The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-26
san Marcos Sacked.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, March Il via
New Orleans March 25.--News of the
saclzing of San Marcos, Honduras, under
pit.lul circumstances, an account of a
fresh revolt in the interior of Honduras
and information of considerable financial
loss to American interests because of the
wa have been received here. The sack
in. OF San Marcos was related by Gen.
Carcamo, of the Honduran army, who
Nicaraguan dispatches said had been
killed by their soldiers at San Marcos on
Fe rlary e. Gen. carcamo was conceal
ed for several days after his defeat at
San Marcos and finally regained the Hon.
dl- IS lines uninjured. He then gave a
ptiful account of the outrages perpetrat-
ed on the women and defenseless citizens
OF the captured town which he said was
looted and sacked by the soldiers of Nj
caragua.
Force of 600.
Details of his story have not reached
here. The revolt reported here occurred
Ht Camaygua, Honduras, where yester-
day, March 20, $50 armed men and cap
tured the plaza. A force of six hundred
men was sent from San Pedro Sula to
suppress this revolt and orders were CIV
EN- for body Of Indian allies to join the
E..l hundred on the way to Camaygua.
The principal losses to Americans have
occurred in the banana industry,
The reports of the Honduras Inter
Oceanic railroad, which transports the
greater part of Honduras bananas out
put from the interior to the seaboard
say that the shipment of bananas have
already fallen off about one-quarter its
usual volume. AS an example of the des-
perate straits Of this industry it is re-
ported that little boys and girls have
been sent into the field to cut and gather
bananas, while the women transport and
load them on the railroad cars. The men
have gone to the war. Yesterday in
Puerto Cortez an owner of one of these
banana plantations, native, announced
his intention to abandon his business for
the purpose of going to the front. The
American gunboat Marietta is said to
have done good work in the interest of
American shipping at Trujillo. the first
Honduran port captured by Nicaraguans
Upon arrival here on May 10 the Mari
stta reported that the Nicaraguans made
In attempt to molest small vessels at
frujillo. which were the property of
Americans, but they desisted upon receiv-
ng a warning from Captain Fullam of
The Marietta.
Not So Bad for Honduras.
Reports of the fighting telegraphed to
Puerto Cortes do not paint the situation
rs bad for the arms of Honduras and
salvador as do the Nicaraguan tele-
grams. A column of Honduran soldiers
snder General Chomorro. has slipped
past the Niearaguan lines and is march
ng into the interior of Nicaragua, rais-
ng revolt against Zelaya. An official
'eport reached here that on March II this
column captured Totogalpa, Nicaragua.
litter thirteen hours fighting, and wound
I'd or killed 100 Nicaraguans, besides cap
.uring considerable ammunition
The battle of Los Portillos De Nimasi-
lue, which the Nicaragus claim ended In
disaster to the allied Honduran and Sal
radoran armies, was reported by officials
It the capital of Honduras as probably
The greatest battle in the history OF Cen
raj America On the secon day of the
,attle these dispatches announced that
0,0Oo men were engaged, that the allies,
lfter forcing Nicaraguan outposts. had
Tained sixty cannons upon the enemys
main entrenchments, which were on
lill and that the mortality on both sides
vas heavy.
Immediately after receipt of these dis
patches telegraphic communication was
Interrupted and the only news of the
inal day of the battle has come from
Sicaraguan sources, which claim that the
lilies were defeated with 1900 killed ano
Wounded. Dispatches bout the time of
his battle said that Lee Christmas, the
American of Memphis, Tenn. (since re-
,orted captured by the Nicaraguans),
vas giving a good account of his fighting
sbility.
Fighting Ability of Christmas.
He withstood for three days column
" Nicaraguans which had skirted the
nain body of Honduras troops and was
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