Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-20
MAJOR HAY GIVEN
 BIC OVATION WHEN
 HE REACHES BORDER
Great Crowd Gathers to Well
 come Escaped Leader ss .--- at Fl Paso
4 THRILLING EXPERIENCE

FL PASo. Tx. May 1e.--Maior Eduardo Hay, who was wounded seven times at the battle of Casas Grandes and captured by the fed eral forces ia an unconscious condi- ton, arrived in Fl Paso last night after a thrilling escape from the military hospital at Chihuahua, where he has been confined since he was taken te thst place by Colonel Yas- dez, whom Casas Grandes was evacu- ated. Entirely blind in one eye anu with the sight seriously impaired in the other. suffering from numerous bullet wounds received in the battle, and hardly able to walk. he reached Ciudad Juarez, accompanied by a body guard of 50 insurrectos.
 When it became known several days ago that be had escaped from Chihuahua, Governor Abraham Con gales immediately sent "a message Ito Guerro to have him escorted to Juarez where he could be givep med teal attention and as soon as pos sible placed al the head of his command. As the train pulled into the Mexico Northwestern depot at Juarez from Casas Grandes last night force of 300 cavalry and as many infantry were drawn up along the track to receive him.
 Mounted on their horses many or the chiefs of the revolution awaited him. When the trair came to a stop Governor Gonzales, General Pascua. Orozco and Major Rsoul Maderu mounted the steps and entered the ear Hardly able to distinguish their voices on account of the loud cheers from the men, Major Hay stood erect and as each chief approached him the men embraced and not few tears of joy were shed at their meeting.
 Meet General Madero The wounded officer was then es- corted by the officers and soldiers to the temporary government palace at the customs house, where he was met by President Francisco ]. Ma dero, who threw both arms about his neck and patted him on the back ! with much affection. While the men and officers cheered the two talked together until it was decided to send the major to Fl Paso, where he
  a room where he could rest.
 At the Sheldon hotel a great crowd of edmirers of the gallant officer as ser bled and congratulated him on his fortune in escaping both death ar1 further imprisonment.
 Major Hay stated that he has sui fered much since his capture, but praised the federal officers on ac l count of the kind treatment which they accorded him during his i'm 1 prisonment. He stated that he was ! given every possible attention even to having the windows of his room screened with dark cloths as a pro lection to his infiamed eyes. Friends Aided Him l AS to his escape he had little tC say, stating that to do so might en danger friends who had already risked their lives for his sake. Al ! fer making a dash through tho | guards about the Porfirio Diaz hos | pitai. Major Hay escaped in tho | darkness to the railroad yards ! short distance away. where he man aged to hide among the cars unti his pursuera had left. He thei struck into the open country. walking
  up by a band of insurrecto scouts l who conducted him 10 their caml and later to Guerrero. where he sen word of his escape 10 Governor Con zaIes.
 We'll Repaid, He Says
 Major Hay, while realizing the SC rious condition which ne is in an' the large price which he hos paid e the cause, stated last gnt that b felt a thousand times repaid by tn reception rendered him yesterday b. President Madero, the chiefs ant the men.
 He will remain in Fl Paso fo some time while he is being givel medical treatment, and no expens wiIl be spared to reDlace him in normal condition. The best occt lists in the country will be brough here to treat his injured eyes an
 everything possible will be done fo him by his friends and brother off
 cers.
 Major Eduardo Hay is sometime
 known as 'El Cabsllero" on accoun of his eaIlantry and courtesy Reare in Huxury. a member of Q wealth and aristocratic family, he forsoo a fife of ease to join hands wit
 the Mexican people in their fgh against the government, many d
 whose officers had been his hielon freinds. Now that he is seriOusi
 wounded and has suffered long in
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