El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-29
CAsAs GRANDES IS
SUPPOSED To De
FIGHTING
fcoptinued From Fage oneo

arises. The company lineman who last
week arrived in Guzman, IS miles be-
low Juarez after temporarily repairing
the wires all the way from Pearson, the
most southern terminus Of traffic on
the northern division, reported that he
had only seen a few small bands Of in
surrectionists, and that all was quiet
at Pearson, Casas Grandes, and the
mines, small stations and section
houses along the line. At that time.
only about so insurrectos had been
seen, and the largest band was that Of
% men who stole the engine and
burned the bridges about Guzman.
Insurgent Force Grows.
But now it appears certain that the
insurrectos operating below Juarez
have increased materially in numbers
or audacity. To attack Casas Grandes
with any opposition will require more
than few men Also more men have
actually been seen along the road.
The band at San Pedro which turned
back Walter Charnley and his work
train, coming from Pearson to repair
the bridges burned below Guzman,
numbered between 20 and so men. The
agent at Sabinal reports that he saw
between so and 90 mounted men ride
south Tuesday night. So it is estimated
that the insurrectionary forces on the
Mexico North Westerns local division.
which a week ago appeared to number
no more than SO men, now must ex-
coed 200 men.
Saw a Few Rebels.
superintendent Rutledge, who ar
rived in a section Of his work train
at $50 Wednesday afternoon, talked
with no insurrectionists, but received
communications from them, and saw
few small and scattered bands respect
fully following his movements from
the foothills. He heard from the agen;
at San Pedro that the work train COM
ing from the south had been turned
back at that point, and returned with
out any argument. Charnley was told
to ''go back and stay back, and also
informed that the operations of the
northern work train were known but
that superintendent Rutledge would
not be hindered as long as he hauled
no soldiers. The San Pedro agent also
sent word to Mr.. Rutledge on behalf
of the insurrectionists, warning him
not TO repair the wires.
Telegraph Operator Leads Band.
The railway superintendent also re-
ceived formal voucher that all dam
age done to the road would be made
good" by the revolutionary party. Mr..
Rutledge says it was signed by P. G.
Guerrero, a "Magonista," apparently in
charge of the operations on this divi-
sion of the North Western The paper
only referred to the damage in a gen.
eral way, and was duly stamped in
proper legal form. 1t has been turned
over to higher officials of the road.
Mr. Rutledge says he remembers Guer-
zero as a former telegraph operator at
Jimenez. The insurrecto leader sent a
friendly telephone message to the super
saying that he knew him
personally
Rebuilding Bridges.
Superintendent Rutledge returned to
Juarez for supplies. and early this
morning departed again. He intends
to make a hand car trip to Sabinal or
San Pedro. and, if possible, meet some
leader. The superin-
tendent reports that he has rebuilt
three Of the burned bridges They
over the wooden beams and
applying a match. The rocks beneath
the ashes were still hot with the fire
when the reconstruction began. The
bridges destroyed and rebuilt were of ,
90. Is and so feet span. Another So
foot span, blasted instead of burned.
was easily repaired by a carpenter
gang. When the train returned to
Juarez for supplies, work was nearly
in rebuilding a bridge las
feet long. 118 milometers below Juarez. |
One more small bridge remains before |
Guzman is reached, and the superin- |
tendent expects to arrive there Thurs !
day night. Two of the four bridges /
burned below Guzman are $50 feet in |,
length and will require much time to /
rebuild, if they have been totally de- /
stroyed.
1--WE saw small bands in the hills but /
they never came near to u.s." said Mr.. /