The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-13

ting off or about to do so. behind us,
when | looked back and saw him. Just
after alighting l heard a vOlley OF
rifle shots from a point on the other
side OF the cut and just above the
train. Looking about | could see a
bunch Of twelve or fifteen men stand
ing in a solid line. shoulder TO shout
der. shooting directly at us. They
were fifty or seventy-five feet away.
The coach cut off my view so I could
not see how many bandits there were.
The depth OF the cut on the side ear
Santa Ysabel river at that point was
about W feet. on the other side IT
was much greater.
Thought He Was Dead.
To the q OF the train was an EN-.
hankment declining toward the river.
Watson. after getting of. ran toward
the river. MacHatton and I followed.
MacHatton fell. I do not know wheth-
er he was killed when he tripped
Watson kept running and they YER
still shooting at him when / turned
and ran down grade while | fell in
some brush. probably 100 feet rom
the rear of the train. / lay there per
fectly quiet and looked around and
could see the MeXicsns shooting i'm ne
direction in which Watson WAS run
ming. ! saw that they were not shoot
ing at me. and. thinking they believed
me already dead. | took a chance and
sTaWlcd into some thicker bushes. I
crawled through the bushes until |
reached the bank OF the stream. I
then made my way to a point probably
100 yards from the train. There I Law
under the bank for half an hour and
heard shots by ones. twos and threes.
] did not hear any sort Of groaus.
yells or cries from our American.
Then | waded farther into the bank
until / reached a point probably POO
yards from the train. There re-
NAMED half or three quarters Of an
hour. Later. after going 10 several
ranch houses and picking my way
cautiously for several miles. met an
unknown Mexican who directed me 10
thlhuahua City. / reached chihuahua
city Tuesday morning az about 100.
The foregoing facts are Of my per.
sonal knowledge
The previous stories Of the for.
eienors being lined mp naked and shot
was not confirmed by the Version
given by Holmes Mexican passengers
arriving today fror- chihuahua CITY
were responsible for the staten mt
mat Lopez Was the leader of he
bandits. All the property OF the
Americans. except one hand bag was
taken. they said. and the car riddIpd
with bullets.
q mass meeting called for this NJ
t'rnoou 20 demand protection for
Americans IN Mexico was r-ostponad
when it was learned that the funeral
train bearing The bodies will not ar.
rive un % midnight. The meeting Will
be- held tomorrow
Total Deaths Nineteen.
The name of Thomae johnson WA
late today added to- the list Of victims
making the total death list 10 Tho
nan ~ Joseph Finders. OF Havdep
NIi<. was substituted for that ~ J
Adams
Reports OF tho-. arriving from Chi
huahua today were fo tho effect ft.f
ihe body off each victim bears 90 Lul.
Ifi wound BOO inc forehead FOO addition
'o other wounds 10 va. said that Tho
head OF r. Watson was completely
blown of
Official. OF .ho Noyicsn Nor.bwe.f.
'rn railroad said fhaf fhe Carrrn,t
government was NOT attempting t1
protect Tho MADEIRA company proper.
'I'. Hf MADEIRA and p.Hf.Ou. Or wa.
alleged Chat OIL train carving 90 mon
"H sent uuf lrum Iuarnf FOB protect
f'." r|llr.ri,s 4f t. Dbl ID. .feHIt.
and returned Hf 70 Gu u m lr.f NIGHT
IH' train w.. 5000 300 'He .lrI. tu.
r..Uf
Tho H..at of tnr ..a|r bearing fr.
h"| .H .I' border caused much DID,.