The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-14

II. n. simmons. whose mother lives
at Danville, la. j. +. Coy. Los Angeles
Alex Hall. Douglas, Ariz. Charles H..
Pringle. a Francisco w. -. Pcarce.
buckingham road. Los Angeles W. NJ.
J. Wallace. Tombstone, Ariz, and III
Paso Charles Wadleigh. Bisbee, Ariz.
A. ". Couch. Ozona, Tex.
Train with bodies reached FL raso
without mishap at sis this morning
Bodies were recovered at kilometer IS
January III, I i. NJ. and reached Chit
huahua on the 18th at about 3 L. NJ.
where they were placed In collins that
had been prepared IN Chihuahua by their
friends. Train bearing bodies left I'll.
huahua for II raso at about 3 i. VI.
Train from Chihuahua to El rasc
guarded by twenty to twenty-five sol
diers and about ten Americans armed
by permission Of Mexican authorities.
Rescuers Had Machine Gun.
"Rescue party from Chihuahua
reached vicinity OF massacre about 4
+. NJ, but returned TO Santa Ysabel be.
cause bandits were st.ll at Kilometer IS.
Equipped with soldiers having a machine
gun picked up at Santa Ysabel, train
proceeded to scene OF massacre n
reached there just before I y. VI. Bodies
were found stripped. robbed and mu
tilated with shots apparently fired after
death.
Thirteen bodies were piled one on
another against bank OF railroad cut at
point where the coach had stopped. The
other 1--WE were found along the river In
following order: Wadleigh. Romero.
Mediation. Watson and Woon. Latter
two were lying on river bank with feet
in river.
After taking thirty minutes to re.
cover bodies train returned TO Chi
%huahua."
No direct reply has been received from
Gen. Carranxa himself to the American
note. Consul Silliman nj Qu,retaro hav-
ing reported this morning that such a
reply could not be expected before to-
morrow.
An earlier despatch from Cob telling
OF the despatch OF other Carranza de.
tachments from Chihuahua and Juarei
In pursuit OF the bandits told also of tn,
killing Of Cramer. 1t gave no details o.
this murder. however,
Sir Cecil Spr!ng-Tiice, the British Am.
bassador. who Is without information
from the British Consul at FL Paso con
corning the tragedy. in which one Cana
dian was killed, or OF the murders re
ported to have taken place at MADEIRA
inquired OF Secretary Lansing TIL!
afternoon as to the details Of the klllini
last week OF Peter Keane. the Englisl
ranchman employed on the Hears
ranch lie did not. however, ask tn
American Government 10 act for Grea
Britain in seeking redress.
The following answer was sent by Sec
rotary OF state Lansing TO the Mine an
Smelters Association OF FL Paso In repl,
to their telegram OF Wednesday:
. Your telegram OF yesterday was re
, ceived. The Department Of State IA
repeatedly warned Americans TO with
draw from certain portions OF Mexico
Especially IL this true with regard I
= Chihuahua and Sonor TO which POINT
? the strongest warning was sent In %
; tober. and the advice then given ha
never been withdrawn.
/ ''In view OF this advice. the detentio
! OF thirty Americans by villa recently
: the m~altreatment OF three Hearst EN-
ployees. one OF whom. II has bee
learned. has since been killed. an
! finally the threat OF villa made agains
Americans. the Department does not ad
3 wise Americans TO remain IN Zone
. where there IL the least danger OF attac
' by bandits"