The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-28
STORY OF TERR0RS
TOLD BY REFUGEES
FLEEING TAMPIC0
Americans in Tampico Were Rescued From
Mobs By German Sailors---One Woman
Walked Two Miles, Carrying Two-Days-Old
Baby, Fleeing From Crazed Mexicans---
Boats Feared to Fly the Stars and Stripes

Galveston. Texas, April 26.-The
battleship Connecticut and torpedo
boat convoy Dixie came into port to-
day, bringing the last of the Anerl-
by districts.
There may be five or six Ameri-
cans still in Tampico. but they would
not leave said Captain John j.
Knapp, of the Connecticut, just after
the battleship dropped anchor. There
are four hundred and ninety refugees
on the Connecticut and 80 refugees
on the Dixie. On board the steam
ship EsperanZa that came in from
Tampico last night there was three
hundred and seventy-seven Ameri-
cans who had fled from Mexico. There
are about 200 American refugees
held here in quarantine on the ships
but their release is expected either
tomorrow or Tuesday. The story of
the anti-American riot in Tampico last
Tuesday night, when German officers
and sailors went to the rescue of the
American refugees and escorted over
twenty women and children aboard
the German cruiser Dresden, was told
by refugees on their arrival today.
Officers of the battleship Connecticut
said that only for the assistance OF
the German sailors there would have
been undoubtedly bloodshed.
Demands Halt Rioting.
1t was a little after ? o'clock Tues
day afternoon that a Mexican soldier
tackled up an official notice from the
municipal police, stating that the
American officers had landed at Vera
Cruz and appealing 10 the M~exicans
10 take up arms and defend their
country. The news spread quickly.
Armed MeXicans were seen running
here and there ana word was sent by
Americans to the refugees to assem-
bic in central places. After dark
crowds swarmed the Plaza, where
fiery speeches were delivered and pa
rades were formed. Viva Huerta,'
AND Death to the G~ringoes,' cried
the crowd while the refugees barri.
caded themselves in the Southern
Hotel. Stones were thrown I'M
windows smashed. Then it was tina
Capt. Won Kohler of the German
cruiser Dresden sent a terse note t
General ZaragoZa, command of tn
port at TampicC, that IL he could no
stop the riotire that Il will see to i
personally that it is stopped"
MOI isain Forms.
within fifteen minutes, officers O
the Connecticut said today, the Mexi
can ruraleS appeared on the street
and the crowd dispersed. Two houT
later another mob appeared. filling tn
streets in front Of the Southern Hote
an attempt was made to batter dow
the doors of the hotel, in which ther
were assembled more than $50 mel
women and children. Only thirty re
fucees had arms TO meet any attacl
German Sailors Rescue.
\ detachment of police broke u
the crowd and early on Wednesda
morning, while it was yet dark.
German officer with n squad of 70,
sailors from the Dresden, went to II
relief of the bele9guered refugees ar
escorted eighteen women and childre
to the Dresden. In that little bar
was n woman refugee who had walk
two miles from the Panuco distri
with Il two-days'-old baby in h
arms.
sail Under Other Flags.
on Wednesday morning the gener
transfer OF American refugees fro
Tampico was commenced and I
American yachts Wakiva and w
Duck, under foreign ~colors. broug
the refugees down the river to t
American war&hips. The Walk
took down the American flag a
hoisted the English colors, while I
yacht Wild Duck flew the Germ
flag. Refugees said the Americ
flag would have surely been fl
upon. An English officer was !
aboard the Wakiva from the Brit
warship Hermoine to aid in the tral
fer of refugees.
Firing was heard in Tampico l
Friday wnen the Connecticut sail
Refugees said they expected that
Mexicans would destroy their hon
after footing and that the oil fl
tanks would be set afire.