The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-12


ID ali a,soe unser his command. cen.
erred his resistance at the arsenal put
slAo lupanted machine guns on the z.
Nj G. A. building and other high
,Atsadig4ex to the north and east or the
srsenal. He placed Held gums and
naxirns on the roof of his citadel. ana
vas amply supplied with artillery and
ammunition.
Americans Wounded.
The following Americans are known
o have been wounded:
Dr r, h MeGresson. Lincoln, Neb.,
niger shot of.
Mark johnson fnegrpl, Madison.
lis. shot in shoulder.
Lloyd Osborne, serious flesh wound
side.
Mr.. Osborne liz q step-son OF Rob
1T Louis Stevenson, the author.
Two other Americans, who were
Watching the battle from the roof OF
he Berry hotel, but whose names had
var been learned, where also wounded.
Guns Sweep Streets.
Later IN the day, after the first re-
,ulse Of Hnerta's troops, General Diaz
,lasnd heavy guns in the streets out
Ide the arsenal. and the shells from
hese sweeping In three directions
through the street approaches, did
aeayy execution.
At o A. NJ. the federais commenced
Iriug from the neighborhood of the
American consulate. the Nine Perdldo
,hureh and the Hotel Berry, about
naif 8 mile to the north OF the ar
senai. and from the Belem prison
which Is hardly an eighth on fnite
youth of the Diaz fortress. Al such
rs range the field guns were tre-
ssendonsly effective. shortly after the
iring began a shell from the arsenal
,nrst in front of the American con-
sulafe, where several companies on
srtfiieryrmen and rurales were serving
1nuon, and killed at least seventy OF
hem Many more were wounded
soon after the accuracy Of Mon
Dragons artillery Are silenced two
federal gunS that were being operated
from in front Of the Mexican Herald
Auilding. few doors from the con-
suIate. Shells crashed through the
walls of The nearby Nino Perdido
.hurch. and within an hour and half
The church was wrecked, Many Ma
aero followers were killed or injured
near The church
Tries to Storm Arsenal.
Before the battle began the house
tops in most of this part of the city
we're crowded with citizens and for
e!gn residents, who were intensely In
terested in the coming duel, When
the fighting began these non-co
batants, who were nearest the lines
of fire. were exposed 10 grave peril,
and as the firing increased many were
Injured
II was In this way that Osborne
and several Americans were hit by
bits of shell or bullets. There was n
rumor about tonight that Maderistas
posted on the roofs among non-com-
batants had fred on the citadel. and
that Diaz's troops had returned the
Are.
Generals Huerta and Angeles dared
early in the day "a direct advance on
the arsenal in the face of Diaz s
seemingly impregnabie position. Col
onei Navarette. the artillery expert,
sheIled the arsenal from two posi-
tions, while Huerta's column, with
neld pieces and machine guns. moved
TO the attack. General DiaZg reserved
his FIRE until the federal troops were
MT close range When he finally OPEN
ed fire the federal attackers were
moved down. Huerta retired after
heavy loss and again coBtented HIM
self with hammering the arsenal with
his heavy guns,
Finds Arsenal Impregnabie.
achievements were brought from
the national palace. and once more
Generals Huerta and Angeles attempt
ed direct assault 1t failed signally.
Dsax again delayed firing until the
federal infantrymen and rurales had
approached To within one block OF
the arsenal. and then from the ROOT
and windows of the great stone cita'
del Mondraeon's gunners aimed q
whitening fire.
Huerta attempted similar move
nnents twice more before he con-
WINGED himself that the arsenal was
iinpregnable. His troops outnum-
bered Diaz's. but Diaz had many more
large guns, and greater supply Q!
ma XII En- the later assaults the
district Immediately 10 the west and
south of the Alameda caught the
fury of the cannon fire, Shells crash
ed through the walls of the Ameri-
can consulate and shrapnel or a
dynamite shell entered the Hotel
Berry, exploded and killed and in
tnred many people.
Women and Children Killed.
The sweep of shot and shell was
SO widespread that. according to the
reports, many women and children,
blocks removed from the main lines
of Are. were killed or manned, Mo
estimate is yet possible as to the num-
Der dead or injured, but 1t Is be-
Eeyed that there are hundreds OF
dead and many more hundreds OF in
fured.
In the early afternoon the Diaz
gnnners had driven Colonel NavaTette
from his position. Navarette with
drew with his field and machine guns,
and departed at a gailop for the CEN
ter OF the city Huerta, Il Is re-
ported was compelled by the ac-
curacy Of the shells from the arsenal
10 retire from the Belem prison. AS
the afternoon advanced there was a
general Withdrawal of the Madero
forces, as the Diaz artillery forced
them to abandon their positions.
&avarette took up a temporary
position in front Of the old Spanish
hospital. which is now used for an
apartment house, but after firing a
few shots his guns became silent The
roar of The Diaz cannon was inces-
SAINT ali through the late afternoon,
ard the return fire from the federal
forces grew less and less
Federal Troops Retire.
AZ about p. NJ. the cannonading
and rifle firing stopped. The federal
troops had, apparently withdrawn TO
Lbs SQcala 1.-THE Plaza. de La ConStl~
tati0nl and .the natteEaA slsalaee4. Al
that hour the Red and White Cross
am balances were collecting the in
5ured and carrying them 10 the hos
pitfalls, while tram cars were being
used to remove the dead soldiers
and citizens. The work of mercy was
done for the most part In darkness,
or by the fare OF torches and lanterns.
since the lighting service OF the city