The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-10

there was no proof Of the report that
Gen. Villa had been wounded
The fighting between the men Under
Major Thompson and the bandits was
sharp -nt times. but the Mo\'tu~ re-
treated under the heavy charges -
the Americans. Wh.n th, communal
ing oftirer ordered t.. men :, stop
pursuit and work their M.H back
slowly - American t"rr to;y for thr
nigh; some 90 the Mc>icans beg In to
follow. taking Chdu'c shots at tn.
troopers.
There is expectation uf further
trouble tn-n!glt ar tr-murruW. Nd
ditiunal troops. huwcvcr. hlN" arrived
under Major ". Il. S"mpl". from Fort
Pliss. commanding 4 battalion ~ the
Twentieth Infantry. They VIII IL"
guard duty at Columbus 80 that the
entire regiment uf IN" Thirto-uth cav
airy may chase the bandits ur H.i IN
the patrol on the border. Another bat.
talon of infantry was ordered from
Douglas, AriZ. To- Harhita. about forty
miles west "f this town. som" Of the
bandits We're reported moving in that
direction.
The attack Of tho bandits was
craf,ily planned. Villa md his men
carefully c,udrd the troops stationed
near the border. col, H. J. SlncuuI,
commanding tn. Thirteenth cavalry
here. admitted to-nigh; that no uut-
posts had been stationed near the hor.
der or near the town. so unexpected
was the attack of the rn .ers that
none of the troopers had his arms Al;
hand.
Lone sentry Gives Alnrm; shot.
The McAicans wcr" In the centre 81
the town. looting stores. shooting men
and women as they ran from hotels
homes or burning buildings wheu they
were discovered by u sentry. The soldier
gave the alarm, bur he was shot
One Mexican entered the camp Of
the soldiers and was shot down by a
civilian, but not killed. An AN. ended
his life before IA rifle could hc procured.
Finally. az the M-Nicaus hegan Ia
pour in on the soldiers. IA machine gun
WAS brought into play. hut within "A
few seconds It became plugged and was
| useless.
With such start Oh the American
soldiers the Mexicans looted the town
at their VIII for almost an hour before
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| iEE retreat. They fired at every civilian
In sight. They stood near the leading
| hotel and AT other vantage points and
| shot down every person who appeared
| Then they set fire to tn" hotel II IL
| believed several persons were burned
TO death. Looting houses and stores
they set fire to many buildings.
Practically every house IN tn" town
was riddled As they retired from the
town they stopped al IA house ou the
outskirts and murdered Mr and Mrs
J. J. Moore.
Their bodies were horribly mutilatcd
! by the MeNcans Muore's head was C.t
on with saber and his body was cut
10 pieces.
RiddI-d with Bullets.
The Columbus Bank was not touched
and Hotel Hoover was no. mplcstrd. The
depot Of the III Paso and South western
! Railroad was riddl-d with bullets, being
between the town and the camp of the
American troops, I'unrer James was
wounded AMI his wife killed. They lived
| in "a housc In n direct line botwccil tn.
soldiers and the bandits.
The attack began At I "A and by !
o'clock the invaders were scurry!ng foi
the border, with troops in hot puieui,
and automobiles aiding IN IN" chase.
Soon after the attack had begun tn,
troops were well lined M. Every soldier
had been reused from bed and had oh
tained his arms They began con
certe,i attack On the Mexlcaus and wer.
aided by civilians, both from the town
and from ranches near by.
q. a. Miller. owner of drug stoN,
WAS shot AN he tried to enter In. dool
Of the Hoover Hotel \ woman. DRAG
ging "a little girl by the hand and he-inl
for safety she knew not where, WI.
wounded and stumbled over the body o
Miller
Inside the Hoover Hotel. Through