The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
WILD SCRAMBLE
nv MEXICO CITY
When Carranza Made UP His Mind to
Evacuate the City-Fugitives Poured
Out of City in Great Confusion.

Mexico City. June 9.--Wild confu.
! sion attended the evacuation of the
! Mexican capital by President Carranza
and his followers. Revolutionists were
| approaching and those who were go
ing had TO 60 quickly.
Rolling stock had been gathered at
the Mexican railway terminal in prep
grafton for their departure. When the
word was passed down through the va
rious government departments that
the exodus was about to begin. thou
ands of government employees. leading
civilians who had been strong support
ers of the Carranza regime, partisan
journalists and others hsaled for the
trains on foot and every kinl Of We.
hicle obtainable.
Throughout ths night before the
trains left, constant sneam Of
coaches and automobiles deposited
government officials, politicians and
other government haugers-cn at the
railway station amid "A babel OF ories
and entreaties to pOr;ers and express
men.
Next morning they came in in
creased number
Loaded down with bullying bundles.
suit eases, bags, hampered by dogs,
crying children anssconfused servants.
the procession might have been taken
for a gigantic picnic party had it not
been for the strained frightened ex-
preston on the fugitiyes faces.
The national railways were the first
TO store their impediments on the
-. - . 4
government officials shepherding por-
tiers with great stacks of records. and
office furniture. In the excitement.
the. officials had failed toy show dis
elimination. for many Of the cargocs
consisted Of hat racks, cuspidors and
even window curtain rods. All this
Heterogeneous mass was dumped into
passenger coaches and gondolas and be-
tween pieces of artillery and airplane
equipment on fat cars.
While some of the porters complied
with their duty. Others were TO be seen
streaking not toward the BuenaVista
station. but toward the poorer sections
OF the city. Carrying what evidently
viii find ready sale in the capita
curio and second hand shops.
At only one track WAS there a sem
blanoe of order-the siding where the
treasure ears had been spotted. Here
Luis Cabrera wa. in command aud
after the trains had left. not even |
copper centavo was found by treasure
seeker There were 800 cars 81 an Z
cla~~e- and - locomotives IN the sta
ton ready 10 leave hv midnight. p 4
Inmates A. 10 The soldiers and civil 4
ian refugees vary. bat the generally /
accepted figure is placed at about $3.50. /
. village on wheel
For hours the fugitive waited bu. /
The trains did not start and fving ru-
mors kept the occupants 81 the ear
peerlng sHXiously into tic night for
the vanguard II the retoluiionar,
forres Agents II the liberal constitu-
Journalists had iampered with the train
crews and 81 vas Necessary TO ~rnd
patrols g. round tiren ~.
Next morning lorumofiNc hsfls l,e
gan 20 dang. whi-firS Shr5eked ana
great wave 81 weeping fsreweil- anus
Bursting with soldiers and women
amp followers. officials and CIVILIAN.
.aEraEe and munitions. sirpiaues. ar
iillrrr. isozes ~ cpin. niies 81 gold ADD
silver hairs. roaernmeut r-rurtis. s.ls.
al3nr- snd hat rzrks- b. trains mste-f
lgWly into The suburbs