Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-13
BULLET THROUGH
BRAIN FOR EACH
AMERICAN KILLED
List of Dead in Box Canon Mas
sacre Has Reached Nearly
a Score.
CARRANZA TROOPS HAD
JUST GONE ALONG
No Protection Given the Madero
Company's Men by the
!. De Facto Government.

FL PaSO, Jan. 1.-TWO villa 8eueT>
ais, Pablo Lopez, a Yacqui chief, and
General Rayena. led the men who as
sassinated a group of American min
ers on Monday near Santa Ysabel,
Mexico, and the massacre was COM
mitted close in the wake of Car.
rama troop train, according to infor-
nation gathered tonight.
Guard Held Train.
J. Cuazelupe Garbena, conductor OF
the train bearing the Americans, in
an affidavit given to the British con-
sui at Chihuahua, said that the train
bearing the Americans was stopped
by a derailed train in cut. This
train is said to have been part of the
equipment bearing Carranza troops.
The conductor said that General Gar
bena held the train under guard
while the Americans were shot to
death.
Ell Paso, Jan. 12.-The number OF
foreigners massacred in the Box
Cannon, west Of Santa Ysabel, Mon
day afternoon, was placed at 10 late
today. 1t was authoritatively stated
that General Pablo Lopez, YacQui
chieftain, closely allied with General
Villa, led the attack.
Probably 20 bandits attacked the
train, while 200 others were grouped
as reserve.
Troop Train Ahead.
Arrivals from Chihuahua said that
a troop train of 20 cars conveying be-
tween 500 and 1000 Carranza troops
had preceded the mining company's
special by about fifteen minutes. leAv-
ing the capital. The engine and two
cars Of this train were said to have
been derailed by the bandits in order
to stop the passenger train of Ameri.
cans. What became of the Carranza
soldiers, If they were in the military
train, could not be learned here.
,'j One More Added TO Dead List.
q The name of Thomas Johnson. late
today was added to the list of victims,
making the last total 19. The name
of J. Adams was changed to Joe End
ers of Hayden, Ariz.
Each Man Shot In Head.
Reports from those arriving at the
capital today were to the effect that
the body of each victim bears bull
let wound in the forehead in addition
to other wounds. It was said that
the head of C. r. Watson was COM
pletely blown off.
Carranza Gives No Protection.
Officials of the Mexican Northwest
ern railway said that the Carranza
government was not attempting to
protect the MADEIRA company's prop.
critics at Madero and Person.
Delay in transportation of the bod.
les of the victims caused much dis
satisfaction.
late today the bodies have not left
the capitals, although two other pas
senger trains had come back during
the day
Relatives Claim Bodies Of Slain.
Arrangements had been made for
the passage Of the bodies on arrival,
directly across the river to this city.
AS the day progressed plans for
public funeral Of all the victims were
abandoned, as many relatives from
all parts Of the United States claimed
the bodies of the victims.
Thomas B. Holmes. the sole sur
vivor of the massacre, reached the
border here about noon IN state Of
nervous and almost mental collapse.
One More Victim.
Bob Art Kramer, son Of ranch
man in the Guerrero district, about
100 miles from the scene of the re-
cent massacre Of foreigners, also has
been killed by bandits, according to
word tonight from MADEIRA Lumber
company employees at MADEIRA, Chi
huahua.