New Britain herald., 1914-04-29

but they were not permitted to board it.
 After waiting hours in the blazing sun, Commander Tweedie's train steamed in sight, bound for Vera Cruz. Several refugees approached the British officer and to him related their plight.
 tYou need not worry Commander Tweedie answered. This train will not leave this place without you.'
 Commander Tweedie insisted to the Mexican officer that he be permitted to take the Americans with him to Vera Cruz, and he refused to listen to the officers protest that he had no authority in the matter The fed eral officer finally capitulated and hastened back to the city for lnstruc- lions, returning in an hour with per- mission for the Americans to depart
 Gallant Conduct Related.
 The refugees told also, of the gal lant conduct of the Mexican military Commander at Soladad and of the mayor, who made every effort to pro- etreet.
 
 especially serious the mayor addressed the citizens. urging them to be calm. rhe most effective work, however, was hcne by the commandant, who seized beveral hundred of the most aggressive rioters, and sent them away to the Eapital to fill the ranks of General Euerta's forces. There was no further bpen display of hostility by the towns heople.
 Rear Admiral F1etcher's experiment last night in granting the population bf Vera Cruz the fullest measure of liberty to. move about the streets ap- parently proved completely successful. Outside of one or two shots fired in he. outlying districts, which did no hamage, the city was perfectly tram huil.
 Brigadier General Funston's officers continued today their study of the Eity, which they will undertake to police and protect after Friday of this Meek when the general assumes the 1tle of military governor.
 With the troops already here and pn the way, and with the marines, pther than the ships guards. General Funston will have close to 5000 men ashore when his force is complete.
 Will Release Prisoners.
 Commander Tweedie of the Brit Ish cruiser Essex, who went to Mex loo City several days ago to intercede For foreigners held in the capital, re- burned here late yesterday and re- ported that his mission had been suc- cessful.
 President Huerta, Minister of War Blanquet and Foreign Minister PortilIo y Rojas assured Tweedie they would release all American prisoners and that all Americans desiring to do So might leave via Puerto Mexico, bat that the trains on which they would go would not be provided with escorts.
 Commander Tweedie did not find itls easy to convince General Huerta regarding the release of Americans, ana Sir Lionel Garden, the British minister, was called into the confer eIlce. Garden also visited Foreign Minister Portillo y Rojas, and it was easily noticeable when he left the foreign office that he was annoyed.
 General Huerta declared there was no reason for placing an escort on the refugee trains, and anyway he did not care to assume responsibility of the safety of passengers.
 Women Are Disappointed.
 Keen disappointmen was displayed here by the wives of the men yet in the capital and other members of broken families on learning that to boin them the missing ones would be compel1ed to make a long and dan- Eerous journey. The fact that those A fn@ ', ,lxy plight assurance to those who know That the refugees now must pass Through a region in which so many have been arrested and taken north ward to Cordoba and Orizaba. It IS Regarded as unlikely that General Huerta, even if determined to stop ar- festing Americans, will be able to get In touch. with all the little leaders in kd trains.
 Escort for Tweedie.
 Commander Tweedie and Julio Franco, the interpreter from Vera Cruz, were given an escort as far as Eoledad, from which place they made their way over the broken line to the American train near Tejera.
 Commander Twee6fie brings assur- Ances that the capital is quiet and that EIumediate danger from mobs appears gone.
 J. w. Elliott, a locomotive engineer, was in Tierra Blanca when the news of the occupation of Vera Cruz eeached him. With his wife and chil- dren he started for Cordoba under guard of Mexican soldiers Arrived tInere,, the guards said they were hungry and demanded fifty pesos on the threat to turn the Elliott family over to a bowling mob which sur- rounded the station and filled the streets.
 The money was paid and Elliott and his family were marched through the