El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-18
"A REFUGEES
REACH BORDER
Baskin's Train Brings Out
Many Americans, Includ-
ing Gen. SCOTS Son.

Seventy-four american and other
foreign refugees arrived at the border,
up from ParraL La BOquilla, Santa
Rosali2, and Chihuahua city Tuesday
morning at 1:15 o'clock. in charge of
J. \. Baskin in a special train A
number Of Americans remained IN
Parral. scouting advices of threatened
trouble
That Gen. Francisco Villa with some
1000 men and Gen. BENJAMIN Argu-
medo with some 5000 more were try
ing to make a junction of forces some
where west Of chihuahua city. between
the Parral district to the south. and
Guerrero to the northward. was stat
ed by certain Of the arrivals on this
train.
Battle Near Guerrero.
A battle had been fought Monday
close 10 Guerrero between CarranZa
troops, shipped hurriedly out from Chi
huahua city, and some thousands Of
Villa adherenJs. in which the Villa
forces were badly whipped, it was re-
ported.
The entire country around Chihua-
hua city, below along the National rail-
ways, in the Parral and other dis
tricts. was reported as deeply agitsted
and wrought up oyer the new warlike
look OF things, and the precipitation
Of trouble was freely predicted
quiet Mt ParraI-
In the Parral district all was report
ed quiet at present. although the fear
lsvrv was expected at any moment
the passengers stated. Around Santa
Rosalfa, from which point Rosalio Her
nandez broke away. quiet was report
ed, although the money SITUATION was
stirring up trouble
1. NJ. Scott. son Of Mai Gen. Hugh
T. scott chief Of staff Of the army,
reached the border on the refugee
train from Parral. He is employed by
the Alvarado Mining company and VS.
tied his father when he was IN COM
roand of the border brigade here
women Remain In Parral-
All bl,t a few of the passengers
aboard the train came from Z Ia ~
1s foreigners. including two women
Protestant missionaries, Miss Prescott
and Miss Dunning. elected to remain IN
ParraL Only four boarded the tram AZ
chihuahua for the journey 70 Juarez-
Passengers aboard the train We're
From ParraI: J. 3. Bistanu, X T.
Hielev. A. ". Morris. z. F. Knots, X
". StuIer. C c. Eastri, J T. ozark, L
c Johnson. H. S. LOwenberg. Mrs j.
s c. H. Keller. Mrs Keller, Marrsh
Bennett. Mr. and Mrs Morrll, the
Misses Matilda and Andeiylra RIOS, L.
G. Davis c n. Holmes. r Won Dfe-
feldt A Stevenson. A. R. Wares, An
tonic Chavez. c B. Smith = J. SfltcI-
EFT, Charles Nickerson- Jose Salas- J. ,
@. Bendley. Dr. Petsky, W Z, Greene
Wald George Miller. James b hlsiop,
Jose Salas jr- Pedro Morales. W. v
Fox. Ed Wallace, G. French. William
Han. R D. Buchanan, c IL Draper
James Buffers, John p Denny, W; h
Benedict, C N. Whitaker, J. A Bishop /
L. b Jones, G. A Lyman, Peter Lowe, |
D. E Johnson. DR.. Medici de Blron, l. I
NJ Scott. Kenneth Sherer, r del Naile. /
AIelchoir Herrera, Rodolfo Vasquez and /
wife. Ramon Hernandez.
From La Boquilla. A c. Hubbeu ana /
three children. Ethel Miller ana FRANK I
lin and Kenneth Mckenzie, three John- l
son children, Mr. and Mrs. H F'rob ise, Mr. 1
and Mrs R E Horton, Mr.. and Mrs +. :
Rodriguez and child, and group OF i
seven women and nine children whose Z
names were not given; r 6 Mckenzie
G. G. Underhin. A II. Hob51e. J. Long, |
J Maxey. s. Wilkinson. r. Wilson, c 1
Wood. J. Salanas, A Johnson h D. 1
Underhin. Jack Robinson, Mr.. and MIS-
R Brooks
The following remain in Parral: ia 1
cob Meyer, George LeYigne, Dr. Flanni-
gan and family. two protestant mis-
sionaries, Miss Prescott and Miss Dun
ming E D. Matthews. Howard gray,
Dr.. Whatly G. G. Smith, James Kruger,
and the following employees of the Par
raj and Durango railroad who remained
TO operate the line: Harris McGaf1ey,
Cooley. Palmer and Hale
Those who Joined the train at Chi
huahua city were Victor JOcelyn- VIII
liam J. Quigley and W. n Bunsow.
seven AmGrlcauN ElGc ElEAnE HquAl0s
Dr. E r Petsky of the National
Mines and Shelter company OF Magis-
trail Durango. who arrived in FL Paso
Tuesday morning on the Baskin
refugee train. reported being lined up
with six other Americans in Magistral.
waiting for two hours with their backs
to an adobe wall. to be shot. "a
ransom Of 1000 pesos was demanded.
and the bandits under Gen Braca-
nontes sure got the cold, hard cash.
said Dr. Petsky
"Bracamontes swooped down on
Ma gistral with a rush one day last
week. don't remember the exact
late Ny mind is all jumbled up over
IL But I certainly have a very dis
-inct recollection of being dragged out
along with six others. and being stood
ID TO be executed The firing squad
was ready. and all they wanted was
he final order. The men seemed to
-elish the idea, and took several ugly
oOl1s at US that sent the goose flesh
;rawling all over me. They at last
turned Us loose when they got the
money they wanted
Pursued BY CarrauefSfaS.
Earlier in the day Bracamontes
grabbed $500 gold from a man in
named Bindell When they
eff town they made for Ende. south
iome IS miles. and we reported the
natter to Carrancista troops. who fol-