El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-01
COLONISTS FROM
MOUNTAINS ARRIVE
Special Train Brings in 40
Refugees from Remote
Settlements.


After a two days journey Of over
so miles, which was made overland.
40 members of the Mormon settle
ments of Colonia Pacheco and Co
Ionia Garcia, arrived in Ell Paso on
a special refugee train of the Mexico
/ North Western railroad Wednesday
evening. Nearly all were women and
children and the few men who were
brought with the cOlonists were the
aged and infirm, as the men folk
were left behind to look after the
try and save them from destruction
Of the rebels.
The exodus of the colonists was
made on account of the threats Of the
rebels of what they will do to Amer
leans rather than to the outrages
which have already been committed and
the taking away of their only guaran-
tees. their firearms The women and
children are now added to Ell Paso's
refugee colony swelling the number Of
homeless people in the city who have
been driven from Mexico to over a
Remote Colonies Warned.
On Monday, q short time after the
terror inspiring speech of the rebel
ened to massacre the Americans who
resided in Mexico, a messenger arrived
at the two mountain colonies OF the
Mormon settlements in Mexico Both
railroad. back in the hills, about 80
miles from the town of Pearson. The
messenger brought the news OF the dis
arment of the Americans in the valley
colonies and the threats of Salazar to
slaughter Americans. and Immediately
they made ready to make the journey
to the United States During the short
time that was left Monday they gath
cred what was portable such as bed
ding. a little clothing and some pro-
visions, as they had to make journey
of about 80 miles to the railroad
through the mountains of their district.
With the break of dawn Tuesday al
most the entire population of both colo
MES set out in every kind OF conveyance
and made the trip with their families
to Pearson. The trip took almost the
sIet by Rebel Band.
On the way from the colony of Pach-
eco the pilgrimage of colonists was
met by a band of rebels armed and
mounted who delivered the order OF
SalaZar that the Americans would have
to deliver their guns TO the rebel cause
At first Americans protested, but were
finally induced to turn over their
arms. The rebels who consisted of
3 bout IS men. at first were abusive,
but their officers reprimanded the men
for these actions and offered to let
the colonists retain their guns until
they arrived at Pearson. but told them
that Salazar would take the firearms
from them there If they did After
passing the colonists the rebel band
continued on their way to the colony
10 get what remained of the colOnists'
The Garcia colony had not been mo-
Tested up to the time the women and
children departed for the United States.
but the colonists knew that they would (
be- as a band of Mexican rebels had |
been sent to it and the women feared |
The outcome, as the men of the colony !
nad remained to take care OF their pos I
sessions
In all, there are now only 80 men left /
n the two camps and not a single Wo- /
nan or child is there as even those who /
we're i'll and with infirmities were 1
brought to the border, where they were /
assured Of safety The women of the
colonies did not know how long their
nen would remain in Mexico and they 1
cared for their safety.
At the Union station, the 40 men,
women and children were quickly taken
o the camping grounds at the lumber
ards in automobiles of local people,
nd the cabs and carriages obtained
or the purpose. It took only few
minutes to rush the few hundreds of
PERSONS TO the yards and what little {
Baggage and bedding they had carried
N big trucks Bishop o. p. Brown
net the colonists at the station.