The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-30
EXODUS FROM TAMPIco
PRACTICALLY REACHES END

| Tampico. April 27.-(via Vera Cruz.
April 29.)-The American exodus from
Tampico which began Wednesday,
April % virtually reached its end to-
day with the departure for Vera Cruz
| of about sixty American refugees on
| board the tank steamer Garfield. The
total number OF refugees sent from
here to American ports since the
movement began is officially given at
2,2To.
A score of Americans still are in
Tampico. They are being sheltered in
the homes of Mexican friends along
| the Panuco river and are in little dan
| ger.
No credible reports have reached
here Of any damages to the oil wells,
tanks and pipe lines in the Tampico
and Panuco regions but the Corona
and other great wells in the Panuco
districts are OVERLOOKING. Many thou
sands of barrels of oil are being lost
stopping the flow has been found. Oil
experts predict that within week
or ten days the retaining reservoirs
will overflow. AS result deluge
of oil will be precipitated into the
river and should this catch on. fire,
Tampico and the mouth OF the river
will be threatened with destruction.
There was almost a condition of
panic among the Americans last
Wednesday when without an hours
warning the l1LLle squadron OF A1nSIl-
can vessels under Rear Admiral Henry
T. Mayo steamed down the Panuco
river leaving more than 1000 Am
orleans defenseless in Tampico. Since
this time, however, all those who
wanted to leave have been given the
opportunity to do so. In addition to
the long list of residents of the city
there are a few Americans in the dis
trict back OF the river who refuse to
come out.
ton towards the Americans during
the exodus was not nearly so violent
as might have been expected. No at
tempts were made to molent Ameri-
cans. Some drunken Mexioans in
suited them but none was assaulted
The mob vented its energy In waving
Mexican flags, shooting pistols, and
breaking a few windows and shouting
viva Mexico. The Americans who
left Tampico Sunday were quartered
aboard the cruiser Des Moines, where
they remained until the were transfer
red 20 the Garfield, which is now TAX
ing them to Galveston. The steamer
Montevideo. flying the Spanish naval
ensign and In charge OF officers and
men from the Spanish cruiser Carlos
", arrived off the port Sunday to take
on Spanish subjects. She left today
for Vera Cruz with $50 refugees, in
Guiding four Americans.
The only American warships off
this port TO-DAY are the gunDoat DOL
pfin, the cruisers Birmingham and
Des Moines and nine torpedo boat de-
stroyers. The HermoIne~ and few
foreign merchant vessels still are in
the river.
As a result OF the exodus of for
eigners and the dispersal of a large
part of the native population. bust |
ness in Tampico is at q standstill.
While there is good reason to be-
lieve the Rebels investing Tampico |
will reject any proposal to ally them |
selves with the Federals for the pur-
pose OF resisting any American ag-
gression, there is some uncertainty as |
to what course the Federals would |
pursue in such an eventuaIity. Gen.
eral Zaragoza, the Federal commander, |
has announced his determination to |
remain in Tampico to the last. On the |
other hand he is reported to have said |
last Friday that opposition TO the AM :