The Washington herald., 1911-05-10

surrectos and killed and wounded many
Of them.
As the insurrectos fell back, they be-
gan to set fire to the buildings about the
plaza The torch was applied to the post
office, o1ce the capitol OF Laredo. when
Bonito Juarez was rallying his men to
drive Maximilian from the throne of
Mexico. The fire spread rapidly. and was
soon started in another part of the city.
Throughout the fighting casualties were
heavy on both sides, and the wounded
and dying were left In the hot sun with
out food, water. or medical attention.
There were no doctors with either COM
mand. AS the fighting was at close quar-
ters, the wounded fell thick.
Care for Wounded.
Late this afternoon, by an arrangement
between Col. Steever, Of the United States
Army. commanding the border guard. and
Senior Torres, Mexican consul in Ell
Paso. many Of the wounded, who had
managed to reach the international
out the day by the United States troops,
pitfalls.
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 tonight. Anderson was brought
to the middle Of the Santa Fe bridge
shortly before o'clock this morning
wounded in the body. He Is believed to
be mortally wounded.
The contending forces in Juarez have
no hospital organization or medical corps.
SO that the wounded are for the most
part left without any more attention
than can be had from their unskilled
comrades.
Lying in the streets, under the broil-
ing sun, begging for water, gaping
wounds draining their life's blood and
staining the ground crimson, scores OF
fighting men Of both armies give tragic
evidence Of devotion to a cause and
loyalty to a purpose-the last and high
est devotion of which humankind is
capable
So fierce is the fighting that neither side
will permit a moments truce for hos
pital CORPS under the white flag to re-
move the wounded and dead from the
zone Of fire.
Wounded Held Back.
Efforts have been made every few min
utes to bring wounded men. chiefly rebels,
medical attention, but acting under POSI-
tive orders. the United States troops re-
fused to permit any Of the wounded to be
brought across until this evening.
Albert Fuentes, q member Of the rebel
junta and provisional governor Of Aqua
Calientes, made application to the United
States soldiers At tho river for permission
to take over q wagon load Of hospital sup
plies and medicines to the rebels. He
was referred to Col. Steever. He said
that inasmuch a. the rebels had the town.
he thought there would be no serious OBJ
lection to hsving tho hospital supplies
taken across.
The oity Of Juares II practically de-
serted except for the federals and rebels
Tho American patrol on this side of the
river permits women and children to como
across at any time.
All tho business houses IN the heart Of
the city have their windows and doors
and shuttered. and those non-
who ma It necessary to stay
In the city retire - far from the soene
OF tho fighting aa they can and shelter
themselves behind the adobe walls.
The Juares sausage factory. q new In
dustry. backed principally by American
capital. was burned THU afternoon. At 0
O'Clock big building east Of Juares was
burned. These were followed by the
burning Of the post -oflce and other build
ings this afternoon,
francisco Madero. whose fortunes Of
war and whose hope for the future arc
resting upon the issue Of the attack upon
Juares, slept peacefully practically all
night at his headquarters. wrapped IN .
blanket, with knoll Of earth for . pill
low and the rattle Of musketry to soothe
his slumoera,
Bullets have been falling in "a Pase
all day, Vincent Pasedes. ninetesn yeara
old. Z barber. standing IN the door Of
his homo In the Internationai Reeming
House, ON the osrner Of Fffth and FL
Paso streets. was shot through the heart
O'Clock this morning. by 9 ball frsm the
MEXICAN 40 Of the river. -Hle sister
VA stapqlng nsar him wha n wss
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