The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-13

within.
His eyes dimmcd as he surrender
ed, but Col. Garibaldi, with a hand
shake that bespoke his admiration
for the brave fighting the federal
leader had made. assured him Of the
desire of the rebels to afford him
every courtesy. \ score Of rebel Of
ficers rode up and extended to the
federal commander their sympathy
as MeXiCans for him and his men.
There IS the same fraternal senti-
ment tonight in the hearts Of the en-
tire insurrecto army for their coun-
trymen who have been defeated. but
everywhere are heard words of oppro-
brium for President Diaz whom
they hold responsible for the loss Of
life and the suffering Of the wound
ed.
Gen. MaderO, when he arrived this
afternoon at the corral where the
federal prisoners are quartered. made
an address full of sympathy and en-
couragement, lauding them for their
bravery and assuring them that in
his heart, as well as in those of
his men, there is no feeling of enmity,
but Of uniform friendliness.
You fought for Gen. Diaz," he
said, because you had to, but you
were a part of that system which we
are trying to dissolve. In a few days,
perhaps peace will be restored. You
soon will be free. If the war is to
be continued, you can have your
choice Of being paroled or Joining
the army Of liberation. In the mean
time we shall treat you as brothers.
not as foes"
With shouts Of "Viva Madero!" the
vast throng of prisoners and insur-
:ectos, who listened to him, threw
their hats skyward and shouted in
deafening applause. A few moments
later down the main thoroughfare 4
was heard the galloping Of horses,
and soon the insurrecto standards.
the Mexican national coIors. flashed
in the sunlight. Behind it rode Mrs.
Francisco /. Madero Jr., and an es-
cort of calvary. Her face was BEAM
ing with joy. her black dress covered /,
with dust as she spurred her horsey
TO the scene Of her husbands tri-
umph. The shouting increased as the
two embraced and entered the mu-
nicipal building, now the Madero
headquarters
Orders were issued by Gen. PasouaI
Orozco to his men to guard stores
and houses to prevent looting. Gen.
Orozco himself shot at two of his
men whom he caught trying to make
away with some booty.
The town the federal thought i'm
pregnable to attack fell after a COM q
paratively easy effort. The house to
house advance, the same deadly fire
which had driven the federals from
their trenches and outposts early
Monday when the skirmishing began,
gave the rebels an entrance to the
town hardly molested by the artillery
of the federals. (
At the close of yesterdays fighting
the rebels had extensive control Of
the town. During the next they dis
covered the federal strongholds and
by the use of dynamite bombs and
shells, a raging confiagaration and /.
fierce musketry, fought their way TO :
the famous old Spanish church,
whose high brick fence formed a
barricade for the federals. The in
surrectos took the church at mid
night. The federals retired further
into the city to the roof of the muni-
cipal building, the edges of which
were piled with sandbags for bar
ricade
After the attack was renewed early
today and the rebels had brought
their machine guns within deadly
range, the federals retired to the bar
racks, and insurrectos by the hun
dreds occupied the houses within 100
yards on every side. Their fire was
rapidly demoIishing the building.
There was no other alternative for
Gen. Navarro but to yield.
Shrapnel was being poured into the
federal cavalry horses were killed.
The soldiers crowded the place to it's
capacity. Only a few loopholes from
which they shot at the insurrectos
pierced its sides.
Finally at noon Gen. Navarro