Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-10

William Kane, who left here about
tEe and half years ago, enlis ting in
the Panama canal zone police, is home
again at his home, No. Al West Main
from Douglass, Arizona, across the
line from Aqua Prieta, where the Mex
lc&n I11surrectos scored their first sig
ni5tant success in the fight against
the Dlaz government. Mr.. Kane mas
had varied experience whi}e away,
seeing much Of the Spanish American
countries, enjoying many pleasant and
Some unpleasant experiences.
In September, 1908. he enlisted az
Meriden for the canal police force
and upon arrival in the canal zone was
located first at Ancon, then at Empire
and later at the Culebra prison. He
served five months on the force and
then resigned TO go up into the interior
on an ironwork job at Boca del Toro-
As soon as he was abie he got away
from there, going. over to Costa Rica,
where he stayed for six months. but
was still pursued by fever, which sent
hin, into the hospital five times in
thst period. Again ne tried change
of climate, coming LID into the state
OF oSnora, Mexico, and then at points
places he worked was at the Pecos
High bridge, near Del Rio Texas. a
structure 321 feet high and 2,150 feet
| long. This was ten months job on
when the contractors eSL6B1SneQ the
remarkable record of not having man
killed in the construction. Mr.. Kane
| tried to work on the Roosevelt irri-
| CATION project, but ten-hour trial
| there showed him that the altitude was
too much in his weakened condition
from the fever and he had to seek low
| Ell levels.
| Probably the most interesting of Mr.
| Kane's experiences came Though his
loca ton at Douglass. Arizona, on ar
| ironwork JOB during the recent fight
! ing along the boundary line where I'm
! Gle Sans troops were on guard L
| preserve the neutrality and incident
/ ally to protect the American citizens
who wanted to get q good sight of the
| battle. Mr.. Kane has collection Of
| nearly 100 post cards. which give al
| excellent idea OF conditions or botf
sides of the boundary line. They. SOW
| the adobe houses ana the bull pen q
! Aqua Prieta shot full of holes, th'
| bodies of soldiers left to bleach on the
| sands of the foothills, pictures OF Ma
| dero. Red Lopez and other of the lead-
| ers, different Americans Of his &C
| quaintance who we're in the snSurrec,t
ranks, and places which he vlsi!ef
| within a few moments after the f1snt
] ing was over According to Mr.. kanl
| the insurrectos took every precautApl
| TO protect American onlookers from
flying bullets, agreeing to attack Aguf
Iiicta ltoH< tIic coots 81 .'N. =,
| shooting would be parallel with thu
| boundary line, and not across it. IA
| speaks in high praise of the favorable
| Impression made upon the people q
| Douglass by the American troop:
quartered there in fact, he says tina
| the Douglass people were so wei
| pleased with the troops that they vii
| proba bly, endeavor to have regular
| army post located there While tn.
insurrectos had little regular mllitar!
| organization and he mad often seen a:
| many as thirteen different nationali
ties in their ranks. Mr.. Kane said tina
the Texas people who wandered acros
| the limo would a good deal rather tax,
the chance of going among the insur
| recto ranks than among the Mexican
! regulars. The insurrectos were al
| ways glad to see visitors, but the reg
| ulars were of uncertain temper arrt
notody wanted to trust them.