El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-11


about three miles away, unknowing
yet whether Juarez had fallen or not.
An automobile was panoplied out
with the red, white and green of Mex
! leo and sent post haste for the army
chief. who had been chatting for news
on the bank Of the Rio Grande, and,
with his arrival shortly thereafter, the
victory was heraIded as complete.
Neither Madero nor Navarro had any
idea what the extent Of the casualties
was, but liberal estimate for both
armies would be rs killed and 1b0
wounded.
sTadero Somewhat Nervous.
Madero arrived, smiling figure and
very dapper in a khaki uniform and
gray helmet. He acted almost shy
recognition to the salutes of Viva
Madero," but after having been in
stalled in the ayuntamiento of the city
his ease of bearing returned and he
heard, with pleasure and words OF ap-
proval, the comments of officers and
men on various acts of valor during
the attack.
Firing broke out near the customs
house, about 200 yards away, stimuli
taneous with Madero's assumption Of
active command, and he showed quite
a bit of concern over the incident So.
in fact, did other insurrectos, who
rushed around pell nell, a few in the
direction whence the shots issued
They found that a sa1oonkeeper had
shot an insurrecto. the act having been
committed wantonly, and they were
Kidding the saloon with bullets and
throwing dynamite bombs at points
seeming to invite such violence.
The First Execution.
They got the ssIoonkeeper OUT led
him to Jail and executed him forth
with, a fact comparatively unimpor-
tant in itself, but of significant bear
ing with respect to the policing OF
the town which was thereupon entered
into with system and severity.
Madero announced that the saloons
were TO be closed and that there must
be no drinking or 1ooting- While this
pronunciamento was being hurried
around the city, there had already oc-
Cured quite capitulation Of bottled
goods and scores Of insurrectos were
seeking shady places with their arms
full
Considering the provocation for an
excess of exuberance, however. there
was surprisingly little disorder. and
the incident noted, together with the
unprovoked Staying Of noncombatant
Chinese, were the only cases.
It took less than an hour for the
rebels to perfect their occupation. and
If was within this time that they had
the federal prisoners marching from
the cuarte1.i or barracks. to the jail.
Picturesque Climax.
This was a remarkable sight and
gave a picturesque climax to the VIC
tory.
There were probably 500 soldiers in
the line that came swinging into the
line that came swinging into the street
that runs along the market, in front
of the city hall and turns, after flank
ing the plaza. into the street where
the jail stands.
Hundreds Of residents Of the town
were grouped with insurrecto soldiers
not on duty at points of vantage along
the way as the prisoners marched, and
there was nothing to 1t but continu-
Gus cry Of viva Madero."
Tie Docfle FederaIs.
The federals marched in double file.
hatless and in their underc1othes, the
uniforms having been discarded. On
either side were rebel soldiers, with
at least two rifles, two reyolvers and
a sword each. Several looted a store
and came away with stacks of straw
hats These were distributed among
the federals to their fearful gratifica-
ton In fact, anything that the rebels
did pleased the soldiers. One rebel
guard kicked a federal prisoner and
he said, sGracias, senior"
Their every desire was to propitiate
and they made themselves hoarse yell
ing for the rebel cause. for they were
entertaining great agony over the
matter OF whether they were to be
shot instanter or later
The Touch of Pafhos.
Beside the prisoners trotted wives
of many and also those women who
seem to be as much an adjunct of
the regular army OF Mexico as the
soldiers themselves.
These carried baskets and bundles
filled with household things. Many
of them were crying and were devoting
their voices to calling out encouraging
words to their men rather than filling
the air with the name of Madero.
One woman had a bottle with about
an inch Of tequila in the bottom Her
husband was tottering alclg among
the prisoners and she burst through
the file of guarding rebels and scorned
their protests as she placed the bottle
to the old mans lips.
The prisoners halted before gMadero's
headquarters and he came out onto
the low porch, looked them over and
ordered them to be confined in the jail.
After this happened, the scores Of de-
voted women took their stations out
side and wept and wrung their hands.
evidently that the prisoners
were to be executed forthwith.
Juarez Wei Shot Up.
It was hard game for the women
all right, and also for the townspeo-
pie. Juarez is pretty well shot to
pieces. Windows are shattered in
every building near the
center Of town and adobe walls show
the marks of mu1titudinous pecking by
the bullets Of both armies.
Insurrecto soldiers buried a woman
shot in the plaza yesterday morning;
her grave is only a few feet from
where she fell. There is enough blood
on the sidewalks and the steps of
to bespeak not war but car
mage. Happily, the amount Of blood is
no true index to the extent of the
slaughter, for the losses were small,
that the battle lasted
through three days and that nearly
5000 men were engaged.
Their Greatest Victory.
The capture Of Juarez becomes not |
only the most lustrous victory Of the
nsurrectos and the greatest battle Of !