Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-06-04
MATAMORAS IS
EVACUATED
TODAY
FEDERhlS LEAVE TOWN TO ENEMY
EARLY THIS MORNING and COME
TO AMERICAN SIDE.= THE SIEGE
LASTED 10 HOURS.
GIVES REBELS PORT
FOR ENTRY OF ARMS

BrOWnSFllle, lex, June 4.-An llH-
portant border port of entry fell into
the hands of Mexican constitutional
lists early today after battle that
continued several hours yesterday.
The towns federal defenders ran out
of ammunition and they slipped quiet
ly away. leaving the rebels in con-
troll.
The last stand by the garrison OF
regulars and volunteers entrenched
around the main plaza was made at
3 o'clock this morning. They had
been in the trenches for 19 hours with
out moment for rest or eating and
had used their last cartridges. The
constitutionalists did not attempt to
force the center of the city until 5
o'clock today, when they left the
market plaza, which they had occu-
pied at o'clock Tuesday, They ad-
vanced, firing as they came, fearing
that some of the federals might be
still entrenched behind the bags of
stone and dirt. A remarkable feature
of the defense offered by the city linn
it's was that during most of the fight
ing they were practically without SUI
perior officers.
Dr. Barragan, mayor of the city,
who was reported in last nights dis
patches to have been killed, escaped
to the American side.
Washington, ID. c., June Army
officers and diplomats foresee in the
rebel capture of Matamoras, tre-
mendous advantage for the Carranza
constitutionalists. fighting 10 over
throw the Huerta government
Agents of CarranZa in this country,
have been accommodating thousands Of
dollars worth of munitions. Of war,
awaiting the capture of port of en-
try. The neutrality laws of the Unit
ed States have practically cut off ali
supplies from the constitutionalists.
With ,Matamoras in their possession
the rebels would have a gateway.
At the state department today there !
were no evidences that the prospects |
of recognition of the Huerta govern |
ment had changed.
Mexico City, Mex, June A force
of 1000 federal soldiers including |
of artillery is to leave
Vera Cruz for Matamoras, according |
to the war department
The authorities believe they will
be able to re-occupy the town.
Mexican Central Cut.
El Paso, Texas, June 4.-Castillo's
federal mutineers cut the Mexican
Central at point thirty miles south
of Juarez, completely shutting off
this port from all railway communl-
cation to the south. They previously
had destroyed the Mexico Northwest
ern railway which runs southwest OF
Juarez and east to Chihuahua city
Since the Central line for weeks has
been out below Chihuahua city there
is no traffic today either north or
south of the state capitol.
This morning Blanco's men rode to
the ferry, raised the embargo and op-
ened the bridge.
At the light and power plant, fur
ther up the river, Col. Castro with
ESQ men, led an attack from 10:3O a.
n. to l o'clock this afternoon, dis
lodging the federals. Eight of Cas-
;ro's command were killed and about
he same number wounded. Three
lead federals were left on the ground
md about Is captured. The total
lumber of dead accounted for Is about
30. The listed of wounded Oh both {
,ides will not reach forty. {
Major Ramos was shot near the
market. He reached the trenches on t
lis horse, and waving his sword and
shouted for the Huerta government {
when Lieutenant Falcon shot him. It
Five women in Blanco's camp took f
IN active part in the fighting. The io
,ull ring was destroyed as were I
welve other places set on fire by !
,ombs thrown by Blanco's men. 9