The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER
specisi correspoxdenf of The wash
fsEton Herald.
tCorgnsht. lels By the Mcchus Ne~suau.r
syndIc~u.S


Havana, Cuba, April u.-Among nv f.l-
low passengers on the boat from Vera
Cruz 70 New York is a pathetic little nF-
ure Of an Englishwoman with three chill
dren- The eldest is boy Of II large for
his age and with a broken shoulder The
others are girls Of and G.
The woman is Mrs. Edith Henry. She
y on her way back TO her native place.
Plymouth. England. penniless. with a
broken heart and a soul weighed do4n
with tragedy.
She has lived IN Mexico nine yesrf and
for the last Eve, during the revolution.
she has been In constant terror. Her bus-
band was an engineer employed IN a mine
on the western border Of the state Of
Mexico. They lived In a house comfort
able enough for a little vfIlase wher.
with the exception Of two other Ensiisb-
men, they were the only foreigners.
Cleaned Out by Raiders.
Every now and then during IN. last
two years bands OF Zapatistas had rsgds6
through the village, taking what tbev
could lay their hands on. They hs6
cleaned Mr.. Henry pretty well out OF
money and clothes He had tust S1o An
soio left IN the house. They had never.
however, onereo him any physical harm.
he believed II they came sFsin he could
blum them on with a show OF nresrrns
especially as he knew that there was non
CarrHnzista force not many miles aUvsy.
and he doubted II the bandits vyori6 49,
% SUCK around and put up a nrht. az
tney are generally arrsnt cowsrds and
only XII defenseless people.
he ana the two EnElishmen were well
armed and they agreed II the bandits
came again 10 show resistance and 6rt,s
them away
Well the bandits did come sFstn- on
the l4th OF February, and began shooting
as they entered the village WITH the
urst shots. the other two EnFlisbu,.r
took to their heels and scurried out tbeir
oack doors, through the cactus and chap
perel TO the foothills.
The Story of q Raid.
Henry stuck by and Stood ant
SIDE his door, gun in hand. Mrs.
henry and the children hid In II.
house. She heard some shots. Tben
the 1apstistss entered and one tried
70 brain the boy with the butt OF
MS musket He only succeeded in
breaking the lads shoulder. They
started 70 m6chete Mrs Henry. but sbs
pleaded so piteously they spared her.
however. they took everything in the
house-food. money clothing. Jew.Irv
and even the wedding ring from ber
finger. After insulting her, they
went on.
By and by she crswIed out and
found her husbands dead body lying
In front OF the door. She ertFFe5
It TO the back yard. dug a Ersv. Witb
her own hands and buried Il. Then
she hid till night came, for the ont
laws were csrousing around the viii
lage.
Under cover Of darkness she went 70
the hut Of Mexican woman who had
been her servant and always acted
kindly. This native hid and fed Mrs.
Henry and her three children and did
the best she could for the boys shoul-
der for three days. until the bandits
had left the neiEhborhood
Then. with the help OF some friendly
MeXicans, who furnished mules and
food and went along as a guard. she
began her escape and headed for Me1f-
co City. $50 miles away. After a week
on the trails through the mountains
she ran into a Carranza force. They
took excellent care Of her and took
her into the city. There the British
consul Mr.. Nelson, took charge OF
her and found her a place TO stay. The
vice consul, Mr.. Reginald Milne. took
up subscription among the English
colony, by which he was enabled 10
purchase for her frst-clAss trsnsports-
ton from Vera CrfuI to New York and
from there to Plymouth via Liverpool
OF course. the British government
would have sent her back without sub
scription, but she would have had 70
travel in the steersEe. and as Nrs.
Henry is a refined and cultured lady
that would have been a cruel hardship
on top Of all she has suffered
Mexico is fun OF such stories as this.
Few OF them ever get told.
Boats Crowded with Refugees.
1t was an oddly-assorted ships com
psny that we took across the Gulf OF
Mexico. first to Progreso and then Etop-
ping at Havana Every berth in the
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