Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-17
CARRANZA'S FLIGHT
FROM MEXICO CITY
A AQU|,K GETAWAY
Presidents Escape Was Ridicu-
lous and Disorderly; Many
Trainloads in Rout.
EXECUTIVE COULDN'T WAIT
FOR MILLIONS OF PESOS
Bz Associated Press n Every Evening

By Essociatcd Press n Every Evening
Mexico City, May II, VII r. Paso
Junction The evacuation q Neuro
CITY by the Carranza administration W.
both dramatic and ludicrous. II would
have becn described by military critics as
o adisorderly 6ght and by ordinary
Americans Is quick getaway '11-
fusion prevailed a. the railway station'
whore tho rolling st0ck had born co--
centrated for several days preparatory fof
the fight
while l. was attempted 70 keep the
intended departure a secret, practicalr
everyone was notified 20 hat within
few hours, the entire capital was aware q
the governments plan
II wag generally said that Carrauzs
hoped 70 remain until May 10 - 1o!ie0'
several million pesos n governurrt Tevr
nue due that dav. The close approsrr
og the revolutionary forces from P'lehl0
and Marcas however. made o'r@k co-
Darture imperative
About 10 COO troope sailed forth o-
May 8 - guard the route ~ Vera ru
Thee forces, under General Ir4ncsro
Murgllia, were ~ cooperate win f'f
forces under General Candido A2ular
the state n Vera Cruz. Agullar ta1 leff
the capital more than a Veek before
prepare the route
The city of Vera Cruz was 70 be tlinec
into the capital ~ Mexico and those do-
string 10 accompany the president - thai
seaport we-e ~ he taken aboard more
than q dozen trains held 10 The railroad
wards Thousands took advantage mem
bers of the government bu-eau - well I'd
leading civilian supporters u fne gov
eminent hurryIng cxcltedly for the trains
carving food, bundles Of clothing, trunks
CRYING children dogs and various o-her
irnpcdiments
Railway officials lnd scores ri porterS
carving records Officials ~ govern
nent departments shephereded sorZ .lnrs
of e.xpressrnen earring government r-c-
ords and Office furniture all ot which er
dumped aboard paeseng ger coaches tf .l
fat ears between r..5e RI artillery Eor-
ters were seen bound for the humble parts
81 the city loaded with costly 0fricr ilTt'lre>
which later probably Will he sold 70 second
hand dealers.
Before the trains departed thev we've
iammed with soldiers with their women
camp followers together with all sorts ci
furniture and either goods. some oi great
value When they finally moved great
rsInuit of snrleks and walls arose lrcrn
these left behind and others bidding
Z go0dbve 10 friends and relatives
The fate of these thousands OF refugees
On Tuesday remained a matter G. douct
II Is known that AZ least 2 dozen Amer
cans departed On these trains, hoplnG 'a
reach Vera Cruz ana teave the q. !iLtr7
Several Americans we're known I1 Lave
fed from the last TWO trans winch r-et
disaster AZ GuaTdllaupe- Hlda.er.
suburb when al engine from tic last
train ran into the rear ot the preceding
one, causing more than two score deaths
.Tuarez Mexico May I7.-Gen. r.
Elias Gales. provisions ulnlstero ot warrior
the Mexican revoiutiorists- who arrived
here last night from Casas Grances TO-
day made tnal preparations for rs south
ward march 70 Mexico City st tEe head
of several thousands al men.
II was only announceI recently tn2t
. General Gales would take 10000 men
7 with him. Ofthese Z. 6.OOOwill efrom >onora
+ contingents and the rest from Calhualu-
! garrlsons along the route.