The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-30
BARBER INJURED
BY FALLING PLANK
Blown From Tenth Story of
New Bank Building
During Storm

CharleS Barber, associated with the Bar
Der Drug & Seed Store, at Twenty-third
street and First avenue, was seriously
injured yesterday afternoon at about 3:15
o. clock when squali struck the city and
several planks were blown off the new
structure of the Jefferson County Saw
ngs bank at Twenty-first street and Sec
ond avenue One of these planks falling
from the tenth story struck Mr.. Barber
glancing blow as he was crossing
Twenty-first street on Second avenue, in
flicting a serious scalp wound.
Mr.. Barber was for few moments
unconscious but soon recovered and DR..
Douglass dressed his wound, which was
first thought to be very serious. Johns
ambulance later removed Mr.. Barber to
his home at 1401 North Twenty-fifth
street, where it was stated last night
that unless unexpected complications set
in Mr.. Barber would be about in a few
days.
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etc, who were prepared to rebuild
bridges which We're burned or other
wise destroyed by enemies.
The. second coach was made of
steel. 1T contained soldiers. The third
car was a Pullman and in it We're Is
MeNicans, most of whom We're officers,
6eneTdl fue1le ana myself. Du-lHB Inc
first 200 miles we travelled five bridges
were rebuilt.
Greeted by Shots
after several days trarel we
reached Santa Rosalie. AS General
Fuente, his staff and myself stepped
from the train a volley of shots greet
ed us. j was calmly told that we We're
in the midst of battle. General Fuente
insisted that L return to the coach un-
. Ittf he. g
much pleased when / said L was his
guest and would remain by mis- side
during the slirmish.
+ "The battle lasted three houIs. The
enemy was driven from the town; can
non were placed on the hillsides over
looking the place. and when Colonel
Castro brought up re-enforcemcnts it
was complete victory for the federals.
General Fuente presented me with the
first shell fired from the first gum
brought it home as a relic--a relic OF
a real peace commissioner
after the battle / held a conference
with the leaders of both sides and
learned of conditions from them. The
following week l returned to Amer
lea and reported to President Taft, who
was at Augusta, Ga.
After returning to New York l was
requested by the International Peace Fo-
rum to make a third visit to Mexico.
returned and held a two-day conference
with Governor Carranza, leader of the
constitutionalists, who are fighting the
provisional government. This was merely
a preparation for the visit I made last
month (July) and from which / am just
returning.
1.-TWO weeks ago today at San Antonio,
Tex, I received word from General Car
rama, the governors brother, that he
and other leading constitutionalsts would
be pleased to see me at Piedras Negras,
headquarters of the party.
''Capt. Jack Armstrong and 4 met the
Mexican delegation at Eagle Pass and
on the international bridge between the
two countries. We were greeted personal
ly by seven members of General Car
ranzas staff. When 1 met the general
he told me that l would have every
opportunity to study conditions among
the constitutionalists.
Huerta's Opponents Badly Equipped
ION August Is he placed at our dis
posal well equipped train with soldiers
and 10 officers from his headquarters.
was taken 110 miles south of Piedras Ne
gras, where a fierce battle had just been
waged. / made a personal inspection of
the, hospital arrangements and was deep
ly impressed, by the earnestness and pa
triotism of the constitutionalists. 1t was
pitiful to see how badly equipped the SOL
diers were.
when l returned to Piedras Negras
General Carranza informed me that he
was preparing a document that he would
be pleased for me to present to the In
ternational Peace Forum, President Wood
row Wilson and Secretary of State W.
J. Bryan. After drawing up the state
ment Captain Armstrong and returned
to the United States"
Attached to the original paper and the
one translated into English are the sig
natures of Brigadier General Carranza
Chief of Arms Calzada and statement
to the effect that it was authorized by
the governor of the federal district
DIR. Upper made a number of pictures
of constitutonalist leaders and of scenes
in their country. One of his pictures
shows a crude cannon which was made
from the axle of a locomotive Inas-
much as the document is the first of its
kind received by the United States from
a belligerent faction, DR.. Tupper believes
1t. will be an epoch In American and
Mexican history.
The special peace commissioner left for
New York last night