Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-14
General Pedro 0jeda with a
Handful of Soldiers FIeeS to
American Side of Line and
SurrenderS,
CAPTAIN FIGUER0A OF
FEDERALS DIES A HERO
With Force of Volunteers He
Remains Behind to Cover
Retreat Of Commander and
is Killed While Fighting,

tl,, Morning Journal special Leased WireJ
Naeo, Ariz., April i3.-General Ped
10 Oieda, commanding the remnant
of his federal garrison Of 500 troopers
al Naco. Sonora. surrendered to the
United states troops on the border
patrol here this morning at II o'clock.
after having wlthstood siege by
state troops which lasted for five DAYS,
and IN which more than half his troop
ers were killed.
The surrender WAS fastened 10y the
attack upon the federal garrison by
the band of YaQui Indians under
General Obregon, commanding the
state troops. who. nj daybreak, burst
In upon the little garrison across the
border and fought viciously The dead
ON both sides has been estimated at
gOO and the fortfications at Naeo,
sonora. are verltoble slaughter pens.
About the buildings are strewn more
than 100 bodies, shot cut and horrib-
ly mutlated
General Oieda. true to his promise.
refused to surrender TO the state
troops. and while the fighting was at
is height this morning he attempted
to march across the border with his
band of faithful fcderals The fr
from the enemy was demoralizing and
oieda and his men scattered. runnine
TO the railway tracks which separate
the two border towns Not even then
did the firing from rebels cease and
General Oieda shouted TO the Ameri-
can soldiers watching the fight from
a distance.
Capt H. A. Stewart, Company A,
Ninth United states cavalry, ran alone
to his assistance. The American offie-
er grasped the Mexican general by the
arm Together they ran through a
hail of lead to where an automobile
was waiting
Captain Figueroa, Of the federal
garrison, with fifteen men. remained
behind to cover General Ojeda's flight.
One by one he and his follows died
In the barracks, surrounded by a
horde Of yelling, slaughtering Yaquis.
When the Indians burst into windows
and doors, and crawled through she'll
made aperturcs in the building, there
were no living federals to greet them.
Gen. Obregon entered the barracks
from which the handful of federal SOL
diers had wrought SO much havoc
within his overwhelming force, and
and picked up the sword which had
lallen from Captain Figueroa's hand.
such was the only formality of sur
render to the state forces
General Oieda. before leaving the
sonora town. spiked his cannon and
burned an supplies Little was left for
the victorious rebels Personally lead
ing his small group Of men he went
Hom building to building. wrecking
and destroying everything which
might have been useful to the rebels.
but not until his ammunition prac-
ucally had become expended. did the
FEDERAL commander give the word for
flight.
9lAy-llVe wounded from both sides
were hurried to this town and placed
IN The army hospital. The dead re-
NAMED piled in the streets ana hang
ing from windows of buildings as they
isn Forty-tive wounded Indians pick
VI up IN the streets of the Mexican
'v"h told what the Yaquis had accom-
pNSned- Prevented from participating
F." me night attack which had been
"uefed against the federals by Gen
ai ooregon, because of their super
ssuon Of death in darkness, the In
a'"ns at daybreak wildly hurled
themselves against the federal forti-
gso''ohs forcing the lighting and
e'Hhlng the battle which ended the
hFe days siege.
= mere is honor in this defeat" said
-entfad 0ieda after he safely had
'eaohed the American side. Il have
i's one regret and that is for Cap
~" Flgueroa who refused to surrend-
81 With me"
4, When told of the captains death.
'saa wept bitterly.
i Vh had / but thrown myself in
n '9lnes and died as he did, cried
IN Whlte-haired soldier.
INV, VOW we are ready to drive the
- uer'a soldiers out Of Guaymas. and
s s'ate will be ours, exulted Cen
tor. Voreson, after the bloody vic
"A S men deserve the credit" boast
re. faqui chief, just after the fight.
'ASQuEz GOMEZ INVITED
To VISIT MEXICO CITY