Evening star., 1914-03-29

who, instead of frightening the Huerta
forces on his approach. found the Tor
reon garrison stubbornly intrenched and
prepared to resist. These accounts agreed
that the first firing resulted in victory
for the federals and loss of courage
among the rebels. After five days fight
ing Villa had failed not only to enter
Torreon proper but had not taken Gomez
Palacio, the suburb.
Most of the wounded were soldiers of
the Zaragoza brisade- commanded by
Gen AgIirre Benavides, which under
took to blaze the way through the heavy
federal cannonading outside Gomez Pa
l5cio.
These soldiers We're moved down, kill
cd and wounded by scores. according to
The stories told by individual soldiers.
They were sent out to almost certain
death in order to bring out the federal
fire. so that the federais might be located
for an attack from other points.
Many of the wounded died. and the dead
simply were covered with loose earth
without the digging of graves.
'Heu at Torreon.''
Hell met us at Torreon.' said one
youthful soldier, he crawled out of
the train with his head. arms and legs
wrapped in rags, yet with grim smile
on his face. He was one of the small
boys who Joined the Zaragoza brigade
in numbers.
As the train with its freight of mutt
lated men neared the city every public
conveyance in Chihuahua was ordered
to the station. These formed in line
and soon continuous procession of
wagons and coaches passed from the
station To abandoned warehouse
where the wounded were stretched on
cots and on the floor. Most OF the
hotels were filed with wounded officers.
Pitiable as their condition was. it was
noticeable that all of the wounded haa
been given first aid treatment oelo'e
they were started northward. This was
regarded as making an advancement IN
The treatment of wounded IN Mexican
revolutions, for in previous fights few OF
the wounded ever were treated on the
battlefield at all.
Preparing for Carranza.
Homes of rich Mexicans cxiled from
their country by the rebels were stripped
of furniture. bric-a-brac and costly
decorations today to provide suitable
accommodations for Gen. Carranza, VINO
on his arrival here, is to be ooriciied
in a palace afterward to be known as
tho provisional capitol
Wagons backed up before the abandon
ed home of Enrique Crael. former am
ibassador to Washington. and piles OF
mirrors and furniture were taken out 10
enrich Carranza's future Headquarters
= The building set aside for Carranza IS
built in the French style on a boulevard
opposite the United States consulate. Its
commanding towers and walls overlook
the city. 1t is here that the civil head
of the revolution will conduct the gov |
rrnrnent ornosed to Huerta- The long |
DELAYED arrival of CarranZa in Chihua- |
11ua IS to be made the occasion for ball
to which all the foreign consuls have been
invited. The city is to he decorated and
church bells are to proclaim his presence. |
; Not Likely to Meet.
! Gen. Villa; being in the south. has called
attention to the fact that he and Gen. |
Carranza are not likely to meet soon. |
The two revolutionary leaders have been |
hundreds of miles apart ever since the |
revolution reached its present magnitude |
and 1t is probable they never have had |
more than a brief conference.
J JIMINEZ. Mexico, March 27.-Two |
more trainloads of rebel wounded from |
near Torreon passed through here today |
en- route to chihuahua The soldiers re- |
ported that there We're 800 or more |
wounded at Bermejillo who were unable |
TO find accommodations in the north |
bound trains. Some of the soldiers were |
injured too seriously to be transported