Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
Glenn Springs Showing No
orgnS Of Recovery From Eff
feCtS of Raid by Villa Out
lnMo
BY CORNELIUS B. RoURKE.
(StaIT Correspondent of The Atlanta
Journal and Chicago Daily News.)

GLEN SPRINGS, Tex, May 1O.-(By
Automobile to Marathon, Tex, May 1O.)
The little settlement sitting in a
pocket of the hills or the Chicos noun
tains is today showing no signs of re-
covery from the attack OF Mexican
bandits which resulted in the death of
three American soldiers and a three
year-oId boy.
On the contrary 1t is yearning for
revenge for its American residents. The
only two American families which re-
sided there permanently until the latest
massacre by Mexican outlaws are those
( of w. K. Ellis, postmaster, owner of
the wax plant there and ranchman and
/ y. G. Compton, proprietor of the gen.
eral store in the postoffice building.
/ 1t was Compton's son, Garnet, who
was ruthlessly slain by the raiders who
appeared to be satisfied to shed Ameri-
can blood no matter how defenseless
their victims are The disordered cot
/ tage of Compton and the blood-stained
bed clothing in the room where this little
fellow was murdered is one of the sad
dest reminders of the battle in which
nine members of troops a Fourteenth
cavalry held off for nearly three hours
at least 100 Mexicans.
MAIL ONCE A WEEK.
Mail, which in ordinary times is de-
livered at Glen Springs only once
week Is getting none at all now for
the reason that there is no one there
to receive it. Ellis and his wife escaped
few hours after the raid and have not
returned since. Compton also had mar
row escape and he fled with the remain
ing members of the family in Marathon.
Neither Ellis nor Compton Will return
to the little place until the yhave some
assurance that their lives are safe.
1t would appear that Glen Springs
was unfortunate enough in its location
without having further misfortune heap
ed upon it. This village is located al
most at the extreme end of what is
known as the big Bend country. This
region is reputed as being the widest
in all the United States and extends
northward 81 miles to the Southern Pa
cific railroad, the hearts line OF COM
munication.
The settlement is accessible only over
a winding trail through mountains, cac-
tus and sage brush, punctuated here
and there by sharp hills, yawning aoyses
and narrow canyons. The country Is
almost devoid of habitations, Its prlh-
cipal residents being of the wandering
variety and classified as border raiders
cowboys and rangers.
1t is for this reason that four troops
of the United States cavalry round II
necessary to employ guides to LEAD theih
to watering places in the desert coun-
try. on their march to the international
border where it is understood new
punitive expedition" will be taken up
because of the second massacre or the
kind by Mexicans on the American SIDE
in few weeks. AS in the first RAID
the Mexicans suffered considerable loss
of life at least four of them are known
To have been killed and perhaps several
more.
NINE POOLS OF BLOOD.
Nine pools of blood were found on
the battle-ground after the fight and
Private Charles Dempsey, the only par
ticipant in the fight remaining at Glen