The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-11
HEAVY LOSS TO THE
|NSURRECTO TROOPS
SO Americans Are Known to Be Among Prisoners-In.
surrecto Loss in Killed and Wounded is Said 10 Total
2O0-Field Guns Used by Federas on InsurrectOs
With Deadly Effect
MANY AMERICANS
AMONG THE KILLED
IN THE BATTLE

@ANA~AN0 AAG h4AA6O
IN THE BATTLE
'"lonia buhlun, Mexico. March e
Bv telegraph hy way ~ Columbus, y.
W., March @. a.-francisco l. Madero in
his hhrs clash with fedcral.. wa. bad.
lv defeated aud lost some of his hes,
mel. the Americans of HE command.
The frd"rnls also lost heavily.
The battle wa. fought today Mon
day at old Casas Grandrs. south Of
here, and the insurrertos were routed.
but continued on their march south 10.
ward Pearson 80 route Ia chihuahua.
III" fight was between the command
"i samuel Garcia Curllar. aide de- camp
on the stan Of President Dinz. and the
insurrcrto command Of Madero. presi.
dent and leader of the insurr.cto cause.
ThiuNsiN Of the Americans in Ma.
d"r"s command are known 20 have
been captured, and among the dead.
four Americans wcre seen in one nile,
rhcv were IN the front ranks Of the
iusurr"rt"s aud bare the brunt ~ the
hghtiug
The insurrcctos los, goo killed and
wounded. They also lost 900 cavalry
horses aud J.. wagons loaded with pro.
visions and ammunition.
Rebels Moved with Cannon
some held guns captured hy Msd.ro',
advance guard when IL cntrapped Col.
Es"urdrro's force on the santa Marin
river over q week ago. were recnptur.d
n"r" from the insurrcctos, who did not
have sufficient ammunition 10 operat,
them. while Cucllar aud his federal,
had plenty of ammunition aud q field
gun with which they shellcd the rebel
ranks constantly.
Mnd.ro came down the Santa Marin
river from Ahumada aud through Cho.
rolate Pass, about ~ miles from Casa.
6rand"s, marching an west across the
'HShs Grandrs river and canning
southwest of the old town. On hill oy.
crl"ktng the town. Cucllcr marched south
FROM Sahinnl where he found the track
torn up "u he, way down from Iuarez,
Hud attacked th" fcdrfals from ia.
north firing across the town par, Of
the time
Battle Last Eleven Hours
The battle lasted for about eleven
hours, the frdcrai- commanding the in.
,urr"rt"' throughout that time and ear
wing death into their ranks. Hy a
flank movement of federal cavalry the
inNnrrc"i" prisoners were taken by the
i"d"rnls. Most Of the prisoners were
Americans aud they refused to run, but
stood for a asud TO hand conflict with
ih" charging fcdernls until their ammu.
milton gave out.
Th" presence of the Americans In tn.
nsurrrcto ranks has created consider.
able harsh sentiment here agains, III,
Americans in general aud the Mormon
r"lonlsts have tear for their safety.
They have been informed repeatedly
that they would NOT lee molested il they
remained neutral, and they have, but
'his capture of ~ many Americans in
tn" rebel ranks has greatly aroused the
ire of the federal sympathizcrs here.
Mormons are Advised
salt Lake, Utah, March 9.-The Nor.
mon church authorities are in reeeip,
IT Telegram from the Mormon colony
at huhlnn, Mexico, givcing particulars
ot the lnsurgcnt defeat near Casa.
Grandcs. The number OF federal troou.
engaged was 1000 while the insurgeni.
numbered lu00. The rebel loss was
200 aud the federal loss 100 according
10 these adviccs.
Juarez Informed Of Battle
Cot Manuel Tamborcl commander Of
the permanent garrison in Junrez, has
received report of the battle Of Casas
"rnnd"s Monday between the force.
under Madero and federals under the
command Of Col Manuel Garcia Cucllar.
The insurrectos wCr, completely routed.
according TO Col. Tamborel's report,
aud there were thought 10 have been M
least loo insurrcctos killed In the en-.
gagement aud 30 odd prisoners taken,
among them many Americans.
Few federals weer killed, according
to the report received In Juares. As
the engagement was an artillery aRht In
which the fcdcrals had the position Of
advantage, The tight is understood
TO have taken place jest outside OF
Cgsas Grandes.
Col, Cnellar marched his force Of 800
out to meet the insurrectos Ia three
lines with the artillery In a prominent
position. The insurrectos were forced
to withdraw because Of the heavy ar.
'illery fire aud left their dead aud
wounded on the field.
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