The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-17
QUIET RE|CNS IN CAPTURED CITY. Federals Join Rebels in Shouting '.Viya Madero" RIOTS, WERE FIERCE Mobs Thronged Through Streets of Pachuca and Destroyed Every.
 thing in their Path-Federal
 Government Is Banished

Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mex, May 16.-This city, the capital of the state of Hidalgo, which was in the hands of rioters, who broke nearly every window in town last night, footing stores and saloons, was quiet tonight under the guardianship Of
 Gabriel Hernandez and 150 of his men, who marched in this morning. The fed eral garrison of 80 rurales joined the rebel forces without firing a shot and marched
 around the plaza with their new com rades keeping step to the blare of bat tered cornet and shouting Viva Madero"
 with great enthusiasm.
 General Hernandez stated to newspaper
 men that his scouts had captured 20 fugi- tives, whom they found in the hills with loot and executed them.
 No one within the city was killed Pachuca is 50 miles from the City of Mexico and it's occupation by a rebel
 force for that reason is regarded as sig nificant in the light of a statement by
 Ambrosio Figueroa. that he Is preparing
 to march on the national capital
 Hernandez says that Figueroas force
 numbered 5000 fully equipped men, and
 that they have five railroad trains ready to assist in the movement of the troops. A detachment of federal soldiers was
 started from Mexico City for this point
 this morning, but the train was stopped at Tulo by orders from the war office. It is thought the government wishes to avoid bloodshed at this time, when they
 believe that there is an excellent chance to restore peace by meaas-of diplomatic
 means.
 The regular passenger train which
 leaves the City of Mexico at clock and
 arrives here at 10:3O was sopped just out
 side of the town and searched for sol diers. None was found but the train was held here, Conductor Crutcher not
 being allowed to make the return trip. Riotng last night started when Colonel Hernandez ordered the federal govern
 ment to leave the city. A score of boys, excited by the news, began breaking win dows. Many men and a considerable
 number of women joined in the demon-
 stration. Prisoners were released from the reform school, the city lookup and
 the state penitentiary. In all 300 pris- oners were given their freedom and the records of their cases destroyed. Saloons were raided for pulqpe and the infamed
 mob visited every section of the city, | shooting and throwing stones and com jpelling every one to cry Viva Madero." | Among the places stoned was the Meth odist church and school The interior of the Bank of Hidalgo, handsome new l a mae lrad l,xr
 fire, but the 100000 pesos deposited re-
 mained safe in the undamaged vault. Ali
 the records of the bank were destroyed
 It was not known tonight whether the
 mining records are safe. All other pub
 lie documents were burned
 | The rioting continued until midnight A pawnshop, hated for the usurious rate | of interest charged, was stripped of all | its contents. Absolutely nothing was left | except the clothing which the proprietor and his wife wore. Before leaving the
 raiders set the place on fire. It is still smouldering tonight.
 l Among the footed stores was one de- voted to the sale of hats. The looters furnished themselves with new headgear but in many cases this was their undo ing as the scouts sent out today inva-
 riably investigated the possessions of | anyone found wearing a new hat Another object of animosity was the beautiful marble clock tower erected dur ing the centennial in the plaza. Gossip in the town has it that large portion of the money appropriated by the gov ernment for this memorial was divert ed to certain private purposes. The clock which has four dials was too high to be hit by stones, but was made the target of a fusilade of shots. Owing to the inexperience of the marksmen or to the effect of pulQue, the big timepiece was national bank were broken and the fur niture thrown into the street.
 The population of this city Is 3S,0OO, 800 of whom are foreigners. The better class of citizens worked for hours to quell the fury of the mob and by mid night by a display of arms and great firmness, had driven most of the nal. contents into the hills Some of these were found today in drunken stupor with their loot about them. They were shot. White flags were hanging from near ly every window when Colonel Herman dez arrived this morning One miner had Ihung out a curtain shade of dlngy blue. He declared that it was the Cornish flag and that he would see 1t respected or some one would get hurt
 The rebel leaders posted guards where needed and sent patrols about the streets to. preserve order. In this he was assist ed by the rurales. Joaquin Gonzales, 8 lawyer. was chosen governor. He issued a statement in which he said that he had no wish for the office, but as the federal government was unable to pre- serve order he felt it his duty to accept