The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-12
STEAMER BENiTo JUAREZ CAR.
RiES WORD OF FIGHTING
IN SlNALoA.
cUL|AIC'AN \ ! IS CAPTURED
City Surrenders TO Maderistas on May
81, According to Information just
Received, After Fierce Fighting and
Loss Of Two Hundred lives-M azat-
Ian Gives Up Without Struggle.

San Diego. Cal. June 1I.--Cuiiacan,
In the state of Sinaloa. surrendered to
the Maderistas May 81. after nearly
two days OF fierce fighting In which
hundreds are reported to have been
Killed. The city was nearly destroyed.
Mazatlan. In the same state. sur
rendered without resistance on June
2. These advlces were brought by the
steamer Benito Juarez, which has just
arrived from Mazatan
The attack upon Culacan began
May 80 at about o'clock In the morn
Ing. The assault was made on the
east, north and south. The garrison
was slowly driven hack and after three
hours General Bandera's force of in
surrectos captured the chapel Of the
Sacred Heart. The building had been
fortified and the loss of life at that
point was heavy.
Dynamite.
Meanwhile General Iturbide. advance
Ing from the east on the town. wns
sweeping all before him As soon as
the Maderistas We're within the city
they began To apply the torch and to
blow up with dynamite the legs in
nammable buildings. Shortly before
noon Mayor Redo. having no hope of
defending the place. started for Alfalfa
with 200 men. but his retreat was
blocked by the insurrectos Mean
while General Bonilla at the station OF
the Southern Pacific railway OF Mexico
was fighting against an overwhelming
body OF insurrectos. About this time
the latter captured the Jail. where the
political prisoners had been released
and others killed Mayor Redo re-
turned from his attempted retreat and
an appeal for an armistice was sent to
Mexico City. but no reply came.
Cullacan surrendered OH the follow
Ing day, the federaIs heing guaranteed
life and liberty. How many persons
We're killed during the fighting Is not
definitely known. Passengers and Of
flciais of the Benito Juarez We're told
that the dead numbered about 1000.
including soldiers. women and children.
After the surrender General Tierado
proclaimed himself military governor
pending orders from the Madero au-
thorities at Mexico City
Mazatlan. which not long ago fire.
quently was assaiied. finally sur
rendered without shot. The officials
OF the place learned of the fail OF Gull
aean and the bloody scenes there.
ana 1t was decided to surrender.
MaZatlan at that time. June 9, was
surrounded by about 5000 Maderistas.
while the forces at Culiacan were I, 900
As soon az the Maderistas entered
MaZatlan they released the prisoners in
the cuartel 1t IL reported that the
prison records showed that there were
l.O44 persons In confinement. the ma
jority political offenders. but the Grim
inal prisoners are said to have been
summarlly shot
Before the MaderIstas coulJ oeeunv
Mazatlan. the mayor, a majority OF the
government officials and most of ths
soldiers went abroad the gunboat Tam
pico, which had been anchored Off the
city for weeks. The chief of police.
J. Ramirez. the captain OF the rurales.
Marclal Ybana. and another police Of
fetal named Casillas. took refuge on
the Benito Jnarez. They We're followed
to the steamer by Maderistas. cap
tnred and taken ashore. Officers of
the steamer were told that the fugi-.
tives would be executed at O'Clock In
the afternoon. The Benito Juarez left
MaZatlan before that hour
The government officials and SOL
diers are reported to have gone to
Santa Rosalia on the Tampico despite
the fact that the commander of the
Maderistas promised them protection.
saying that the surrender OF Mazat-
Ian was all that was asked The vie
tors appear To have acted with mod
alton, however The people were no.
tiled that their homes and property
would he safe and they were urged To
resume their ordinary Vocations. When
the Benito Juarez left Mazatlan was