The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-23
TORREON STREWN
WITH THE DEAD.
Further Details of Worst RevOIu.
tiOnary Battle.
BL00DlEST FIGHT OF ALL
only the Failure To Arrive OF In,
Rebel Column Assigned To Attack
From the North Saved Huerta's
Force From Annihilation.

San Pedro, de las Colonias, Coahuila,
Mexico.-A survey Of the battlefield Of
the last week shows that the battle
for possession of this city, which en-
gagged practically the full forces o
rebels and federals, was the bloodles
Of the revolution.
The battle was at its climax Satur
day, Sunday and Monday and on the
last day the rebels loss in wounded
alone was $50 men. In all, 1900 rebels
were wounded so seriously as to re
auire hospital treatment during the en-
gagement The rebel dead may never
be known, owing to the wide area Gov
cred by the battle.
The federal loss was at least $500
In killed, wounded, prisoners and dis
persed. BY dispersed is meant thoss
federals who were separated from Their
commands and fled individually or In
small detachments to the hills or into
the desert, probably to perish there for
lack of food and water Twelve hun
dred regulars were captured by the
constltutionalists The men were mus
tered into the rebel ranks, while their
officers will be held as prisoners.
number of so-called volunteers or red
flaggers were captured and executed
These men were former followers o.
Madero, who are alleged to have Joined
the Orozco rebellion, which oyerthrew
him.
All the prisoners, including one
major, three captains and ten lleuten
ants are being sent to Torreon.
The last days fighting was begun
with the Herrera and Benayidei
brigades, attacking from the south,
While General villa, with two brgades
and General Contreras charged from
the west. General Ortega and Hem.
andez attacked from the east Failure
of the rebel column assigned to attack
from the north to arrive on time prob
ably saved the federals from annihil2
ton.
artillery fire The federals were all
Dut surrounded and fought desperately
their fire tearing great gaps through
the rebel ranks. They fought from
the cover of irrigation bitches aud
abode houses over line 20 miles IN
length, but gradually they were forced
toward the center of the city. The'
escape was through the north, lei
open by the non-arrival Of the troops
assigned to that position. The ius.
tives, once clear, turned east in The
general direction of Monterey.
This was at 5 o'clock in the after
noon, after ten hours of terrific fight
ing. The retreat was almost a rOui
while in the streets 500 federal dead
were found. Three thousand men wer'
sent in pursuit of the fugitives.
The presence of General Velasco
who evacuated Torreon April 2, at san
Pedro, was a surprise to General VIVA
He learned from the prisoners tha'
when the federal generals, de MouI'
and Mas, were driven from the tow
last week they sent word to Genera
Velasco, then at Parras, sixty miles
south, that they were in danger OF De
ing surrounded.
Velasco by forced marches, succeed
ed in joining them on the tenth
Benavides Junction, only few miles
from here. Later the troops Of Gen
tral Argumedo and Campo came up ana
the rebel garrison, then here N@
driven out on the eleventh.
That night Villa, with 5000 Telf
forcements and twenty field pieces'a 81
rived and began an immediate atlaCL
which eliminated Monday in the hlS''
Of the federals.