The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-01
CARRANZA GARRISON
FLED IN DISORDER
Brought Many Wounded Men to Juarez
and Told of Great Piles of Bodies
Being Burned in Chihuahua

Juarez, Mex, Dec. 1.-The remnants
of a Carranza army that fled from Chr
huahua City after battle with Villa
troops are in camp on the plains south
of ,Juarez. They brought with them the
story of the evacuation of the city after
four days and nights of fighting. The
dead were piled high in the streets when
they left, and had been covered with OIL
and burned, they said.
Soon after a. m yesterday the first
troop train brought the ragged survivors
of the de faeto forces which had escaped
to the north. Accompanying this train
was a sanitary section consisting OF three
second class coaches and one White
Cross" hospital car. In these cars were
more than 100 wounded soldiers OF the
Carranza command. The hospitals here
are filled and volunteer nurses are work
ing to care for the officers and men
wounded in battle.
The troop trains that brought this sur
yiying force to the border left Chihua-
hua CITY at lO:30 Monday morning, pro-
ceeding to point near Terrazas station,
where a burned bridge forced them to
transfer to another train Wednesday.
The troops brought back many of their
field pieces. These are packed in the
customs house yards with garlands of
"ierked beef" hanging from their muz-
zles. Women camp followers shared in
the retreat. Some of them had children,
said to have been born on the battle
field
Refugees said that between the ceme-
tery and Santa Rosa hill the dead Gov
cred the streets, many having died days
before, Along the streets near the rail
road station and surrounding the sta
tion one refugee said he saw many cav
airy horses with carbines and sabres at
tached to the saddles The Carranza
cavalrymen having abandoned them in
order to leave the city on the troop train,
they were left without an owner. Along
Zarco avenue the fighting had been iierc,
est and many civilians had been killed
there and in other parts OF the city by
she'll fire and rife balls,
All of the refugees agreed that Car
rama troops were winning during the
first four days of fighting, but either be-
cause of a shortage of ammunition or
lack of morale, they abandoned the city
early on the fifth morning of the bat
tie. seeking safety in fight in all direc-
tions. The taking of Santa Rosa hill,
which always has been known as the
"kev to Chihuahua" was said by one OF
the foreign refugees to have started the
retirement of the Carranza forces, which,
he said, resembled rout before the last
train left. The cavalry artillery and
infantry poured down the streets lead
ing to the station which is north OF the
CITY proper and climbed aboard the train
in wild scramble to get away.
One civilian refugee claimed that Cen
eral Gonzales Cuelar was responsible for
the taking of Santa Ros~ hill, where he
was in command as he allowed the in
faptry line to be weakened. When the
artillery was turned on the city the ref
ugee added, the moral effect was almost
Immediately noticeable and the Carranza
soldiers who had been anxious for bat
tie Saturday night, dropped their rifles
and fled
1t is believed by the refugees and Car
rama officers that General Trevino left
first for Tabaloapa, south of the city,
and from tneTe UlONeu W hiudiua, dpouN
20 miles from Chihuahua City. Anoth-
er report said the Carranza commander
was at Hacinda Dolores, west of the city
One Mexican civilian refugee declared
Yesterday he had seen Villa in the city
Monday morning before the train left
He said Villa was walking without the
aid of crutches ss if to inspire his men
with his fortitude. His moustache was
shaved off and he looked much thinner
| than of old.
Nothing was known of the Americans
by the refugees. In chihuahua City, one
foreign refugee said, George Britting-
ham an American, was seen at the sta
ton, but he did not get away on the
last train. All the refugees agree that
there had been no killing of foreigner
up to the time they left.
! Joseph Ynez Sslazar's command was
reported to have been sent south TO stop
the advance of General Mayeotte's cav
airy column and took no part in the
| % ntura of tho CITY