The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-05-11
.INSURRECTOS
TAKE JUAREZ
MADERo'S VICTORIOUS TROOPS
NOW OCCUPY CITY AS
REBEL CAPITAL
Gen. Navarro Surrenders City and
Garrison at I o'CIock-Many
Federal Soldiers Join
Madero.

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. May To-
This little bulet-ridd'ed city tonight
is the provisional capital of Mexico
Francisco |. Madero. Jr., provis-
ional president. and his staff have
taken complete possession after win
ming the bloodiest battle of the Mex
lean revolution.
In a corner room of the barracks
which for two days held out against
the terrific fire of the rebels. sits
General Juan j. Navarro, the federal
|commnder, captive, having sur
rendered today with almost his entire
garrison of several hundred men. Ills
sallow face is sunken, his head Is
bowed and he do not talk, for the
bitter sting of defeat has d.sheart
ened him.
In contrast, in another part of the
little town is Francisco |. Madero,
Jr, the conqueror, surrounded by
members of his family and his staff,
joyous, exultant and flushed with vic
ory yet ready, he says, to make
peace with the Mexican government
IL it is disposed to deal frankly and
sincerely and without such vague
promises as the President Diaz
manifesto contained. Hotel iobbies
store fronts and Railways, the i'm
Iprovised hospitals of the battlefield
are scores of wounded attended by a
corps of physicians and nurses from
Ell Paso, who have volunteered medi.
cal relief. The floors of the Porfiric
Diaz Hotel, where thirty wounded
lay tonight are covered with blood
and gore -coaked clothing.
"The fortunes of war; mumbled
an insurreeto soldier in Spanish to.
night as he stood with tears in his
eyes over the body of federal sol
dier whom he had known for years.
All the dead are being buried to-
might. A conservative estimate by
physicians as we'll as of insurrecto
leaders who surveyed the fighting
puts the federal dead at nearly fifty
and the rebel loss at about fifteen,
with a total of nearly $50 wounded on
both sides. The actual number lost
probably never will be known, as de
serters were many and the dead
have been buried quickly.
The Associated Press counted sew
en- dead federals in the barracks.
Among the dead were Colonel Tam
borel and Captain Sachudo, the for
mer being the man who a few days
ago taunted the rebels as towards.
On the American side OF the line
FIVE have been killed, and about sew
enteen wounded. many of them being
innocently engaged at distance from
the river front.
The actual surrender of the town
by General Navarro took place about
l o'clock, General Navarro giving his
sword to Colonel Garibaldi, of the in
surrecto army. after the rebels had
surrounded the barracks and threat
ened to annihilate the garrison with
in.
His eyes were dimmed as he sur
rendered. but Colonel Garibaldi with a
handshake that bespoke his admira-
ton for the brave fight the feder'l
leader had made, assured him of the
desire of the rebels to afford him
every courtesy. A score of rebel offi'
GERS rode up and extended to the
federal commander their sympathy as
Mericans for him and his men. There
is the same fraternal sentiment to-
night in the hearts of the entire in
surrecto army for their countrymen
who have been defeated, but every
where are heard words of opproblum
for President Diaz, whom they hold
responsible for the loss OF life and
the suffering of the wounded.
General Madero himself, when be
arrived this afternoon at the corral
where the federal prisoners are
lquartered, made an address full. Of
sympathy and encouragement. laudine
them for their bravery and ASSURING
them that in his heart. as we'll as II
those of his men, there was no feel
ing Of enmity, but Of uniform friend
liness.
you fought for General Diaz,' he
declared at the conclusion OF hi.
speech. because you had 10: ans
further; because you were par