Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-09

from Marathon and camped there for
the night.
Col Frederick W. sibley, with
troops r and II ana machine gun
troop of the Fourteenth cavalry, de-
rained here tonight and VIII move
TO the border tomorrow. Colonel Sib-
ey will assume command as soon as
his forces join those Of Major Lang
horne.
Private Roscoe Tyree, the missing
soldier who was thought to have been
captured by the Mexicans, was in
agony when brought to Marathon to-
night. His right arm and foot were
badly burned In the fire that drove
him and his comrades from the adobe
house. Tyree fled down a creek
where he was found the next day.
Sergeant Smythe came in with him ON
a truck.
Compton Tells story.
oscar G. Compton, also reported
safe tonight reached here in an au-
tomobile from Glenn Springs. Comp
tons little boy, Garnett, was riddFed
with bullets in the raid. Compton
ton told how the Mexleans surround
ed the little settlement With he APP
parent object of killing all the SOL
diers and then sacking the place at
their leisure.
II heard the sound Of many feet
upon the rocks" said Compton,
whose home was but a short distance
from the soldiers eneampment, and
then two Mexicans with handkerchiefs
tied across their faces, stuck their
heads in the front door and asked II
there was any soldiers there. | an
swered them and looking out saw
Mexicans coming in all directions,
yelling as loud as the could.
"They opened fire on the adobe
house and | went and got my rifle and
counted my cartridges. | had only a
hundred Sitting at the window |
waited for them to attack
"My eight-year-old girl, Louise,
With her two little brothers, Howard
and Garnett. tumbled out of bed.
Louise put her arms around my neck
and said she was scared at the Yell
ing. | picked her up and leaving the
two boys behind, | carried her out of
the back door to the shack OF Mex
lean washcrwoman, who took care OF
her
100 MANY ibF HIM.
II started back to the house to get
Garnett and Howard. Garnet Is
only four and his brother six years
old. But | could not make it. The
Mexicans were too thick and ! could
not shoot my way through them.
emptied my gun but they crowded me
and | had to head away to the creek
and slip behind a rock. In the morn
ing | found Tyree with his feet and
arms burned, wandering in the creek
bottom
Compton and Tyree moved toward
the camp and finding a body of Mex
leans still in the place they hurried
away and hid in cave. Here, they
remained until Sunday afternoon
when they entered Glenn Springs.
Compton learned that his boy Gar
nett had been shot and that his body
had been taken to Marathon.
There are fears tonight for the
safety Of six American employees at
the Porto Rico de Boquillas mines,
which are located five miles across
the Rio Grande in Mexico. No word
has come from there and the off
Gals of the company are unable to
confirm or deny the reports that
Mexicans have attacked the Ameri-
cans,
Sergeant Smythe said tonight that
he thought about twenty-five Mexi-
cans were either killed or wounded in
the raid
Two dead Mexicans have been
found half buried at Glenn Springs,
and Oscar Compton believes that
some members Of the attacking band
lived and worked on the American
side