Evening star., 1914-04-25
PLANS FOR SAFETY
Of THE REFUGEES
American Warships and Char
tered Vessels Bring For
eigners From Mexico.
MANY ARRIVE BY TRAINS
AT POINTS ON BORDER
Bulletin by State Department De-
failing Rescue Work-Algara's
Message of Thanks.

American sailors and marines having
shown their ability to take care of their
positions around Vera Cruz, the worry
of the officials OF the State. War and
Navy departments at the present time is
regarding the safety of American and
other foreign refugees in the Mexican
republic.
Efforts at the present time seem to be
bent on the rapid rescue Of the Ameri-
cans. and the American warships and
chartered vessels will be kept going un-
til every American and every other for
eigner who SO desires might be transport
ed out of the troubled zone.
In an official statement issued shortly
after noon the State Department gave
general resume Of conditions throughout
also contained the telegram OF thanks
from Charge Algara just before he
crossed the international boundary into
Canada
1t told of the safe arrival of Mr.. and
Mrs. OShaughnessy and a party of
Americans at Vera Cruz and contained
information about the mobs in Vera
Cruz
Text Of the Bulletin.
Following is the bulletin in full:
That American refugees are being
moved rapidly out of Mexico is announced
by the Navy Department. Even the tor
pedo boat destroyers, which have just
enough room for their crews, are being
pressed into service and will be rushed
back and forth between Galveston and
Mexican coast ports in order to Clear the
Mexican country of American refugees fn
as quick time as possible
ports in order to clear the Mexican
country of American refugees in as quick
time as possible.
The bulletin says that the Justin has
sailed for San Francisco with fifteen
There were thirty-seven refugees on
board the Glazier at Topolobamco Ad-
mlral Badger reports the Cyclops has
peen dispatched from Tampico with $50
Trinidad has been chartered at Tampico
and has been sent to Galveston with
2I5 refugees: also yacht with 100 en-
ployes of the Huestaca Company. There
are about ], 100 sttll on the ships at Tam
pico and from 200 to 200 more are ex-
pected at that port The tender Dixie
and the destroyers will be used to
transport the refugees to Galveston. The
destroyers Patterson and Paulding have
left Tampico for Tuxpan to look out for
refugees.
The French cruiser Conde and the Brit
ish cruiser Lancaster have arrived at
Vera Cruz.
THE State Department at am. this
Canada at Vera Cruz announcing the ar
rival of the train from Mexico CITY with
Mr.. and Mrs. OShaughnessy and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, Mr.. McKenna, Con-
sui General Arnold Shanklin, Mr.. Van
Horne. Kyle Price. Capt. Burnside
Lieut. Rowan Of the admirars staff, Miss
CunIinre and sister. H. S. Bryan, Mr..
Farnsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Hassan
with two infants and Mr.. Buckley. He
also reported that several Americans were
removed from the train before 1t left
Mexico City and placed under arrest,
among them J. Starr Hunt and family.
At the first station outside the city Bur-
ton Wilson was taken from the train and
arrested. The members Of the party
state that a perfect reign Of terror pre-
walls in the capital and confirm the report
Of the removal of the statue Of George
Washington from its pedestal, and its
subsequent carriage through the city fol-
lowed by the jeers and insults Of the mob.
From Nogales it Is reported that sew
enty-nine American left Cananea on the
23d, many others preferring to remain so
long as the copper company continues in
operation. Gov. Maytoneha of Sonora
has issued a proclamation directing that
Mexicans refrain from anti-foreign agi-
tation. and the attitude of the officials
continues friendly in spite of a spirit of
agitation among the masses. The Nogales
district is reported quiet and no violence
to foreigners.