The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-19

tantS. 1t had been known on the
) evening of Sept. Is that the Americans
were at the gates and might be eX-
pected to reach the historic plaza In
front Of the national palace at any
time. The Mexican troops had told
the citizens hat the Americans in
tended burning the city after sacking
it and killing the inhabitants.
In consequence the population were
in the greatest fear. Foreign residents
appealed to their various consuls for
protection. The weather. people
packed up as man of their belongings
as possible and prepared to leave the
city.
But no flames redeemed the sky, NJ
murders were committed that footing
might the better be carried on, no
women were i'll treated, no churches
were sacked by the victorious troops
and no rioting Of any kind by them
took place. Never in the history OF
warfare was there SO little disorder on
the part Of the v~ictors.
In the meantime Gen. Santa Anna
had quietly left the city by the north
ern gate, the only one left open to him
In his flight, supposedly at that time
heading for Guatemala but as 1t turn
ed out later going to Puebla, where he
made weak stand against h Amer
leans a lew dayS later.
Soon after General Scott reached
the national palace firing was heard
1t was found that 1000 liberated con-
Victs and other prisoners set loose by
the Mexican troops before evacuating
the city had been joined by the same
lumber of Mexican soldiers and the
combined force had attacked the
Americans. They fired from the top'
OF houses, from doorways n from
street corners. A number Of Ameri-
can officers and men were killed and
wounded. The greater part of. the
Mexicans We're shot down and most OF
the others were captured n placed
In prison under heavy guard.
The military events which closed on
Sept. IA with the capture Of the city
Of Mexico and the fight of Santa
Anna closed with the exception OF
some minor engagements the war be-
tween the United States n Mexico.
In the year following a historian in
reviewing the war and the probable
results to both countries, wrote in a
way which may now be regarded as
! prophetic. He said:
ION the morning Of Sept. IA, 1847
all was quiet in the city Of Mexico
That city, the capital of the ancient
Aztecs, the seat of the Spanish en-.
pire in America, had passed on Sept
LA from Aztec and from Spaniard' to
the Anglo american, the same bold
hady, ingenious, inventive, ambitious
and adventurous beings whose genius
and forms Of civilization could not
confine and to whose domain CONT
nents are Inadequate"
In what hour Of time or limit OF
space shall this man of unrest, this
conjurer over lands and seas of ma
tions and governments, find rest in the
completion of his mighty progress?
Commencing his march in the cold re-
gions OF Scandinavia, no ice chilled
his blood, no unwillingness delayed his
steps. no labor wearied his industry,
no arms arrested his march, no EN-
pire subdued his power. over armies
and over empires, Owe land and over
seas, in heat Ind in cold and wilder
ness and flood. amid the desolation of
death and the decays OF disease this
Northman has moved on in might and
majesty, steady as the footprints of
time and fixed as the DEGREES or fate.
How singular, how Economically
strange lis this, his wild adventure and
marvellous conquest In the valley OF
Mexico, the valley Of valleys. How
lcame the Nogthman and the Moorish