Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-13
Bursting Shells Endanger OIL
Tanks of American and For
eign Interests and Their De-
StruCtion Is Feared
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ENGAGEMENT HALTED
BY ADMIRAL FLETCHER

NlAi ANHhtF fttN AhA'A oiHH AAhAtAliAh
at Tampico, TO cease firing. Z
+, threatening to open fire upon &
them with the guns Of the gum
beat Wheeling If his order was
not obeyed. Both sides complied :
with the order.
This information is contained =
In dispatch received tonight by
Sir Lionel Garden. the British q
ambassador from Rear Admiral :
Sir Christopher Cradock of the :
British cruiscr Berwick, which d,
Is lying of Tampico.
The fcderals hold the center .
of the town Of Tampico and the
water front
Rear Admiral Fletcher has +.
ordered foreigners to take ref {,
uge on board ships or 10 cougre- 10
gate on the water front where %
they will De uiffer tic protection '
Of his guns.
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eoaKiHa JOURNAL sPEciAL LEssra vf~rs
Mexico city Dec t2.-Two thou
sand federals at Tampico. protected
by the shells Of the gunboat Bravo.
more than by their own efforts. were
awaiting late today q forward move
ment of the rebels or some other ma
neuyers that might decide the fate Of
the seaport. The fighting. which be-
gan two days ago, continued at that
time and il was indicated that the Ell
gagement might last another day or
even longer.
How many rebels arc engaged In
the attack on Tampico is not known,
but it Is estimated that their number
is at least twice that Of the federals,
and that their operations indicate
that they expect more men from Vic
toria, capital of the state Of Tamauli-
pas which lies half way between Tam
plco and Monterey.
The rebels, who are in possession
Of the railroad yards and shops and
large stores Of material and equip
ment have detached from their lines
sufficient men to undertake repairing
The railroad north and west from
Iampico toward Victoria. The dam
N0H NAAfAA AitiH NitAl hblAt Ailio AlllNf " INV
enough TO prevent the operation of
trains, is not so great that it will long
delay a resumption of traffic. Most
Of the destroyed bridges are small and
can be easily replaced. Repairs to
the roads southwest from Victoria
also are being rushed, and it is not
improbable that the rebels will be
able to transport fresh troops and ad-
dltional artillery supplies in time to
use them at Tampico before the gov
ernment can send reinforcements to
the port.
Occasional shells fell in the heart
Of the city Of Tampico today. and bull
lels from rifles and machine guns
were numerous enopgh to make 1t adj
Vlsable that all residents not engaged
IN the operations, seek cover For the
most part, the firing was limited to
'he artillery Of the rebels and the
guns Of the Bravo
The rebels held the area between
lampico proper and the coast in
cluding Donacecilia and Arbel Gran
ae' suburbs, where are located the
storage oil tanks of the Waters Pierce |
puInpany the Cowdray interests and |
,ne huasrea company The Waters
leree refinery is at Arbel Grande !
Lord Cowdray also has refinery /
'"ere' but 1t is not yct in operation.
According TO reports received here. /
'ue rebels have not damaged anyI
PROPERTY but the firing, especially
nat from the Bravo and "A few fed I
e'al cannon. is endangering the tanks
"no the refinery OF the Waters Pierce
~ company The federals have their
pUsit'on in that part of the city be-
nlhd d triangle formed by the Panuco I
Ne'' which IS really the clty's har-
o'' ana the canal running into it be-
,"eeh the city and the coast Just
e'oW the mouth of the canal and
VoNe Donacecilia lies the Bravo. The
euels are utilizing a hill about 100
.e' hIgh in attempting to land shells
I" tle Bravo, when in turn is try
~ TO render their positions unten-
e' To the west or rear Of the city,
~ Ieuerals have a defense in the
y sa''eSi river, which also flows into the
gtuco' stream not easily crossed.
rams entering Tampico from the
~ 10 SO over a drawbrdge which
ha, 'euerals are keeping open No re-
n. S nave yet been on that side of the
The track of this railroad has
repaired and two trainloads Of lt
elusees We're taken out of The town
FAILURE Of the rebels to throw ,