The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-01

man-of-w war that was TO transport us,
and before shutdown We're pitching and
tossing about in the open sea on the
way To Maracaibo.
AT the fortress we We're met by one
of Castro's favorites. for the command
ing General at San Carlos is the most
eagerly sought position under the Ma
tional Government. After having us
stripped and examined we were assigned
to different quarters. Instructions being
given that friends We're to be separated
whenever it should he practicable. 1t
was OF little moment where / was
placed All cells seemed alike to me.
zone Of the most intellectual men in
Venezuela. who CHANGED TO be confined
in a cell next to mine, said TO me one
day.
L can stand poor food. lack Of nedi-
cines. absence OF news from my family.
and even irons but the deprivation OF
books and newspapers. leaving Us day
and night and month after month with
nothing but our own thoughts is unbear-
able. / can never forgive President Cas-
tro not because he has kept me Tor two
years near the brink Of the grave. but
because he has had me on the verge Of
insanity.
ON the morning OF the second day.
lust as had begun TO congratulate my
self that I was at least not so unfor-
tunats as some OF my fellows. the
keeper came into my cell 20 inform me
that he had been instructed by the
President Of the Republic 70 place M IN
irons. This announcement should have
eattered me. as I always had been told
that only those OF whom the President
was afraid was so honored-
Re that as Il may. I had nothing 70
do but submit gracefully. for scarcely
had the keeper made his official an
nouncement before the blacksmith en-
tered and In a brutal voice ordered me
70 roll I'D my trousers above the knees
He then placed around each ankle
circular band % steel similar % a hand
cuH. and between the two fitted an iron
lar about eighteen inches long. When
I mad. an attempt 70 move and found
that the irons we're 80 heavy that they
cur away the flesh at each step. ny
torturers were considerate enough 70 at
fach light piece OK rope q The bar.
50 that by lifting ! could lesson the
weight
At IN. eaG % a month ms ankles
were so irritated that ulcers appeared
ana vas actually granted permission
20 remove the irons. This CONSIDERATION
vas short-Iives however. for The no
raert the Hesh Rad become sufrcisnily
hs.fas hack cane TIRE blsrksuith this
time with a pair u irons weighing hfiE
r..suas Thss@. learned. III prisoners
called -reStaur@dors- after TIE name
V5rs,. The usrtlzans % Castro. Suffering
- Wa. night ard day there Vas some
eor.olstion in knowing that others were
more unfortunate thaa ! for several q
~v co--adss who CHANGED 70 b pyeiiiti-
"a ~-ars q he a-st magnitude were
eo-sned r. double Irons seldom we're
,rase ever removed EXCEPT afte- death
ara svea among thee Who survived IN
zre,,a- mart zere E.oP~iszE c-ipsie-
S.4-a~z, Pnar M@rfza- q Ccr7. who eied
zNns confined 81 sar Carlos after ore
x~arr IN i-cns beEEe6 thzf Is cozrad~s
z-,,la see that he vas buried nth fhfrn
-Oos q tn greatest = re- ths great
-. q ss.ocstses psr=i'te5 IN - tfes'-
res, C. fhe SIX Sot orig ar there 70
1..sirars. hslt eren separate azlaTt--as are
-. urorisea. arE ~ a. pTis7-ef RAY
- srea \ the disease T. = eortazsous
ore ~ i 80 70 suffer and &c a7sonE
rs fellows
The ozIy En>dsc.l stteaiiOa hs ever re-