El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-04

of fact the loading of men, horses, sup
| plies, including artillery and amrnu-
I hilton, and bridge material and trach
I repair tools did begin about that time
I but the first train did not pull out un-
/ til 4:07 p. m, followed Dy SECOND
] train at 4:I5, while the third train car
! rying the artillery, about 400 men
. some empty cars for the accommOoa-
ton of Hernandez men and horses and
a number Of coaches occupied BY the
hospital corps, representatives or the
I Associated Press, the New York Herald,
the FL PasO Herald and other American
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mander Gen. Campo and his stan did
not get away until o'clock Sunday
Salazar and Rojah Remain.
Gen Salazar did not go nor did Gen.
Antonio Rojas nor Gen Luis Fernan-
dez Gen. Salazar intended to go but,
al the last moment, after a prolonged
counsel Of war" attended by all staff
and many line officers. he decided to
remain until the entire army, except
the 500 men which viii be left as a
garrison at Juarez under command of
Col. Demetrio Ponce, has been moved
south.
Gen. Campo who was the first to lead
his men into Juarez when the attack
was made by the army Of liberation last
Tuesday morning. was happy IN the
enter the city OF chihuahua. His face
was Wreathed in the Campo smile
which has been such marked decora-
ton Of the headquarters since the oc-
cupation and he carried the hrst glass
which has been striking feature OF
his personal equipment and without
which he has never appeared IN public
ing field glass and he Is proud of It
He carries no sword but he was laden
down with a sixshOoter OF the old
hogs leg pattern, a new Is SPECIAL
rifle and criss crossed bandoliers filled
with wicked looking cartridges
He superintendent every detail OF the
loading Of his men and their equipment
and manifested much Impotence when,
after he was ready, It was found neces-
sary 20 delay the order to advance.
Many Cars Utilized.
In the three trains there were Of
freight cars including. one car or coal.
bridge material and ties and wreck
in cgar. Gen Campo said that he had
with him 1900 men and zoo horses. but
while his tally as to horses agrees with
that made by the statistical sharps
who witnessed the loading It IS thought
that his estimate Of the number OF men
was at least 500 too high
When the trains pulled out the Occu-
pants OF the box and cattle cars, inside
and on the roof, fired fustllade OF
shots that sounded like the opening Of
While all Of the cars used were the
property OF the National lines except a
few stock cars borrowed from the
North Western, the trains were drawn
cabooses occupied by the line officers
We're second class North, Western
coaches. The supply OF coal was car
ried IN an 81 Paso & Southwestern
steel car OF the gondola pattern
Discharging Pistols
While the loading Of the horses was
in progress three men dropped pistols
from their holsters or scabbards and in
each instance the pistol was discharged
but luckily no one was shot-and when
the size OF the crowd in the vicinity
is considered that no one was wounded
chonsciH WinKonu deddtn lseoh theme
While the troop trains were being
loaded three hand cars carrying track
laborers and a few armed guards, were
sent ahead to repair any minor dam
ages TO track OF bridges they might
encounter. That the trains when got
ten under way made such good time TO
LagUna- where they were reported
early Monday morning, IS evidence that
the track was found to be in fairly
good condition and that the reports OF
burned bridges current for many days
past have been greatly exaggerated
Sundays Trouble.
The troop trains were dispatched as
a result Of kilograms from chihuahua,