New Britain herald., 1916-06-29
CAPTURED TROOPERS ARRIVE AT FL PASO Biz Crowds Gather at Ends Of
 International Bridge
 REACH DESTINATION IN RAGS
Train From Chihuahua City to Juarez Was Delayed But Throngs Remained tors on Hand.


 El Paso, Texas, June 29.-Their in terest whetted by the international aspect of the occasion, border resi- dents gathered at the international | bridge early today to await the ar rival of the twenty three American l troopers captured at Carrizal on June | 21 and released by General Carranza upon the peremptory demand of President Wilson.
 Those who assembled early were l prepared to wait indefinitely in case the arrival Of the special train bring ing the prisoners over the Mexican Central is delayed by the condition of the road. Moving picture men had cameras planted at favorable points ! but no one except newspaper men was permitted to cross the bridge to witness the arrival of the troopers at l Juarez
 1 General Francisco Gonzales, com- 1 mandant. at Juarez, and Andres Gar 1 cia, Mexican consul at El Paso, last night completed preparations for ] turning over the prisoners to the ct,Am erican military authorities. f Ambulances Provided.
  General George Bell, Jr., provided ] ambulances to transport the troopers to Fort Bliss, and one of his aides was ! at hand with a receipt for the men to be given to the commander of the de prisoners special fronr@ Chihuahua l City to prevent possible demonstra- tions by the populace.
 l Prior to the arrival of the train there were few soldiers in Juarez, all 1 though civilian guards were every where in the city. Mexican officials 1 expressed pleasure when told the l turn affairs had taken, asserting that l Carranza's action in releasing the I Am merican catalrymen indicated he did not want war.
 While it is expected the released ! Americans would have little to tell of 1 the Carrizal fight that had not been related by other survivorsa&interest was shown in the atemenB> B>k sNNas hoped l could be secured from Lem Spillsbury, ', the Mormon scout captured during the l fight, who is expected to be with the l troops.
 Traffic on Bridge Stopped. Pending the arrival and transfer of 1 the prisoners to the American side, traffic between Juarez and Fl Paso was stopped and other steps were l taken to prevent any disorder. Shortly before o'clock an escort 1 for the prisoners, consisting of twenty eight motorcycles manned by 1 a detachment of the Twentieth h. fantry and a provost guai arrived at the American end of the bridge. The l throng that gathered on the Ameri- can side was composed largely of MeXicans Several hundred Mexcans also stationed themselves across the l Rio Grande.
 The train carrying the American 1 prisoners from the Chihuahua peni- 1 tentiary had not reached Juarez at 1 7:30 a. m., and it was said it might l not arrive before o'clock At g ] o'clock the Mexican consulate an- 1 nounced that the special train had 1 been delayed and the prisoners would , rot arrive before 10:3O a. m, 1 Twenty-three men were brought to to the American military authorities
 In Rags and Tatters. A shout of laughter rose from the | thousands of Mexicans who had gath cred to witness the arrival, as the ne- groes filed from the special train. The prisoners were dressed in the scanti- est and most nondescript garb. Some had on only trousers. One wore a shirt, while a towel encircled his waist. Others heads were covered with bandanas.
 All the troopers were worn and drawn from their experience and all