Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-25
0'SHAUGHNESSY
ARRIVES At
VERA Cruz
Charge d'Affaires Passes
Unframed Through Great
Hostile Country
MEXICANS AT
CAPITAL UNRULY
Huerta Encourages Outrages by Rab.
blae, Which Has Looted American
Hotel and Club, InSulted Flag
and Threatened Americans.

Vera Cruz, Mexico. April PA
sigh of relief was uttered by every
American at Vera Cruz tonight when
the train bringing Charge dAffaires
O'Shaughnessy with his wife and child
and the last lot of reguees from
Mexico City hove into the railroad
yards guarded by American marines.
The train was long overdue and
the ugliest rumors had been afloat.
The experiences of the passengers
on the preceding trains which had
come through under British protec-
ton and flying the British flag, had
not at all been reassuring.
The whereabouts Of O'Shaughnessy
had been unknown. 1t was even re-
ported that he was not on the train,
but that he had gone to port on the
west coast to embark there because
of the threats that had been made
against him should he attempt 10
come through by Vera Cruz.
All of the refugees who have come
in tell thrilling stories of their exper-
fences in the anti-American demon
strations that took place In Mexico
CITY when the news of the caprcSe OF
Vera Cruz was published.
Eight Hundred Left Behind.
With these anti-American demon
STATIONS a continuous performance
with the mobs splitting on the stars
and stripes, stamping on them ana
milling the flag about the streets
there are more than 800 American
men. women and children still left
in Mexico City. They are being car
ed for at the other embassies. me
American hotel has been looted, the
American club has been looted anc
Huerta has by his actions and order
encouraged the anti-American demon
STATIONS. The wiley old Indian II
using the occupation of Vera Cruz tt
crvstallize sentiment in his favor.
Stories are being published in tn
papers, telling of the success OF TN
Mexican arms at Laredo, Ell Paso ant
other points on the border with ad
ditional transformation that tn
troops are massing to drive tn
Americans out of Vera Cruz, pushln
them irto the sea. :,
In this atmosphere Of riot and Pill
lage, with a mob seeing red buoye'
M by false reports of victory tn
lives of those who remain are in tn
keeping of other foreign representa-
tives.
Fourteen Cars Of Refugees.
refugee train OF fourteen car
from Mexico City, carrying 10
Americans, 100 Germans, 800 Span
iards and Mexicans and so English
men. arrived here yesterday evening
The exodus from the capital was al
ranged through the joint action
the British and German diplomat
officials. with the Mexican war offic
The train reached the Mexican ou
posts at Tejeria at noon, where 1t wa
detained for two hours while scare
was made by the Mexicans for raj
road officials, four Of whom were a.
rested and held until General Mas
at Soledad was communicated wit
and their release ordered.
About three miles from Vera Cruz
section of track nearly mile lor
was found torn up. The refugees ca
ried their baggage to train on II
Vera Cruz end of the break, whit
the British, cooperating with Il
Americans, had sent out to meet II
one from Mexico City. A detachme
of British marines, unarmed, acted
! escort to the refugees on this la
. tage of their journey to Vera Cruz.
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