The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-16
HUNDREDS WERE KILLED.
A Mexican lnsurrecto Battle is Report.
ed by Steamer.


San Diego, Cal, June 12.-Culican,
in the state of Sinaloa, surrendered to
the Maderoists 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 June 2.
These advices were brought by the
steamer Benito Juarez, which has just
arrived from Mazatlan.
The attack on Culican began early
May 80. The assault was made on
the east, north and south. The garri-
son was slowly driven back and after
three hours Gen. Badera'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.
| Meanwhile Gen. Ituburit advancing
from the east, was swooping all before
him. AS soon as the Maderistas were
within the city, they began to apply
the torch and to dynamite the less in
flammable buildings. Shortly before
noon Gov. Redo, having no hope of de-
Tending the place, started for Atlanta
with 800 men, but his retreat was
blocked by the insurrectos. Gen. Bo-
nilla at the station of the Southern
Pacific railway of Mexico, was fighting
against an overwhelming body of in.
surrectos. About this time the latter
captured the jail, released political
prisoners and killed others.
Gov. Redo, returning from his at
tempted retreat, sent an appeal for an
armistice to Mexico City, but no reply
came.
Culican surrendered on the follow
ing day, the federals being guaranteed
life and liberty. How many were
killed in the fighting is not definitely
known. Passengers and officers OF
the Benito Juarez were told that the
dead numbered about 1000, including
soldiers, women and children and 9th
er non-combatants. After the surren
der Gen. Tierado proclaimed his mill
tary governor, pending orders from
the Madero authorities at Mexico
City.
Mazatlan, which not long ago fire
quently was assailed, finally surren
, dered without firing a shot. WheI
officials learned of the fall of Culican
and the bloody scenes there, it wa
decided to surrender. Mazatlan a
that time, June 2, was surrounded b.
5000 Maderists while the forces a
Culican were 1000. AS soon as thu
Maderistas entered Mazatlan they re
leased the prisoners in the Quartet
! 1t is reported that the prison record
=. showed that there were 1,044 person
). in confinement the majority politica
n. offenders, but the criminal prisoner
are said to have been summarily shot
G Before the Maderistas could occup
G Mazatlan, the mayor, a majority o
> the government officers and most Q
G the soldiers, went aboard the gunboa
!. Tampico which had been anchored OF
the city for weeks. Chief of Polio
n J.. Ramierez, Captain of Rurales Mai
n cial Bana, and another police officia
@ named Cacillas, took refuge on tn
G Beenito Juarez. They were followe
!. to the steamer by Maderistas, captul
q ed and taken ashore. Officers of tn
>. steamer were told that the fugitive
would be executed that afternoon, bu
the Benito Juarez left Mazatlan b(
fore the hour set for the execution.
The government officials and sole
l. iers are reported to have gone to Sar
ia Rosa, on the Tampico, despite tn
= fact that the surrender of Mazatla
g was all that was asked.