The Washington herald., 1914-05-06
REFUGEES Leave
CITY OF mexico
Train on Way to Puerto
Mexico with 500
Americans.
FEW LEFT In THE CAPITAL
Brazilian Minister Reports to State
Department that United States
Citizens Are Safe.
FEW LEFT In THE CAPITAL

The Brazilian Minister at Mexico
City reported to the State Department
yesterday that a special train bearing
: 500 American refugees was scheduled
to leave there for Puerto Mexico at s
o'clock yesterday evening. He said
that this number included practically
all Of the Americans at the capital
who desired to get to the United
States. but that il more were found
later. transportation facilities to the
coast would be furnished them by
Huerta.
The minister said that the route to
Puerto Mexico had been selected over
the Vera Cruz route because II is safer
Admiral Badger will send a chartered
steamer from Vera Cruz to Puerto
Mexico to meet the refugee train and
arrangements then will he made for
sending the 500 to Galveston or New
Orleans.
Americans Held Up.
Interest was aroused by n report
from Admiral Badger yesterday that
tine British consul at Tuxpan had
learned of the retention of thirteen
Americans by the federal authorities
at Mulaltuyea in the state of Puebla
The authorities have stated that it
was best for the safety of the Ameri-
cans that they be retained for the
present. Representations are to be
made by the British consul to the gov
ernor of the state OF Puebla for their
release.
Admiral Badger cabIed that the de-
stroyer Drayton reported from Tuxpan
that the federal customs officer had
forbidden the clearing or entrance OF
any ship bound to or from American
ports. 1t was understood at Tuxpan
that the same order had been issued
for all ports in the state of Vera
Cruz. This did not cause a great deal
of surprise $ there has been practi-
cally no cOmmerC" between the feder-
al controlled ports and the United
States since the landing of marines al
Vera Cruz.
These bulletins were issued from the |
State Department:
The American consul at Nogales has
reported to the State Department that
the reported murder OF a German Citi- |
zen by the .Yaqui Indians is denied by |
Col Gales, in command in the Yaqui
country. II is further stated that no |
person named Otto Muller was in the
Yaqui valley and the whole incident is
said to have been false.
Consul Canada reports the arrival at
Vera Cruz Of the following employees of
the Real del Monte Company OF PachuCa,
with the request that publication of the ,
same be made:
Morris Andre. NJ wibeckworth. John
Bostrom. George BridGer. J. p Broid-
crick. Fred Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Scalland. f. n. Hanson. r. p. Jennings,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p Kayser and two
children. Leslie Kerry. Henry KutIer,
Al Lynch. r. Montague. Mrs. NJ. A
Pearson. J. f. Smith. w r. Washington.
Joseph Wilson. Mildred Wright. r w
Young. and Kenneth Walker.
Starts Mail Service.
The Navy Department summarized
Admiral Badgers report as follows:
The steamer CamaEuey has arrived al
Vera Cruz from Tampico. bringing re.
ports that the Federals at TampiCO were
reinforced by l.50 men last week Fir
ing continues daily at Tampco and
Mayo reports having heard
heavy guns fired ashore Yesterday morn
ing. Admiral Badger will run a special 1
mail service from Galveston TO Vera
Cruz for the army and fleet. using de-
stroyers for the purpose. The first de-
stroyer carrying the special mail will
leave Galveston y p. m. Thursday. and
every fifth day thereafter. Thirty re-
fugees arrived at Vera Cruz from Mexico
City yesterday.
Admiral Badger has received word
that the sixteen Americans from From
terra. previously reported. have left for
New Orleans on board the lmperato-.
Admiral Badger is forming a special
service squadron under Admiral Winslow.
The Tacoma and Des Moines will re-
main under Admiral Mayo. at TampiCo,
for the present. Admiral Badger ex-
planned that the sending of refugees on
The Henley and Warrington directly from
Tuxpan to Galveston was due to the
fact that when the destroyers reached
where il was intended to trans
fer the passengers to one Of the regular
boats for New Orleans, the sea was 200
rough to effect the transfer and as II
was impossible for the refugees to re-
main long on the destroyers which have
practically no accommodations. beyond
hat provided for the officers and crew.
nc decided that the only thing to he
lone was to rush them to the nearest
Dort in the United States"