The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-29
Street Cars Wrecked and Burn
ed On international Bridge
and In Juarez
WIFE OF MISSIONARY
AND CAR ME. BEATEN
Mexican Who Started Vivas
For Villa Shot Dead by Car
ranzista American Troops
Ready For Emergency
BY WILLIAM is. GRIEETN.

BY WILLIAM Il, GRIFFIN,
Staff Correspondent of the =. n S.
FL paso. Tex. Jan. 2s.--Dee D. seat
ed aversion of Mexican women OF tho
peon class toward bathing caused
anti-American riots in Juarez today.
The rioting became SO violent that
new international complications are
feared and 1t may result in action by
the military authorities here.
Four hundred Mexican women led
by red headed girl started to cross
the International Bridge this morn
ing TO go to their places of employ
ment. They were barred BY health
officers acting under a new auaran-
tine law which provides that all per-
sons without military passes must
take a disinfectant bath of vinegar
and gasoline before entering FL Paso.
The women vigorously refused to
submit to the baths. They attempt
ed to push their way past the health
officers and bridge guards. but were
driven back.
Vent Fury On Street Car.
Suddenly they turned their fury on
a street car crossing the bridge The
forces of the women were augmented
quickly by other women and children
and later by many men
Four street cars in Juarez and on
the bridge We're attacked. The motor
men and conductors were dragged
from their cars and beaten. The cars
were wrecked and burned.
United States mail wagon which
was crossing the bridge was also
wrecked by the mob The driver was
beaten. In the midst of the rioting.
the Mexican authorities issued orders
directing that no Americans should
be permitted to enter or leave Juarez
For hours thousands of Mexicans
gathered at the Juarez end Of the In
ternational Bridge shouting maledic-
tons at Americans and at the United
States troops on this side
PROMINENT Mexican Killed.
During the progress of the rioting
the impression became general that
Villa had taken the city. While the
crowds were cursing the ~ringoes. the
cry of Viva villa" was started. and
even the Carranza soldiers joined in
the cheering. Jose Maria Sanchez. n
prominent Mexican. was shot to death
by a Carranza officer for sho, ting
Viva Villa" A. number of General
Murguias troops were executed for
the same reason. according to re-
ports.
The shooting brought several hum
dred troops to the American side Of
the bridge. ready to cross into Mexico
in case any bullets fell on this side.
So far as is known this did not occur.
Among the Americans who were In
Juarez at the time the roting began
was a party of turf men interested in
the race track there. They were Col
Applegate. OF Cincinnati: Kay Spence.
Frank Weir, wealthy horse owners:
Mars Cassidy. starter. and Colonel NJ.
j. Wynn. manager of the track.
After being detained several hours
they succeeded by the liberal use OF
money in effecting their return to Ell
Paso. Stable boys and track attend
ants were not allowed to return un-
til late this afternoon
Missionary's Wife Beaten.
Because of the Mexican embargo on
street cars, the races at Juarez have
been declared off today.
One of the street car men was so
badly beaten that he had to be taken
to Juarez hospital, where he still
is tonight. The other seven car men
were permitted to return to Ell Paso.
Mrs. w. F. Hatchell, wife of Rev.
Mr.. Hatchell. missionary In Juarex,
was taken from one Of the street cars
and beaten by Mexican women. Later
she was allowed to return to Ell Paso.
David McChesney. an American
business man. was attacked close to
the Juarez entrance to the bridge.
He was beaten and scratched and his
clothes were torn from his body.
Fear Of Burning to Death.
Several motion picture operators
who ventured on the bridge during
the rioting We're attacked and sto1eS
by the Mexican women. The red.
who led the women. produced three
street car controllers from her stock
ing and hurled them at Nick McDon-
aid, operating a machine for one Of
the movie weeklies.
While the ostensible purpose of tho
rigid Quarantine rules is to prevent
the spreading of typhus fever. II In
known that the real reason is based
on the fear that Villa may capture
Juarez any day and massacre the
Americans
The refusal of the Mexican women
to take the baths ordered by tina
United States was due to reports cir
culated by owners OF the bath house
In Juarez that the Americans were
going to cover them with gasoline
after taking their pictures in the
nude and then set fire to them. Last
March twentv-eight prisoners in the.
death during the course Of their gaso-
line bath when one OF the victims
lighted a cigarette.
Mexicans with an eye to profits have
filled Juarez with reports that "grin-s
goes" planned to get Mexican men and
women inside their gasoline hath
houses and burn them to death In thu
same manner that the twenty -AigAt
died.
Deliberately Lay On Tracks,.
Bath hcuses on the Mexican side hexA
been doing big business In dtsinferte.
ing Mexicans and Federal a9ents -
covered also that braver Maxtcans havGl