Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
LOSSES HEAVY
Nicaragua Forces InfIict
Severe Casualties.
BATTLE LASTS FOUR DAYS
Hundreds Of Population Flee to
Avoid Bursting Shells.
ALL AMERICANS ARE SAFE
Presence Of Uncle Sans Marines
Brings Feeling Of Relief to Ma
tives and Foreigners.
sNHNA

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Friday, August
16 delayed in transmission).-In the
four-day battle between insurgents un-
der Gems. Mena and Zeledon and govern
menr troops. commanded by Gen. Emilio
Chamorro. for the possession of Mana
qua. the Nicaraguan capital, which be-
gan with a bombardment Sunday and
ended in a victory for the defenders,
the government forces lost fourteen
men killed and 125 wounded. The in
surgent casualties are estimated at be-
tween 400 and 500 men killed or
wounded
IN addition a number of non-~om-
batants. including several women and
children. lost their lives Juriag the
Smelling o. sne city. The hospitals ere
flied with the wounded. Many citizens
wno We're injured by the bur ,.ia;, MS
sizes have stree died in the im2-c..sed
infirnaries.
All is quiet today. The battle ended
Wednesday night. when. after their final
repulse. the rebels retired in some dis
order to Masaya, capital of a depart
ment of the same name, to the south of
Managua- The government has made no
effort to pursue the insurgents and Is al
lowing its forces to recuperate.
Marines Bring Relief.
The battalion, composed of three COM
panies OF American marines, under COM
mand Of Maj. Smedley D. Butler, which
arrived here Thursday morning from
Panama by way Of Corinto, to reinforce
the smaller detachment OF American
bluejackets landed previously to protect
the lives and property Of Americans, was
the cause of great relief to the Mica
ant and 10 A faov NC
and other foreign residents, as well as to
citizens. The situation at the capital
Tuesday and Wednesday was horrible,
and the arrival Of the American rein
forcements has restored confidence, and
turned the dependency of the populace
into rejoicing.
Inhabitants Of the town were in a
veritable nervous panic Wednesday. fol-
lowing the desperate attacks made by
the insurgents Tuesday night and early
broke through the line Of government
troops, the dread of the natives being in
creased by the hail of shells with which
the rebels showered the city all Tuesday
night and all day Wednesday.
Thousands in Flight.
Two thousand or more of the popula-
ton fed, as many as possible leaving
on the trains and the poorer classes TAX
Ing " TIC nSiuS HOTIH OIL the Town, out
Of range Of the bursting missiles
The natives feared another assault
would be successful and that the city
would be captured. leaving 1t open to
sacking and looting, which,
prisoners captured by government SOL
diers say the insurgent generals promised
their men.
During the bombardment shells
struck the residence OF an American
official. and the building In which are
located the offices of an American COM
mercial company. and also penetrated
the dwelling of the British vice consul
Albert J. Martin, and the offices of
an English banking concern. The oc-
cupants OF these structures We're not
injured. though their escape was al
most miraculous.
Americans Are Safe.
All tho Americans and other foreign
residents OF the city are safe. The
Americans in charge of the custom
house, railroads and banks remained
at their posts while the fighting was
in progress.
The attempted uprising of liberals
yesterday in Leon, a department to
the north Of Managua, has been sup
pressed. but the government is sending
a regiment of soldiers to reinforce the
garrison at the city of Leon, capital Of
the department.