The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-19
REBEL ARMY EVACUATED
TOWN DURING THE NIGHT

Aqua Prieta, April 18.-The rebel
army, after almost eighteen hours of
incessant fighting yesterday in defense
Of Aqua Prieta, quietly evacuated the
town during the night. 1t moved
silently and when. day broke was no
where to be seen. The Mexican ma
tional troops entered the city at dawn.
encountering no resistance.
The federal 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 th4
commanders OF the government troops
on finding, when they reached the
outer works of the rebel entrench-
ments. thatS the trenches had been
abandoned and no insuTrectos were in
sight The federals continued to come
in, more slowly. presumably expecting
at every moment to encounter a sur
prise but they found no rebels any
where. They had vanished as COM
pletely as the night There was no in
dication even Of the direction they had
taken.
The reason for their evacuation Of
the city after their all day defense %
The most logical conclusion seems to
be that they had exhausted their am
munition-
Later developments showed the relief
army to be badly disrupted. It's lead
ers gave up the fight and the men in
the ranks appear to have fed in direc-
| tions Of their own individual choosing.
COL MEDINA sURRENDERs.
! Gnl Nadine hoL
mand Of the rebels in Aqua Prieta last
night, made his way to the American
line before dawn and surrendered to
the United States troops. He was the
| mayor of the town. He was imme-
diately placed under guard and held at
the headquarters of the American
| cavalry at the ball park.
The victorious federal force which
occupied the town this morning num-
bered about 100 men. Lieutenant
| Colonel Reyna1do Diaz was in supreme
| command. Under him were Major
Luis Medina Barron, Of the rurales
and Commandante Francisco Chiapa
formerly project of the town of Moe
| tezuma.
The government losses in yesterday
| fight 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.
During the fighting yesterday the
federal removed their dead and
wounded.
The Associated Press correspondent
passing through the streets of Aqua
Prieta saw a few bodies of rebels lyins
in the streets. At the bull ring there
was everywhere evidences of yestr-
days fighting and ample signs that tn;
federals had possessed accurate infor.
nation Of the strongholds occupied by
the rebel forces. The main towers a
the bull ring were shot into sleeves. l.
the west of the bull ring there were
two bodies. One was that Of an Amer
lean.
Sitting against the wall Of the bull
ring and heavily guarded by Mexicar
troops, sat a lone American who ha(
not escaped with the retreating rebe
army. His hands were tied with rope:
which passed over his shoulders.
They are not going to shoot me
are they7" he asked in a terrific,
voice
He said his name was Thomas Sui
livan; that he was born In Connect
cut; that he had crossed the Mexican
line yesterday; had been arrested b!
the rebels robbed Of hundred dollars
forced to display the scarlet ribbon o.
his arm and driven over the line. H
still wore his scarlet ribbon today.
AMMUNITION EXHAUSTED.
The rebels evacuated Aqua Prieti
because they had exhausted their am
intuition This was apparent from tn
stories related by one or two who di,
not fee and by the federal who entere.
/ the town.
A. the rebels passed out of Agui
Pr3eCa to the westward. one or twv
members Of the army called across III
line to the American troops, we ar
going to the mountains and will return
when we get some more cartridges
Col. Diaz and Major Barron, Of tn
federal troops. were engaged early to