Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-14
Surrendered to
 U. 5. Troops
MEXICAN FEDERALs CROSS THE
 BORDER.
UNDER A FIERCE FIRE
Garrison at Naco. Sonora, Would Not Surrender to Rebels = Abandoned
 Barracks When Ammunition Failed.

Naco, Ariz., April 1S.-Genera Ojeda, commanding the remnants Of his fed eraI garrison of soc troopers at Naco Sonora, surrendered to the United today after having wtthstood siege of state troops which lasted for five days and in which more than half his troopers were killed. The surrender was hastened by the attack on the federal garrison by the band of Yaqui Indians under General A1Varo Obre- gon, commanding the state troops, who at daybreak burst in upon the little garrison across the border and fought viciously. The dead on both sides has been estimated at 200.
 Attempted to March Across Border.
 General Ojeda, true to his promise, refused to surrender to the state forces and, while the fighting was at it's height this morning. he attempted to march across the border with his band of faithful federals. The fire from the enemy was demora1izing and O5eda and his men scattered, running to the railway tracks which separate the two border towns.
 Not even then did the firing from rebels cease, and General Ojeda shouted to the American soldiers
 Fifteen Remained Behind.
 Captain H. A. Sevarts, Company A. Ninth United States cavalry. ran at 
 officer grasped the Mexican general by the arm. Together they ran through the hail of lead to where an automo- bile was waiting.
 Captain Figueroa of the federal gar rison, with fifteen men, remained be- hind to cover General Ojeda's flight. One by one he and his fellows died in the barracks, surrounded by a horde of yelling slaughtering Yaquis. When the Indians burst in the win dows and doors and crawled through sheaI-made apertures in the building, there were no living federals to greet them.
 Little Left for Rebels
 General Obregon entered the bar racks from which the handful of fed eral soldiers had wrought so much havoc within his erwhelming force and picked up the sword which had fallen from Captain Ffgueroa,s hand, Such was the only forrnaifty of sur render to the state forces.
 General O5edas before leaving the Sonora town, spiked his cannon and burned all supplies. Little was left for the victorious rebels. Personally leading his small group of men, he went from building to building, wreck ing and destroying everything which might have been useful to the rebels Not until his ammunition had become exhausted, however. did the federal commander give the word for flight.
 sixty-iave Wounded.
 Sixty-fiye wounded from both sides were hurried to this town and placed in the army hospital The dead re- mained piled in the streets and lying in the buildings as they fell
 Forty five wounded Indians picked up in the streets of the Mexican town told what the Yaquis had accom- plish- ed Prevented from participating in the night attack which had been or dered against the federals by General Obregon because of their superstition of fighting in darkness. the Indians at daylight wildly hurled themselves against the federal Notifications, fore ing the fighting, and winning the bat tie which ended the five days siege.
 "Honor in This Defeat"
 There is honor in this defeat" said General Ojeda, after he had safely reached the American side sT have only one regret. and that is for Cap tain Figueroa, who refused to surren- der with me"
 When told of the captains death, Ojeda wept bitterly.