Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-18
VANISHED IN THE NIGHT,
AMMUNITION SHOT AWAY
Abandoned by Their Leaders, Insur-
rectos Melted Away.
vICT0RS AFRAID OF TRAP
Use Extreme Caution in Entering
City They Had Beleaguered-Num-
ber Of Dead and Wounded
Not Known.

Aqua PRIETA, Mex, April 18.-The
rebel army. after almost eighteen hours
Of incessant fighting yesterday In de-
Tense of Aqua Prieta, quietly evacuated
the town during the night It moved
out silently and when day broke was
nowhere to be seen.
The Mexican national troops entered
the city at dawn, encountering no re-
s1stance. The federals approached the
town from the south and east during
the early hours. coming in slowly and
cautiously. lest they encounter an am
bush. Great was the surprise Of the
commanders Of the government troops
On finding when they reached the outer
works of the rebel intrenchments that
the trenches had been abandoned and
no insurrectos were in sight.
The federals continued to come in still
more slowly. presumably expecting at
every moment to encounter a surprise.
but they found no rebels anywhere.
Army Completely Vanished.
The latter had vanished as complete
tion even of the direction they had
taken. The reason for their evacu-
alton Of the city after their all-day
defense of 1t was not at first apparent.
The most logical conclusion seemed to
be that they had exhausted their am
munition.
Later developments showed the rebel
army to be badly disrupted. Its lead
ho fol IN
the ranks appear to have fed In all
directions of their own individual
choosing.
Balasario Garcia, commander OF the
rebels at Aqua Prieta, surrendered him.
self to Capt. Gaujot of the 1st United
States Cavalry at S:35 o'clock last night.
He came to the line and explained that
he was giving himself into the custody of
the United States authorities as an indi-
vidual and not as commander of the
rebels.
Started Surrender Runor.
Capt. Gaujot was on the boundary line
at the time. Garcia was Immediately
taken to army headquarters in the city
hall park His surrender for time gave
rise to the report in Douglas that the
rebels had surrendered.
Col. Medina, who had assumed COM
mand of the rebels in Aqua Prieta last
night after Garcia's departure. made his
way to the American line before dawn
and surrendered to the United States
troops. He was the jefe pohtlco (mayor)
of the town. He was Immediately placed
under guard and held at the headquar-
ters of the American cavalry at the ball
park.
The victorious federal force which oc-
cupied the town this morning numbered
about LOO men. Lieut.. Col. RenaldO
Diaz was in supreme command Under
him were Maj. Luis Medina Barron OF
the rurales and Commandant Francisco
Chipia, formerly prefect Of the town Of
Montezuma.
The government losses in. yesterdays
fighting may never be known. The fed
erals declined the assistance of the Red
Cross today, stating that the army would
care for its own wounded.
Lists Not Made Up.
During the fighting yesterday the fed
erals removed their dead and wounded to
the rear 1t is understood that those
was brought into the bull ring at Aqua
Prieta today.
I'VE are now making up the list, but
as yet cannot tell what they are, either
In dead or wounded" Maj. Barron told
the Associated Press correspondent. I'VE
have not gathered the dead from the
rebel trenches as yet, but later we will
give you this information"
The correspondent passing In the
streets of Aqua Prieta saw a few
bodies of rebels lying in the streets
evidences of yesterdays fighting. and
ample signs that the federals had had
accurate information of the strong
holds occupied by the rebel forces.
The main towers at the bull ring
entrance were literally shot into sieves
Thousands of bullets pierced them For
a time the machine guns poured hail
steadily into these towers and over
the tops of the adobe walls, from
which the garrison was firing.
American Held Prisoner.
two bodies. One was that of an
American. At the entrance to the first
story of the tower was a rivulet of
drying blood. which poured out through
the doorway and into the dust of the
bull ring.
Sitting against the west wall of the bull
ring and heavily guarded by Mexican
troops sat lone American who had not
got, away with the retreating rebel army.
His hands were tied with ropes which
passed over his shoulders.
..They are not going to shoot me- are
they?' he asked In terrified voice He
said his name was Thomas Sullivan: that
he was born in Connecticut; that he last
worked at Cananea, and that he came to
Douglas from Bisbee He said he had
crossed the Mexican border line yester
day; had been arrested by the rebels
robbed of 500, forced to display, the
scarlet ribbon on his arm. and had been
driven into the fighting line. He still. wore
his scarlet ribbon today. -
Their Ammunition Gone.
The rebels evacuated Aqua Prieta be-
cause they had exhausted their ammuni-
ton. This was related by one or two per-
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