The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-04-23


COW hides, filed them with nails, bolts
and nuts and hurled them by the aid
of string. l could not see where
they had done much execution against
the buildings, but of course they
would not have been very pleasant if
they dropped in a group. For protec-
ton against stray bullets coming to
the American side, the railroad had
cars of coke in steel cars, placed par
allel to the line and just in front of
our Office, and these cars undoubtedly
stopped many bullets that otherwise
might have been destructive to life
or limb. The custom house was not
so protected and being nearer to the
line it was perforated with bullets,
but of course no one was in it at the
time.
The fighting occurred with varying
intensity until about 1890 a. M, when
Gen. Ojeda and about so men who
had been fighting from an adobe
building near the line, made a break
for the American side and surrend-
cred. The general also said that they
were out of ammunition and that he
had left only Is men behind him, but
l noticed that in about an hour near
ly 60 additional soldiers came over
and all of them were loaded with am
munition. 1t has been reported that
so men surrendered to the Maderis-
tas. The firing was all over by 1890
p. m. and people commenced to
crowd toward the line to see what
damage had been done.
During the fight of course many
curious people wanted to be as near
to the excitement as they could go,
but the patrol Of soldiers kept most
of them back about one block from
the line and this action probably
saved many from getting injured. AS
it was one spectator got a wound in
1.-THE shoulder and Mexican woman
got wounded in the head. Dozens of
autos from Bisbee and Douglas came
early to see the fight, but they were
all stopped two miles out of town and
not permitted to enter until the firing
had stopped. Early in the afternoon
menced to cross over into Naco, Mex
leo, in spite Of the guards who tried
to prevent it, and soon there were
about as many Americans over there
as there were Mexicans. Burned
guns and other pieces of armament,
caps, hats, canteens, pieces of bombs
and shells, and almost every imagin-
able thing was carried by enthusiastic
sightseers, and probably few even
got hold of some firearms, but if they
were detected bringing them over the
soldiers would relieve them of such
trophies. In some of the adobe build
ings where the federals had made
stand the ground was literally COW
cred with empty cartridge shells.
| expected to find the streets and
houses strewn with dead, but it is
doubtful if there We're more than Is
dead right in town, though l do not
know what there might have been far
Their out, but as most of the fighting
took place in or near town l think
the additional loss was slight. About
800 federals escaped to this side and
of this number perhaps so or 60 were
wounded, but only a few seriously.
Perhaps dozen Maderistas were al
so taken prisoners by our troops and
about 20 others who were wounded
came over. Our army doctors are
caring for all the wounded on both
sides and the expense of our govern
ment as WE'LL and the army is feeding
and guarding about 600 Mexicans,
combatants and non-combatants, on
both sides. How long this will con-
tinue is unknown-no one seems to
know.
The Maderistas have maintained
good order since they took the place
and are endeavoring to start business
again, having named new officers all
around The railroad company, though
won't as yet pass over any equipment
which was brought over to this side
over a month ago, nor will they al
low any freight to be crossed. They
do not seem to have any confidence
in the state troops being able to pro-
tect them from further loss. No trains
have been running between here and
Cananea since March 9th, as that
night bridges were burned, and al
though they have been repaired often
others have been burned. The Can
anea Copper company has been doing
most of the repairing and succeeded
a couple of weeks ago in getting