The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-14
OLE DA, ROUTED BY
YAQU|s, GIVES UP
TO j. S. TROOPS
Federal General and Rem
nants of His Army Flee
Under Fire to Border
and Surrender =
INDIANS KILL ALL
WHO FAIL TO RUN.
Yankee Captain Risks Life
to Save Commander on
Reaching Line

NAco, Ariz.. April 1s-General
ojeda commanding the remnants Of
his federal garrison of 300 troopers
in Naco, Sonora, surrendered to the
United States troops on border patrol
here this morning at II o'clock. after
having withstood siege of state
troops which lasted for five days. and
In which more than half of his COM
mand was killed.
The surrender was hastened by the
attack upon the federal garrison by
the band of Yauui Indians under Gem
era1 ohregon commanding the state
troops, wheat daybreak burst IN upon
the little garrison and fought vici-
ously.
FORTS SLAUGHTER PENS
The dead on both sides has been es-
timated at 200. and the fortifications
in Naco. Sonora, are veritable slaugh-
ter pens.
General ojeda, true to his promise,
refused to surrender to the state
forces. and while the ffghting was at
its height attempted to march across
the border with his band of faithful
federals. The fire from the enemy
was demoralizing and OJeda and his
men scattered, running to the railway
tracks which separate the two border
towns.
Not even then did the firing from
rebels cease and General Ojeda shouted
to the American soldiers watching the
fighting from a distance.
SAVED BY YANKEE CAPTAIN
Captain TT A. Stewart, Company A
Ninth United States. cavalry ran alone
to his assistance. The American officer
grasped the Mexican general by the
arm. Together they ran in a hall OF
lead to where an automobile was wait.
ing.
Captain Figueroa of the federal gar
rison. with Is men, remained behind to
cover General ojedas flight. One by
one he and his fellows died in the bar
racks. surrounded by horde of yell
ing. slaughtering Yaquis.
When the Indians burst into windows
and doors and craw1ed through she'll
made apertures in the building there
were no living federals to greet them
General Obregon entered the bar
racks from which the handful OF fed
eral soldiers had wrought so much
havoc with his overwhelming force and
picked up the sword which had fallen
from Captain Figueroa's hand. Such
was the only formality of surrender to
the state forces.
DEAD PILED IN STREETS
General Ojeda. before leaving the So
nora town. spiked his cannon and
burned all supplies. Little was left for
the victorious rebels.
Sixty-five wounded from both sides
were hurried to this town and placed
In the army hospital. The dead re-
manned piled in the streets and hang
Ing from windows OF buildings as they
fell
Forty-five wounded Indians picked up
in the streets OF the Mexican town told
what the Yaquis had accomplished
Prevented from participating In the
night attack because OF their super
stitions Of death In darkness. the In
dams at daybreak wildly hurled them
selves against the federal fortifcations,
forcing the fighting aud winning the
battle which ended the siege
There is honor in this defeat. said
General ojeda after he safely had
reached the American side II have
only one regret, and that is for Cap
tain Ffgueroa, who refused to surren-
der with me-
When told of the captains death,
Ojeda wept bitterly.
flames and died as he did," cried the
white haired soldier.
Now we are ready to drive the
Huerta soldiers out of Guaymas and
/ the state will be ours,'' exulted General
Obregor after the victory
My men deserve the credit" boasted
the Yaqui chief just after the fighting
ceased. :
Washington Relieved
WASHINGTON, April 13.-omcials
here expressed relief tonight when they
learned that the fighting at Naco was
over For nv days American lives
had been in. constant danger from bull
lets falling across the international
border and prolonged siege Of the
town would have created a situation
most difficult to deal with. Brigadier
General Bliss, commanding the United
States border force, had warned the
combatants that further firing into
American territory would not be toIer-
ated. but the Mexican commanders had
hard task trying to keep their vol