Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-27

reaching an altitude Of more than To- !
600 feet. and then suddenly drops
down igto the valley where Cuerna-
vaca lies az an altitude Of 5000 feet. |
bordering tho road are deep chasms
and other physical dangers that would
make the braveat quail before them. !
Chosc Dark Might For Trip.
The night was dark and cloudy. but
this biackness was regarded hys Ma.
derO AZ an aid rather than a detri-
ment 10 his daring enterprise. TAX
Ing only n few members of his OIL
clai family into his confidence, and
over their protest. he had his big
touring car brought TO side door
Of the palace and az o'clock az night
h. quietly and unobserved slipped into
u and made hia way through the
streets and out OF the city towards
Cuernavaca. situated seventy.tlve
miles distant.
Madero found the camp fires OF the
N pa tistas dOtting the hills and noun
tain sides within twenty miles OF the
capitals environs. hut through some
good fortune no outposts guarded the
road aud his car made It's way
rate OF speed. Pc reached Cuernu.
yaca before midnight. and To the as
constituent ~ the officers of the troops
thorc he presented himself before
thcm ana tuid them OF tho situation
in the capita Immediately prepare
tious we're made for the movement of
The little army al is00 men 90 this
Dity.
special trains were quickly made
no. and while % part of the force was
j carried here ~ that manner, about
! coo cavairymcn accompanied Presi-
dent Mndero back hy tho highway.
/ pa the return trip MaderO led the
march Thl- Cucrnayaca force
brought aiih % seventeen guns which,
| when they reached here, were placed
| 10 position ai urs cud at Balderas
| street. commanding one side OF the
| Jtasual whore piag Wn' maxine HE
! main stand
scented "a Know w Danger.
Thus was onlp one of th" many not.
! able heroic exploit of Mad'fo durlna
| the days thor tho streets ot the city
literally ron in blood Al Intervals
| during tho lighting ho madr recon
| uuit,ts ON 90 bis white horse. tfayers.
| inr the streets where shells were
bursting and h. song of bullets rom
m1chIn. sums end rifles aas singing
! us dulciu tune. During b. $50 be-
! played tho part Or e. man.
Mudero's courage was not ol inc
| urIyado Kind. ilr seemed 20 have alb
so'utcly uo conception of the dam
gers tnut ,ncompassrd ham. ln the IN
J tcr,1is when he vas not moving
/ through the streets be- Was in the tel
| rrruph room uG The pnluce. person.
| Jlly debating 90 the operators cheer
/ ing aud optimistic, messages that were
! transmitted 20 federal military officers,
/ governors and other employees of the
| administration IN different parts Of
| tho country During the lighting here
J he was In daily communication with
! loyal federal commanders In the
northern part OF the republic and with
cousuls stationed at border points.
n IL stated by intimate associates
| who were with the president during
| the days wheu ho was exposing him
I self In outlets that he was not act.
( uHird los au, belief iu 'atulisW. o.
was rather 90 trusting religious fcryor
| that uts,ssrd him. Win tho iuOep.
/ t.ou of his plans which resulted iu the
overthrow OF President purhrto bi1Zs
administration. and cnar1ctcri2ine his
uuIrial act, after h. became the chief
executive. Mad,ro sought n uplift
! th. masses of the people az ia" coun-
! ny. his friends claim.
I.cuIcnCy Nhicd Downfall,
l'ut for th, lcnlcnrs he showed to-
i bal. |tHl
.uI hand 10, applied &" those who
/ ru.r Ia arms against him. d., might
hH., vutt,uyhcd himself iu an i'm
/ uru,truplo position "a the head of the
u.fiuu. instead ol being the argrr--
| son. he followed the policy OF only
| ueuung nutN when necessity demand
/ rd TO-
I % b. reported on trustworihy au-
/ ,horiI, that ho had udNan'' know
Irdsr of do" plot which Was being ar
3 ranged for the uprising I'm the capt
| tai. hut that 90, felt SO secure iu his
position that instead Of attempting
/ ~ rrustrlt" the movement IN ils in
/ ,lp,ncy. hr prrmittod II to com" Goo
u,ud. BOO the belief that hn would
J tu,u siye u such crushing blow ihIt
1 the beneficial erect would h" lrlt
lihrurhou. ,h, country
! Notwithstanding CO.. almost mu'r-
IWl,Ird h,ruism displayed hN Madcro.
/ % rr,atcd o." awakening col punliu en-.
thual,m among the masses. The pc"-
/ pie of any other country hut Mexico
would have rushed hy the tens OF
thousands 10 M. standard az such a
| ruler
! Even tn" rank ana nl" o' tho 'rd-
rra' forces wore 800 stole. minded mat
tltrIr rh,rla pr,Huuo" among them
brought form hut few ch'rrs The
people. -.,mod to take hi0 opp"'T1n'"
uu th, etr..te and iu other places OF
! danger iE 70 matter ~ course. not r'.
u, mDerinE perhaps that he set %
I prrt.dcnt for Mexico. Former rulers
/ Boa crises such u.s. hc experienced Tea
/ tp places eft safety. und aH quietly
and secretly ls possible lu ord"t ="
! avoid the Terrible consequences mat
/ might be- their lot should they fan in.
To- the hands ut their political enemies.
MANY HIGH CLASS MEN