El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

/ from the high buildings OF FL Faso
Only Newspaper Men Left.
| During the early part Of the even
ing we visited the jefatura, where the
/ volunteers were being armed with new
J rifles and equipped with cartridges to
fit and called upon DR.. Lopez, the
commander of the civil guard, VINO
| had established headquarters at the
Quartet or barracks, which was the
scene of the surrender of Gen. Ma
varro and the consequent triumph OF
AIadero 10 months ago,
we walked to the bridges, or as close
| to them as we dared to go, without
being in danger Of being sent across
1.-THE fine. We walked toward the out
posts west and south OF the city as
far as the ever vigilant patrols would
permit US to go; We walked every
where we could walk, because we had
to walk to keep from freezing
F7reuueutIy CHALLENGED by Patrols.
we were frequently, very frequent
". challenged by sentries and patrols
and often searched for arms, but when
we explained, upon being questioned
as to why two Americans should be
wandering about a foreign city on
night when an attack by an army was
! expected that we were FL PasO Herald
reporters intent upon getting the news
OF the battle should it occur, we were
always permitted to pass, but warned
to be careful not to get too far from
the center of the city, as some OF the
outposts might shoot first and ask
questions afterwaTd,
supply Of cigars and cigarets before
the stores were closed, and we divided
freely with the patrols-that is
TO saw we offered them free
declined with thanks. As have had
| occasion before to say, We were treated
with marked courtesy not only that
night but next day, both before and
D
antf-American feeling entertained,
either BY the residents Of Juarez or
the victorious rebels, II was not mani
tested by look. word or deed toward
US during the trying SO hours which
ended Tuesday night
No place to sleep.
At midnight, no rebels had been
sighted anywhere by any OF the out
posts and we concluded we might as
well get some sleep, but found all the
hotels closed The walking by this
time had become wearisome- During
the early hours the excitment born Of
anticipation Of attack had kept US up
Walking with the hope or with the
expectation of getting first hand news
Of an attack was a stimulant; walking
to keep the blood in circulation was
drudgery-
teers at the jefatura thinned out and
we received an invitation to sit by
the fire-an invitation we were not
slow to accept. The heat made US
sleepy but the stiff. straight backed
chairs were not conducive to slumber
and the floor space was already occu-
pied by sleeping guards off duty.
Occas Ionally we would go TO the
commandments to telephone the office
that all was quiet At 3 o'clock the
lights Of camp fires were reported as
being seen IN the northwest, but the
belief was general that the fires were
those of the outpOsts Of the defence.
Later IL was learned that they were
the fires of the advance guard of the
rebel force.
Preparations to Fight.
At o'clock there was much activity
among the guards all over the city,
as IL was thought that If Salazar and
Campo intended attacking the city at
all, they would attack at daylight and
there was a general movement toward
outskirts to the northwest west and
south. At the Quartet, IN the patio Of
the jefatura, and at other "headquar-
ters' throughout the city, fires had
been built and hot coffee and bread
and IN some cases plates OF beans were
served the volunteers before they went
70 the front"
Daylight came without bringing the
rebel forces, then 6 and and o'clock
and yet there was little sign of life
on any OF the all but deserted streets
of the town Brann and l were hun
CRY. We had walked much and eaten
little since Z o'clock the night before.
Breakfast Of Rolls and Ginger Ale.
No restaurants were open. we final
~ found a panaderia with open doors
and bought 10 cents worth Of German
rolls They were dry-verv dry eat
arms and walked up Gale Concrete
eating as we walked, looking for
something wet. We found q cantfna
open. The fires had not been lighted