Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-04
TAKES
HEROIC CITY
Seventeen hour fight ended A. M.
Blanco occupies Main Plaza 6 A. M.
Eighty Dead Forty Wounded. Blanco
will Give Parole to Thirty Prisoners.

tcSN was accorded NlSltOrS and repre-
scntatiyes alike.
just across the bridge laying between
the city and the river. five men were
counted lying around with stark eyes 10
the sun. These were later gathered i'm
az the corps were then taking the bodies
| to the market place. A trip to the electric
light and power plant further up the
river disclosed the scene of the fiercest
fight of the day. This was the first point
attacked ami Colonel Castro with 25O
men led gallant attack unintermittent-
~ from ten thirty to one O'Clock at
which time he dislodged the federals, who
scattered in all directions under a steady
fire. Eight men of Castro's command
were killed with about the same number
wounded. five If the wounded being Of
ficers in his command. Two wounded
federals were caught and three dead
left on the ground. About fifteen were
captured at this point
At several points in the round men
were found still lying in the trenches
and twelve were being packed in wagons
and taken away. Four were taken from
the tops Of buildings and two who had
been shot. not being able to get away
were buried in the bull ring. which was
destroyed
The total number of dead accounted
for IL about eighty and the caualty in
fore all the bodies are gathered. This
first number Of dead bodies is made from
an actual count Of those seen.
The list of wounded OH both sides will
nj reach forty, thirty were accounted
for az actually seen by your correspond
ent and still others who were only slight
ly wounded were probably being taken
care Of in their home The impr0yised
hospital ut the electric light plant nine
dead and twenty wounded. OF the nine
aead three of them were federals and
The remainder CastrO's men. OF the
wounded all but two were of Castro's
men.
Examination of the wounds showed
ihlt the tcderalS had used soft nozcd
bullets in many of their guns. Even those
wounded through the arm or leg had
tlat member almost literally torn to
pieces a
Capt. Guerrero of Castro's command,
not Captain +. b. Guerra. resident of
IIidalgo County. Texas, but another by
Tie same name was wounded nine times
rom hiS chin to his hips. All shots
aking effect in front.
Major Ramos was shot just about one
block from the Market square. He had
gotten up to the trenches sitting on his
Iorsc and waving his sword had just
shouted vivas for the IIuerta supreme
government. when Lieutenant Falcon of
+. +. Guerras command shot him
wounGing him i'll the side Ramos
wheeled his horse and rode two blocks
towards The main plaza and them turned
coward the International Bridge This
WIS he last seen of him on the Mata
mOrOS side
Five women were in BlancOs command
and they took an active part in the
lighting. riding their Horses up with
he foremost and firing as fast ms any
Guerra said they fought like demons. T"
The badge Of the constitutionalists is
a white emblem rag or handkerchief
either worn OH the arm of Oh the hat.
General Blanco said he did not know he
had 80 many friends in this part of the
country untilrh came into the city this
morning and found every one wearing
white.
I Captain Guerra estimates that the
constitutionalists fired thirty thousand
/ 'OundS of ammunition at the morning
If the city
The bull ring was destroyed by fire
as was some twelve other places which
were set on fire by dynamite bombs
thrown by Blanco's men.
Matamoros city proper was not dam
aged at all by the fight beyond the
houses just mentioned.
Blanco has perfect command over his
troops and has closed up all saloons
and other questionable places. There
is nothing stirring today in the Heroic
City except the sightseers. All places
Of business. with the exception Of a few
are closed and only a few residences
are open. the people are slow abont ven-
turing back to their homes although
General Rlanco assures them that they
will be protected in every way He il
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