The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-21
p.rt They Played During Ten Days
Horror in Mexico City Should
Cause Thrillof
Pride.
MRS. WILSON'S BRAVERY
wives Of Newspaper Men Were Also
Of Great Help During the
Terrible Times In
city.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
IBy staff Correspondent OF thhe
United Press
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21.The part
played by Americans in general, and
by American women In particular,
during the ten days horror Of the
bloody bombardment was OF such
character as to cause a thrill OF pride
to their fellow countrymen every
where. OF the long list OF Americans
and English heroines, who suffered
cheerfully and uncomplainingly the
dangers and hardships OF the great
battle, four names stand out promi-
nently:
Mrs. Henry Lane Wilson, wife OF
the American ambassador, who won
the affection Of the entire foreign
colony by her tireless attention to the
needs OF the women who sought q
refuge near the embassy.
Mrs. Paul Hudson, OF Kansas, wife
Of the editor OF the Mexican Herald,
Who remained with her husband in his
newspaper Office in the heart OF the
battle zone throughout the fighting.
Mrs. Burge McFall, wife OF another
newspaper man, who, with her child
rem, lived for q week Ia the basement
Of her house with a machine gun fir
Ing from her front porch and sharp
shooters on the roof.
s s : I.
Victoria Hastings, an English girl,
who acted as a volunteer newspaper
correspondent and braved dangers
throughout the battle that no man
dared face.
OF the other. herufnes, the Mexican
telephone girls who remained at their
posts until all the wires had bec1 cut
by shells and their building partly
demolished, won the greatest admira-
ton.
Mrs. Wilson knew better perhaps
than any other woman in Mexico how
crucial was the situation
a slender thread hung the chance OF
American soldiers being rushed here
in time to prevent a wholesale
slaughter Of foreigners, once the anti
foreign feeling should reach demon
strative stage. But encouraged by
her husband, the brave woman moved
gaily among the fear-stricken re-
tugees laughing at their terrors, cheer
ing them with assurances that the
American government was keeping
such close watch on the situation that
there could be no real danger, and
mlnistering all aid in her power to
those of the women and children in
actual want.
Mrs. Wilson was assisted by other
equally fearless American women
many OF whom seemed actually to en-.
JOY the novel and exciting experience
even while fully realizing shelr peril
Mrs. Hudson was the guardian
angel of a number of newspaper men
ana refugees marooned for the entire
hrst week of the battle. With indom
litaDle courage she refused to leave
her editor,husband's side while the
building shook and rocked from the
uetonations Of the shells bursting
overhead, or quivered under the i'm
pact OF a storm of bullets from the
iilachine guns. She entertained, fec
ana cheered the stranded refugees
ana It was not until the armistice o.
,ast Sunday that she consented tt
,edVe the building and go to her home
~ lhe outskirts of the city.
McFall, serving in the center of tn,
wy as correspondent, was unabl,
70 reach his home during the frs
seven days Of almost incessant fight
ne mat preceded Sundays brief ar
mistice. He frequently called his wifi,