The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-10
Victory at Terrible Cost.

mediately hoisted.
Victory was not secured without ter
rible loss of life on the American side
of the line as well as on the field Of
battle. The dead number nearly
eighty. while nearly $50 are wounded,
many fatally, Casualties on the Ameri-
can side number four killed and six
teen wounded The main street OF
Juarez Is in ruins.
lei Paso, Texas, May 10.-After de-
sultory firing all night by both sides
the Rebel attack on JuareZ began
again in earnest at 6:25 o'clock this
morning. 1t was fiercest in the south
ern part- of town and IL was evident
by the movement of a number of In
surrectos from the outposts that Col
onel Blanco's reserves were closing In.
Fighting in the streets had been re-
sumed The Insurrectos shot of
number OF dynamite bombs i'm town.
Garbaldi and his 200 men are re-
ported to be stationed at the Porfirio
Diaz hotel opposite the customs
house where number of Federals are
hiding.
Wounded Insurrectos have been
brought across the Santa Fe bridge.
The total number of wounded here now
numbers twenty-one.
Rebels Capture Stronghold.
The blaze that ragged all night in
JuareZ, reducing whole blocks to RUNS
was smoldering today. IL was report
ed the fire was started by the FEEDER
ais in order that the Insurrectos could
not surprise the tail or city hall. Tne
American consulate was threatened
but the dying out of the wind prevent
ed the ilames from spreading there.
u. $. Troops are having consider
able trouble with MeXicans on the
American side, VINO insist on lining
the river front directly opposite the
drng. Two or three ni ests have
been made for throwing rocks ut u.
s. soldiers.
Americans in the Rebel ranks are
reported to have plundered seVerai
1Cwelry stores and transported the
booty to friends on the American side
At S.i5 o'clock the Revolutionists
drove the Federals from the big GUS
toms house. Later the InsurrectoS
captured the church.
wounded Insurrectos brought across
the line declared General Blanco with
two hundred men stormed the church,
and after fierce struggle drove the
Federals from the building.
Reinforcements for Rebels.
Heavy firing Is I'm progress in the
center and southern parts of the city
A big explosion occurred in the school
house where Federals are quartered'
report from the front says the In
surrectos drove the Fourteenth Mexi-
can infantry from the big Cuaratel'
taking four prisoners.
Dynamite bombs are exploding con-
stantly around the municipal build
ings.
Refugees are pouring across the
bridges today.
The Insufrectos' reinforcementn from
Bauche should arrive at Juarez TINS
afternoon. G. Rabago, with Federal
achievements Is reported at Suaz' lso
miles south, and with no prospects oil
getting hero for a week.
The Insurrectos' wounded were taxi
on to hotels in El Paso. Gustavo A.
Madero. brother of the Rebel leader
paying the expenses.
A revised list of the casualties on
the American side of the line since the
lighting was begun now gives number
of dead as four, and the wounded hf-
teen.
A shower OF bullets Is constantly
coming across the river. several pene-
trating the L. s. immigration station
and customs guard houses.
Navarro is Fleeing.
General Navarro is reported To have
deserted Juarez and Is said TO be fee
Ing with his men toward Bauche. The
lnsurrectos are shouting with gles