The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-12

NOlOkdn ueUNeTsu ITOIn tne SeH- -pTO-
claimed provisional President. Gen.
Felix Dia1 There was no encounter
between the opposing Maderistas and
Fclicistas last night and there were few
alarms save for random firing in the
suburbs and III. challenging shots Of
patrols
Mos, Of the nigh' was spent by
Nadero his cabinet ana the loyal Cen
erals IN planning an attack upon the
Ciudadela. Gen Angeles had arrived
from Contreras, a few miles from this
city. with force Of about 600 in
fantrymen spd rurales. Gen. Huerta
had already at his disposal a force esti-
mated at about 1000 other Generals
who prepared to advance against Diaz
were DE Ia Vega and DelRado.
Early this morning the Federal troops
took positions on three sides of the ar
senal. the north. west and south. They
occupied the Beem prison. to the south
W the arsenal; the Nino Perdido Church.
which is in the same block with the
American Consulate. the Hotel Berry
and the N'ricdn Hcruh and several
other buildings whose roofs looked upon
the Diaz stronghold. Twelve large field
guns had been brought into the city by
Ven. .tukpIeS, anu 'lls l,VVV tO''pS WtIt
placed in streets near the arsenal.
A vantage point seized by the Fed
eral troops was several blocks at the
southwest corner of the Alameda. In
The block immediately facing the park
at it's southwest corner are the Amcri-
can Consulate, the seven story Hotel
Berry. the Nino Perdido church and the
MEXICAN Heraid building From this
district the range Of the Federal guns
was in sn almost southerly direction
along the Avenida del Hospital Bal
ioras on which faces the arsenal. When
the hghting became severe the con-
sulate. the hotel and the whole .Amcr!-
can colony were under heavy fire.
Oias Guns On \. ". 4. T.
Gen. Diaz. with a force estimated at
1000 under his command, centred his
resistance III the arsenal, but also
mounted machine guns on the Young
Mems Christian Association Building and
other high buildings 10 the north and
east of the arsenal. He placed field guns
ana MaNims On the roof of his citadel
and was amply supplied with artillery
ana ammunition.
Later in the day after the first re-
pulse Of Huerta's troops. Gen. DIaI
,l,c.j b.,v,. ,uns In III. strea,s an side
Tho arsenal
A. IN , N IN. E.de,aIs commence. |
firing from tho n.,yhhorhood of ,he
American Consulate. rho Nino perdido
church ,pd,hs Hotel Rerrv abou, half
n nil. :, ~. worth ~ III, arsenal and
Tr,,, ,,., ,,ai.r, nris,n which is hardly
an .,gnp -, NH, south nf tho Diaz
rnr,r.,s A, snch ,,nss rang. tho Held
,',ns u..,o ,rsuandously effective
shortly after tho firing began a shell
from, ,b.. arsenal hurst in front of the
,,,.ri,., consul,t. where several COM
nanios ~ ar,ilIerymen and rurales were
serving cannon and killed AT least scv-
.nty of them MANY more were wounded.
Federal Gu"s S'ienre"
S,.r .f,erw.rd IN. accuracy of Non-
dragons artillery hre sieh'eu TWO req
,r',, -, ,ha uoxIc,r u.rola Hui,dip,
. f.w doors from m. consu,ate shells
rrosbed ,brouvb m. walls of tho nearby
Hino p.rdidn Cburcb and within an
bour ana half the building was
wreck.d MANY Nadero followers were
killed or injured near the church.
R.f,re the haiti. began the housetops
in this mart Of ,h, city were crowded
with citizens and foreign residents. and
v,b.p RI. fighting h.rau many were in
iured II was In this way that Os-
hnu-pe Nc,,ress,n and Johnson. the
n.gro var. bit bv bits OF shell or
hull.,s
The-. was rumor tonight that
u,d.r,sis posred ON ;he roofs amons
m. nnn-comb,,ants had fred on the
citadel ,nd tina, Diaz's troops had re-
,urn.d IN. fire
Con. uuer-a and Angeles dared eariv
In ,he day a direct advance on the ar
s,.n,l in the face of DIa2's seeming, :.
,nnrsgnahle posi,ion Col Nava-e,.a
,hs r,ll,.rv sx1.r, sh.ll.d the arsenal
.r,p Two nosltinns while IIuerta'S :
ro,unn with a.Id riec.s and machine
.uns movsd tn tho attack
/
Diar Reserves Ills Fire.
Gen. Diaz reserved his fire until ne
( Federal troops were a, close range
"He" ne nha''E "pe"'" M" 'he f'i'
I H,er,a rs,iraJ sft.r h.avv lass a.,
; ,saln con,.nt.d himself u;th hammsr
/ ing m. orsena, win bis n.,,.v GINS
! R..nforc.,nents were brouyhr frou
tba National paIac. and one. ,nor.
Generals Hu.rtn and Angeles .tt.mn,ed