The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-17
TOOK THE TOWN
Being Beaten at Every Point Mexican
Federals Surrender JuaEsz.
FOUGHT Two DAYS

FVUUIl 1 WV DAiD
The Biggest and Most Important OF
the Mexican Revolution Victory
. for the InsurrectoS.-Almo the
Entire Federal Garrison Capitulat-
es After Two Days Hard Fighting.
: Cindad Juarez, Mexico. is now the
!, provisional capital Of that nation, and
Francisco I. Madero, Jr., provisional
President, and his staff have taken
possession after winning the blood
lest battle Of the Mexican revolution.
In the corner room Of the bar
racks, which for two days had held
out against the rebels, sits Gen. Juan
J. Navarro, the Federal commander,
a captive, having surrendered We'd
nesday, with almost his entire garri-
son Of several hundred men. His
face is sunken, his head IS bowed
and he does not talk, for the bitter
sting OF defeat has disheartened him.
In another part Of the town Is
Francisco I. Madero, Jr., the con-
queror, surrounded by members OF
his family and staff, exultant with
victory, ard anxious to make peace,
he says, with the Government If it
will deal frankly and sincerely with
the revolutionists, and without such
vague promises as president Diaz' S
manisfesto."
The actual surrender Of the town
by Gen. Navarro took place about l
o'clock, Gen. Navarro giving his
sword to Col. Garibaldi, Of the insur-
'recto army, after the rebels had COM
lletely surrounded the barracks and
~eatened to annihilate the garrison
within.
His eyes dimmed as he surrender
ed, but Col. Garibaldi, with q hand
shake that besoke his admiration for
the brave fight the Federal leader
had made. assured him Of the desire
of the rebels to afford him every
courtesy. A score Of rebel officers
rode up and extended to the Federal
commander their sympathy. as Mex
leans. for him and his men. There
is the same fraternal sentiment in
the hearts of the entire insurrecto
army, for their countrymen who
have been defeated, but everywhere
are heard words Of opprobium for
President Diaz, whom they hold re-
sporsible for the battle Of WeGnes-
day
The town the Federals thought
impregnable to attack, fell after a
comparatively easy effort. The
nouse-to-house advance, the same
deadly FIRE which had driven the
Federals from their trenches early
Monday, when the skirmishiIg be-
gan, gave the rebels an entrance to
the town hardly molested by the ar
tillery of the Federals.
At the close of Tuesdays fight
ing, the rebels held extensive con-
troll Of the town. BY the use OF
dynamite and shells and fierce MUS
kerry, they fought their way for
ward. The insurrectos took the
church at midnight. The Fedcrals
retired further into the. city to the
municipal building, Tie edges of
which were piled with sand bags for
barricade.
After the attack was renewed, i,
early Wednesday, and the rebels had
brought their machine guns within
deadly range. the Federals retired
70 the barracks and insurre2tos by
the hundred occupied the houses
within 100 yards on every side.
Their fire was rapidly demolishlng
the building. There was no other
alternative for Gen. Navarro but TO
yield.
Shrapnel was being poured into
the hollow square of the barracks.
Many Federal cavalry horses were
! killed. The soldiers crowded the
place to its capacity. Only a few
iloopholes from which to shoot at the
rebels pierced the sides.
Finally Gen. Navarro hoisted a
white flag. He first attempted to
send messenger to Senor Obergen,
one of the ENJOYS of the recent peace
commission, asking him to arrange
for a cessation of hostilities while
an armistice could be arranged.
Gen. Navarro stood in the door
way Of the barracks to receive Col.
Caribaldi. Federals and insurrectos
alike withheld their fire while the
surrender was being arranged.
The fighting soon ceased and at
tention was directed to the dead and
wounded. The Federals, in their
humiliation, tore off thier visor caps
and uniforms, and, under guard OF
the rebels. walked rejectedly in their
under clothing down the street to the
coral. They numbered about $50.
Wednesday night 1t was reported
ed that $50 Of them had taken the
oath OF allegiance to Gen. MadeIo
oath of allegiance to Gen. Made1o
and would join his forces.
Church bells were ringing, resi-
.dents of the town appeared in the
streets with sighs of relief, and the
insurrectos began a continuous up
roar Of shouts. The rebels began to
collect thousands Of rounds OF am
munition from the Federal barracks
and they easily have made the most
valuable capture OF the revolutlon.
They now have two mortars, three
machine guns and two field pieces.