The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-10
JUAREz FALLS AND
IMsURGEhT ARMY
L00Ts CITY
den' Navarro and Federal Soldiers
Flee After Making Desperate Effort
10 Defeat Rebel Onslaught
Many Houses Burned. 4
Diaz Soldiers in Cathedral Refuse To.
Surrender and Rebels Are Com
PEELED To XIII Them.

Ell PASO. Texas, May lO.-The trs-l
coiored nag OF the Mexican fnsur-
Iectos' minus the gray eagle of Mex-i
70 Heatfhg on the municipal water
sower In Juarez. q sign that the city
mas iaiien after two days and nights /
Vi nerce and destructive attack
AT 1880, 30 minutes after the OLD
cnurch had been taken by the rebels
ana the municipal Jail had been emp-
.ieu Oh It's prisoners, firing was
sun going on in actions OF Juarez-
put IL was believed to be by people
VINO mad not learned OF the turn In
events. Gen. Juan Navarro. federal
commander, was said by insurrectoa
IN Juarez, to have left the CITY with
MS whole command, and to have eono
IN the direction of Bauche.
The final blow to the fedora, cor-
troll or the city was struck by the In
surgents after six hours of most d.
perate fighting, when Col. Blanco on.
of tie insurgent chieftains. rpache6
the city at 10 a. m. with 300 reinforce.
ments.
The original insurgent attackers
VINO nad been held at bay for hours
Dy the FEDERAL troops. massed on the
jan ana Old cathedral and threw them
serves into the onslaught with re-
heweu vlgor Garibaldi's Americans
ana others of the foreign legion joined
with Blanco's troops and stormed the
cathedral and Jail. After the frst
clash. the federals fled and offered
little resistance to the attackers.
when the cathedral had been taken.
90 men under Garibaldi, rushed to the
Jali and stormed it. All the prisoners
were released Immediately and the
jail itself was destroyed by fire.
several wounded rebels who particj-
pated'in the fight at the Cathedral
nave been brought here. They report
that the defenders Of the church of.
fered a most determined resistance
and that most of them died lighting
When they were driven from the en-
trance to the cathedral. the HANDFUL
or federals surviving, fed into the
tower, where all had to be killed BIZ
the insurgents. as they refused to SUR
render. 80
While the evacuation Of the city by
the FEDERAL troops was complete, the
place did not surrender and small
squads or Juarez citizens who yoluu-
teered to help Navarro defend their
city az noon, were still fighting from
Denlnd barricades. One such SQUAD
comprising so men, stood behind the
ruins or the Jail at that hour and
neid the insurgents at bay, refusing
10 surrender under any conditions.
Looting has followed the capture of
the city and everywhere this after
noon unchecked insurgent bands en-
tered stores and even private houses
taking all the valuables In sight--this
despite the apparent fact that not
enough men were available to the In
surgent leaders to take care of tho
wounded found within the city.
Temporary hospitals have been es-
tablished in the streets and all the
wounded nave been rushed there. In
sursent surgeons are everywhere car
ing Tor rebel and federal wounded alike.
Inc nre situation in Juarez this after
noon became serious. Several portions
OF the city are still burning furiously
Word was Immediately sent to Gen.
Madero and he was urged to come to
Juarez Immediately and take formal
possession. AT IL o'clock Madero and
MS stan were reported on their way
TO the city to establish HEADQUARTERS
Inc insurgent leaders, expecting fha<
Navarro would seek to establish
junction with Col. Rabago and retur +
to the attack, hastened to rehabflif61o
the city's defenses. On top OF the o16
cathedral, where the federals mado< (
their last desperate stand before re-
treating, Gen. Orozco, Col. Blanco an1
other rebel leaders are reported 70
have found two score federal dead.
All morning bullets continued to fiy In
El Paso, and the death Of one person
and the wounding OF several on the
American side OF the river had been
reported up to 10 q. m. Simon Domin-
lguez was shot through the heart by a
stray bullet and instantly killed while
standing In a downtown street here.
Bullets fell thickly around the United
States immigration station. and among
the soldiers OF Company F, Twenty
third United States infantry, detailed
to guard the station. So far as known. Z
however, no United States soldiers
were hit.
When night fell yesterday, the
battle had iaged for Is hours. While
the advantage appeared to be entirely
with the rebels, they having control
Of most OF the city OF Juarez. they bad
made no impression upon the
real defenses OF the city. Only the
street barricades and outlying de-
fenses had fallen into their hands.
They had, however, completely sur
rounded the garrison.
All night long there was intermit-
tent fire, but most OF the troops on
both sides took advantage OF the /
night to get some rest in preparation I
for today's conflict. Fires started IN
the afternoon by the insurgents broke
out anew at nightfall and continued
to spread from a dozen points in the
city. The Juarez postoffice and sew ;
eral adjoining buildings were do <
At a. m. the fires began to sub
side and Gen. Orozco. commanding the
insurgents, ordered his entire force OF
I 500 into action against the federais.
Orozco and villa hoped by concenfrat-
Ing their entire attack on the build
Ings defended BY Navarro TO drive the
federals into the open and force Ma
varro 10 surrender. Navarro ap-
peared To be plentifllly supplied with