Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-02-14
ESQ ARE KILLED,
500 WOUNDED
Federal Troops Revolt and
Release Diaz From Jail.
ATTACK MADER0 PALACE
Rebels Are Repulsed but, Headed by
Nephew of Deposed Ruler Of Mex
leo, Capture Arsenal In Which
Is Stored Ammunition.

Mexico City.-Following day of
bloodshed in the national capital
In which $50 persons were killed
and 500 others wounded, the fate of
the republic of Mexico under Presi.
dent Francisco l. Madero is trembling
in the balance. The long predicted
revolt against the present regime,
. which has been smouldering practical
ly ever since Madero overthrow Por-
forio Diaz was realized when a large
part Of the federal troops revolted,
released Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew of
the former president, and Gen. Ber-
nardo Reyes, another Diaz adherent,
who had been confined in Belm prison
since last December and, with these
two popular idols at their head,
descended upon the national palace.
President Madero, forewarned of the
movement, hastily summoned those
troops who had remained loyal to him
and with the aid of machine guns met
the insurgents in front of the palace.
For more than an hour the Zocalo, the
plaza which faces the palace, was the
scene of fearful carnage-soldiers and
spectators alike being shot down by
the bullets of the opposing force.
Gen. RI. IS Is Killed.
Reyes within an hour of his release
was dead-kil,ed in attack on palace.
The first intimation of the near
proximity of the rebels to the city was
received late at night, when a detach-
ment, under the command of Gen.
Lauro Villar, suddenly appeared and
attacked the government powder mag
azine and arsenal After sharp fight,
in which Gen. Villar was killed, the
magazine was captured. From that
time on state of anarchy reigned, al
though the sleeping populace knew
nothing of the events until the next
morning when at 8 o'clock great
crowd of rebels and Diaz sympathizers
appeared suddenly in the zocolo. Soon
they were Joined by thesrevolting fed
erals, their number including several
companies of cavalry. When their
forces appeared to have reached the
number expected to join in the move
ment, they suddenly disappeared.
This was cause of great apprehen-
uprising, but their hearts were glad
dened in few minutes by the clatter
of hoofs and, amid wild cheering the
cavalry reappeared with Gen. Felix
Diaz and Gen. Bernardo Reyes at their
head. The two leaders had been lib
Grated from Belem prison, where they
were placed on Dec. IL, when they
were brought up to Mexico City from
Vera Cruz as prisoners of state. A
Diaz took command of the cavalry
and Gen. Reyes of the infantry.
Meanwhile, the occupants of the
palace were on the alert. For months
machine guns have been mounted on
the roof of the palace and they were
soon manned. Throngs of persons
were everywhere and, as the word
spread like wildfire that the palace
was about to be attacked. people came
the great plaza in front of the palace
was alive with humanity.
Rebels Capture Arsenal.
Suddenly from the roof of the pal
ace came the rattle and roar of the
machine guns. The Maderistas had
turned loose. The populace without
warning suffered equally with the
rebels. Around the palace were
drawn up a regiment of volunteers,
still loyal to Madero. These the re-
voting troops attacked and for more
than an hour the battle ragged. The
aim Of the gunners on the roof of the
palace was poor and the onlookers in
+ the Zocolo who ran in terror in every
direction for point of safety fell In
their tracks either killed or wounded
Time and again the combined cavalry
and infantry of the revolutionists
moved forward in an attempt to get
possession of the palace, but the with
ering fire of the machine guns was
too much for them and they were
forced to fall back
But Gen. Diaz was not defeated.
Instead of fleeing, as the palace au-
thorities thought, he proceeded quick
ly to the national arsenal, which is
four miles from the national palace.
The head of revolutionists attacked
the arsenal and after a sharp fight
was soon in possession. The capture
of the arsenal put the rebels in pos
session of several cannon and machine
guns and great quantity of small
arms and ammunition. Fighting was
abandoned temporarily and Gen. Diaz,
attended by large escort, rode to
the Paseo De La Ieforma, the princi-
pal boulevard of the city, where he
addressed larpa crnwds
Girl Said to be Real Venus,