Evening star., 1914-04-29
HUERTAREFUSES
TO GUARD TRAINS
American Refugees Forced to
Travel Through Dangerous
Section of Tropics.
ARE OPEN TO ATTACK
BY MINOR LEADERS
U. S. Subjects Tell Thrilling Stories
of Their Flight to Safety From
Mexican Interior.

r..a,;a :. ~, ,,Ii.ia, .,,;.ar Essax
who went to Mexico City several DAYS
! ago to intercede for foreigners held IN
the capital. returned here late yester-
day and reported that his mission hah
been successful.
| President Huerta. Minister of war
banquet and Foreign Minister Portiilo
| Ro1as assured Commander Tweedle they
would release all American prisoners ana
| that all Americans desiring to do so
might leave via Puerto Mexico but that
\ 49, t..,;n. -, ,h;o, 80 ,,,,u,d 90 would
-
not De proVioed with escorts.
| The train on which Commander Twee-
die returned to Vera Cruz picked up 100
| .; .<. e ,r,o,, ;ntar;or
-.
points who were assembled at soiedad-
/ These refugees, who came from TERRA
| Blanca, Cordoba and Orizaba, presented a
pitlabie spectacle ana were worn. oirts
Women with babies in their arms and
Young girls Juggling heavy bundles, con
| tanning all that remained of their pos
sessions. trudged with the other refugees
MANY of the refugees are destitute and
! these we're lodged aboard the rescue
steamers last night.
/
Hard to Convince Huerta.
|
| Commander Tweedie found IT dlf-
| 6cult to convince Gen. Huerta regard
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| ne
| Americans ana sir Lionei earoei' .ne
| British minister, was called into the
| conference Garden also visited For
eipn Minister PortilIo V Roias and it
a.;aoah,o - ,af, ~. for
| was ho'ieedpie "heh ne iei' 'he -
| eign office that he was annoyed.
I Gen Huerta declared there was no
| reason Tor placing an escort on the
| refugee trains and. anyway. ne dld not
| care TO assume responsibility Oh tne
| safety OF passengers.
Three trains We're started from Mexico
CITY last night 1t was estimated by
| Gen. Huerta that these three Trans
Whlch We're TO be operated by Enelisn-
men. would be able to take out all Amer,
| leans anu otner ioreisHers WHO "isheu
|
! usappoih'iiieh' uispias Gu
ne'e Wy VIC WIVES =. the 'ie. ~ -.
.he capi.ai ana o'ner members oi
orohen ianiiiies on iearhihS that 70
JON 'neih the missing ones "ouiu pe
coiipeiieu - ma ne iohs anu oah-
ESsa e. Jotb tha. III s,.i, Tue .ioples M
released was only a slight assurance
| to those who know that the refurees
| now must pass through region in
| which so many have haen arrasfed and
| taken northward to Cordoba ana Ori
| zaha
| II is regarded az unlikely that Cen
! Huerta- even if Determined In ston az
| resting Americans will ha a I,le 10 cot in
toucb with ali the lire leaders in the
sm,tb and hold them off rppuar6ed
trains
/ Con,p,ndar ru,aad;o .nd Jul;o Eronco
i,,na.ue, ;n ECU, ailu 9u.to ancu, .'.n
s;,,., an ascor, as Tar .s sof.aad fror,,
| n.h;ah ni,os, th., tra,,aiad 10, Va IT,
| hrnlsar iine ~ -. aroa,.;oa, ,rair 80
| Taiara e - ~ 90 'te-'
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Tie lam ~, .Iiae tH.. tui'.,z.
| s.,sa, ~. .he 49, no - r',,;at "a
| 49, a aees M .ia. .lie eap. % -. a.u ~.
.nat there appears 10 oe no lihineoiate
udhseF iioH hiopS
Save Scantv Relonoincs
|
sl&ty-three members OF the Mediha
| among the refugees who arrived here.
| They were held two days in Cordoba and
| reported they were well treated except
| that they were Obliged to sleep on the
! floors of the barracks. They were re-
| lieved of guns but not Of the scanty be-
| longings which they were able to bring
with them.
J. w. Elliott, locomotive engineer.
was in TERRA Blanca when news of the
occupation of Vera Cruz reached him.
With his wife and children he started
for Cordoba under guard of Mexican
soldiers. At Cordoba the guards said
| they were hungry and demanded fifty
pesos the threat to surrender Elliott
and his family to a bowling mob which
surrounded the station and filled the
streets
Elliott and his family were marched
more than a mile through the streets to
the barracks bounded all the way by
the mob. They were kept in the bar
racks six days, during the first two of
which crowds surrounded the place. de-
manding their lives. On two occasions
members of the mob forced their way
into the barracks and except for the eff
forts of the colonel and two other officers
Elliott and his family would undoubtedly
have been killed. Toward the end of
their confinement the demonstrations de-
creased to a large extent.
rays 1or frotectlon
Manager Boyd of the Montzorongo