The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-19

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q meeting OF The senate without In
terruptlon. They were told BY the
commander In chief that he would
give them his answer later.
MEXICO CITY. Feb. I7.-By courier
to Vera Cruz. Feb. Is.-AIl the hor-
rors OF a bombardment have beer ex-
r~erienced by the residents OF this
city for many days.
Scarcely n district OF the capital
has escaped injury. over and through
every quarter at some time shells
have torn aud screached and exploded.
Little round shells from the automatic
pompoms have added to tho horror
and destruction.
Buildings Wrecked.
hundreds OF buildings attested by
their hole-marfed sides and wrecked
interiors 10 the destructive qualities OF
modern artillery.
How many have been killed or
wounded Is a question which none can
erswer v'i:h any exactness. II is
doubtful whether even the government
records will ever reveal the correct
Lumber.
From a source usually considered
careful and conservative l. has been
stated that the number of dead Is
not less than 1000. while the total OF
the wounded amounts TO from 5000 to
10000. The great majority CT these
are not soldiers. but men. women mt
child en- unable TO escape the lines O.:
FIRE.
This estimate was made after hear
ing the reports of scores OF officers or
| the white and red cross societies and
| or the hospitals.
II is a we'll known fact that detach-
ments OF 80 and 100 men have been
slaughtered here and there at varl-
u times when caught in the narro-
stree:s and moved down by machine
suns
Burn Bodies.
Carts piled high with corpses have
been seen to be driven past 4 certain
point to a spot in tine outskirts OF the
city. where the bodies have been
buried
Every morning may be- seen what
appear in the Zone OF the actual fight
10 be piles OF burning rubbish. These
heaps are for the most part rubbish
but the odor or burning fiesh tells
another story.
\ practical. though gruesome. meth
Cd has been utilized in one place. This
gas escaping from a broken main has
been lighted and there IN that steady
flame has been devised a crematory.
In the basement OF an apartment
house p tPw b,ochs from The arsenal
is the grave Of Mrs. r. ". Holmes.
one Of the Two American women kill
ed early in the fighting by the en-
arc into her home Of a shell For
three days her husband stayed alone
there with the corpse. unable 10 re-
move il and unwilling TO leave IL. per
haps TO suffer further mutilat:on.
Soldiers entered the apartment
whore he kept vigil n before his
yes robbed the place. He managed
tO find boards and carpenters tools
ard nails in the huiliinc and con
structah coffin into which he laid
The body Of his wife. He carried il to
The basement and there dug and filed
her sravc.
Business suspenGs.
The absolute cessation of all indus
trial and business activity Is fast re-
dICiuE an enormous number Of non
conf atants 20 4 state bordering on
starvation. The more fortunate are In
many cases are able to take care or
tl'w-"ives. hut tho closing ~ the
bank has made prccarious the CON
dit.on even or some OF these.
The provisional banking institution
established for American residents
who find themFoIvc. In difficulties has
been meeting their demands for cur
rcncr. Aside from the question Of
money. however. the situation has
been rendered more difficult by the
failur" 81 vegetable ana other farm
b produce 10 reach tho city for some
DAYS. During the nicht quantities on
t"r but nearly enough 10 supply the
demand and meat Is something with
which thousands rave had no acquaint-
ancc for DAYS.
$oith"r the forces LOYAL 10 President
Francisco Madcro nor those com
minted by tho rebel Felix Diaz had
boon defeated ~ tho close ~ nghfing
g. thu center 90 Mexico City on Mon
Gay nigh'. NOT did si'hcr side show
ino cations ~ giving way
n" operations Of the day added m
Other chapter 20 rho records ~ tho
: Ce-0iatlun nd anxiety cau-od bv the
J c%onfsant ~bombardmrn' which he'd
lasted over q wSrk Tho seen" of the
struggle remained ir tho street. pf the
cauitol. which were practically do.
sert"d ~ al bur ib" military. The
inhabitants either having departed 70
'la outer Fuburhs or taken refuge IN
/ collars
T.. Government maintained ir Hrf-
ion t~hrnrcfrs. 'hr 1ors arhflr~ fra
tr.ai rumt cr ~ n.-f. rice ~ rrfiIar-
nrd afa % 90 h,1.isr ro.. frar nrr
i-.- i..ri' gost fa'. .r 'ie after