South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-13
Latest Massacre is Said to be
the Work OF Soldiers
Acting Under Gen.
Rodriguez.
BODIES OF VICTIMS
ARRIVE AT Ell PAS0
First Detailed Accounts of the
Killing on Monday Are
TOId-DOubIeS Guard
at the Bridge.

Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 13.-Fol-
lowing closely upon Mondays mas
sacre of Il Americans and one Can
adam in Mexico. word was received
here today from Chihuahua City that
nine more Americans, including an
American woman, and one English
woman have been killed by follow
ers Of Francisco Villa at MADEIRA.
The latest massacre was reported
to be the work Of former Villa sol
diers, acting under orders Of Gen.
Jose Rodriguez, who recently issued
a proclamation saying he would xiii
Every American who fell into his
! hands.
The special death train, bearing
the bullet-riddled cOrpses Of the
Americans slain on Monday at Santa
Ysabel arrived in Juarez at 1:55l
O'Clock this morning and after a
short delay crossed the Rio Grande
to the Santa Fe freight yards where
the bodies were removed.
Death Special Arrives.
Accompanying the bodies was an
armed escort of four Americans that
had gone out from chihuahua City
to recover them. The death spec
iaI' was followed by a troop train
filled with Carranzista soldiers.
The arrival here OF the victims Of
the massacre infamed still higher
the intense feeling which has been
growing ever since news Of the
Z ~ n Scsr ofse. woe fret r-aoofr-nE
Military guards on the bridge
across which the bodies were borne
were doubled upon orders from Gen.
John Perishing, L. S A. and extra
squads of policemen were on duty
throughout the city all night 10 put
down any outbreaks or anti-Mex-
lean demonstrations.
Groups Of weeping relatives await
ed anxiOusiy for the arrival Of the
death train. AS rapidly as the bodies
We're taken from the train they
were turned over to undertakers
without any red tape or formality.
Corpses MutiIated.
The corpses were terribly mutila-
ted. showing that the victims had
not only been shot, but had been
cut and stabbed. The body OF c. r. |
Watson had been decapitated with a
bayOnet and a long search was
necessary before the head was
found.
Fresh details Of the massacre were
received here with the death train. |
These showed that the Mexican
bandits had exercised the most fend- |
ish brutality in putting their help
less victims 10 death.
Here is the story Of the massacre
as gathered from persons who wit
messed it:
About 1855 Monday afternoon the |
massacre train" stopped at Kilome-
ter No. IS, a short distance from
Santa Ysabel, the .rainmen explain
ing that a supply train had been
derailed a short distance ahead.
Nillistas Appear. :
Some Of the passengers began
leaving the coaches 10 walk up and
down beside the tracks. As they
did so between 30 and 40 armed
Mexicans were seen running toward
the railroad tracks and along the
crest Of a range Of low hills in the
distance several hundred mounted
men suddenly sprang into view All
were Villistas.
The Mexicans on foot, upon reach |
ing the train ciambOred up the steps
and entered the coaches. in the
meantime ordering all who had left
the cars TO return TO their seats. |
They we're armed with army rifles
and regular service pistols which
they used in the most threatening
manner.
Stand up, all YOU gringos.' % /
shouted a Mexican who seemed 10
be the leader Of the band. He was
dressed in a uniform and wore a |
heavy sombrero covered with silver
mOuntings.
Not Much Alarmed.
The passengers thinking that they
had been held up and that the Mex
leans would be satisfied with taking
their money and jewelry were not
very much alarmed
However. this feeling Of compar-
alive safety giving way 10 intense
anxiety when the leader began walk I
inr- down the aisle Of the car poking
various passengers IN the rlbs Win
the muzzle Of his pistol and demand
ing:
You Americans ."
At the end OF each car stood sew
eral Of the bandits. their rifles car
rying bayonets.
Most OF the Mexicans knew a little
English. their vocabulary consisting
chiefly Of oaths.
We Are Robbed Again
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