Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
VICTIMS OF MEXICAN
 BANDITS PLACED AT 1s
carranza Troop Train Had Preceded
 the Mining Special.

Fl Paso, Texas. Jan. 12.-The num- Der of foreigners murdered west of Santa Ysabel Monday afternoon by Mexican bandits was placed at 19 late today. It was authoritatively stated that General Pablo Lopez, a Yadui chieftain, closely allied with General Francisco Villa, ordered the massacre. About twenty bandits attacked the grouped as a reserve at one side of the right of way.
 Arrivals from Chihuahua City said that a troop train ofetwenty cars; con veying between 500 and 1000 Carranza troops, had preceded the mining com pany special by about 15 minutes The engine and two cars of this train were sadi to have been derailed by the ban dits in order to stop the passenger train of Americans. What became of the Carranza soldiers, if they were in the military train, could not be learned here. '.-a.'- -------
 Thomas B: Holmes, the sole foreign survivor of the massacre, reached the border here about noon in a state of collapse. s's
 Statement of Mir. Holmes.
 Following is the statement of MT. Holmes, as given to the state depart ment and press tonight:
 "Our train left Chihuahua City Mon- day morning, January 10, at about II o'clock. The train was stopped at or about the ranch Beezo a point about five miles west of Santa Ysabel, be- tween 1.30 and 2 o'clock that aftef- noon. While the train was standing armed Mexicans rode by and scruti= nized the train. The Mexican passen- gers at Santa Ysabel told me after wards that the riders had inquired if there were any soldiers on the train. At the point of the massacre our train e-k@ sr, k1,aA IL la car was just inside of the cut. We were stopped by another train, the front trucks of one of the coal cars of which was seen to be off the track.
 Heard VolIey4 of Rifle Shots.
 'This was the first we knew of a train preceding us. There was nobody to be seen around the train in front. When our train was stopped. Newman and were sitting together and Evans came up and looked out of our win dow. Evans, Newman, Machatton and T then got of the train. Watson was either getting of or about to do so. Just after alighting heard. a .volley side of the cut and just above the train. Looking around, could see about twelve or fifteen men standing dn solid line. shoulder to shoulder, shooting directly at us.l They were 50 or 75 feet away. The coach cut of tA1y fA0W SO l COOlu uOI 6SS now many bandits there were. The depth of the cut on the side near Santa Ysahel river at that point was about two feet. On the other side 1t was much greater.
 Hid In the. Brush.
 ITO the rear of the train was an em- bank1nent- declining toward the river. Watson, after getting of, ran towards the river. Machatton and followed. Machatton fell. do not know wlaeth- CT he was killed then or ripped. Wat son kept running and they were still shooting. at him when turned and ran down grade, whare I foil In some brush. probably 100 feet from tho reay of the train. Hay there perfectly quiet and looked around and could see the Messoans shooting In the direction .n which Watson was running. eaw that they were not shooting at me aad, thinking they believed me already dead, took a chance and efawied into come thicker bushes. erRwied through the bushes until reached the bank of the stream. I then made nay way to a point probably 100 yards iron, the train, There Jay under the bank for half an hour and heard shets by eness tWes and thFees. I did net hear