Evening star., 1913-02-19
Joy in Mexican Capital
Over Triumph of Revolt;
ReveIers Kill MaderiSt


MEXICO CITY, February 19-Throngs
of men and women and children SEEM
ingly gave popular approval to yester-
days sudden change In control Of the
government by crowding the big square
in front of the national palace and de-
liriously shouting Viva for the three
principals and for Manuel Monragon. who
had been conducting the Diaz military
operations.
The demonstrations of the night how
ever, were not without serious disorder.
Marco Hernandez. a brother of the min
lister of the interior, Rafael Hernandez.
was killed in the streets by rurales when
he refused to croy Viva Huerta"'
A demonstrative crowd surrounded him
and insisted that he Join in the shouting,
but he def1antly replied
Viva Madero!''
He was answered by the pistols of the
rurales. whose bullets killed him in
was the firing of the building occupied
by the Nueva Era, newspaper organ of
the Madero administration.
Rebel Camp Celebrates.
Plans for the coup had originally been
| made without the knowledge of Gen. Diaz
and his followers. The news soon per-
meated the rebel lines, and then began a
holiday fusllade from the machine guns
and rifles, such as had not been seen
since the opening OF hostilities. 1t ap-
peared foc a time as if every ma
chine gun and every rifle in the arsenal
had been brought into action in an ef-
fort to fire away all the remaining stores
of ammunition there. 1t was, however
merely a celebration Of the arrival of the
news that peace was near.
The awful din was permitted by the
commanders to continue for twenty min
utes before the buglers were ordered to
sound the cease fire."
AS the noise Of the reverberating re-
ports from the guns died away the sound
of merry pealS from all the church bells
of the city rang out This had been or
dered by a message from the national
palace.
Joy and Relief in City.
1t did not take the public long to realize
what had occurred. Long before the de-
tails Of the formation of the provisional
government under Gen. Huerta had been
completely worked out, the residents Of
the capital had begun to give vent to
their joy and relief all over the city.
The shouts that were sent up were not
those of the partisans of a victorious
army, but of people whose nerves had
been worn to tatters by enforced partici-
patton in a long and desperate battle in
the confined space Of a great city.
American residents congregated in the
district about .he United States embassy
were lust as demonstrative as the Latin
Americans In diplomatic circles, where
the tension also had been great, the solu-
ton which had been found was greeted
heartily.
Along San Francisco street and in other
| thoroughfares of the downtown district
| extending as far as the big open square
| in front Of the National Palace tens of
/ thousands of people pushed their way
back and forth, waving banners which
| had been improvised out OF the first ma
| terial at hand, and on which was printed
| the one word, Peace" Shouts Of "Hur-
| rah for Huerta!' "Hurrah for Blanquet!'
| '.Hurrah for Diazv' "Hurrah for Mondra-
gon," sounded everywhere throughout the
city.
Soldiers Police Streets.
The soldiers who few hours before
had been on the firing line were posted
| as sentinels on the street corners, taking
| the place Of the police. who had not been
| on duty on the abandoned streets for over
| ten days.
| There was practically no disorder ex-
| cept one notable case OF direct ven
geance. This was the burning of the
building and plant Of the Nueva Era,
the organ OF President Madero. This
newspaper was already despised by the
anti element. which util-
| lied the opportunity of paying Off in
| kind the vandalism Of the followers OF
| Madero. who during the previous revolt
| burned the plant Of the newspaper Ell
| Pals.
| The celebration over peace by the pop
uace really began a few minutes after
| Madero had been taken prisoner. al
though his arrest did not become COM
mon knowledge until some time after
ward.
Huerta Addresses Crowd.
| Great curiosity had been aroused by
unusual activity in the national palace
and the arrival there Of Gen. Huerra with
Gustavo Madero. one of the brothers Of
the president Hundreds of people gath
cred around the doors of the building.
When Gen. Huerta saw that the popu-
lace was being held back by a line OF
| soldiers he gave orders to let them enter
| The crowd poured through the wide
doors in a solid stream until the court
yard was filled. Gen. Huerta then made
| a short speech 10 the gathering, briefly
outlining the results of his action. He
assured his hearers that peace would
soon be established throughout the re-
public
The people had expected to hear Gen.
| Huerta announce the victory of the gov
| ernment forces or that Diaz had sur
rendered. Many of them stood for a
Huerta made Then they broke out into
a cheer, which reached the ears Of Ma
dero in his temporary prison.