The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-24
MEXICANS ENTER
VERA CAUz AS j.
S. TROOPSLEAvE
Gen. iguilar's Soldiers on the
Heels of FunStOn'S Men
REFUGEES FLOCK WITH YANKEES
Fully 700 Flee With Departing Troops
Fearing That City Will Be
Scene Of Trouble

Vera Cruz. Nov 2s-At>2:SO O'Clock
this afternoon a speck on the ho:iz-
on showed the last of the transports
which We're bearing away form Mex
leo the soldiers of the United States.
Five hours and half before that, the
outposts. who had been guarding the
interior approaches of the city, should
cred thei: arms and began the gener-
al closing movement that ended in
the city plaza. where, eight months
ago. they stood with smoking rifles.
II was a different city that these
marines and soldiers entered today.
Many business houses had closed
their doors for the day and the sal
oons had TO close on the order OF Gen
eral Funston The streets wee
thrOnged with men and women who
came 10 see the Americans marching
to their boats and TO receive General
Aguilar and his 5000 Constitutionalist
soldiers Bands were playing under
Mexican flags and for everybody "a
cept the busy soldiers it was some
thing of holiday,
Previous to the embarkation, Cen
eral Funston conferred with Colone.
Edmundo Martinez. personal repre-
sentative of General Aguilar United
States Consul w. W. Canada also talk
ed with Colonel Martinez and the re
suit is q working agreement under
which il is hoped peace may be main
that Americans remaining In the cit!
will not be molested Notwithstand
ing these assurances more than 500
-efugees and 253 Americans decided
to leave with the troops The refug
ees included 800 men. SO women. 80
children and 80 priests and nuns
they will be taken to Galveston.
The abandonment of the advanced
posts held by the Americans began
promptly at y o'clock No American
Tags we're raised this morning and
there was no ceremony in connection
with the movement of the troops. The
marines who had been guarding the
waterworks at I'll Teja,, boarded q
train here ny agreement, General
Aguiiar held back his troops until this
detachment had arrived. an hour later
Al Los Cocos. a suburb. AS the out
posts retired. shortening the long cir
eular line around the city from the
north TO the south beach. the Con
stitutionalist troops took mp the aban
doned positions so that when the
Americans came to a stop along the
Francisco canal and Cinco de Miyo
street the Mexican soldiers were only
two blocks behind them.
The march from this point was re-
sumed almost Immediately and as the
lines nve,ged toward the center of
the town. men doing duty as proves.
guards or stationed on roofs and bal
comics. watching for snipers fell into
the ranks. The embarkation began al
IL o'clock.
Six transports were required for
the soldiers and refugees and three
for the marines AS each ship picked
up her allotment OF men she slipped
her cables and dropped out into the
channel, whore the squadron formed
N two lines with a broad line be
tween. General Funston had estab
llshed his headquarters aboard the
transport Cristohal early in the morn
ing The last man climbed up the
Cristobars ladder at 1880 o'clock and
then the transport with General Funs-
ton and his headquarters stan, re-
viewed the ships as they passed out
to sea.
As they steamed away General AZ
nilar marched to the city han amid
the enthusiasm of the populace.
There was band playing and speech
es. a general feeling Of relief that the
Americans had gone. a general feel
| ing of wonder as to what was going
to happen next During all the dis
play of enthusiasm not word was
said against the Americans. but Gen
eral villa was bitterly assailed. The
city is quiet tonight.
General Funston took away with
him approximately $1.500.00o which
had been collected through the Gus
toms since the American occupation
This money will be held in trust until
stable government has been estab
lished. Assurances have been given
% the French government by the
United States department Of stale
that its lien on the customs receipts