The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-22
AN ALL NIGHT
BATTLE.
Desperate Fighting In Streets Of
Ciudad Bolivar.
GOVERNMENT FORCES WIN.
Capitol stiu In Hands Of Reyoiu-
tionists, but It's Fan Is Certain
Great Number of killed and
wounded on Both sides.

soledad, Venezuela, July 22.-Sinee
the last dispatch was sent from here
the battle between the revolutionary
forces at Cuidad Bolivar and the Fene-
zuelan government army commanded
by General Gomez has ragged madly
Block after block was disputed, the
government troops entering the city
slowly. All the houses had been bar
ricaded and the revoutionists had been
firing from fiat roofs called azoteas.
When the revolutionists finally aban-
doned the houses, after having taken
all that could be used for barbados
or to otherwise stop the advance OF
the government troops, they were im-
mediately occupied by the government
soldiers, who bored big holes in them
SO as to communicate with the next
house. The city appears to have been
struck by d cyclone.
Fight Ragged All Night.
At Z o'clock in the evening the gov
eminent forces, which were advancing
from all directions, arrived near the
center Of Cludad Bolivar For two
hours previously firing had diminished,
but it was renewed with more vigor
at 10 o'clock at night and illuminated
the sky,
At 8 o'clock In the morning, when
the inhabitants Of the commercial and
foreign parts of the city near the
alameda, saw the advance Of the gov
eminent troops, they all abandoned
their homes and sought refuge in other
parts Of the city, crossing the streets
amid a hail Of bullets and shells, the
women carrying their children, the
strong helping the weak. Many men
in trying to protect the women fell
struck by bullets. in the middle Of the
streets. What with the firing, the
yeIls Of the wounded and the crying
of the women and children, a terrible
scene was witnessed, bad enough e
disgust anybody forever with ciyi
war
The government troops, however
acted with humanity, especially tht
forces of General Rivas, who, fighting
bravely, was the first to order the at
lacking force to be merciful.
At a. m. the government generals
having effected a junction of thef
forces north and south and hayinl
| received further supplies Of ammuni
ton, decided to push the attack on tn
center Of the city. At 10 o'clock th,
j government troops had captured th,
north side Of the alameda, the publ,
park Of Ciudad Bolivar, which hat
been defended by double row d
barbados. Behind one Of these werl
found more than thirty dead soldier
lying on top Of each other, Will
wounded men were seen on all sides.
Then the government commanders
seeing that only the artillery coul,
make a break in the barbados Of th.
alameda ordered twelve guns TO opel
fire on them. and at the same tim,
the Venezuelan fleet. which ha,
changed its anchorage 50 as to brinl
its guns to bear effectively on the city
opened fire.
Government Captures WaterworIxs.
The advance Of the government
troops reached the market place at
p. m. The old customs house and Til
waterworks have been taken TIL
4 Dalton block, the property Of the Unit
ed States consul, where an the leadin
Il German and French firms reside, wa
then attacked
The Jail was the center Of a terribl
resistance All the defeated revolu
tionists concentrated there 1t Is est
mated that more than 200 men wer
killed in that vicinity
The artillery Of the revolutionist
fercely replied to the attack of tn
feet
The capital is still in possession 0
the revolutionists but the complete sur
cess Of the government forces is al
sured