The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-17
LoynLists Fighting
With Desperation
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aEsniana Barracks model prison
section N West Madrid, but las:
ninht planes bombed the city gen.
ernily and took q frightful toll.
Becoming An Inferno
A city Of 1900, 900 people, O world
eMpital, q treasure house OF history
and arts, was becoming an inferno
xncendlary bombs from the nation
alist airplane fleets added their
terror TO the city's ordeal. Madri-
lenos awoke today TO look from their
windows and see fires burning in
many parts Of the city. Flames ate
their way through the Jeronimos
church where former King Alfonso
was married. A bomb set fire 10 the
Trlnitarias Convent, where the i'm
mortal Cervantes was burned. A
shell killed eight militiamen and two
prisoners at the Medel Prison. the
prisoners were nationalist who
were hoping for release by the at
tackers. Bombs set fire 10 the Pro-
vincial and San Carlos hospitals.
The hospital fires were extinguished
quickly. A bomb fell few yards
from the Prado Museum, one OF the
most famous art galleries OF the
world.
Yncendiary Bombs Appear
The incendlary bombs, newest de-
velopment OF nationalist strategy IN
the fight for the capital on which
their cause depends, made their
appearance last night.
In pitch darkness, with street
iights out and windows darkened
the incendiary bombs began drop.
ming down all over the central part
Of the city. Women and children
ran screaming fro mtheir homes in
70 the streets, their way lighted by
the flames that began TO burst from
homes, business buildings, church
a.. or the flares OF the bombs
themselves. Some Of them reached
safety, Others ran TO their death
Loyaiist anti-aircraft guns began
firing blindly in the dark.
Flew Off 70 Return Again
The nationalist planes flew Off
20 return rs minutes later and
bomb the city again In the black
ness Of the night. window pane'
crashed all over Madrid from the
coY,cussion OF the bombs. Prisoners
were evacuated from the model
prison---as artillery Smelling became
heavier. Persons who had beer
wounded In previous raids were
taken from the hospitals neal
which the bombs hit, 10 be return
cd when thc fires were out. II wa
4 strange and portentous fact that
the raids seemed absolutely TO have
failed OF their object, which was 70
terrify the city into panic that
would leave the way open for the
nationalists 10 enter.
Morgues Filled with Dead
Al the morgues filled with dead
and the hospitals were crowded
with additional wounded, men and
women stood in the streets TO curse
the nationalists and swear that
they should never have Madrid,
that II they took II they should
never keep IL. Anger never was 30
0IHn III VLlS CtVy ho ~ Wo~ sSNSJ'
me air raids took attention from
che war itself. Loyalists and ma.
sionalists were locked In hand TO
hand fightin3 around University
CITY, IN the northwest suburbs, and
In the area between the Casa De-
Campo and the Parque Del Oeste
on the west side Of the city. on OPP
posits banks Of the Manzanares
river.
war Writers IN Midst
Many bombs fell near the build
ing In which the United Press Ii
housed. One smashed all the win
doWs at the entrance 70 the build.
ing. Ciriaco Pacheco Calvo, special
correspondent Of the newspaper
Universal Of Mexico City, who IL at
tached 10 the Mexican embassy,
was wounded slightly by chrapnel
splinters in the face and hand aS
he ran from the United Press OF.
flee 10 find what damage was being
done.