Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
VILLA SUCCESSFUL
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ly in the streets of the town itself,
Gen. Villa was constantly called on
to return the salutes of the wounded.
Some of these were limping, not to
the rear, but to the front to catch up
with their comrades. Some of them
already placed on hospital trains, es-
capped and returned to their command
Others, regaining consciousness as
they were being born away in filters
promptly cursed their would-be res
cuers and tumbled out, joining the
scattered procession following in the
train of the general.
Viva villal Viva Madero! Viva FL
Constitution" they cried in cracked
voices from parched threats.
impressive Spectacle
The remarkable endurance of these
poems and their mad obscession to
return to the front greatly impressed
the Americans in the train of Geu.
Villa. There were many in the strange
procession with deep gashes across
their cheeks, men with great masses
of flesh torn from their backs or
thighs, in uniforms literally soaked
in blood, with arms and legs torn and
lacerated, and bloodmatted hair past
ed over their eyes.
There was more than patriotism to IN
spire the rebel assaults, for behind them
Law the most cruel desert in Mexico and
ahead the possession of the enemy, food
and shelter and the cooling streams OF
the irrigation bitches.
The wounded in the outskirts of the
eity were the first to receive assistance
but the small hospital corps. although
working heroically, were inadequate &c
the situation. The dead was fell early
in the assaults or had been slain by
Federal shells were the first to be buried
At every water cart station there were
groups of wounded. In plain. sight OF the
diving the dead were removed and the
bodies dragged into shallow trenches. II
will be necessary to incinerate many OF
the bodies of those who fell in the
streets, as decomposition sets In rapidly
here, and the business of hghting re-
oures every available man. General
Villa is anxious that the bodies shall be
disposed of quickly in order to avoid o
possible pestilence.
In the course of the battle there were
instances of detachments all of whose
officers had been lost, running Wildly
about calling for new officers to ieac
them or joining other commands whicf
were not leaderless.
Other detachments in the excitement
of the fight failed to hear or deliberately
disregarded orders to fall back or seer
some shelter, observed by their caimel
officers They dashed unheedingly into
barbed wire entanglements or the enc
my's trenches and were moved down II
heaps by Federal rapid fire guns.
Another incident of the engagement
Yesterday was the meeting or TWO
armored trains. One was on a siding and
the other on the main track. They eX
changed shots like two warships, bu
with little damage, and the Fedora
train. which had the switch track, retir
ed around q curve. Gomez Palaeio is
/ railroad town and is a network of tracks
General Villa said today that his ha
was off to Gen. Velasco for his defence
of the town. The conduct of the FEEDER
ais was credit to them as soldiers, Gen
Villa said, and Gen. Velasco had proved
himself a man of resource as well as
! courage.
Three of his generals, it was reported
gave their lives in defence of the town
4 Generals Pena, Reyna and Anaya 1t wa
reported also that Gen. Ocaran was re
| riously wounded