Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-01
MORE REFUGEES
FROM MONTEREY
LARGEST CROWD SINCE BEGIN
MING OF RECENT EXODUS FROM
MEXICAN 4 ITl REACHES
BROWNSVILLE TODAY.
TRAIN WAS OERAIlEO
ACCIDENT NEAR RAMONES STA
TION DELAYED REFUGEE SPEC
IAL TWELVE HOURS MANY ARE
LEAVING FOR NORTH.

Fifty-five American refugees from
Monterrey arrived in Matamoros this
morning coming Immediately 10 Browns
Vile in charge Of United States Consul
j. III. Johnson Of MatamoroS, who j. ar
ranging for their transportation To var
ious points over the United States.
The train was due in Matamoros AT :
O'Clock last night. but dcrailinent near
Ramones station. DELAYED the refugee
special twelve hours. the train reaching
Matamoro> this morning.
Among those coming out of Mexico to
day were Bcnjamin Madcro and family
of Monterrey. Mr.. Madcro. brother oi
the late Francisco Madero. went into
hiding ia the ,.iiy of Monterrey last dc
tober. Just previous Ia the first attack
OH that city by the constiiuiionalisis.
He was sought by the Mexican fcderals
nj the time of the arrest and imprison-
ment Of his brothers. Emilio and Daniel
Nadcro who were taken 10 the Vera
Cruz prison. later were released ana
finally escaped Ia the United States.
BENJAMIN Madcro was sought by the
fedcrals at Monterrey for seven long
months. but 80 successfully was he hid
den that h. could not bc found. lie re
maincd closely in seclusion through the
seven long months. coming on; only
when the constitulionalists had cap
tured Monterrey. lie expects To remain
! i'm the United States indefinitely
q .l .har roa Al
Of plotting against the Huerta govern
ment. and il is thought that he was
wanted by the lIuertistas on the same
charge The opinion prevailed nj the
time of the arrests that the Maderos
were really the victims Of plotters' The
lIhrrfa ruvcra rantent- having fr.rrv-i 1tfsen
because of their great wealth and in
fluence.
!. j Gallagher. Monterrey man. has
been assisting United States Consul
Johnson il arranging the transportation
for the refugees and the other details
necessary before the Monterrey peopi'
can be started on their way to theil
destinations. The following list Of refu
gees and their destinations was furnish
Icd The Herald by Mr.. Gallagher:
MrsEdna Rodriguez. III Paso; Mrs
Thomas Cattcll. ~. Louis: j. IL. McMil
, Ian. wife and two children. Corpu
: Christi: G. X. Sullivan. wife and 81
children. Albuquerque. \. NJ; Dr. +. II
Foster. wife and son. San Antonio; J
: T.. Shields. wife and baby. San Fran
: cisco. Cal: Mr.. and Mrs. Alexande
? Gardner. Austin: Mr.. and Mrs. r. \
: Metzger. San Antonio: III. j. Armstrong
St. Louis: q. j Tuschke. Socorro. \. NJ.
: Mrs Adelinc Brussard and two childre
, II San Antonio: T. Logan Hooker kaI
sas CITY; Mr.. and Mrs. III. Z. Schmid
: and two children. San Fran~isco: Nj
and Mrs. :. \. Fairchild and two chi
drcn. ~. Louis: &. ID. Baxter. mothc
and seven children. san Antonio; v
Dickinson. Laredo; J W. sullivan. vii
and five children. Albuquerque y. Nj
The great influx Of refugees has taSe
the local hotels tn their capacity an
many were forced To go without room
today. However. il il expected the CO
rcstion will he relieved today with II
departure Of number Of refugees.