The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-28
AMERICAN SOLDIERS FIRED ON
In THE STREETS OF HAVANA
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Several guerilas are reported to have
been killed at Sancti Spiritus after the
evacuation of that place by the Spaniards
and before the American occupation of the
town.
The police reports show that twelve more
persons have been wounded, four of them
being intentional cases. The rest of them
received accidental wounds. Among the
wounded are three children and lady,
whose arm has been amputated
Contracting the Lines
The Spanish troops today still further
contracted their lines and withdrew to the
extremity of the peninsula on which the
city of Havana is built. They now occupy
scarcely two square miles. The United
States troops have moved from the suburbs
into the city proper and tonight are pa
trolling central park and the Prado.
The Eighth and Tenth regiments infantry
have been placed at the disposal of Major
General Ludlow, military governor of the
city. Six companies will be quartered IN
buildings W thin the limits of Havana
proper, and are doing police as well as mil
itary duty. Senior Fernandez De Castro
has informed General Ludlow that the Ha-
vana constabulary was afraid to try to keep
order unless it could rely upon the support
of the American troops and General Lud-
low Immediately issued instructions to the
American patrols when making arrests for
msdemeanors to turn the offenders over to
the ordinary civil authorities. The whole
population is In a state of unrest-thc
Spanish residents fearful, the Cubans eager
to do something to show they have gained
their freedom.
Bands of Cubans freely enter the dis
tricts of Spaniards, call upon them to hoist
American and Cuban flags and to shout
viva Cuba Libre," and terrify them with
their machetes.
Many Gases Reported
A dozen such cases were reported to the
American authorities today. In all such
instances American guards were promptly
sent to the houses invaded, but the Cubans
were invariably gone when the patrol ar
rived, nor was there any such thing as
catching the offenders.
No attention is paid to the order against
| the discharge of firecrackers, and pistols
| are fired in the streets continuously. Three
| persons have been killed and twenty mine
| wounded, among the latter three women
| and two children. The shooting has been
| for the most part indiscriminate.
| AS General Ludlow was standing on the
| balcony of the hotel at dusk today watch
ing the scene in the plaza a man waved a
| Cuban flag. Another cried out: IAN in
| suit an insult" whereat the man who was
| waving the flag fired upon the objector. A
| Spanish company that was retiring from
Fort Principe was deliberately fired upon
| from a private residence.
Lieutenant Blunt, an American officer
| who was escorting the Spanards, broke
| into the house, but the occupants fled to
| adjoining roofs.
| While Brigadler-General Clous and Cap
tain Hart were returning from the palace
| today after an interview with Captain
| General Castellanos they met a mob OF
| Cuban carrying flags and shooting. A
| minute or two later the crowd would have
| encountered a detachment of Spanish
| troops. The situation called for prompt
| action and Captain Hart leaped from the
| carriage, faced the mob and ordered every
| body to go home Immediately.
Major-General Brooke has this evening
| formally taken command of the United
| States forces in Cuba and has issued the
necessary orders.