The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-19
Death List of Pinar del Rio
Explosion Grows
TO rs.
DISCREDIT RUMOR
OF NEGROES PLOT
Troops Rushed TO Destroyed Bar
rackS-BodieS Exhumed and
Inquiry Begun.

HAVANA. May 19.-Martiai law was
today declared at Pinar del Rio, where
5000 pounds OF dynamite exploded yes
terday afternoon, destroying the Ru-
rales' barracks Advices received here
say that the number Of dead will be
greater than was first supposed. total
ling fully rs, and that more than Do
are seriously injured
More troops were rushed to the scene
today by special trains. under Genera
Monteaguda- 4 close watch is being
kept about the ruins Though many
physicians and nurses have been dis
patched from Havana, more are needed
Although the government IS closely
investigating the report that the eN-
plosion was the nrSJ manifestation or
the negro uprising. the bele1 IS gen
eTal here that this theory Is wrong The
fast that the TuraAeS were transferring
the dynamite at the time OF the acci-
dent is regarded as sufficient eXpldna-
ton OF the affair.
Guards Sent 10 Scene.
Nevertheless. the leaders Of the cam
paign against the negro leaders are pre-
pairing 10 make the most OF the explo-
sion. According 10 them, It was an at
tempt similar 70 that OF the late Sen
ator AIoruadelgado TO start a revolution
by numbering sleeping rUrales il their
barracks al GuanabacOa-
Although leaning 10 the belief that
the explosion was purely accidental, the
government officials are taking no
chances on an uprising The rural
guards rushed 10 the scene are the pick
of the force, all men whose loyalty is
unCueStioned- The fact that none Of
the men actively engaged in the work
OF transferring the explosive survived.
is likely to make the work Of establish
ing the exact responsibility difficult. If
not impossible officials say all danger
OF an uprising disappeared with the re-
cent arrest OF General ESteloZ-
The work Of eZhuming the dead
continued today The scenes in and
about the neigh bOrhOOd where the
ribIe-
Scenes HeaTtTending.
Pieces Of nutilated flesh and bone
are scattered over a radius Of q mile
square, some Of them not large
enough TO determine whether they
are human o. portions Of the mules
and horses that also met death IL the
explosion
Most Of the injured are terribly
hurt Some have limbs missing. the
bodies OF oshers were penetrated with
spiinters Of wood OF pieces Of stone
and still others were buried for hours
under debris only to be dug out still
breathing and hurried 70 the TEN
porary hospitals
There were 1900 pounds Of dynamite
N the boxes stored IN the regular pow
der magazine when the explosion Oc-
Cured In tire building adjacent were
guartered the TuraleS, officers, and their
families and the employees Of the public
works department How many Of these
We're killed cannot be determined for
some days, as the roll books OF the
troops were destroyed by the explo-
sion
Among the missing officers. certain
10 be dead are IsidrO de Orc Soler,
chief. engineer Of the province; Capts-
Alfred Ravena and Gaspard Betan-
court, Lieut. Emilio Dihigo. and their
families
During the night twenty-six bodies
were recovered All were 50 badly man
Eied that recognition was impossible
Others are still being taken out and
carried to the temporary mOTEue where
they are being prepared for burial Il
= not believed that II viii be possible
10 Identify more than a dozen OF the
dead and r. IS planned TO bury all not
identified In one grave in the city Gene
terry
OF the injured in the temporary hos
pitals sixty are IN such condition that
they can hardly recover.