Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-15
Length Of siecs

\ II was on March u s1lzt the real
siege of ojeda at Naco begun. on
that day his column was forced to re-
treat to iNaco while on the way to re
lieve Moreno at CanaSea. He arrived
I at Naco in the evening. On the 2Stb
State troops commenced gathering
about Naco. On the night of the 29th
che first skirmish fire was opened
The succeeding twelve days ans
nights were marked by skirmish fire
and almost daily casualties, though
the latter at no time exceeded Is
killed in any one day until the final
engagement on Sunday. Seventeen
days were really employed in the at
tack.
Pathetic Scenes
While the wounded were coming in
/ the most pathetic, heart-rendins
I scenes Of the engagement were wit.
/ messed. Huddled behind the customs
/ house, with an their belongings, were
/ about fifty women and a dozen chill
/ dren. many babes in arms. who had
been sent over by the iederals. A
wounded federal, blood pouring from
his head or body. would max run
FOR the cars. get under them and be
{ marched by trooper TO The customs
/ house. The agonized faces OF the
I women would be turned toward him
and. frightened even to hear his ans
wer. they would ask if he knew OF
a husband. son or brother. Usually he
would shake his head ana the women.
tears on their faces, would huddIe to.
gether, muttering prayers Occasion
ally one would scream. or raise 4 ro-
sary or picture Of the Christ above
her head. The children, tots Of -four
ana FIVE years, chung to their mother
4 skirts. not knowing the ca1se of grief
Others played in the dirt. laughing
and tumbling over one another.
Touching Incident
Another episode that dinmed the
glamor of battle occurred at a poin,
west of town, near rifle post 92c. One
|; Of the state troops, a boy Of perhaps
20 years. had been shot through the
, breast, death probably having bber
instant. A woman of about 10 white
haired ard bent by her years
{ searched amongst the dead. Suddenly
she saw the body OF the hoy-her boy
She knelI beside him AMI prayed
[ Then she removed 2 sash from aboW
his waist and q handkerchief. Two
other state soldiers came up as she
was attempting TO remove a ring
The fingers were contracted in death
and it was impossible for her to sill
the rig from the finger. One of the
Estate troops gently raised her aHt
turned Der face away from the body
Of her son, while the other knelt be
side Of the body and cut the ring from
the finger. With a delicaCy hardly K
be expected upon a battlefield from
one who had become used to the sigh
Of death and suffering. he twisted tbs
mangleG hand under the body, 81
that the mother would not see il, an
then gave the ring to her. She agaiI
knelt beside the body and prayed.
The Final Stand.
The last stand OF the Federals va
made at an ideal spot so far as spec
tators were concerned and also as K
/ Federal escape. It was in an adob,
building formerly occupied by a Gus
toms broker, situated directly on Z
line with the little green customs
Z house and but few feet from tht
line. At this point there was a gap
extending about the length Of one car
In the line OF steel freight cars tina
had been stationed along tie tracks t,
! protect the Arizona town. This wa
tho only gap in about two solid mile,
OF cars and enabled an excellent view
of the fighting. At the American Gus
toms house was stationed a detach
ment OF the Ninth. IN command o
Captain walker.
Col. euIlfoyie's Action
At about O'Clock. when the fight
ing was at its height. Colonel Gull
foylc, with his staff rode down tn,
main street toward the line This i'm
nned!ateiy gave rise to rumors tina
The United States troops were goini
over, but the commanding officer ani
his staff made their way TO the Phelps
Dodge store, where the star RENAME,
during the fighting. Colonel Gull
fOyIe came over to the customs housi
end during and following the battl
was az all times directly in touch wit
the situation. directing ali move
ments. Il was he who was FIST to tall
with Colonel Obregon when he cam
over the line 10 arrange FOR the re
movai'of the wounded and il was du
to his prompt action and annullmen
Of red tape that the wounded wer
promptly brought 10 the America
size for treatment.
Crossing the Line
There vas a narrow lane betw eel
the adobe and the International line
formed ~ She cars and n this ga
There was hardly a square inch o
ground that was not being. continually
struck by bullets. Il made the. runninf
across the line by wounded federal
about 1000 to shUt. They MADE It ii
fast time but. as one OF the spectator
remarked, Those fellows are onl
saunteriug in comparison to wha
I'd do" The bullets we're hitting s
fast that it was toss UP as Z
whether was more dangerous TO II