The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-17


bedding and furniture. Many Ameri-
cans seized the opportunity to shave, a
luxury enjoyed for the first time in q
week or more. Some Americans took
their families 20 country towns near
the capital. not having been able to
find quarters at the embassy or else
where in the Colonia Roma.
There was perfect tranquility for
twelve hours. The situation as to the
Presidents resignation was uncha nged
this evening. Madero repeated to his
advisers his declaration that he would
conquer Diaz or die. and he assured in
terviewers that his cause was gaining
and that he would be able 10 put down
the revolt soon.
As matters stand. however. Diaz is
more strongly located than al any time
during the week. He is receiving almost
hourly proffers " assistance from mutt
nous Federal troops in the provinces.
The Diplomatic Corps have not lost
hope of bringing about peace, but the
dihiculties are admittedly enormous.
Diaz insists that he will not cease firing
on the palace until Madero and the
Government resign and until he has
received absolute guarantees that The
Madero influence is at an end. The
President. contemptuous Of the Senate's
action holds fast tn his officp supported
by Gen. Huarta.
Late this afternoon The zone of fight
ing seemed To have extended and II was
said that Federal troops were massing
near the National Palace Tor another
assault upon the arsenal
Nearly 500 Americans left the city
to-day for Puebla. Trains have been
running toward the Gulf and the from
tier with fair regularity, but few people
have entered the city. Passengers for
tho capital have stopped m AZ way
stations.
The few who have arrived say that
the Cuernavacs region is tranquil AID
that there have been no outbreaks at
Vera cruz. There were rumors in The
capital that there had been fighting at
Vera cruz.
Thousands Venture On streets.
The capital was almost gay this morn
ing fog the first time since the revolt
began. The armlstce which went into
operation at o'clock this morning en-.
couraged many thousands 10 venture
back to the centre Of the city.
The shops were open. several OF the
larger markets received supplies from
the country and people were BILE to buy
food and other necessaries.
From dawn until noon the streets
We're crowded There was feverish
activity. Citizens staggered under
burdens Of food and clothing. which
they were removing to places of refuge.
The we'll TO do were able TO obtair cash
from the banks and there was more
money In circula ton than has been seen
in the capital for eight days
The greatest boon Of all was the op-
portunity that was given to the Red
and White Cross organizations and to
volunteer sanitary organizat tions to re-
move from the streets such things as
imperilled health ana were in a way to
produce pestilence.
For week the sanitation had been
indescribable. The forty acres of the
Alameda were strewn with the bodies
Of horses. The Federal cavalry had
used the park for bivouacs and their
position had drawn destructive shelling
from the arsenal
In many Of the principal streets
bodies of soldiers and OF citizens had
lain for days buried under the wreckage
Of buildings. In San Juan de Letran
street twenty Federals had been killed
on Friday by the explosion Of a shell
In warehouse. The volunteers. made
up Of Mexicans directed by American
Spanish and German doctors. were able
to remove many Of these bodies and to
lessen to some extent the peril of pcsti-
lence.
Great Heaps Of Garbage burned.
Great heaps of garbage were burned
in the streets and in the public squares.
sanitation experts examined the water
supply to see whether or not il had been
contaminated
In the short time allowed by the
Tuce everything possible was done bv
patriotic Mexicans and intelligent for
eigners to improve conditions that had
become frightful Only a beginning was
made. but If the diplomatic corps can
obtain further armistices the conditions
will be much improved.
None but one who has witnessed the
horrors Of the past week can appreciate
the extent Of the public rejoicing when
1t became known early this morning
that a truce had been declared by mu-
tual consent OF the combatants. For
seven days city OF 100000 people
had endured warfare which recognized
none OF the laws OF civilized fighting
Six inch field guns had duelled at a
range Of from four to twenty blocks
sweeping the finest streets OF the city
with their shells.
Night and day the people were
alarmed by the terrific roar of the
cannOnading and were driven from
quarter to quarter as the zone of the
fighting extended. All classes suffered
Dozens Of fine mansions were wrecked
or burned Some Of the most orna :
mental buildings OF the capital vii,
have to he rebuilt at an enormous ex-
pense. In the mad warfare in the
heart Of a great city neither Madero
nor Diaz counted the cost.
Number Of Dead Placed At 1900
A conservative estimate places the
number Of dead In the weeks nghtine
at 1900 and the number Of wounded
at more than 1900. This includes citi-
zens and foreign residents az well as
soldiers. The Maderistas were by far
the heaviest losers. Diaz lost probably
fifty killed and 200 wounded. The Fed
eral troops because OF their hopeless
frontal attacks on the arsenal In the
face Of deadly machine gun fire los,
probably 600 in killed and 900 In
wounded.
one familiar with the capital woult