Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-13

the City.
Deserted by his captains and afraid
that his men would go over 20 the In
surrectos II they were given chance
to mingle with them; his two prin
cipal commanders killed or wounded.
General Juan J. Navarro surrendered
the cNy of .Iuarez to the rebel army
of Francisco I. Madero. With $50 OF
his men he is held by the rebels.
Navarro remained with his men to
the last. and after many OF his Of
ficers had quit and the command had
been shot TO pieces the old general
retreated into the barracks on the
southwestern edge OF the city, where
the rebel advance was fought off as
long as possible.
The rebels took the city in the morn
ing, but II was afternoon when Ma
varro surrendered with his command,
and this was only done after five
shells from heavy cannon had struck
the adobe building in which they had
taken refuge.
Colonel NJ A. Tamborel was killed
during the Tuesday fight. He was the
commandant OF the federal garrison
and second in command of the city.
Colonel Manuel Pueblita. second In
command. was wounded.
Federal Troops Desert.
Then the captains and minor OFF,
GERS began to desert. The soldiers
followed the example, and Navarro
was forced to retire with his men in
a body to keep them all from leaving
him. From place to place the federals
moved. retiring slowly as the rebel
fire drove them back.
Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning the federals occupied the old
church In the center of the city, the
municipal building. the Jail and sur
rounding buildings. These the insur-
rectos forced them out of and they
fell back for last stand in the bar
racks as the insurrectos ran up their
flags on the different buildings and
their comrades began to pour in from
all sides OF the town.
Navarro Is to be traded for Eduardo
Hayes, one of the insurrecto board OF
strategy. now prisoner in the state
penitentiary at Chihuahua. Francisco
|. Madero when he reached Juarez al
ter the surrender said so.
Colonel Tamborel was killed In his
own home His body is lying on bed
In a room in his home shot full of
holes. Several newspaper correspond
ents who knew and admired the little
commander. who tainted the rebels
with being afraid to attack. identified
the body.
Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Pueblita.
second In command, was wounded In
the cheek and eye.
All Saloons Closed.
As soon as the insurrectos took the
town the officers made every possible
effort to close the saloons and pre-.
vent the men drinking. A great deal of
liquor was destroyed at once and
guards were placed over all the sa-
looms. However. the men got hold of
much of 1t.
Lieutenant Colonel GaribaldI led the
charge of the men through the town
after Colonel Blanco's command had
worked It's way up behind the jail,
had gained II and after having used
II as a fertilization had driven the
federals out of the old church and the
city buildings. Garibaldi first ordered
the liquor destroyed. Later General
Pascual Orozco gave orders to have
all saloons kept closed. So far there
Is almost perfect order and a minimum
of drunkenness. Guards watch the
doors OF all saloons and the anti.llQuor
law is in complete force. Juarez Is de-
signed to be the first prohibition town
in Mexico.
Abram Gonzales. provisional Cover.
nor of chihuahua. declares that Iuarez
saloons will he closed continuously
until the insurrectos leave the city.
Every precaution is being taken TO
prevent disorder. Many OF the insur-
rectos entered saloons at the begin
ming OF the fight and secured bottles
of liquor, but In their hilarity they
distributed II among their friends. so
that altogether no one man got yery
much to drink.
The lid Is down tight and will be
held so. declare the authorities. The
killed and wounded are found in all
sorts of out of the way places in
Juarez. Blood spots appear everywhere
on the streets and on the sidewalks,
and dead and dying men and men
wounded seriously and slightly arc
found at every turn.
II Is believed from careful estimates
OF Americans who have gone through
the town very thoroughly that the TO
tai dead will be so or rs and the total
wounded will not be over 800. The
list will likely run that high. how
ever.
The hardest fighting was done on
Tuesday. During Tuesday night
BIanco's insurrectos came into Juare2
fresh from their camps and they open
ed the fighting by attacking the jail
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