, 1870-01-08
THE DEATH OF MAMMALIAN.
The Truc Ssury OF the Fell OF Quere-
tnro-SuAplcionA OF The TtencilcrE
OF L0pcx-l1ow MAJ inialiRn was
Captured and Ktltcd-Thc Slory Of
mn Ey G. Witness Of the Affair."

Lrurtiora L>tker to the .ytr l-ort Tribune.
I iase epsut I'll osy r:a:pg round 10 visit the
tccncs OF tie last acts in tle bio dy farce Of the
ElILIre Of Me1ico und hearing the story Of the
fyu.e iEom the lps OF men who Witnessed them
atd err fntnaf Wish every letai!. To begin,
tnep, QEetetHro ls situated Oh the nortneastern
eogG Of vide plain, around Whic9, on the
pt1tneas', north, una wes,, runs a range of
10y hills ,'1 soEmsna'tg as ne III r. ia april
t,cn or the COMMANDING srmles WIS ABOUT ~
fpltowe: GeLe1Al E-cohedo, the comtnundPr-ia-
t,hlel Of tEe republican iosses had MS hcadquar-
r!stutMd Possession OF the northeast and south.
eisr, and debated with the IDpenallsss
the rossesse-sion Of III; loSst part
m lerr. The 1npe1,a,sts neld the vest, southwest,
ato eousheAAt, nnd the nain portion Of the CITY,
white GererHi Corona On tue south. and Hegules
mud the AneE1cAu LtEGn On the west, heMEEd
Pacific.
fsmllar to the reading public. Maximtllau sent
~: Mfamon with The nower Of lis army to attack
n1u, If possible, capture Ju4tez 1t Zacarecas. He
captureti the city, Jpatez burelJ escap:CK, bat
neat day Wa attacked ind ron'ed By E.c1heuo,
AMI on tie te1t day, after having Eetfeaed thirty
Il Hes md nni'cd his forces to those Hf Castillo,
Escooedu, his whole army being killed or dis.
nsrstd, and htmsef escaping wounded, and villa
lrt 9 handful pf men remaining. On The 18th Of
Ap CoIona nsaa aatY qsa usps1a!e e a
,he hiRh walls of he cemetery On the Eortneast
side, Occupied position under the very walls Of
the Cony cit for an hcur, but was driven OUT at
Els io!ces III ito p.a!n In the rear OF the Casa
5s5s ~ ses sq,pss , e a@e tss eag a65g
uarehed nLder the cover 0; tes night fro1,
,n.. Cas- I'atca 20 the Alameda. and, suddenly
s1aEktua ';z POSITION, routed hiu, and coz:
',ss s!as n n Tic = gear ru haweyer gained nm 10
fern.arent @ e aovautase, and he va In turn aaeksd
~ E+cohedo aud compelled 10 Urea. "'a'n ~. sae
ent,rLehrcntP. Tue eoutte made With Wv 81
forces previous to this surpIlsc Of CoEouua, Rnl
failed. Nov for tho final catastrophe. The sFory
Lave heard to-da, from ole OF the oflcers Of The
t.oLr1.uast.ul which condemned MaxtMiflan,
Ntrar OF, md Mcjta to deafh, N1e from other par
lies who wtre e5eN!tncs=el. some q snoia eTt'
deCtly ~ upa.nized With the Imperlali.1s:
On The p,Rnt OF the 18th OF NAY, 1881, the In
tA rrlis1s we're le1ea!ed at nli rotnts, exHausse1
AID d,epin;e,1. Tbe5 had l!7ed On mule meat and
o.aL. bread tol wests. ard even shat Ess goae: a
u4u8d, SAN thnt all ~as LOST, aud at II p. r., be
sent Lopez, who vas then the "O1lceI OF ths
caJ,'' 10 tie Headquarters e General E+cooede
vi Ii 1uttrtc:ioLs to FAY TO him th3t be proposed
TO talc dry picked horsenen, escape across It
sierra GcIIo to Tsnp!co, and embark ioi
Enlnre, lca.tpR the plsce 70 sul1fnder at once,
Tcrel ed the plopcsitiou With contempt, telling
Lupez that he had strc: srteIa TO refuse al terms
10 Mzxiu,lI0n as an untla~ and fto!aGor OF tht
laws OF war, and that he would carry the CITY %
I atkault at the next ut empt- Lopez returned ts
Na1tn Il,ap told him Of bis utter ~aut OF SUCCESS
| nud then returned to the advanced post occupied
| Gy him }ukt below Ls Cruz, On The north Reaterr
ride, unt IN ane outsahtssf tlurrslato Essoeede
! reasoning that the proposition could ou'!
come from man IN sonnc;, Ihs lat saem,y ssq aii
the eenera! assault Witch had been previously o.
