New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
OTR MARINES IN COLON.
COLOMBIAN REBELS HAD CAP
TIRED TIE TOWN.
,-rH,uAN TRAFFIC NOT INTERRUPTED
PANAMA APPARENTLY AGAIN
IN DANGER.

~,ected attack on Colon at O'Clock last
-,rbt The government was not prepared, ana
.,ena was little resistance After some nghtlhg
:; front Of the Quartet and In certain streets
o., an hour and a half, the Liberals gained pos
-,,sion of all the public offices, and OF the town
Of Colon
Tho United States gunboat Machias lanoeo
. detachment Of marines here this morning
-bev are now guarding the railroad station and
.har nroperty of the railroad The Machlas
..o, no action while the fight was in progress.
THE Liberals are busy raising reinforce
-s Ioca Ilv They are reported TO have sew
e-al hundred men at different railroad stations
hetween here and Panama
communications with Panama say that no
sgbting has occurred there that everything is
MET and that the city is still in the hands of
rhe government
The issue now entirely depends on the result
- the fighting, which is doubtless now going
an at Chorrera. news of which Is anNousIy
awaited
rornms nder McCrea Of the Machias; United
s-e-es Consul MaIuros Colonel Shaler. suPerin-
.s,5ent Of the Panama Railroad. and Colonel
ra--e-a the commander of the Lherals. the
,,+,or WAS informed why the marines had been
landed from the Machias. Barrera promised TO
euard the city with his troops. Traffic across
the isthrnus is uninterrupted
QUICK FLANK MOVEMENT.
IN ,eoeint Of the news that General Alban.
+,s military commander of the isthnus. had
LIFT here on Tuesday to attack the Liberals at
cborrera, near Panama, the latter detached lou
men. under General Patino, to attack Colon
This force boarded a train bound from Panama
to Colon, yesterday evening, at Las Cascaoas
station previously cutting off telegraphtc COM
rnunication across the isthmUs- On arriving at
the outskirts of Colon, where the government
usually maintained small guard. the Liberals
left the train and in the initial skirrnish ~hleh
began soon afterward. Patino was killed
The command of the Liberals then devolved
m Colonel Frederico Barrera, and they con-
1tnued their march Colon, arriving there a
few minutes after the train, thus surprising the
whole town. The government troops at Colon
were outnumbered by the Liberals.
Fighting Immediately began at the Cuartei
fbarracks) which soon taken There Sehor
Jaen 2 Judge of the Criminal Court. was killed.
and Senior Muskus. the district representative
of the Department Of the Interior, was norlalg
wounded.
Fighting subsequently occurred at the Town
Hall which was also taken by the Liberals.
Among the prisoners captured by the Liberals
there were the Prefect, Guardia, and the com
1nandante Of police. Senior Paredes, the Mayor.
managed to reach the gunboat General Pinzon.
which sailed last night for destination un-
known, probably Carthagena
Over twelve men were killed and about thirty
men were wounded
NOTHING YET FROM ALBAN-
According to the latest news received here
from Panama nothing has yet been heard in
that city concerning the outcome Of General
Adams expedition against the Liberal forces
at Chorrera. It is said that information Of the
recent happenings at Colon has been sent to
him In the mean time the government troops
at Panama. numbering about three hundred
men, are busily engaged in the construction OF
earthworks and barricades at the railroad bridge
going into the city, in anticipation OF an early
LIBERAL attack.
Colonel Shaler says that no request has been
made upon him for special train to convey
government troops to Colon tonight. II such a
reoues. is made il will be granted, but Colonel
shaler does not consider IL likely The Liberals
say they have at least seven hundred men IN
possession Of the different railroad stations on
the line between here and Panama These men
would doubtless do their utmost to prevent the
TRANSFORMATION of government troops TO this
point
Since the renewal of activities by the Colon
btsn liberals some five or six months ago on
the isthrrus an attack upon Panama has been
expected at any time. After a stubborn anc
bloody battle In July Of last year the Liberals
almost succeeded in capturing the city, ano they
have recently frequently threatened to rene"
thu attempt On Friday, July ~, lSoo, the IN
surgent Liberal forces, about fifteen nundreo
strong arrived at railroad station fe"
miles from Panama. The next morning Ilis
government forces moved against them ohaIl
firing took place for several hours. Ihen 'l'
sbrernment forces retired TO new position
II o'clock on Sunday afternoon the hghtine
vas resumed There was sharp artillery firing
by both sides. The who were wounded IL
these engagements were carried into Panama
where they were attended by the ambulance
corps Of the British warship Leander- Fighting
between the opposing forces continued on Mon
day. On Tuesday the insurgents attempted e'
enter the city, The government forces hdu III
uenched themselves strongly at the same ran
road bridge mentioned in the foregoing oIS
patch, and ar this point the fighting was severe
the Insurgents again and again charging up tns
narrow road leading TO this bridge, exposed te
the fire from the troops Of the government
MANY WERE WOUNDED
The fighting UP this time had resulted IL
Killing and wounding about three hundred men
lhe hospital was filed with the wounded ant
oFng, all business in Pana ma was suspendeo
iood growing scarce there. and steamers
Were unable to unload their cargoes. The hsht
ing continued all Tuesday night and the mex
morning armistsce was declared, In ordei
mat the dead might be buried and the wounded
Jared for. Two insurgent generals and seVeIa
sosernment officers were slain in the nght lh
efnistice was extended until noon Of THURSDAY
oSlng TO a misunderstanding. however. the III
ouieents renewed their attacks upon the SUP
~ us OF the city on Wednesday night, ano I'M