The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
Ambassador Wilson Reports to Washington
veritabIe Reign Of Terror, With Growing
Anti-AmeriCan Sentiment
Rebel Leaders Declare That in Case of u S. Troops Being
Sent Into Mexico, FederaS and Rebels viii Be Found
Fighting Side by Side in Defense of Mexico Heaps Of
Dead Impede Flight Of Women From Scene of Carnage
Americans Transported to Safety by ambassador

Mexico City, Feb. 13.-The library
Of the American Club was wrecked
just before noon by sElrapnel and
shells which wore fred directly into
the building. Bullets perforated a
score of expensive pictures On the
wallis of the club library, including
those OF George Washington, Abraham
lincoln, William Mckinley and Presi-
dent Taft. The bombardment, after
a short Iu1l, has been resumed with
the same flerceness that characterized
the early activities OF both sides.
General Dfaz. late today, conferred
the gums upon the national paIace
with telling effect. Various portions
of the huge buildings were badly dam
aged. Great holes were torn in the
walls by shells from the gums of the
revOlutionfS4s.
AS far as known, no one was in
jured when the American Club was
struck.
washington, Feb 1S-Growth of an
anti-American sentiment throughout
Mexico, flat disregard of diplomatic
protests for limitation of the fighting
zone in Mexico City enlargement of
to endanger the lives OF greater
number of foreign residents than here
tofore, and-a veritabIe reign OF ter
ror at Mexico City were the main de-
velopqnents reported in official des-
patches. today.
AxIoassador Wilson reported that
the entfre population of the city IS IN
a, frenzy from repeated rumorB OF at
tacks fand massacre as well as the
bloody fighting between the federals
and rebels. Neither the White nor Red
president of the Red Cross was shot
down in one sIkirmish. Some of the
White Cross members were detected
by Diaz troops in the act of conveying
ammunition and were Immediately ex-
ecuted WiIeon expressed the belief
that the fighting at Mexico City would
night. The walls of the large buildings
are rocked and the ground shaken by
the constant cannonading. Plans and
demands of the diplomatic corps are
of no avail with either side.
The arrival of 1000 revolutionists at
San Louray station, en- route to aid
Diaz was reported but not confirmed
The White Cross estimates that 200
wounded have been cared for. The
Red Cross estimate was 5000
Consular reports, today. gave indica-
feeling from various sections of the
At Acapulco two officers of the
cruiser Denver were hcoted and stoned
by a crowd of rough6 Neither was
injured
It was authoritatively reported, this
afternoon, that the state department
is preparing a, complete history of the
Mexican situa ton and a comprahen-
sive resume of all the outrages against
Americans and their property during
stood that this information was being
made ready for inclusion in a message
to Congress which President Taft
might decide to send in case he put
M to the legislative branch of the
government the question of interven-
ton in Mexico.
Such a message, it was said, would
reveal some startling unknown facts
as to the actual forces behind the rev.
olution.
invade Mexico at Juarez they VIII
find the federaIs and rebels fighting
side by side to oppose their entry,
according to statements by rebels, to-
The mobilization of all rebel forces
in northern Chfhauhua which has
been ordered by rebel leaders, is for
the purpose of aiding the federal gar
rison of 1900 in Juarez it is stated.
Rebel leaders declare the Juarez
garrison has already quietly gone over
mandant there, maintains that the
men are still loyal to Madero.
There are 5000 rebel troops in the
Juarez district and all are moving to
the outskirts of Juarez. Alarm is
caused along the border by reports of
disorders at Ctudad Chihuahua
dreds of Americans in Chihuahua and
rioting is said to be in progress there
since early Wednesday,
Mexico, Feb. 1S-At 9 o'clock the
fighting had resolved itself into an
artillery duel Madero's heavy guns
were making marked impressions on
the arsenal. D1azs' men were re-
turning with shells that went far out
of the actual battle zone, killing and
wounding many Rules of civilized
warfare seemed to be unknown to the
leaders on both sides or were utter
Iy 'disregarded. The missiles from the
heavy cannon wrought havoc for sew
eraI city squares outside the district
which harbored bel1igerents.
The change in position of the guns
of both sides is sub5ecting buildings
occupied by foreigners to an even
worse fire than yesterday. Many
houses occupied by foreign residents
have been seized and occupied by the
On the opposite side of the
city the rebels have quartered them
selves in scores of homes of middle
class natives.
There was a Iull in the firing on
both sides about 10 o'clock although
shells continued to fall internationally
the explosives seeming to shake the
city, the more because of their in
frequency. Up TO this time there had
been a terrific Tbombardment of
wider area than was affected by the
cannonading of yesterday.
Scores of additional dead and
wounded Uttered the streets. Many