The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1916-12-01

Piles of Dead i'm chihuahua Streets
Covered With Oil and Burned Az
ter villa Enters City-Bandits,
Singing aud Shouting. Charged
Santa Rosa Hill i'm Face of Heavy
Artillery Fire - f.ooters shot by
Chief.
Juarez tMeNieo) Dispatch. Nov. so.
The remnants of Carranza army
that fled from Chihuahua City after
a battle with villa troops are in camp
tonight on the plains south of Juarez.
They brought with them the story of
the evacuation of the city after four
days and nights of fighting. The dead
were piled high in the streets when
they left and had been covered with
oil and burned, they said.
Soon after ! p. m. today the first
troop train brought the ragged sur
vivors of the de facto force which
had escaped TO the north. Accom-
lcompanying this train was a sanitary
section carrying more than 100
wounded Carranza soldiers. The
hospitals here are filled with wound
ed.
The troop trains that brough this
surviving force to the border left
Chihuhua City at 1880 Monday
morning.
The troops brought back many of
their field pieces. Women camp fol-
lowers haired in the retreat. Some
of them had children said to have
been born on the battlefield.
Refugees said that between the
cemetery and Santa Rosa hill the
dead covered the streets. Along the
streets near the railroad station and
surrounding the station, one of the
refugees said he saw many cavalry
horses with carbines and sabers at
tached to the saddles. The Carranza
cavalrymen abandoned them in order
to leave the city on the troop train.
Along Zarco avenue the fighting had
been fiercest and many civilians had
been killed there and in other parts
of the city by shell fire and rifle balls.
Many houses were damaged.
Defenders Routed Fifth Day.
All of the refugees agreed that
Carranza troops were winning during
the first four days of the fighting,
but either because of shortage of
ammunition or lack of morale, they
abandoned the city early on the fifth
morning of the battle, fleeing in all
directions. The taking of Santa Rosa
hill. which always has been known
as the key to Chihuahua" was said
by one foreign refugee to have start
ed the retirement of the Carranza
forces which, he said. resembled a
rout before the last train left.
One civilian refugee claimed that
General Gonzales Cuellar was respon-
sible for the taking of Santa Rosa
hill, where he was in command as he
allowed the infantry line to be weak
ened.
1t is believed by the refugees and
Carranza officers that Gen. Treyino
left first for Tabaloapa, south of the
city and from there moved to Aida
ma, about 20 miles from Chihuahua
City.
One Mexican civilian refugee de-
clared today he had seen Villa in the
city Monday morning. He said Villa
was walking without crutches, as If
to inspire his men with his fortitude.
To obtain medicines for his wound
ed, villa is said by this refugee to
have broken into two drug stores in
the city. Thinking this action meant
the beginning of looting, villa ban
dts broke into stores and private
homes. villa is said to have shot
two of his followers and succeeded in
stopping the pillaging.
No Foreigners Killed.
Nothing was known of the Ameri-
cans by these refugees. In Chihuahua
City one foreign refugee said George
Birmingham. an American. was seen
at the station, but he did not get
away on the last train. All of the
refugees agreed that there had been
no killing of foreigners up to the
time they left, although there were
rumors that several Chinese had been
killed.
Joseph Ynez Salazar's command
was reported to have been sent south
to stop the advance of General May
cotte's cavalry column and took no
part in the capture of the city. One
refugee said the Villa commanders
who were each given section of the
city to attack, were:
Julio Acosta, who was reported to
have been killed; Martin Lopez. Bau-
delio Nribe, Juan Murga, Silvestre
Quevado, Mariana Tamez and Rodri-
go Quevedo.
villa followers are said to have
captured five field pieces on Santa
Rosa hill shouting viva villa" and
singing as they charged.
General 0zuna. injured but not dis
abled by four bullet flesh wounds,
routed out the fleeing Carranza Off
GERS from the refugee train at Sauz
and made them return to his CONF
mand. according to man who says
he was an eyewitness of the event.
The general then announced that he
was going back to chihuahua City
and that neither villa nor any one
else could stop him.
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