The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-30

morning. Admiral Badger will have
ship there ready to receive them.
The Hancock left for Coatzacoalcos or
Puerto Mexico this morning at
o'clock and will take the refugees to
the United States.
II is now believed that the territory
between Vera Cruz and Mexico city
has been cleared Of Americans who de.
sire to leave Not all of them are out.
however, but those who rema In do not
wish TO leave. They have lived there
for years. intermarried and are almost
more Mexican than American. although
they still. claim United States citizen
ship.
Except for extortion the Americans
who arrived yesterday from the In.
terror have praise for the Mexican sol.
diers. Not one American was injured
and this In due to the protection af.
forded by the soldiers. There were
mobs Mt every point who were crying
Death to the gr!ngosr' hut the SOL
diers were able to frighten them away.
The extorion usually came In the form
of a request from the soldiers them.
selves for money to inspire good feel
ing.
X. X. Boyd. manager Of a big plan.
tation south OF Cordoba. one Of those
who arrived last night. narrated n
typical experience. He fed to Cordoba
when he heard Of the danger and ap.
pealed 70 the soldiers for protection.
He was asked for money to pay for
guarding him on his way 10 Jail. where
he could be saved from the mob. and
he gave them 1000 pesos. lie was led
through streets filed with excited Mex.
leans and although they shouted and
threw few stones he was unhurt. He
WAS rs well treated ns could be ex-
pected until he was released.
j. w, Elliott. Il locomotive engineer.
was at TERRA Blanca with his wife
AMI children when he got the news
and started for Vera Cruz. a guard
took him to Cordoba and on the why
demanded fifty pesos to buy food. The
family was marched along for mile,
followed by mohs. to the military bar.
racks. There they remained six days.
Elliott has high praise for the MexiGa n
Colonel. the commandan and two off.
GERS who guarded him personally. saw.
ing them twice from mobs that had
invaded the barracks.
grateful 20 British Omcer.
Commander Tweedle has the undying
gratitude Of every person who came
through Yesterday. They were gath.
cred AT Soedad finally and imprisoned
I for safe keeping In the pefiitentiury
| Word came Of tacit armstice ami
| mediation and all the prisoners were
! marched from the penitentiary to the
railroad. where they were turned over
Ia n Mexican ajOr without any order.
as 10 what he was 10 do with them
! They were locked up in n warehouse
TO keep the mohs from getting NJ them
hut some If the mon were permitted
to 60 about.
A train for Mexico city came alon.
but they were not allowed 10 60 ahoa ri
/ Then came Comma nder Tweedie on hi.
| special train and TO him the men ex.
| planned their plight
Tweedie informed them promptly
that he and his train would not leave
there without them. Then he looked VI
the Mexican Major. who. not knowing
anything about II. could not give any
kind Of decision. The British naval
officer talked with much force. and
| finally the Major cen sed 10 argue
Get On the train" said Tweedie. And
they did.
! The trip was not without incident
Al every town the curtains OF al cars
were pulled down and the British flaQ
very prominently displayed. There
was some stone throwing and howls
! but no attacks. When the train
reached the break the refugees came
upon Gen. Maass's soldiers living in the
/ bushes alongside the track There were
some more howls. hut the officers re-
strained the men and they walked
without molestation to the track In
control OF the Americans.