The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-28
DEAD BODIES
DRIED in SUN
Many Mexican Rebels Hung
to Cross Bars of TeIe-
graph Poles.
GRUESOME STORY TOLD
American Writes Letter Civ
ing Account of His Ex-
periences.

Washington, Aug. S.-Interesting
experiences of an American In Mex
leo are given In letter from Rob-
ert S. Craig. for fifteen years super
intendent of a mine near Custazala
state of Guerrero, to nephew. Will
liam Craig, of Poughkeepsie. The lat
ter has asked Representative Hustled,
of New York, who made the let ter
public toda obtain a passport for
his uncle aunt from Mexico to
the Unite : tes. The passport has
been den : Iem at Mexico City be-
cause r S. Craig has no birth
certifioe ( owing his American ma
Food Good. sz@.
:. "T IT ID ID tsora is very geo. az :. there
as : : Craig r6te. On Nov. 2.
1919 er we'had received our usual
si'~ this provisions-such as corn,
CON- sugar rice, beans, honey and
various articles of food, a certain
Zapatista 'reb' asked the favor of
leaving with us bundle for a few
days.
An Explosion.
II don't know. whether it was an
internal machine, or whether mouse
scratched a match, but at any rate
the house went up in flames. One
thing is sure, the bundle was filled
with cartridges and they were shoot
ing in every direction. We could not
enter the house to remove anything
and in fifteen minutes we did not
have enough left to fill a shotgun.
Money jewelry and keepsakes all
went
II go to Mexico City occasionally.
The last time / Went up on the train
was about the time Madoro was
killed. The American consul general
in Mexico City told me if | wanted to
get back home | had better go soon.
l left on the next train Our neigh
bors stayed overnight and had to
walk back home-a distance OF 175
miles. On this trip we had a heavy
escort of 1000 soldiers going through
Morales.
Rattle Like Cow Hides.
1T was a gruesome sight to see
on every telegraph pole four or five
Mexican rebs hanging to the cross
bars. Their flesh does not decay in
this high altitude, but becomes ossi-
ned a rattles like n lot of cowhides,
with eyes gone and large white teeth
Just one year ago I started for
Mexico City on horseback. | thought
If L could get to Iguala City, about
thirty miles north of, here, could
60 with an escort, The first mile out
soldier ran out of the bushes and
halted me. He asked where. | was
gong. 7 told him to MexfcoA AC'YtTs. rrcs
told me to wait and he called his boss.
Here came a big man on a little old
mare. The soldier said I was the
gringo from Cuetzala. Let him go;
he is o. k.,' said the big man.
Sugar Plantation Destroyed.
1.-THE first night l stopped at APP
peplato at a large American sugar |
valued at S25, 900, 900 |
owned by Gen. Trisbv. 1t has since |
been absolutely destroyed. In Iguala I,
| met a white general from Texas /.
who offered to send a special escort |
Of 100 men with me to Mexico City. |
declined the honor. | left the next |
day with a pack train of 500 animals |
and 800 federal troops When / got |
past the first Zapatistas I said, Glory !!
be to God but when l arrived in
Mexico City l found the conditions |
much worse than at Cuetzala and |
could not get a passport for the |
United States because | did not have
4 birth certificate and could not |
prove | was not a Dutchman | re-
,urned here on foot after weeks
We were fired on several |
lines"