The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
MANY WERE KILLED
THREE AMERICANS WE'RE HIT BY
STRAY BULLETS.
After Five Days of Severe Fighting
Madero Was Unable to DisIodge
the Diaz Forces From the Ar
senal-Foreign Embassies
Wrecked.

The City Of Mexico.-The federals
and rebels fought seven-hour
drawn battle in the heart of the
city during the day. When darkness
put an end to the fighting neither
side appeared to have gained any
marked advantage. Estimates of the
casualties run as high as one thou
sand, although accurate information
cannot be obtained at this time. The
dead certainly will be counted by the
hundreds.
Three Americans Wounded.
Foreign residents, for the most part,
kept under cover, but three Americans
are known to have suffered injuries
from stray bullets. They are Lloyd
Osbourne, the author, who was shot
in the thigh; DR.. r. H. McCrosson Of
Lincoln, Neb., and Mark Johnson,
negro, of Madison, III.
Artillery played the chief part in the
days fighting, but rifle fire was kept
up continuously, though more or less
ineffectvely. President Madero and
his ministers expressed satisfaction
with the days work and ventured the
opinion that another day would see
the overpowering of the enemy.
Diaz Still Defiant.
Gen Felix Diaz in his arsenal strong
hold appeared as defiant as at any
time since he was released frcm
prison by the mutinous soldiers, and
promises a repetition of the terrific
bombardment, the fierceness of which
is attested by the many partly de-
stroyed structures within radius OF
half mile.
The greatest loss of life resulted in
a charge of rurales, who with dar-
ing amounting to foolhardiness, moved
against rebel battery, which moved
down men and horses almost to en-
tinction.
United States Consulate Injured.
The streets on which the fighting
occurred present a dilapidated APP
pearance. One of the buildings which
suffered most is that in which the
American consulate-general was To-
Gated and from which the consul and
his staff were forced to flee.
Ambulances of the Red and White
Cross early were seen whirling away
from the federal rear with loads of
wounded, many. CT whom were citi-
zens. including boys and women Of
the lower classes.
Warnings From the Embassies.
Almost within a stones throw of
each other these two fighting forces,
each armed with more than twenty
cannon, are tearing at each others
throats and they expect to continue
the struggle regardless of the Incl
dental less of life.
The diplomats by telephone notified
their nationals, when fighting appear
ed inevitable, to take care of them
selves in the best way possible. Ma
deIo had refused or had neglected to
answer the note in which he was
asked if he would be able to give
protection to the foreign residents and
Diaz, in replying to a similar request,
had frankly acknowledged his inabil-
ity to do so.
Americana Flee for Their Lives.
The City of MeXico-Anticipa
ing an early resumption of hos
tilities, more than six hundred Amcri-
cans fed from their homes to tenn
porary abodes in the outskirts of the
city, where the danger of the fire viii
be minimized.
Ambassador Wilson, on information
from the national palace, knew that
the government planned a crushing
blow. Determined to save the Amer
leans, if possible, he rented numerous
houses to which, under flags of truce
agents of the embassy hurried in mo-
tor cars as many women and chill
dren as would agree to be trans
ported.
The capital was quiet at night but
the fugitive foreigners, filled with
horror by the frightful bombardment
of the last two days, needed little
urging.
While the bombardment was far
heavier than on the preceding day,
the probable loss of life was smaller
The, casualties are estimated at not
less than 500 dead and 1,500 wounded
in the two days fighting.
Besides two American women who
were killed, several Americans have
been wounded. But the total number
of native noncombatants injured was
undoubtedly small
Postmaster of Lawson Dead.