Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-02
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/ New orleans. June with attacks
directed upon Il from three different
ircf uoas bS the troons-of gff Madriz
government. Eiueliclds. the capital or
he Nicaraauan insurgents. finds it.
self in state of practical siege
Within the last few days General
/ Estrada. commanding the Insurgents
/ has repulsed the enemy behind Blue
fieiGs and 1T Rama. but has lost the
blulf and the customs house through
what hc believes to have been piece
of treachery.
This has been the bloodiest week of
tive War ana the total of the casual
ties on 10th sides viii run up into the
hundreds, including several Ameri-
cams who had east their lots with tho
teyolutiousts
The first attack hv the Madriz
froo,s was ma,e at Rama early in
the week Rama is the most hoasted
stronghold of he insurgents up the
Rama river fifty miles or more from
Ruefiolds. Estrada now believes that
Wen arra uged plan made some time
ago by Madriz called for the worst
attack at Rama, so That the Mndri1
troops who were coming up behind
Eluefields along the coast would find +
the garrison at the town largely de- (
pletcd by the withdrawal of meu /
from there for the defcnse at Rama, 4
This coup detat was largely 4
thwartcd by the work Of q Young
American. Phil Pitman Of Boston,
" hose system 't mines around Blue
fields proved an important factor in
saving the town.
AS the enemT advanced on the
coast one of these mines exploded
and company OF Madrz men not
observing open order in their advance
were almost completely annihilatod.
Several other Americans were hand
ling some rapid fire guns behind the
Notifications at the same time and
ranks OF the advancing army wavcred
end then broke for cover. That ended
HE fighting behind Hluefields for that
lay.
secure behind their Qualifications,
he Estrada troops reported no loss s
If life and couid only estimate tn" .
lumber OF dead on he other side NJ
70 to 700
That night General Estrada brought
'Oe men down from Rama TO rein
'orcc his troops behind Elucfields and ,
large searchlieht erected and oper-
tied ty Guy Mnloney of New Orleans
md samuel Thomas, "a Bocr veteran, 1
,as kept playing in the direction of !
he enemy until solid shot from ,
me- OF the guns of General Lara $ ar r
illcry put it out of commission. q
ON the night of May 26. about sixty
VI the men stationed at the bluff ar e.
ived at Blurfields after paddlin- =
cross the lagoon in skirts. They re- =
orted that the bufr had been can Il
ured and that General Zeladon. their I,
had disappeared. The "
lines which had been placed around .
he bluff would not explode and they ~
iscovercd that some one had tam .
erred with the wires
The Venus had covered The carly y
pproach of the Madril troops. they a.
lid and they claimed thai General =
eladon would not permit them to \
pen fire on the enemy until II was Z
DO late The litte improvised gun N
oat Blanca came to their rescue and te
red on the enemy but could give ii
lem little aid. Several were killed. a
nd about forty more were reported
lptured or missing y
IN the dghtine at Rama. William 4,
oss said 10 be from Milwaukee.
.is.. and to hHNe served either in a.,
~ limited states army or navy. was
ilied. 4
Another American named Mason
as also killed at Rama -