The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-03
DEADLY MISSILES THROWN FROM
HoUSEToP IN JUAREz
90 DAMAGE.
THREE MEN ARE INJURED.
Paso Has Plenty Of Excitement
When Explosions Occur-Believed
That Intention Of Assaiiants Was TO
Blow Open Prison-Attack Feared

El Paso. Tex. April 2.-Francisco
Sonora, n federal soldier is dead and
three men are wounded us the result
of an explosion of three bombs i'm
Gale Diablo In Cuidad Juarez at mid
night last night.
The wounded are Captain Enulfo
ortiza. Twcnty-third Mexican infantry.
serious. hurt internally.
Maxmo Vasanez, member of the
= Mexican army transportation corps.
Rafael Sarcini. employe Juarez post
office. wounded In body by lead slug
Unless an attack was being planned
on the jail and was thwarted by n
bomb exploding prcmnturcly. the real
purpose Of the explosion liz inexplc-
able.
The first explosion occurred in the
street in front of La Favorita dance
han and. M the revelers ran out a
woman shouted that two men on top
of n roof opposite the dance han had
thrown n bomb. a number of special
policemen and soldiers, who We're in
The hall, dashed into the building
where the men were supposed to be,
and two more bombs were hurled mt
them as they got into the patio, or
court, of the building.
Blown 10 Pieces.
The first bomb literally blew Fran
cisco Sonora to pieces. The second
bomb wounded his companions. The
Two bomb throwers escaped.
Ii Is the theory of the federal au-
thorities that the bomb throwers were
making their way across tho tops Of
houses to hurl their bombs against the
walls of the prison. which IL In the
same block as the buildings whore they
We're discovered. and that they dropped
u bomb by accident.
The city jail rapidly filled with pris-
oners during the hours between the
time Of the explosion and daylight.
soldiers and police forming Gordon
around the district All those in the
dance hall and many others In the
street nearby were held as witnesses
until Mayor Martinez could make an
examination today
During the day soldiers filled the
streets and the town bristled with the
military as much as on occasions re-
Gently when the insurrectos were just
outside the city bent on attacking II.
About noon terrific wlndstorm
came mp and biew the dust In such n
manner that the soldiers could see
scarcely across the street. This added
Ia the official confusion until rain
SET In and the dust ceased to fly.
Attacked Feared.
Texas officers report that Il band of
30 Mcxicans, intending to join the
Mexican insurreetos. left Ysletta last
night. Ysetta Is II miles east of FL
Paso. 1t Is known that another band
crossed the line in this vicinity FRI
day night. Whether they are congre-
eating near Juarez or making for the
interior Is not known. but Juarez Is
nervous and apparently fears an at
tack
The holdup of two American horse
men, Jesse Burtschell and James Ock
tington, by two negroes last night has
added TO the excitement In Juarez
Two shots were fired by the negroes
one of them woundng Bntschell. who
died today This was but short time
before the bomb explosion. and the re-
port Immediately spread that the in
surrectos were attacking the town. The
Juarez Jail is full of negro suspects.