The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-15

Diax Gains Condolences.
The flghting on Thursday night did
not cease until 1890 A Nj AT that
time General Diaz had gained so
much confidence from his successes
of the day that he advanced his lines
widely, placing batteries in the Aveni-
da de San Francisco, the Gale San
Juan de Letran, and the Avenida Del
Cinco de Mayo--three thoroughfares
of strategicaI Importance, in that they
permitted Dia% to shell the national
palace at closer range.
At midnight the situation Of the
Maderistas WAS discoaraging TO the
leaders.
During the six hours luIl from mid
night until 6 O'Clock this morning,
thousands of citizens hurried to their
homes in the central and southwest
ern parts of the city and removed
belongings that had been deserted on
Wednesday and Thursday when the
cannon of Madero and Diaz were
throwing shells into the most thickIy
populated parts of the capital. Be-
fore dawn great crowds OF people
choked the narrow streets, strug-
Cling along under burdens of house
hold Eooas>
After Household Goods.
The incidents of the late night and
early morning, were dramatic. Light
ed only by torches and lanterns
thousands visited homes that had
been wrecked by the shells of the
combatants They carried away such
valuabies as had not fallen to the
robbers.
Families that had not dared to es-
cape previously welcomed the respite
70 withdraw TO safer parts of the city.
some of the scenes were pathetic.
Many had been wounded and there
we're countless persons that were i'll
OF fever and hunger Men carried
women and children on their backs
or made rude stretchers, using doors
from demolished buildings or pieces
Of planking over which a mattress
had been thrown.
There was no estimating the num-
Ter Of homeless people suddenly re-
Quc@d to misery by the horrors OF ur~
Dan warfare. After leaving their de-
z4tF@E ed ifoHi@s taes Had ao place in
winch Ia take refuge save the
churches The good fathers of the
church had opened the sanctuary to
The distressed BY the time daylight
csure. at least ten thousand people
mostly women and children, were
sleeping or praying in these ultimate
refusea
sisters Nurse Sick.
The Catholic sisters nursed sick
ara injured women Wntle brothers
q tie orders and the priests pro-
y1ded such supplies as coffee. etc.
Daylight exposed the dreadful ruin
'bat had been wrought after Ave DAYS
"f Tremendous caunonadlnR in the
center II City Of Ave hundred thou
sand population Al least $40, 600, 600
Damage property has been done al
ready. The splendid new National
rhealeF shows gaping holes and ruin
eG corDices A score Of streets ap-
peat as If they had been tornado
There IS no business whatever.
%sVru tanks have been closed for
DAYS The pu6lic markets are de-
serted Even the general postoffice
Is stI@t. ne employees, many of them
having been drafted into the federal
aFNr Bgt tne greatest menace OF
AN is that If pestilence Nothing
whasever has been done by the troops
Hf either eide 70 protect tho City from
riagae The constant fighting has
left little time 10 the soldiers for
sanitary service. Grave as the prob
ie4a OF food supply waA en- Thurs
day il was smneasurably worse to-
dag
4 Combat of Lunatics.
Having in mind all If these condi-
ts0ns~&he lack " food, the peril or
EesSlienee, and the horrors of can
NaaadAn@ in nSrrow ssreets~-the dip
iesssaAG assrps have made almost con-