The daily morning oasis., 1920-05-25
Carranza'S Remains Re-
Ceived In City Of Mexico
Delivered To His Daughters
VIVID ACCOUNT OF ASSASSINATION AS CIV
EN- BY ONE OF THE GENERALS WHO AC-
COMPANIED THE FALLEN PRESIDENT IN
HIS FLIGHT

CITY OF MEXICO, May 24-A little dingy train
OF three wooden coaches, drawn by rusty engine,
brought the remains of Carranza back to the capital
The train puffed slowly into the city at 555 o'clock
this morning Ma
Not moe than $50 persons witnessed the ar
rival The watchers included most of the foreign
diplomats. George Summerlin, American Charge
dAffalres, was conspicuous in high silk hat 9th
ers watchers chiefly newspaper men, photo
graphers and mourning clad members of the de-
ceased presidents family A few men from Car
ranza's regiment, who had not fled the city with
their chief, were in waiting.
The sun was just rising when the train approach
ed the city. AS the train stopped at crossing 200
yeards from the station, band of faithful Carranza
soldlers, VINO acted as its guard clambered stiffv
TO the ground. They were ragged, dirtv and IN
shaven from many days of hard camna,onino i, +ho
mountains. Reverenty, sombreros in hand The col
uers hIted from coach rough wooden box drannd
~ ~ tie Nauonal enslgn-the rude casket CONTAINING
the body of the dead president
AS the sun rose an insignificant remnant of tho
uhce proud Carranza army :atrered group of seen
leSs hungry men, liz ed the ca;ket solemnlv on o;
shoulders. and started aron thoir last march ,1u,
.'ieir chle1. Follow" ~ TIE n,ourners the ;tt,o
ptno moved oti toward the Carranza resideo.n
"eie the procession 'ukc ur, and the casket con-
.'iilng tne remains ct their father was given rto
poSSeSs!on OF CarranzaS daughters, Julia and Vir-
glnla who are to arrange for the funeral.
The burial will be in Dolores Cemetery (.erbo
Cemetery of Sorrow.)
Gen. Juan Anador, who accompanied Carranza
from the moment he fled the capital until killed
gave the United Press details of the assassination.
Inc soldiers under Rodolfo Herrera had been dis
satlstled When the party went into camp these men
noted carefully the hut in which Carranza slept At
o'clock Friday morning Herrera attacked the hut.
firing crosswse through it's walls, so bullets would
not fail to strike Carranza More than thirty shots
were flred Six struck Carranza. One bullet pierced
his thigh, another his left hand third the chest
fourth the right lung, the fifth the right leg the
sixth again through the chest
The bullet in the right lung was the immediate
cause OF Carranzas death. He expired about ten
minutes after the shooting started He was un-
conscious and gasping when his followers reached
the hut; and ne was unable to speak.
Eight other men were killed in the fighting
which followed The dead included four members of
Carranzas guard two of Murgias guard, and two
minor officials.
Sleeping In the one room hut with Carranza
were Aguirre, Berlanga, Mario, Mendez, Pedro
Narias, with Captains Amador and Suarez. These
men were all untouched by the rain of bullets owing
to the popularity of direction of the fire plotted by
Herrera.
The parade which was to be had today in cele-
bration of the success of the revolution with 10000