The chronicle=news., 1914-04-04


~ t'ssost-T /. city. !rom shi.h
G.n.ssi R-fSi. % v-iasea aud nsass at
the aninjus-a At his .ossi,.aand He'd
Yesterday ~as sseups-ss bs tn- s-b-i.
in fosv- today asi The ~.sk Of burn
iss the bo-.i.s of the dad. CLEARING
away the vr-.sssr of sh.ii-.hsist.r-
I'd sissA- ssii.. street barbados ami
hAsi-a vir- raiAnxi.m-hts -s. b-H
guns
While Villa tank q considerable
auml-~s at pfis"n-s~ Neias<a -~sar-ca
from the ramon h- ituarsrh- With a
considerable psossstiaa of his fofv-s
lie ass i.arsusa Last aishs b, G-a-r-
81 Hernandez. uho today s-sos'si 10
had fousht = snail f-af guard -as
xsMeel With tho frtruatins fofr-.
aaa later Wills with s-iafpsesm-nss
LETT hssc la make an sls-tnp, To cap
iuse os sssihilate IL.
Ncseosahasaais a~sr vish whom
the Associated t'rssa correspondent
talked se4ay estimated that vrlsssos
sAussnso ~ ~ assAoar Uoev thsa
:.sos m~a a. whom i.:os w~sv XIII.
~ a. ~osaaeA.
Wh-a veiaseo fled ne ie Il b-h,ad
i aih- u.iii'sry hospital 90" s.ana-
e ri. When the sci.eis catered tho
place che, found oaiy oa- devoted
nur.~. I,psoth-a IN Ia Cruz. in at
- h-I h..
nur.~s followed tho army when II
evacuated tho city.
The patient. were In . high state
Of anxiety for they had been told
that villa took no prisonrrr. They
~srv rvassarcd by u. =. cunard.
Can,n,in.. the british vice consul at
Gomcs Paiacio. who entered the place
among the first. climbing over the
toai-s of the wounded who had died
there. Tho air was foul with the
oder Of dried blood as was the stat"
Of the hosiic.. Speaking in clear.
oven tones. the briiish officials an
nounccd that villa had assured him
that none Of tho wounded would br
harmed. A. this thoec patients who
mad the strength raised themselves
on the elbow. from pallets on the
floor and from cots and cried fccblr.
"vivc villa"
The nurse was soothing tho last
moments Of a dying patient. who.
with hts last breath Joined the cheer
ing and then sank back dead.
pcr.ons who say they were eye
witnesses declare that vclasco sum-
n,arily executed three Span'ards
whom he accused Of firing on his
troops, The wife Of these. Sotero
Iopcs. attempted to shield her hus-
hand, and the zane bullet killed both
Three hundred and fifty Spaniards
including women and children took
refuge in a bank building under the
protection Of American Consul En-
Ter. who remained In town through
out the battle. The insurgents have
shown those spaniards who arc
known to have remained neutral.
Other foreigners. including htty
Chinese, Syriuns and Austrian. and
100 Americans were unharmed. rs
far n. could be learned today.
II was reported that General We
la.co himself was wounded but this
rcport, like the one that he went
insane in the trenches. could not be
confirmed. and the impression pre-
vail. now tnat he is still at the head
Of his troops Two federal generals
were killed and thrc. wounded.
II is said here that Vclasco's re-
treat was brought about by his loss
in the night assaults made by the
rebels and indications that MS SOL
d,ers. worn out by the prolonged
fighting and fearful Of the crueities
which they were told villa practices
on the wounded and prisoners. were
on the verge Of mutiny.
In the course Of the house to mouse