Fortunately ths mob mad 10
leader. SO. for quarter OF al hour. 80
two and uhs mob faced each other. Then
the police ana soldiers arrived. ard the
mob melted away. I asked ths stranEer
who he was. and hs replied;
~ am Norman Harrington % Chi
cage. This Is my frat day n Barcelona
Il seemed 20 me as n there would %
some trouble for The eagle there. and
thought ia take a BIT % IT.
the biggest and angriest mob gather
&c during the night % April Il Tiers
we're fully 500 or 700 people about the
consulate, including every class. among
them being Barcelona society men. Hun
drads OF them had Just come from me
theatsrs in evening dress. and the best
dressed men were the most activ Demon
stra.ors. They came for tho shield. ard
when they found IL gone they broke oue
IN the most angry cries. Eventually tbs
police attacked the mob and many people
were injured. THIS was the most threat
en!ur mob. and had been warned tho
police could not be trusted. But they ala
not fan 20 90 their duty.
The chief OF police was always very
kind. frequently sending warnings % me
not to 20 out Tor an hour or 80. He came
every hour during tire last two nights.
and escorted ne 20 the railroad station
with large body Of of5cers and dotec-
lives. The crowd was overawed. 50 there
was no demonstration more than cheer
Ing for Spain
Il am ordered 20 report % ths author
ties az Washington"
Chicago. April SIN Chicago Norman
S. Harrington lived near the corner q
Ia Sale avenue and Gsrmanla place THO
man who faced tia Barcelona mob was
educated a a military scfrool and after
ward secured a position w1th an electrical
construction company. which seat him to
Australia a. al e]sctriclan-
Tha Edward r. Alns company locates
him last AZ Madrid and BarcslonA He
Is now erecting engineer and n charge oe
me installation % some machinery ship
ped 81 the Ans company 70 Al English
firm ~ thess cities