The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-19
INOlGNiTIES TO AMERICANS
Score of Murders Reported But
Difficult To Trace Them To
Source-Brig Geneva Ia
ken With Passengers Who
Finally Escape But Are
Fired On
Thy the Associated Press.D

tBy the Associated PressD
San Francisco, Cal. May 17.-De-
tails of the murder of Americans. the
capture by a Mexican transport OF
the American brig Geneva imprison-
ment of United States Consul Clement
$. Edwards, Of Acapulco, and many
atrocities IN the Mexican west coast
were brought in today by officers and
$50 refugees on the British steamr
Centriana which arrived from Man
~Zanillo. The story of the taki~~ OF
the Geneva was told by Capt. Fergu-
son, of the Geneva, to Lieutenant Ed
ward J. Ministr. Royal Naval Reserve,
commander of the Cetriana according
to the refugees when news OF the
capture Of Vera Cruz by the United
states reached the west coast, it was
taken by the MeXicans as the begin
ming of war. The Mexicans were in
famed to "A high pitch, they say. and
the Americans abandoned their homes
and fed. All believed they would
have been killed if they had stayed.
AS the Cetriana got away from the
dock at ManZanillO m~anouvering
adroitly out of what is reported to be
an attempt to hem it in by four MeXi-
can steamers. Il rifle fire was directed
against it. Many bullets struck the
steamer.
Upward Of a score of murders,
mostly of Americans were reported by
the Cetriana's passengers but it was
dlfflcult to trace any of them to ar
authoritative source. On April 81 at
ter diScharSinS its cargo at Guaymas
Mazatlan and San Bias, the Brig &c
neva was ready to sail north except
that 1t needed water and provisions
was the story told Lieutenant Minis
ter by Capt. Ferguson. hat nigh
the news of the taking of Vera Cru,
was received and the Sanblas Por
nffrnin1G notified tho ,, ~, tbay r-o
been declared between the Unit
ed States and Mexico. They woult
CIV Capt. Ferguson no water or pro
visions but told him to sail. He tool
on Tour American refugees, includ
ing a woman with a baby and sailed
Lack OF Water.
There was not sufficient waite
aboard for the Geneva to reach al
American port and Ferguson decide,
TO proceed TO a point off Manzanill
where he arrived April 25, five mile
from the harbor. There was n
American warship in sight and tn
Geneva headed out TO sea. On Abr
20. she was twelve miles off Mama
Milo in a fiat clam.
The Mexican transport Korriga
with an armed crew steamed out {
Manzanillo and approached her. Eel
guson hoisted the American ensig
on their order. The Mexican con
n hailed Ferguson told him W.
was on and said he had orders
seize the Geneva as a prize of W.
and all Americans aboard as priso,
ers of war.
Prisoners of War.
There was no escape and the korr
gan towed the Geneva to Manzanil
Port officials came aboard and got
statement from Capt. Ferguson. Th
we're courteous. but ordered no one
leave the vessel. The next day. Il
9Th, the Cetriana arrived.
Il exchanged signals with Comma
der Ferguson" said Lieut.. Minister.
Il was then Informed tina cou
not communicate with Ferguson
the Geneva's people were prisone
OF war.
"A man aboard the Geneva kns
the German Consul, Fritz kayz,
and got III touch with him. Throu,
him | sent word TO Capt. Fergus
that ! would not leave until they W.
released. arranged to steam aw
and pick them up after they h
escaped in small boats.
The Geneva's people were rea
To escape in the small boats VIII
the steamer Raleigh arrived. I
Cetriana started to a Capt:
Ferguson raised the Stars and Stril
on the Geneva and a roar Of che
broke from the refugees on
Cetriana.
Boats Fired On.
The people of the Geneva got il
small boats and rowed to the &,
triana. The boats were tired on fr
the bow OF the Mexican steamer i
Guira, but no one was hurt
when the refugees got aboard
Cetriana steamed close to the r
eish. Mines were exploded at
end Of the RreakWater and an
tempt was made to ram the Cetri;
by the Mexican steamer Herrer