Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-13

ly came portions of the first cavalry |
9ith cavalry and 10th infantry. Gen
Manuel Mondragon, retired was In
command, but gave way to Generals |
Diaz and Reyes
At $50 o'clock the first encounter
with the loyal troops occurred in front
of the national palace, and General |
Reyes whose long record as an army
officer was broken little more than "a /
year ago by a farcical revolt, was J
dead. He was killed instantly by a |
bullet through the head.
Many fell In this engagement and
among the scores of bodies which strewed
the streets were those of minor officers
women and boys of the lower classes and
members of the great crowd of spectators
which had gathered at the firing Of the
first shot
Gen. Lauro Nillar. post commander of
the capital, who remained loyal, was
among those slightly wounded The min
lister of war, Gen. Garcia Pena, received
{ minor injury Of the head
MADERO TOOK COMMAND.
At the first call to arms President Ma
dero took command of a force of APP
proximatcly one thousand, consisting of
mounted police, Chapultepec cadets AMI
IL small detachment of volunteers. He
| appeared riding a big gray horse at the
head OF this force a mile from the ma
tional palace. BY his side rode General
! Hucrta, hero of the campaign against
| Orozco. and one of the army generals
whom the public generally had suspected
| Of being disloyal.
/ Several blocks from the palace one of
/ Maderos aides attempted to dissuadc the
I President and placing his hand on the
horses bride half turned the animal
from the line. Madero protested vigor-
ously and continued to lead the advance
until the shooting began. when General
IIuerta succeeded in persuading him to
enter a building in a side street. This
building, by a coincidence. was the same
in which General Reyes took refuge dur
ing his campaign for the presidency Is
months ago against mob of Madero's
supporters. who attempted to stone him
The revolt in its uneXpectedness was
such as to Supply the popuace, the
lower elements apparently not knowing
for whom to cheer. This IS popularity
given as the reason for the lack of
pillaging and looting.
The attack on the national palace
prepared, In the interim between the
release of General Diaz and General
Reyes from prison, Gustavo Madero,
brother of the president, and Governor
CARA of the federal district learned of
the plans of the rebels. The minister of
war and General Villar made hasty pre-
parat!ons to guard the palace against
attack Riding at the head of their
troops, General Dia2 and General Reyes
approached from the east into the Hocalo,
the big square IN front of the palace.
REBELS BEGAN THE FIRE.
General Reyes appeared for the first
time in many months in the uniform Of
"A general, but Diaz was clothed in the
ordinary blue sack suit and soft grey
hat Of a citizen.
A halt of the mutinous forces was made
when General Villar. appearing at the
door of the palace. raised his hand and
challenged them. His answer was an
order on the part of the rebels to begin
firing.
Quickly the invading forces assumed pos
itions around the square, which soon was
clouded with smoke from their rifles. The
, defenders of the palace We're using rifles
and machine guns.
ing the force headed by President Madero
AS 1t approached the rebels retired into
y side street.
= Thirty minutes later street fighting be-
C gan in the nciehborhood but lasted only q
e short time. Neither side appeared ready
q to press its advantage, but Just before
$ noon General Daz led his command, NUM-
n bering one thousand, on a wide detoul
in an effort to reach the arsenal
When the lighting in the zocalo ceased
= ambulanccs Of the Red and White Cross
> engaged in the work of picking up the
dead and succordinE the wounded. The
plaza, an area of four city blocks, was
. strewn with the bodies of men and horses
, Within the palace there were few victims
= but Colonel Morolos, one of the mos
y loyal of Madero's adherents, was killed.
EXECUTIONS AT PALACE
# Cen Gregorio Ruiz, a retired officer, two
l. captains ana three licutenants were exc
Il cuted in the patio of the national palace
IT 1t rs officially reported that this was by
II order OF the government. but anothe
II story is that they were killed by detach
ment Of their own men because they op
J. posed their joining in the revolt. Added
j. to thus Is the report that these mutinuou
u troops We're ovcrpoWered and disarmed,
The Red and White Cross ambulance
n carried the wounded to provisional hos
n pitfalls, where investigation showed, thor
were almost as many victims among civil
ians as among the soldiers. Outside of tn
n lighting between the two opposing side
l. there was little disorder, and tonight tn
n streets are patrolled by the rebel troope
IF During the day only one mob assembled
IF II attacked the building of FL Pals. tn
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81 Spanish. The building was partially burn
ID ed
IL General Mondra gon, who led the mutt
q neers in their first attacks. was at on
10 time prominently identified with the al
70 tillery corps, The first rising occurre
s. among the soldiers or the artiller
branch of the army. 1t was they led b
g students, who fired the fussilade at tn