La Junta tribune., 1913-09-06
hi, /, would be Good Night"

had the narrowes, escape OF his
career Tommy Dean. the mechanic.
went up with Mason for the first
time TO drop the bombs as Bauche
Alclade was no, feeling well They
flew over the Guerrero three times
and had dropped three bombs and
while directly over the boat the en-
gine stopped. Tho was only one
thing to do and that was To vol
plane down which they did. landing
IN Empalmc Empalme Is not oc-
cupicd by either the rebels or the
Fedcrals but IS between the two.
Neither can occupy and hold It as
each side has a good position from
which to lombard f. As soon as
Mason and Dean dropped Lsy tried
To start their engine but nothing
stirring In the meantim. the Amer
leans in town had come running up
and crying. Run, Run The FEEDER
ais are coming" The Fedcrals keep
locomotive steamed up all the
time across the bay from Empalme
but they did not have the nerve to
cross They started once and then
backed up. However. the ayiators
took II on the run back for the rebel
lines. Tommy Dean. who is an Aus
tralian. said 10 me the next time
saw him Monday morning. Il lost
me coat and a two dollar watch.
but beat old oieda out OF the
pleasure Of hanging me. The guar.
antee Vas about out on the watch
anyway. 80 can get me new
one now and II will be guaranteed
for Il year"
After they had run about two kilo-
meters. they met the rebel cavalry
under Col Truiillo coming To res
cue them and the machine They
showed the soldiers where the plane
was and they vent on In the mean.
time the Federals. had begun she'll
ing the town In the effort to des-
troy the plane. but only succeeded
ia shooting the general offices Of
the 5 r de- Mexico fun Of holes
and wrecking the residences Of
few Americans. Everybody hikod for
the bomhprOofs and no one was game
enough TO stay outside and take
pictures of the shells exploding AZ.
together slHty-thrrc shells wyre fir
ed into the town but uu one VAS
hurt The blplano was hauled back
u the rebel camp thrt afternoon
aud the next morning Massou flew
back 90 Maytoreun. About bali
past ok Wr heard the YaquIs you.
iuR "El Palaro, HI Palaro," THE
Bird and when We looked up We
could see II coming and IN a min.
ute hear the hum Of her motor When
thcy III In Empalme Tommy broke
"a water pip, 30 that II the Fedorals
dld come across and get the plane
they could not start the motor and
rs II away. as Tor all the rebels
know ojcda may have several avia.
tors IN his camp. Some souvenir
hunter hruk, about a foot oI the
pipe off before II was hauled away
and when they started 20 the NEXT
morning they had to plus the pipe
ip keep the water iu 10 cool the
motor BEFORE Masson got back 20
Gang the plug came out. the water
ran out. and vhen he no. the motor
VIA as hot ss II could b. and -till
run Il almost put the motor out
OF business. but Tommy has been
working on Il all week ard ! expect
By this time that II Is working
again. and they are once more able
TO fly.
Saturday I rode With capt Herr,
mann OF the artillery up To Santa
Maria. th. place where oJrda had
the bad luck TO lose everything that
be had that was loose but saved
bis life Those OF his men who
we're good runners also saved their
lives The rebels captured Colonel
Francisco Chiapa her. and stood
him up against the wall of the Guar.
tel and rho, him. took a picture
Of this historic spo, principally be
cause In Aprii the colonel lived
ahou, block from me In Dough
bcfor. he went down to GuaymAs.
aud felt that could do 40 lee,
for an old ncightor even u didn',
know him. rh.r. IL doubt express
ed Ia hcrmosilio that he really
vas shot. but know different Tor
III" follosins r~aSoh. when thes "a.
ccu,. a man. on. soldier IL order.
ID 10 step out OF the ranks and