The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
HEART Of CITY
SCENE Of RUIN
Diaz Rebels Check Fierce On
sIaughts of MaderO's Men
Buildings Razed by Shells.

Another Day Of Desperate Fighting IN
Which II ls Estimated That the
Lossse Were One Thousand Killed
and Fifteen Hundred Wounded, the
FederaIs Suffering the Heavier
Loss.
Mexico City, Feb. 13.-Every sec
tion Of the city. practically speaking,
was swept by shells and artillery fire.
With renewed vigor and daring which
at times almost reached the foolhardy
stage, President Madero's troopers,
heavily reinforced, began another at
tack on General Felix Diaz's forces
OF tired and spent rebels. But the
latter. despite their weariness, stub.
bornly resisted the fierce unslaughts
OF the loyal troops, meeting their at.
tacks with a sweeping rain of shot
and she'll and effectively holding the
position which they have occupied
since the beginning of the revolt in
the capital city.
General Diaz opened fire on the tall
buildings within range Of the arsenal
and Y, NJ. c. A. buildings, apparently
intending to sweep from them the
guns and gun crews stationed by Cen
eral Huerta and other federal leaders.
The loss Of life in the ranks of the
federal columns has been even heav-
Ter than it was Tuesday. It is esti-
mated that there were no less than
1000 killed andd 1900 wounded, with
the federals suffering the heaviest
losses. Reliable advices coming from
the inside of the Diaz lines give the
rebel losses in the arsenal building
as 22 killed and twice that number
wounded.
Heart of City In Ruins.
The heart of the city is scene Of
ruins. Solid shot and machine-gun
fire have wrecked scores of buildings,
and thousands of people are home
less, seeking shelter in the outskirts,
but even there buildings are struck
by the shrapnel which the Diaz forces
are firing across the city to clear the
roofs of neighboring buildings which
are occupied by federals.
Bursting shells set fire to the Mu
tual Life Insurance building, from
which are flying both American and
British flags. Great damage has been
done to the Woman's exchange and
Porter's hotel by bursting shrapnel
shells.
When General Huerta abandoned
his headquarters at the Belem prison
he only left a small force to protect
this important point, and few hours
afterward the prison was assaulted
and captured by the rebels. Between
5000 and 1000 prisoners we're liber-
ated and are now at liberty.
A federal battery was planted with
in block from the Gable building and
throughout the day the hot fire had
been directed by it on the rebel ad-
vance posts and fortified centers.
Shot and shell have struck the build
ing and several of the large plate
glass windows have been shattered
by flying missiles. A Veritable hail Of
shrapnel fell around this building dur
ing the bombardment.
American Quarter Under Fire.
AS General Diaz continues to shell
the center of the city, the American
quarter is again suffering from tho
artillery fire. and many buildings
which escaped damage in the first
battles have been pierced by solid
shot and canister. A she'll burst in |
a building a few doors from the |
American club, blowing almost its ell
tire front out. The street is filled
with bricks and debris.
Federal outposts were harassed by |
a band of 300 Zapatistas under the
of Alfonzo Morando. This |
band has a bad reputation as murder
ers, assailants of women and destroy |
ers of property, and they are report
ed as doing great damage in the out
skirts of the city AS yet they have
formed no direct juncture with the
Diaz forces.
With this cessation of firing, the
corps of Red and White Cross ambu
ances, surgeons and nurses began a
through the zone OF battle,
removing the wounded and hurrying
them to nearby hospitals, where staff
surgeons and nurses gave medical aid
and relief to the hundreds who were
Noncombatants, including
and children, took advantage
If the rest and fed panic-strieken
through the streets. Many abandoned /
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