The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-08

Hanillo In safety. Hut many dangers
bcset our way, for there are sixteen
tunnels and fourteen bridges. And
the engineer easily, had he wished.
could have turned ms loose and let as.
go down the barranca.
was Just handed t Mexican paper.
that would have been funny AZ a.
hadn't been pathetic. one story BE-
to the effect that one OF our wal ycs-
sols had been sunk, and another that.
Laredo. Eagle Pass me NoRalcs have
been burned by Mexican soldiers. who
are now on their way TO Chicago.
Our engine went ON ahead once for
water and left "a stranded on tho
desert. We were scared to death FOR
fear II would not come back.
At 3 o'clock We reached Zapotlan
and q great mob vas at the station.
Here an officer boarded our train ana
read q telegram from Huerta. Who
wished Us a pleasant Journey and as
surod us that we were In no danger.
We were on a terrible nervous ten
sion-thorc were i0H Mexicans outside
our tram window. all hist aching to
start something. As We put out they
yelled after us, "Dcath to the Amer
icans''
one Of the rumors Is that the Cal
ifornia nred on a German boa ami
so We have trouble with Germany
We hear the MoXicJns have burned
New Orleans and are marching to
Washington. So amusing
Al Colina a terrible mob surround
ed US and demanded the arms Of an
our men. The women were all fear
fully frightened, bat the men sur
rendered their arms without trouble.
Arrive In M~anzaniIIo.
April Give arrived at Mnnzan-
lilo last night. but there Is no Amer
lean consul. when we are allowed
We are TO board 1 German tramp
steamer with geo Cinnamon aboard.
Some say that u ship bearing the
stars and stripes WIS afraid to enter
the harbor. as It might work us somo
harm.
After waiting several hours we
heard the rumor that the women and
children were to be put on the ship
and The men Eeld-and not a man
had q gun. We were extremely ner-
vous over that. Then We heard We
were an 10 be held as hostages.
The water was awful and we had
no food. We Were SO discouraged
and had Just heard that the United
states had backed down and declared
peace when word came that the wo-
men and children were TO 60 aboard
April 26-On board tho Marie. Al
was confusion getting here and ~
much has happened I can hardly
, write about Il. As We came down tie
hill to embark there were crowds OF
dark. ugly looking people an along
the line. This croWd was held back.
but when we got 10 the customs
house were were held n searched
and all our money was AIKEN. one
man had s,OO0 pesos and another
loco. and so on. Al that had TO DO
changed 10 bills aud when they ran
out OF bills they gave receipts.
Finally the women and children
were ordered 10 the boats. We went
nrst with one man who could not con-
troll his fear. He was one OF the
biggest men. too, poor fellow. |
pitied him. for l knew what he would
have to face afterward All the wo-
men reached The ship and the men
stayed to attend to the trunks.
suddenly a squad OF Mexican sol
diers descended on the men. seized
the last seventeen, marched them
through a yelling. frantic mob OF
people. Some man from the consulate
threw out the American flag and the
mot trampled h 10 the earth and
stamped on Il. They took the flag and
tore Il md 90 End. Mexican girls
poured oil on 1t and set u atire. Their
the men were ordered TO the consul
ate. The crowd was awful, scream.
Ing and yelling insults to our nag and
country. Not one OF our mon had 4
gun.
But at the consulate they were un-
harmed, for a cry that an American
warship was %anchoring sent the Mex
leans dying to catch every train ana
joN car out of IA Getty.
Then "A German came To our men
and said;
Il VIII do what I can To help you
II Il gets worse ! will spread the Ger.
nan flag over YOU and declare YOU
are German citizens"
Then a Mexican officer, who had
rushed away the mob. slgnaled our
men Ia come down. They offered him
$1,000 reward and he refused Il. say
ing he was q soldier and doing his
duty. but he said the men could give
It To his wife AS a present II they
wished.
We were 10 wait twenty four hours
for another train OF refugees. bat
We were hastencd out of the harhor
in ave minutes warning and coutl
not wait.
! wonder what that means for the
other %refugees7 VIII they mako an
cscapc-or Will they die?
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