New-York tribune., 1915-03-13
WIFE FORESAW
M'MANUS'S DEATH
Continued from page I

Continued from page
around the city, and have done every
thing that the Carranzistas could not
accomplish to make US unconIl orta0le.
They have damned up the Nigd Canal
so that the farmers cannot bring IN
vegetables or fodder from Aochlmlico,
and as the city sewers are flushed with
the water of the Niga, things are be-
coming pretty odoriierous. They have
also cut the water supply from
Xochimilco. so that people VINO have no
wells get only an hours supply OF wa
ter daily. in consequence OF which we
fear an epidemic OF contagious DIS
eases. They make raids, constantly, on
the nearest suburbs such as san Anger,
Aiexcoac. San Pedro and all the small
towns along the Niga, so that the store
keepcrs in these places never know
when they are going TO lose theIr enlire
stock. and several OF them have been
killed for demonstrating. they Will not
allow any charcoal 10 come INTO the
city, so that many of the poor people
are unable to get fuel, and they nave
chopped down every pole of the street
car line which runs along the \lGa and
the ZapatistaS' now for the Carranzls-
'You have probably heard that we
are being deluged with supplies ana
there is now no further danger OF a
food famine. The actual facts are that
VIC have received beer, on which the
officers eiyed a big commission, and
gasolene. few bananas, which are so
expensive that 10 one can buy them, and
few fsncv groceries. Not only lhls.
but Carranzistas have shipped out OF
the city large quantities OF the Heces-
stiles. such as -four. sugar and corn,
and have conhscated the supplies which
the grocers had wisely la d IN.
They have again robbed Rosario
dairy of all its new mules and horses
and heavy wagons. This is the second
time. They are taking from all sources
there. daily, supplies of fodder so large
that there is barely enough left for the
citizens stock and al. are afraid that
their stock will starve. But, IN Tact,
that is what will happen 10 all OF US
human beings in another month or two
IL relief does not come from somewhere.
Their last act was the CrOwnlng one
and caused a riot among the poor Ihey
declared the Nillastas' bills invalid, and
the town was full of them. The Bank
Of Londrcs alone had about 100000 on
deposit. We live IN daily anticipation
Of an uprising of the people, and all
wish it would come, as II might help
some. The stores Iu the CITY are hard
Is ever omen, and even when they DO
opcn they close at the slightest alarm.
you may not realize IT, but | have
had another birthday, and, strange to
say. in the midst Of all our trouble my
l kn Y q
gave me a book which | have been
crazy for, and had the SIS and
is out TO dinner. They brought all
their kids with them, for people are
not around much these times without
the whole family, as they fear, among
other things, the kidnapping Of chill
dren. My poor husband cannot leave
our house to 20 to any Of these simple
pleasures. as they would steal every
brick on the place if he left for fifteen
minutes, and, as for me, simply must
go 70 keep from thinking. Lovingly,
ruth"
M McManus was born in Chicago
some thirty-cight years ago, and has
been a res dent of Mexico for fifteen
wears, where. because Of his busines g
relations with large enterprises, he has
been a prominent member Of the Amer
lean colony. Eight years ago he mar
ried Miss Ruth Wood, native Of Den
yer, who received her finishing
education in the schools Of New York
and afterward accompanied her par
ents to Mexico, where they were IN
business in Guanaiuato lie left a
family Of four children, the oldest of
whom, q boy. is about seven years old.
While retaining his connection with
the companies he represented, he en-
tered the dairy business in the suburbs
Of Mexico City. and was one Of the first
90 furnish pure pasteurlzcd milk 10
the American colony Since the over
throw Of Huerta his dairy lwhcre Dc
hvcdJ, located in the suburban division
Of Mexico City. known a. San PEDRO de
Los PnaS. was IN a more cr less cN-
posed position. and was alWays IN great
er or less danger of raids from the
followers Of the different generals, as
well as from rowing bandits.
McManus succeeded in defending his
home, though at the time Of the evacu-
alton Of the city by the Zapa.lstas, q
mob attempted TO raid and loot his
place. In defence he fred into this
crowd. wounding two Of its members.
Al the time that the United States
government ordered the Americans 20
leave Mexico many Americans, Nc
Manus among them, decided th.' they
could not leave. McNsnus had an Of
his property interests tied up in enter
Drises in Mexico City, and for him
10 have left would have been 10 aban-
don the earnings of a lifetime and
come home a pauper, as only too many
Americans did lie strongly urged his
wife 70 leave the city and return to the
/ United States, bat she decided her