The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-16

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American border patrol. He said he
regretted the shooting, but that it was
occasioned by the attempted escape OF
q dangerous federal prisoner, an officer
of artillery.
Major Miehie' g reply was spirited.
Tell the captain of the guard that
under no circumstances is he to fire into
United States territory, not for the
purpose of preventing the escape of a
prisoner, nor for any other reason"
Major Niche IS message was delivered
to Gonzales by United States Deputy
Marshal Charles Moore. Gonzales
promised to comply with it.
cluding four owned by the Applegate
stable, and each valued at $4,000. were
stolen from the Juarez stables during
the fighting Colonel Appleeate pro:
tested to Mayor Kelly Of Ell Paso and
the mayor took the matter up with Cen
eral Villa. The horses were returned
within two hours and are tonight in Ell
Paso.
General Villa 8 forco entered Juarez
under cover of darkness. General Fran.
cisco Castro, commander of the federal
across the international bridge to Ell
Paso soon after General Villa opened
fire at daybreak. Several hours later
Castro was found hiding under bed in
a room In the rear of little store at
1907 st. Vrain street and was turned
over to the United States army.
Many of the officers and regular mem
bers Of the federal garrison followed
General Castro's example and fled soon
after the battle began. Colonel Juan
Medina said that The defense of the
city was left to the volunteers, known
as the "home guard" and consisting
the agricultural college,
The most desperate fighting took
place at the old cuartel on East Gale
Comercio, wherc General Castro main
tanned his headquarters. 1t is said the
commander was not at the old Quartet
last night, but was staying at the house
of a friend. Shortly before daybreak
he heard the first volley from General
Villa s army and q moment later was in
formed that the city was swarming with
rebels. He mounted horse, and with
impression that he was peon, the com
mander hed across the river.
The Second and Thirteenth regiments
OF United States cavalry, doing patrol
duty along the border, were called to
arms at the first sound of firing across
the border, The American troops were
rushed to the international bridge and
strategic points along the Rio Grande
and remained at these points until late
this afternoon.
The firing began at O'Clock this
CURED at the old cuartel. Several hun
dred members Of tho federal garrison
rushed from the building and many of
them were shot down almost before
they reached the sidewalk. Some got
as far away as the length Of city
block, only to encounter the second
ary line Of the rebels.
A short but desperate engagement
occurred at Gale Diablo and Gale
California, where number of federal
officers and soldiers were caught by
the rebels as the former attempted to
escape from q dance hall.
When the federal troops rushed from
their barracks they found nearly all Of
the mounted guns and field artillery
in possession Of the rebels. The ar
tillery was used but little, Villa g men
being content with a hand to hand
fight.
The last skirmish of the battle was
at the racetrack, where number Of
in the stables and paddock.
As soon as he assured himself that
he was in absolute control of the city
General Villa restored telephone and
telegraph communication with Ell Paso.
An estimate from official sources in
Juarez late tonight after all the dead
had been gathered in and the wounded
almost all taken care Of, placed the
list of killed on both sides in the bat
tie of the early hours of Saturday
morning at sixty, and the wounded
at ninety-fve. FL Paso physicians re-
turning from the hospital in Juare2
tonight, declared the conditions sur.
rounding tho wounded TO be danger
ously insanitary. Unless improved,
they expect many of the wounded to
die from gangrene or with tvphus. An
epidemic Of typhus among the wounded
following the battle of Juarez two
years ago, resulted in fifty deaths and
the spread Of the vermin carried dis.
ease to FL Paso.
General Francisco Castro, who com.
manded the Juarez garrison of fed
erals has not been seen since the fight. |
His body was not found among the
dead, but Villa has his shoulder straps
and sword as souvenirs. He found
them in the general 8 room, after the
surrender of the town. It is reported
tonight that Castro was seen escaping
with his staff officers to the hills soon |
after the battle opened. Castro was
considered brave man and rose from
the ranks during the Diaz regime from