Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-29
Tampico Practically
Without Americans;
Exodus Ended To-day
By Assoeiated Press

Tamrico Mexico, April 81. - Via
Vera Cruz, April 29.-The American
exodus from Tampico, which began
Wednesday April 90, virtually reached
it's end to-day with the departure for
Vera Cruz of about sixty American
refugees on board the tank steamer
Garfield The total number of refu-
gees sent from there to American
ports since the movement is officially
given at 2.270.
There are a number Of Americans
still in Tampico. These number a
score or more. They have all lived
here for many years and are highly
thought of by the Mexican population,
among whom they have made many
warm friends They are to-day shell
tered in the home of Mexican friends
living along the Panuco. river and are
in little danger.
No creditable reports have reached
here of any damage to the oil wells,
tanks and pipe lines in the Tamp1co
land Panuco region, but the Corona
and other great wells in the Panuco
district are overfiowing. Many thou
sand barrels of oil are being lost daily
because no effective way of stopping
the flow has been found. Oil experts
lpredict that within a week or ten days
the retaining reservoirs will overflow.
| Asa result deluge of oil will be pre-
cipitated into the river and should this
catch on fire Tampico and the mouth
of the river will be threatened with
destruction.
Some Refuse to Move
There was almost q condition of
panic among the Americans last We'd
nesday when, without an hours warn
ling, the little squadron of American
vessels under Rear Admiral Henry 7.
Mago steamed down the Panuco river,
leaving more than 1000 Americans
ldefenseless In Tampioo. Since this
time, however, all those who wanted
to leave have been given the oppor-
ltunity to do SO. In addition to the
llong time residents of the city there
are still few Americans in the dis
trict back of the river, who absolutely
refuse to come out.
From the beginning Captain Dough
ty of the British cruiser Hermione has
been indefatigable in his efforts te
warn Americans. wherever he could
lreach them, that they should leave the
district. Patrol boats of the Hermione
1have thoroughly explored the Tampice
lagoon, and according to reports made
to the British commander the Amer
lean settlements along the lagoon are
deserted.
The temper of the Mexican popula
ton toward the Americans during thu
exodus was not merely so violent q.
might have been expected. No at
tempts were made to molest Amer
leans. Some excitable Mexicans in
suited them, but none was assaulted
The mob vented it's energy in waving
Mexican flags, shooting off pistols
breaking few windows, and shouting
viva Mexico"
The Americans who left Tampic'
Sunday were quartered aboard tn
cruiser Des Moines, where they re
manned until they We're transferre,
to the Garfield, which is now takin
them to Galveston. The steame
Montevideo, flying the Spanish nava
Z ensign and in charge of officers an
men from the Spanish cruiser Carlo
", arrived off the port Sunday to TAX
on Spanish subjects. She left to-da
for Vera Cruz with $50 refugees. in
cluding four Americans. The onl
American warships off the port to- da
are the gunboat Dolphin, the cruiser
Birmingham and Des Moines and min
torpedo boat destroyers. The Hermi
one and few foreign merchant yes
sells are still in the river.
AS result of the exodus of foreign
ers and the dispersal of large par
of the native population business Il
Tampico. Is at complete standstil
1.-THE only visible signs of activity ar