New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
MADER0'S AMERICAN
LEGION WIPED OUT
Sole Survivor Tells Thrilling
Story of Battle at Casas
GrandeS.
NEW YORKER AMONG KILLED
Madero's Brother and Carl
baldi's Grandson Also Fell
Desperate Fight with
Federal Troops,
rBy Telegraph 10 Til. Tribune ]


FL Paso Tex. March ll.-Every man
in the Madero American Legion was
either killed or taken prisoner. save hlm-
self. in the battle Of Casas Grandes on
Monday. according to Roy Kelly VINO
arrived here. tattered. bleeding and al
most starved. late this afternoon. Kelly
was member Of the legion. Among
those he saws ne knows 10 have been
killed were RaOul Madero, brother OF
Francisco I. Madero; r. +. Harrington.
captain Of the American Legion. SOL
djer Of fortune and a former resident oil
New York city: Giuseppe Garloaldl
ranking major and member Of the stan,
grandson of Garibaldi. Italy's liber-
ator. John Greer former deputy sheriH
at Lincoln. -. NJ: Lieutenant A. Nalen-
cia. of FL Paso; l.. Gutierrez dc TARA
Mexican socialist and formerly judge at
Guerrero. late Of Los Angeles; Captain
J.. j. Casavantes. an engineer from
Guerrero; George Moore and Sergeant
Heath BedWell.
Kelly is a native OF Smithport. Penn.
and has been scout in the Philippines
for the United states army.
Reaching Casas Grandes in our march
south toward Chihuahua" he said. we
camped near the town on Sunday night
and the American Legion and number
Of Mexican troops went In to take the
place. as there was only a small federal
command stationed there. Madero ana
his main command marched on south
and did not enter the town with us. We
slipped into the town under cover Of
darkness and took "A position in an old
house. ready TO rush the garrison at day
break. but for some reason the battle
opened about o'clock and We fought in
the dark r. +. Harrington and his COM
mand were near in a smaller house
From the awful fire We knew that they
had a machine gun and three-pounder
At daybreak We saw that the machine
gun was on the church and that can
non was on the ground in the street.
When light came hell broke loose
The three FOUNDER began to play
havoc with the roof Of the house and the
machine gun famed the front Of the
house We started through the back
door and began 10 run for cover. ] saw
all but five fall in front Of me. What
was left Of us got to cover after run
Of about a mile to the river Harrington
and his four men were killed.
when we were making the run for
the river. young Madero and Garibaldi
we're running just ahead Of me. saw
them tumble over almost at the same
time. and | had 10 jump over their
bodies. The Italian lay on his back.
with blood coming from his mouth. Ma
dcro fen In a knot. am sure both
were killed. Johnny Greer was shot in
the first rart of the fight. and lay on
the floor Of the adobe with hole in
his breast Sergeant Heath don't
know where he came from-had been
killed at the beginning.
"Iieutonant Valencia was also shot
early IN the fight. Captain Casavantes
had been killed running from one adobe
10 tho other Young Madero ran into the
adobe toward the end of the fisht, and
cried. Good God Poor Delara has been
Killed.
III was about 10 o'clock when we
ouit the adobe We were getting all the
y orst ~ II. of course. but Nc saw more
soldiers coming into town from our rear.
We knew that Cuellar was coming with
his federal rcinforcements from Juarez,
but VIC got ont before his men got in
shooting distance ~ US.
MANY Americans and MeXicans alike.
when they ran from the house IN the
face of the cannon fire. stuck M the
barbed wire fences and we're shot there
When we got into tho river | took To
the hills and made for FL Paso.'
According 10 Kelly's story, Madero rs
mobiliZng his forces at san Diego. six
miles south of Casas Grandes. which is
defended by 400 Federals and 300 voun
teers. under General Cuellar. Madero
expects To be Joined by Orozco to-mor-
row. This will give him force superior
I'm numbers 20 the Federals.