Show c FIGHTING IN HAVANA AMERICAN TROOPS FIRED UPON UPON BY A MOLL MOB the doy lloys in blue reply with deadly volley and several spaniards and cubans are killed la in the right havana II avana dec 28 the who whole e rity is fis in au an uproar and serious rioting is threatened as a result of a fight between the american soldiers and cubans and spaniards last night A detail of 0 company M tenth regular united states infantry while quelling a riot which broke out on bombay street was fired upon by the rioters the regulars returned the fire and sent volley after volley into tho the crowd of rioters as they fled on out t of the street two spanish sailors were wounded and a spanish marine was killed by the americans A number of other persons whose names could not be secured were in the melee which interference of the american troops three cubans were fatally injured several spaniards who were carried away by friends were wounded but it is not known how seriously none of the american soldiers were wounded in the small riots that occurred in various parts of the city twelve persons were wounded several fatally A spanish soldier marching with his company to the wharf attempted to pull down a cuban flag and an amex Amei american ican flag over the door at san lazaro street this started the fight the spaniards were fired on from the housetops and windows they returned the fire riddling the front of the buildings with bullets the soldier who attempted to tako take down the gag flag fell on the steps of a house bleeding from wounds in the head and shoulder houlder ii the spanish soldiers withdrew carrying their injured comrades residents Eesi dents of san lazaro say the withdrawal of the spaniards was due to the appearance of an american officer who persuaded the spaniards to retire the town is practically in the hands of the he americans the spaniards are arc supposed to still hold possession of the strip of ground between the prado and the port but their soldiers have been withdrawn to within a few blocks of the port three companies of the tenth regular infantry who were hurried into town during the afternoon are on guard in the streets it is expected that the entire tenth regiment will havi have to be brought in together with the eighth united states which has been encamped at the trocha only two miles away in anticipation of such an emergency as exists |