The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-07-25
APPALLING SIGHT
In VENEZUELAN CITY
Streets Filled With Dead and
Dying ReVoIutionists.

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4 Caracas, Venezuela July PA 4
Z messenger, who arrived here by
! y steamer and train from Ciudad 4
J = Bolivar, reports that the city was
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| = troops at o'clock this morning. 4
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| CoLEDAD, Venezuela Monday
y July 90, g a. m.-Since the last dis
patch sent to the Associated Press
at o'clock yesterday afternoon the
battle between the revolutionary forces
at Ciudad Bolivar and the Venezuelan
government army commanded by Gen
eral Gomez has ragged madly. Block
after block was destroyed, the govern
nent troops entering the city slowly.
All the houses had been barricaded and
the revolutionists had been forced from
the fiat roofs called azoteas. When the
revolutionists finally abandoned the
houses, after having taken all that
could be used for barricades. or to
otherwise stop the advance of the gov
eminent troops, they were immediately
occupied by the government soldiers.
who bored biz holes in them so as TO
communicate with the next house.
Woe and Desolation.
The city appears to have been struck
By a cyclone.
At Z o'clock in the evening the gov
eminent forces arrived near the center
of Ciudad Bolivar. For two hours pre-
viously firing had diminished, but it
was heavier at II o'clock and illumi-
mated the sky.
AT O'Clock in the morning, when the
inhabitants of the commercial and for
eign parts of the city, near the Ala
media, saw the advance of the govern
ment troops. they abandoned their
homes and sought refuge in other parts
OF the city, crossing the streets amidst
d 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. =
Terrible Scene Witnessed.
In the middle of the streets, what
with firing the yelIs of the wounded
and the crying of the women and chill
dren, terrible scene was witnessed,
bad enough to disgust anybody for
ever with civil war;.
The government troops, however,
acted with humanity, especially the
forces of General Rivera, who, fight
ing bravely, was the first to order the
party to be merciful.
AT o'clock this morning the gov
eminent generals having effected a
junction of their forces north and
south, and having received further
supplies of ammunition, decided to
push the attack on the center of the
city. At 10 O'Clock the government
troops had captured the north side of
the alameda, the public park of Gu
dad Bolivar, which had been defended |
by double row of barricades. Behind |
of ha
thirty dead soldiers lying on top of |
each other, while wounded men were |
seen on all sides. tf
Artillery Opened Fire.
At 10 o'clock the government COM
seeing that only the artillery |
could make a breach in the barricades
ii the alameda, sordered twelve guns
% open fire on them and at the same
line the Venezuelan fleet, which had
changed its anchorage so as to bring
is guns to bear effectively on the city,
opened fire The soldiers have had no
God for two days, no ambulances are
leing used and yet the fighting con-
inueS. as-TsGu
Monday a p. m0.-The advance of
he government etroeps has reached the
market place. The old customs house
nd the waterworks have been taken.
The Dalton block the property of the
United States consul, where all the
tading German and French firms re-
ide, is now being attacked. The Jail
: the center of terrible resistance.
III the defeated revolutionists have
oncentrated there. 1t is estimated that
acre than 200 men have been killed in
hat vicinity.
The artillery of the revolutionists is
erceIy replying to the attack of the
eet. !
For two hours past the fleet has been
felling La Soledad, which has suf-
-red terribly. ~
The capitol is still in possession of
he revolutionists. but the complete
lccess of the government forces is as
fred.