Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
PLANES QUELLED
PORTUGAL REVOLT
Air Raids Played Big Part in
Ending Uprising-Cities
Badly Damaged.

bT tbe Associated PFeas.
LISBON. February 12.-Airplanes
! were an important factor in crushing
the revolt ut Lisbon. There had been
much fighting In the city between the
government troops and the lr1sur-
gents. when two military airplanes
| suddenly appeared Wednesday morn
Ing over Ministerial square and began
dropping bombs. Immediately there
was a great panic among the revoiu-
tionists, and two bombs which struck
the arsenal completely demoralized
them. driving them in all directions.
This permitted the rapid advance OF
the loyalists, who occupied the
hitherto impregnable arsenal. The
insurgents. however. rallied in small
ba nds, and issuing from the side en-
trance continued their attack in the
squares: others fed to the quays,
firing portable ma xims and rifles. with
loyal troops in pursuit. Still others
escaped across the river on small
pa ssenger steamers.
Minister Hastens End.
The governments final victory on
Wednesday was marked by artillery
COIflUdts. WIlCn ndu TdbCu lci tWO
DAYS, and redoubIed in violence and
intensity. The arrival Of War
Minister Souza from Oporto. after the
revolt In that city had been sup
pressed, with 1000 men on Tuesday.
and the arrival also of 500 provincial
troops hastened the final stage. The
government is said to have permitted
the insurgents to occupy certain
strategic positions in order better to
ensnare them.
Wednesday at dawn the artillery
opened a heavy Are which lasted until
| s O'Clock. Most Of the FIRE was di-
where the bulk of the insurgent
civilians and sailors. under Naval
Commander Carvalho, had concen'
trated with plenty Of ammunition.
The infantry took up positions on
the roofs Of houses and terraces. and
some soldiers even climbed the
triumpnal arch in the Praca7 40
Commercio, where the ministerial
Offices are situated In the neighbor-
hood Of the arsenal.
Planes Further Advance.
The rebels replied with their heavy
artillery, and the advance Of the loyal
troops was made most difficult until
the aviators were sent against the
enemy
At the same time violent combats
occurred in the higher parts Of the
city. where the insurgents, chiefly
sailors, comma nded by naval lieu
tenant, helu a number OF positions
protected by trenches and strongly
defended by barr1cades.
Step by step and unf1inchingly In
the face Of incessant fire from the
barricades, the loyal troops moved
forward. Another stronghold of the
insurgents in the Rua Escolo Poly
technia was also attacked by bomb.
ing airplanes and artillery from the
rotunda. There was much shipping
by civilians from loopholes and around
corners. but by o'clock In the eve
ming all the insurgents had been van
quished, arrested or in flight.
Rebel Leaders Give Up.
The revolutionary leaders. Mendez
Refs. Comdr. Agatao Lanca and Lieut..
Moraes, from their refuge In a
grocery store, whittier they had fed
from the trenches. sent a message 10
the commander.in-chief Of the govern
ment troops, Col. Sacramento, offering
their surrender and asking him to
send Immediately for the purpose Of
releasing Foreign Minister Betan-
court Rodriguez, whom they had ar
rested earlier In the revolt, with the
minister of the interior and a number
of loyal ofncers.
These men have been held In
place of concealment until the fight
Ing ended, under parole. and the
promise that no bodily harm should
come to them. The revolutionary
leaders feared that reprisals would be
taken against these prisoners.
Their rescue was effected just in
time, as group Of civilians, armed
with bombs, had already access to
their hiding place.
Heavy Damage Done.
Both Lisbon and Oporto are resum
ing normal life, although much dam
age has been done in both cities. In
Lisbon, shells partly wrecked the
ministries Of war and finance. the
central railway station and Miseri.
cordia Hospital, while the Duke of
Palmello's house and nearly all the
buildings in the Rua EscOlo Poly
technica are ruined beyond descrip.
ton. The Bristol Hotel rebel head.
quarters, resembles sieve from shell
fire. This entire quarter of Lisbon is
in almost the same condition, hundreds
of private houses having suffered
severely from shells.
The number Of casualties Is not
known, but certainly runs into the
hundreds. The casualties at Oporto
are given here as $50 to 200 dead and
400 wounded.
Perfect order is declared TO prevail
throughout the entire country. The
state railway. strike Is over in large
measure and trains are operating on
the southern line, although the north
ern still is Interrupted.
Wednesday evening many rebels,
foreseeing defeat. deserted their posts
and abandoned their arms. with
which the streets were strewn.
The popular hero Of the moment is
War Minister Souza, who, after fight
ing in the first lines at Oporto ana
nmellins the revolt there, came TO
Lisbon and went right into action.
thus winning double victory.