| dtItd lrr the following day at 4 n, Eos dt
to os mads ne @ es sd ~ e1 a sn
| OF La Cruz at a. IN and "a soon Is Lopez sap
tnep-ne 1old his en- ts.as taEhes resistance wa
| Eopeless Some ea5 that he eaid that the Rennn
iicans were de.er1eis VINO came to 1on tne Inpe
r,altstf but this denied BY Lopez ard bis friends
Al rate, be .aq feety y ne s: afaaqnasses "a M
s1p1' ana &c eecape s II be could aaxinlllan. VII
sptea1ed to haze completely lost big sense: m e
rnu dow Il ff0zn bis EooM In tue eeclld aorJ Of II
! convent 10 the basement and demanded III
horst 4, but was ,o.d that the Keppolcans alrean
had Possession Of The etAbles- lie then ran On
toward tne nozth, but was caught ny the enoside
by aD ofIlctr, Fho pushed him back, telisG hil
that he wsa 1unblDg directly into the JAWS {
death. He 1hen ran on foot IN southwestern!
f1tA vay through the city be was seen in unifoEt
by come Of the soldiers Of the regiment
Co'orei R,Econ Of re isap' Rsepuoslsan force r
Sin. SSa,' ~, ~ C Go,onei n nncon. etne1 sscsuse
d,A no. recognize bin, Or beeaase bis tAsat
.egra Of r. oars; d T e. I'm 20 " lie then II
on 10 Las tampanas un!nteHupted. and, deman! n
neaniI5 Co IT, frons wss e'zeady occupied og Geuer
Kegulea. Thus cnl OF and surrounded at
poibsr. he TOOK wa,te nag IL hs hsnd "a and star a.
helorp reaching the oo tom net Co!onsl Gs:rt
II. Green. me accomplished on1eer ia 60 COZ
pand Of see AneFesn 9o Se .. n1a
ShoIs rad BY thls 1ime been nfed At Ma1tmnls
rcpestedls b the adva. eng Republicans, ana
ensa. s y snd s VIE Ils s1eas weak lips trembling
mat ne could hardly command his tpeech. ne ~
"a Colonel Green ros 70 let MIN ~ @ into re nea
r asw ntm 70 znsrendeF 70 n!m =, cosgoel Gre
ts,s hasta ~ 1 Ia, sent Commission to ask she Ame
can Government to tntetcede fot 5ouf We
,, | 70 which Aaxlniltan replied: "And
eqss Il ss Geas "a; .BPsss sss es
. natset II few secouds-General Corcorao b
. reached The spot, .cd gong straight nP to III
Aaliaa ss1n. ii, an saoa npa p1seu;ns
:. III an the Emperor no longer, bat MEXICAN { {
I izer, ard 3oo1 p1!soces:" CotcoEan replied. :"
I Ma1tmiltar, you are not now Emperor. and neF
). recei1e his sword, tefu'icg himself TO Accept
nr nnte an5 terms OF surrender and re!erTt
: I'm altogether 10 General Escooe 10, bis sopef
command; LSne1 q. IoT 20 dsrm sns ana
: Eprt was complete
From Its CampsuAs Aa1!mf!au, With AIamt
Nets. p1Ice Saiu Salm, and othefs. were taA
hack 10 The city aEd Imprisoned tor slx OF tet
! dA,b IN tie cid Convent Of Iheffs,te. Fn
thence be. with Mhamon and 4eJa, went 70
: Old monastery At Les Capun!cn1s aao taele " 3
= remated under guard Tn!le tne court 1Ast 49,
! dsr1ded ibetr case, until the 15sn Of june, thir
1on1 da3t ..ses their CAPTURE when shsf @ Meot e
= | in the bellef that the harefooted Hno ta89ea
Z | uunncsrs oi Mexico wou]p not dare 70 enoot
= P1iEce Of the house OF lapshui4 L?szAnel q
i one Of The "Lo,df Auo!nted." But neJ am.
= rec H. srnt where the tnrre men met their des
4 On The northeastern atope Of the low toSky =
- e,de facing The city, rude barrier Of aoooes :
:. heen thrcTp up TO stop the bullets, ana hele
caYrtace stopped. Gecelal Escooedo, Win =
;: non Of the hAnd, directed AnxtIni.sn % g
NJ ench treatment frpm thoee be looked on - >
dutt Of the earth. FATE him look Of d2u
q which fnsly changed to scow1, dsscendeo d,
~ fatirply. aud walked mechanically toHs1a
= ! suTnn.1t Of the hill AtHEnon arFised ne3h
y | eeeluU tnst Ma11mtnAn vas gong VIC
d, cal1td him back. They etood at asss rsa e.n n,
d milan IN TIE ccnier. but The poanon VA eanaE
n | and vhen the troops drew up on The hia below
:" IRE rpon iheu, Maximlllan stood on the =,
ea Miramop next, and Meta on the east. A3I!
4. ian. from fcpugpance to the tonching me ~
at ! 81 commpn men, had contracted the haol.
r MeHco al standing with h1. hands behind =
80 aud tp This position he stood. And saad souete
irsudlble TO ne spessaton. u.
= rHT bling. ard inconeIent speech to =
hedo-not the words ut all which have q
been put IN his mouth, about pelng Wiling 70
N. ! fnr thn pnod Of MeIlco-hut ~aa stopped
wa tod 10 face the MustetA MEMS 1000