El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-17

useless. Just this side Of Bauche is a
gulley cut through a ridge for the
passage of the railway, and there two
box cars were wrecked by a blast of
dynamite. It was from this cut that the
rebels. 500 odd, made such desperate
fight, protected to better advantage
and in greater numbers than the feder-
ais The box car in the gap evidently
were wrecked by a mine placed by the
federals to prevent the movement Of
the rebel trains. But the insurrectos
were too wise to endanger themselves.
The two wrecked cars are loaded with
lumber, and were pushed ahead Of the
train, so that any mine would only de-
Stroy the heavily laden cars This oc-
Cured. In front of the station of
Bauche. beyond the gap, stands anoth-
er car Of lumber, and two empty box
cars. They must have been cut off from
the wrecked equipment and run out Of
danger But the engine, and any other
equipment Of the rebel train. has dis
appeared.
Rebels Have Gone.
Also, the rebels have flown. After
passing the burning bridge, I saw
flocks Of carrion eating birds flocking
over the carcass of a dead cavalry
horse, who fell on the return 10 Juarez.
On the flat stretch running up to the
railway cut were evidences Of the bat
tie L had seen in progress on the day
OeIore BY the roadside lay the body
OF federal soldier, a private of the
10th battalion. And by the side Of the
man lay a dead dog. At first I thought
the animal sleeping on guard bv his
master But examination disclosed a
outlet wound in the neck of the beast.
he lay within touch of the soldiers
hand, II the hand could reach out and
stroke the black hair of the cur net.
And the man was shot in six places.
All was spattered with blood save the
sandaled feet. The jacket was ripped
open, and the pockets Of the trousers
turns inside out. But the vandal had
paced a handkerchief over the face of
the dead man, showing that even rob
bers Of the dead possess sentiment
The dog, a shaggy mongrel of average
size. had been faithful to the little
0arefooted soldier. Later 1 learned
from an army officer in Juarez that
the infantrymen had a pet dog. and
that the dog was missing. I saw none
Of the other dead, six in all. and I'D
to that time they mad not Feen re-
moved from the field
Rebels Leave Dead.
At Bauche, a huddle of adobe houses
used by the section workers, all show
ed evidences of a rebel camp. The
place was deserted Leaning against a
building wer1 three rifles, of varying
makes, and three saddles blankets and
brides lay near by on the ground. At
least the rebels had three dead, il
would appear Hanging on a brush
were articles Of bloody clothing. a nair
of bingham trousers stiff with dry.
black blood with a hole made by
bullet which must have plunged into
the groin Of the Wearer. At the rear
of house was q spot Of dry blood.
and a quantity OF human hair, as if
a scalp wound ha0 been dressed while
the head lay on rough board in lieu
of an operating table. A camp fire
smouldered near by. and some pots and
kettle ~ on the earth. The station Of
Bauche is located behind the ridge
from which the rebels fought, and was
protected from the fire of the federaIs.
The rebels employed it as a hospital.
but took their dead and wounded with
them.
Saturdays Battle.
The battle OF Saturday was a lively