The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-30
ALL AMERICANS OUT
OF THE DANGER ZONE
Further Reassuring Advices Of
Their Safety Reach
Washington.
U. s. THANKS BRITONS
Great Help Given to Refugees
by Commander Tweedie
Is Acknowledged.

WASHINGTON. April ee.-Reports 70 the
State and Navy departments to-day
brought further assurances of the safety
OF Americans in Mexico. \dmiral Badger
reported that nearly all the Americans had
been taken. out OF the Tamp!co district
and that 109 refugees had reached Vera
Cruz from points in the interior. including
the IS who had been held up at Cordoba.
Assurances were transmitted to Consul
Canada at Vera Cruz through the Brazil
ian Minister at Mexico city that the Mexi-
can Minister of Foreign Affairs had or
dered the release OF prisoners at Cordoba
and Guanajuato and had shown willing
ness to comply with representations with
regard to Imprisoned Americans wherever
they might be located.
In several Of the dispatches note was
taken OF the help which had been given
BY British representatives in facilitating
the departure OF American citizens. Ad-
miral Badger cabed that he had made An
expression of gratitude on behalf OF the
American Government to Nice-Admira
Cradock for the courtesy OF Commander
Tweedie in accompanying the Americans
from Cordoba to Vera Cruz.
Thanks to British.
Consul Canadas report upon the arrival
of the Americans from Cordoba was an
nounced by the State Department as
follows
The arrival at Vera Cruz Of the en-
tire party of Americans which had been
detained at Cordoba IL reported to tho
state Department Consul Canada states
that they were placed Immediately on
board the Monterey. The efforts OF Conn
mander Tweedie of the British cruiser
Essex were largely responsible for the
success of the messenger despatched by
Consul Canada to arrange for the release
of the party and for the transport Of
foreign refugees from the capital Six
British trainmen volunteered to take out
the refugees despatched to Puerto
Mexico, as no escort was provided by
the authorities. They were to depart
on three trains. Every effort was made
by Consul Canada to provide for the
needs OF the Cordoba party. Complete
list OF the Cordoba party given In another
bulletin"
The Consul's description Of conditions
at Mexico city was paraphrased at the
state Department as follows;
THE State Department has been adj
vised by the American Consul at Vera
cruz that the Brazilian Minister in Mex
leo city informed him on April % at II
r. NJ that the Mexican Minister for
Foreign Affairs In full agreement with
the Minister OF War had telegraphed
complete orders for release of persons
reported to be detained in Cordoba and
He adds that the Brazilian
Minister also states that up to the present
moment the Mexican Government has
shown itself quite willing to comply with
representations in the matter.
Everything Is reported quiet In Mex |
leo city and no Americans or foreigners
are now being molested, according TO
Vera Cruz advices.'
Orders Disre rded.
From Nogales II Is reported that
thirty-one Americans arrived from Sinaloa |
and southern Sonora on Monday night II |
is estimated that about seventy-nve still |
remain In the Los Mochos colony and the |
Yaqui Valley The refugees stated that in |
some instances the specific instructions |
OF Gen. Obrcgon for good treatment OF
the travellers were disresarded BY
suhnrdinates.
Al Laredo there are a number Of
Syrians whose condition is reported by !
Consul Garrett to be very pitiable
The State Department prepared the fol-
lowing summary OF consular reports from
various parts OF Mexico:
Consul Canada. reporting to the State
In reply to countless inquiries
safety OF Americans says that
according to his latest information Wal
er Eikel and A. T. Culver and family
we're still with the Americans detained at
Aqua scalientes. none Of whom had been
harmed The Americans at Real Del
Monte are all reported safe In either
Vera Cruz or Mexico city. They were
notified to leave and the mines and mills
,losed on April 26.
'Some Americans at Santa Lucrecia
rave refused TO leave. among them Peter
summers Arch Stonum AVID a negro
famed Jackson. Alfred Main refused to
rave FL orc and some Americans have
Ilso refused to depart from Mexico city
Among persons leaving the Cordoba
district who are said to be making their ,
way to the sea on the Popolapam River
re 4. H. Gould, George s. Gould, Rich
I'D c. Gould and Messrs. Aulthill, Me-
Kim. Carpenter and Steel These prac-
ically exhaust the list OF American resi-
cnt In that section,
Americans From Torreon.
~ special train arrived AT y, Paso
csterday bringing from Torreon sixty.
We Americans and thirty live other for {
Ign refugees. This brings nearly Ali thu