The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-19
rns practically impregnable

AS Hooker stepped out on to the COW
cred porch with his saddle-gun in his
hand he became simply one more Of o
band of excited Americans, all armed
and ready to defend the house to the
last. Some were ,pncing back ana forth
in the corredor. Others wero hurrying
up from the Mexican quarters with q
'lhbt belated handful Of women, but tho
major portion were out on the open
bench, either gazing north and south
at the scenes of tho distant firing or
engaging III, EG!.c!!nsd Scramble Tor
| any spent bullet that struck.
The fighting, euch as there was, was
mostly uE the canyon, where large
party Of Sohofan miners had flshed In
pursuit OF the rebels. The firing down
the canyon in the direction of Old For
/ tuna had died away to nothing. and for
the moment 1t seemed as IL the futile
charge and retreat was the beginning
and the end of tfie battle.
A party OF rebels had penetrated
clear into the town, but It was appar-
emily more by accident than intention.
and they had been quick to beat q re-
treat. AS for the main command OF
the insurrectos, they were reported at
Chular. six miles up the railroad,
where they had surrounded and taken
q small mining camp and captured q
train at the summit.
The column to the south-the one
which Hooker had ellcountered-hed
taken to the high hills west OF the
town. and. along the skyline Of the
buttelike submits they could now be
seen in scattered bands making their
| way to the north. M .;
The defenders Of Fortuna consisted
| Of 3 rag-tag garrison OF twenty fed
| erals and the hot-headed. charging
miners. But apparently that was a
combination hard to beat, for, while
the federa1s entrenched themselves be-
hind the black tank on the hill and
prepared to project the town, the So
norans In shouting masses drove every
thing before them and marched on to
attack Chular.
| But in THE they made mistake, for
the rebel scouts. seeing the great body
OF defenders pressing on UP the mar
row canyon, rode back and informed
the tricky Bernardo Bravo. He would
be poor general indeed who could
-not see tie opening that was OF red
aid. while the valiant Sonorans pur-
sued the. rebel cavalry up the pass.
Bernardo Bravo sent the half of his
| thousand men to cut or their retreat
from behind.
Along the broad top of the noun.
tain above they came scampering By
tens and twenties. closing In with, a
vastly superior force upon the NOW
defeneeleas town, In the depths Of the
canyon boloW the miners were still
chasing the elusive cavalry, their ar
Ing becoming faint as they clambered
on toward the. .Summit and the rebel
Headquarters at Chllaa a7s:.:sa
They had. tn fact; been handled like
children. and the Americans 1oinsd In
contem1I1ouS curses az their mistaken
bravery. ias they beheid In what straits
It had left them. ~. 4. = s:s,a s.
Forbidden BY the supers rsntendent. to
participate In the combat, yet having
In their care the women OF the camp.
they were compelled to stand passive
~ aside while rebels by the hundred
came charging down the ridges. Only
In, the lest rerert and when all diplo-
macy and federal defense had failed.
would they be allowed to 30 much as
cock q rife. And yet---well, twenty
determined Americans might easily
turn back this charge. gsS. 4.
Taking advantag geFlof lhis Mexican
citizenship. Hooker was already On the
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