The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-11
Further Details of the Surrender Of
Aqua DuIce After the Port Had
Been Captured.
KILLICK'S BODY RECOVERED
HAITIEN ADMIRAL WHO EXPLODED
THE MAGAZINE OF HIS SHIP.
No Attention to Be Paid by the United
States to the Blockades Estab-
lished by Haitiens.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 1o.-The Ger
man steamer valencie (from New York.
Aug %, for Cape Haitien and other ports).
which arrived here to-day from Santa
Marta, capital of the Department Of Mag
dalena, Colombia, brings news of a victory
at Santa Marta by the Colombian revolu-
tionists over the government forces.
Captain Gronmeyer, of the Valencia, says
that last Friday the revolutionists made
desperate attack on the outskirts OF Santa
Marta. The government troops were over
whelmed and forced to retreat, leaving be-
hind them one hundred dead. Immediately
after the withdrawal of the government
forces the rebels started to destroy the
railroad tracks. They derailed several
trains at various points, demolishing en-
gines and cars, the latter being chiefly
fruit cars. Several lives were also lost in
these wrecks.
On Saturday the revolutionists occupied
the banana district of Senega where they
continued to wreck the railroad. at the
same time keeping up their advance toward
Santa Marta. When the Valencie sailed
from Santa Marta on Monday the revolu-
tionists were so near the town that Captain
Gronmeyer could the flashes of their
guns. Several buildings in Santa Marta
we're then blazing, having been ignited by
the few troops left there to oppose the at
tack of the revolutionists. The town at
that time was expected momentarily to
surrender.
Owing to the destruction of the railroad
the valencie did not get her cargo Of fruit
at Santa Marta and because of the serious
ness of the situation the captain decided to
put into Kingston for instructions.
Officers of the Valencie say that horrible
atrocities were committed during the fight
| ing by the rebels, who chiefly used ma
| chetes. Almost all Of the government
troops killed were found along the railroad
track. their bodies being terribly mutilated.
| They were partially covered by branches of
banana trees.
Santa Marta Is entirely cut off from COM
munication with outside points and the res
idents OF the port have sent an appeal
by sea to Colon for protection. 1t is feared
| the revolutionists will sack Santa Marta
| when they capture it. The stores there
are closed and the greatest terror prevails.
The attack of the revolutionists was en-
/ tirely unexpected, and, owing to their su-
| perior numbers, the resistance of the gov
| ernment forces was half-hearted. Officers
| of the Valencie do not think the Colombian
| government can get reinforcements into
| Santa Marta in time to save the town.
The Surrender Of Aqua Dulce.
! PANAMA, Sept. 1o-The censorship
maintained by the Colombian government
| over press messages to the United States
makes it impossible to cable many details
concerning the surrender of Aqua Dulce
| where the government forces under Gen.
eral Morales Berti recently surrendered to
the insurgents. The insurgents took pos
session of Aqua Dulce in January of this
year after having defeated the government
| forces under General Castro who managed
| to retreat with nearly four hundred men
| and reach Panama. General Berti was
| sent to recover the place. When he ar
/ rived there he found that the strong forces
| Aqua Dulce, which is situated between
/ two big rivers, the Santa Maria and the
Nata, and General Beru entered and tooH
| possession of the town. The insurgents
| gunboat Padilla captured the port of Aqua
| Dulce, severing General Bertis communi.
| cation with Panama by sea, and the siege
| of Aqua Dulce was begun. The Padilla
/ also captured the government gunboat
| Boyaca, which was conveying reinforce.
| ments to General Berti. and the situation
| of the government general became precar.
| ious. General Berti expected help from
| Panama, but this never reached him. He
| resisted the enemy as long as possible be-
| fore he surrendered.
| During the first attack upon Aqua Dulce
| the Liberals lost a large number of men
/ Finally. the lack Of food, dysentery ant
| other maladies among his soldiers and ths
| help compelled General Berti to surrender
the forces under his command to Genera
| Herrera. The siege of Aqua Dulce LASTED
| over one month.