The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-10

barracks and several stores adjoining
the post office have been consumed
by the flames
flames take their course when they find
fuel All the men are needed for defence
and the burning of q building matters
little.
The insurrectos during the day managed
to take many places Of prominence
throughout the city by silencing with
their accurate fire the bug guns Of the
Federals.
At noon the insurrectos held Cowboy
Park, where Gen. Navarro has made
headquarters in the past. and the bull
ring. and shortly after noon they had
surrounded the Federals in the old church
in the centre Of Guadalupe Square. but
the fire from the interior and roof OF the
ancient mission, and the Jail. municipal
building and post Office. surrounding il,
drove them back.
As the insurrectoe retired the post
Office burst into flames. The Federals
managed to get field piece into action
on top Of the old church az the rebels fell
back toward the river and the main
street OF the city was swept with shrapnel.
The shrapnel Rre was also directed
after the ineurrectos as they moved back
toward FL Paso. and AZ least two shells
dropped into FL Paso. one in the yard
Of the FL Paso laundry and one into the
Santa Fe stock yards. but both fortunately
exploded in the air before falling.
The insurrectos used their two home
made cannon with splendid effect, ex-
cept that they had black powder and
their smoke easily drew the fire Of the
Federals. The insurrectos were able to
silence the Federal big guns in most
instances after they got into the city
and for time the Federals had nothing
more than their rifles and hand grenades
for their defence,
During the morning one Of the insur-
recto cannons blew out the breech and
WAS put out Of business. 1t was the
larger Of the two home made guns The
cannons we're manned exclusively by
Americans. and e. L. Charpentier was
the Captain in charge Of the big gun
He first blew out firing pin. and while
he was in Fl Paeo after another one W. F..
ksely Of Chicago took charge of the gun
and began to fire with fuse.
An extra heavy load of powder BILE "
the breech OF sitter several shots had
brought piecee tumbling OF the walls Of
the old church in JuareZ. Cal Thorp.
Cal Heath. Frank Padora. J i'm Heiser
and Z. D. Ullum were other members Of
the gun crew. When the gun blew up
the men rushed to the fight in front with
out guns. trusting to find enough in the
trenches to arm them. Some succeeded
and others failed to get arms after
reaching the Airing line.
The smaller cannon continued to oper-
ate throughout the day and poured its
shot into the town Of Juarez "a fast a. il
could be loaded. This was the first test
given to the guns made by Giuseppi Carl
baldi and his men in the shops Of the
Mexico Northwestern Railroad at MADEIRA,
Chihuahua.
Late in the afternoon on an arrangement
between Col Steever Of the United States
army, commanding the border guard,
and Sshor Tomas Torres. Mexican Consul
in El Paso. many Of the wounded who had
managed to reach the international bridges
and had been held back throughout
the day BY the United States troops we're
allowed 70 como to Ell Paso hospitals.
These included several Americans. one
OF them. A. e. Anderson. having been
wounded early last night and having
received no attention for his wounds
until late this evening. Anderson was
brought to the middle of the Santa Fa
bridge shortly before ! o'clock this morn
ing wounded in the body Two American
companions were with him and asked
that he be allowed to cross The request
was denied. Anderson is believed TO be
mortally wounded.
Alberto Fuentes. a member Of the rebel
junta and provisional Governor Of Aguas
Calientes. made application to the United
States soldiers at the river for permission
to take over a wagonload of hospital
supplies and medicines Ia the rebels
He was referred to Col F. T. Steever
He said that inasmuch az the rebels had
the town he thou ght there should be no
serious objection to having the hospital
supplies taken across.
Venture Rios of t;aribaldis command
was shot in the right ankle while tele-
phoning to Madero's camp from a house
on Juarez avenue at O'Clock Monday
afternoon. He got to the American side
by swimming the river near Stanton
street at l O'Clock Tuesday morning and
was removed to the insurrecto ospital
where he ia in fair way TO recover.
A man supposed to he Mateus Sanchez.
a member Of Pancho Villas command.
swam the river with the assistance of two
other Mexcans at O'Clock Tuesday
morning and was taken to the ins,lrrecto O
hospital where he died at ?l5 Tuesday
morning
The city Of Juarez is practically de-
serted except for the soldiers and the
rsbels. The American patrol on this
side OF the river permits women and
children to come across at any time in
any numbers seeking safety. All the
business houses in the heart Of the city
have their windows and doors barri-
caded and ehuttered, and those non.
combatants who find it necessary to stay
in the city retire as far from the scene
Of fighting a. they can and shelter them.
solves behind the thick adobe walls.
AZ night wore on the insurrectos worked
their way back into the heart of the city
again and darkness found them under
cover.
During the afternoon and evening
reenforcements of the insurrectos ar.
rived from the east from Oiinaga. where
they were defeated by Federals last
week, and the fresh men took the pla ces