El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08
OROSCO IN CANT
TALKS Of HIS
FIGHT PLANS
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in his hand, and was not to be distin-
guished from the others, except by his
clothes, which were not made for the
plains. He wore a soft black hat and
ordinary tan shoes, and, stripped Of his
arms, could have walked into Ell Paso
without arousing interest
PascuaI Orozco does not look like a
Mexican. His mustache is red, and his
skin is naturally fair. He is a tall man,
5ut stoops when he walks. and talks
as if tired, that false fatigue which
some men of great energy possess
We sat down on the rocks and chat
ted They have laid some mines for
Us" he said. Some are in the hills
near the fort-I know. We are wait
lng for Blanco. Maybe he will have
10 fight some Of the way. maybe not"
The Ambush Of RObagO.
Then asked him the question: How
did you come to allow the 300 under
Robago to enter Juarez?" He explained
slowly, I'VE had taken UP the rails.
and dug a trench along the side Of
the tracks. Dynamite? We did not
know if it would be q troop train or
passenger train Well. we waited all
day and they did not come. My men
were hungry, and so were the horses
They wanted to eat or Alphabetically
So About o'clock we decided that
the troops would not arrive. So we
started to march to Juarez from
Bauche. Yes, we were going to attack
the town-and take it, try to. But
we heard the train and returned. The
troops had come. had been there 20
minutes or so. They had our trenches.
yes the very trenches we had dug. BuI
we fought about two hours that night,
and all the next day. we were still
as hungry as before If we had taken
Juarez we could have eaten. No? But
we had to fight.
When Robago Escaped.
That next night we left about so
men to hold them. while the rest came
for water to the Flores ranch. They
got away because our men were fight
ing from hill, and they had valley
to march through, and their horses
We're fresh and ours were nearly dead
with thirst What could we do? Yes,
1t was bad, but no matter now. We
lost two men; they were wounded and
died later. The federals? I do not
know, but I think they must have lost
many. how many 1 will not guess.
They have a few wounded in Juarez,
yes? Here have more than 800 men,
There are 200 more west and south,
yes that is all around here They are
all right now; they have eaten. And
the horses are better; they, too, have
eaten and drunk"
After the Fight.
When I saw Orozco after the fight
Of yesterday, he was a little more
cheerful looking, but equally as modest
and reserved. He described the fight;
said they had exchanged shots at about
500 meters, his men spread over many
hills. The general said that his men
only had opportunity to expend about
so shots. He estimated that the fed
erals had spent 100. And all to no
effect, he said. He told me that none
of his men were killed or wounded,
and that he knew Of no federal being
hit
I'VE only saw one riderless horse of
the federals." he said. ''Rut I cannot
claim that we killed any, for do not
know"
At that time we sat in the twilight
on the sand near the bank of the river.
His men rode up to make reports. but
none had found any federal dead. His
men speak to him Familiarity. some
with plain "Orozco," others Don Pas
cual," and others merely ''Pascual" Yet
there is a, noticeable respect to the man
and an unmilitary yet strong disci-
pline.
VIII Americans Believe:
Now will the Americans believer"
he asked me as we sat on the sand
and watched the crowds cheering on
the United States side. 1T is proof,
no?" The mans eyes twinkled, and
l saw the first sign of pride in him
but just suggestion of it, just enough.
This general had been eating goats
meat shared with his men, and he was
within access Of Ell Paso and it's fine
restaurants. I'VE want to be careful
and keep on this side," he told me.
Then he asked me eagerly: Did any
bullets reach the other side?"
1 told him a few did, one or two,
}ut that nobody was hurt. He was
very grave. Il told them to be care
ful, he explained. TT was difficult, |
because the federals were between us |
and the American side. But it should |