Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
RAIN ON
E PASO WHILE
FIGHT RACES
Continued From Page I.

| leans were killed. All were non-co
batants.
Hundreds of Americans on this side
| of the border were imperiled by bull
let's and projectiles that fell in the
streets of Ell Paso or pierced the
homes of the citizens.
Several Americans were shot to
death in Juarez. G. C. Seggerson, a
citizen of the United States, was
| found sitting at the steering, wheel
| of his automobile in front of Keno
Hall with a bullet through his heart.
The bodies of two other Americans
were found in front of the American
| House. The bodies of thirty dead
| Federal troops were found near this
| point, where the fighting was sever
est.
A representative of General villa
called on United States Consul Ed
wards and informed him officially Of
the rebel occupation of Juarez. Mr..
| Edwards was also informed that any
Americans who were killed or wound.
ed had been shot accidentally
There was some fighting about the
Juarez race track shortly before
o'clock o-day when a detachment OF
| Constitutionalists turned a machine
| gun upon a detachment of F'ederals
| who were hiding behind some barns.
| General Castro was said to be with
! them.
The noise of the shots Stampeded
| the race horses stabbed there and
| many of them broke from their stalls
and ran wildly upon the track. Two
more machine guns soon got into ac-
| ton and Villa deployed a heavy de-
! tachment of men around the track to
| prevent the escape of the Federals.
| Eoreseeing the possibility of renew
| ing the battle, Villa ordered all per
sons off the streets at o'clock Fed
eral refugees at that hour were con-
centrating near the race track and
! taking up their position behind the
concert stadium from which protected
! position they answered the rebel
fire.
While the battle was raging at the
! race track squads of Constitution
alists were removing and burying
bodies of the dead Federals.
The main attack was led by Col
onel Talamentes, son of Sonora Tala-
mentes, the Sonora Joan of Arc"
who is a commissioned officer in the
/ Constitutionalist army
! Victory in Three Hours.
The position of the dead showed
that the heaviest fighting had oc-
CURED in front of the American
! House, Keno Hall, the custom house,
the odd stone church" and in the
plaza.
Firing began at 2:3O o'clock, and
nearly three hours later the main
plaza of Juare2 was in the hands of
the rebels. The battle was marked by
! fierce hand to- hand fighting in the
streets. Juarez was the last port Of
entry held by the Federals along the
United States border
Hundreds of terror stricken resi-
dents of Juarez, many of them Amer
| leans who had gathered there for the
approaching race meeting, fed across
| the international bridge. Men and
women and children, who had been
aroused from their sleep by the Shrek
| Of shells and the din of rifle fire, fled
! into this city In great disorder.
| AS soon as the firing became gem
| eral Major r. e. l.. Mitchie, u. S. A.,
ad1utant to General Hugh L. Scott,
| commander of the United States Dor
uation and stationed a heavy Gordon
of troops along the river front. Sol
diers were massed at the American
end of the international bridge TO
keep IL clear and prevent the flight of
belligerents into this city.
At dawn American doctors crossed
the interna tional bridge and offered
their services. Red Cross nurses also
crossed the river to take care Of the
wounded.
The Juarez arsenal and barracks
were captured at 1850 O'Clock After
the capture of the main plaza the
firing died down and soon ceased en-.
tirely One of General Villas staff Of
ficers then called up the office OF The
FL Paso Times and announced that
the Constitutionalists We're in possus-
sion Of Juarez He expressed hone
that no bullets had fallen in El PasO
In anticipation of an outbreak IN
the Mexican side OF the river, viii n
would endanger American lives,
American artillery was stationed on
high ground commanding Juarez and
adjacent Mexican territory.
General Castro, commander of the
Juarez garrison, could not be found
after the battle, and was supposed to
have escaped with some of his msE
into the southern foothills.
General Villa commanded in per-
son the army which captured the city
ans took precautions to prevent loot
ing. he ordered the military band TO
play the Mexican national anthem,
which caused great enthusiasm.
American Aids Rebels.
Among the rebels was "Bilp' Burh,
an American soldier Of fortune aud
expert machine gun operator. He
gave the following account OF the
rebels movements:
with $500 men General villa lef;
Terrazas for Juarez, leaving 1900
men behind to continue the siege Of
Chihuahua. We made our way north
ward quickly and quietly. When On
the outskirts of Juarez, we captured
Federal troop train without firing
shot. We then made a concerted
attack upon the outposts, which were
lax. not expecting an attack.
During the battle only Ave rebels
were killed, so far al we could learn
when the firing had ceased. The
Federal loss was heavier. We ex-
pected to capture Castro, commander
Of the garrison, but could not ind
him when the battle ceased. villa
gave orders to protect ali foreigners
and foreign property.
"Our next caupaiRn will ba Q,a N st