Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-25
CARRANZA'S BODY IS
TAKEN TODAUGHTERS
BY FAITHFUL GUARD
Reward for Villa, Dead or
Alive, Reported 0bregon
Assures u, S, of Good viii
of New Regime
ABOARD sPEc1AnJrRAYN o

Press.)-The de facto authorities
of Mexico have served, an ultimatum
on Francisco Villa, giving him until
May as to decide whether he Is to
be at peace or at war with the new
government, General p. Gales an
nounced late today.
MEXICO CITY, May IA dingy
little train of three wooden coaches
today brought the remains of Venus
tiano Carranza, murdered president
of Mexico, back to his former CAPT
tai.
Drawn by a rusty crippled engine
the train slowly puffed it's way into
the city at $50 a. m. on the narrow
guage railway.
No more than $50 persons remain
ed of the crowd which earlier had
thronged the Colonia station to await
the arrival of the body of the former
ruler of Mexico. The faithful
watchers included most of the for
eign diplomatic corps. George Sum-
merlein, American charge, was con-
spicuous in high silk hat.
The other watchers were chiefly
newspaper men, photographers, and
the mourning-cl members of the
dead presidents family. A few men
from the Carranza regime, who had
not fled the capital with their chief
were waiting. They were dressed in
mourning.
Herald Approach of Train
The sun was just rising when rail-
way officials announced that the
train was approaching the station
and would stop at crossing about
200 yards away.
When the word was passed about
the little crowd filed down the tracks
through the early dawn.
AS the train stopped at the cross
ing a band of faithful Carranza SOL
clambered stiffy to. the ground. They
were ragged, dirty and unshaven
from days of the hardest kind of
campaigning in the mountains of
Puebla.
Reverently, sombreros in hand, the
from one of the coaches. 1t was the
casket containing the body of Car
ranza-draped- in the national colors
Of red, green and white.
Then, as the sun rose over the sur
rounding hills, the remnants of the
tered group of sleepless, hungry
men-lifted the casket solemnly on
their shoulders and started the last
march with their chief. 1t was an
impressive testimony of loyalty.
Followed by the mourners the little
band moved off toward the Carranza
residence. Diplomats and newspaper
men brought up the rear.
Daughters Get Body
At the residence the procession
broke up and the body was placed in
possession of the dead presidents
daughters, Julia and Virginia, who
were to arrange for the funeral. They
planned to hold it either this after
in Dolores cemetery-the Cemetery
of Sorrows"
General Murguia, Aguire Berlanga,
Ignacio Bonillas and General Urqulzo,
who rode to the city on the funeral
train, abandoned it at the suburb OF
Guadalupe, finishing the journey by
motor. Some of the loyal soldiers
complained bitterly Of this.
"They thought too little of Car
rama to stick to the end" one grimy
old veteran said.
The brothers Cabrera were report
ed safe in a town in Puebla.
The revolutionists had provided no
form of official reception for the
body, but the loyal Carranzistas did
their best OF make it an impressive
ceremony.
"old Guard" salutes
AS. the casket was lowered there
was a bugle blast and the "Old
Guard" drew up in proud dignity to
present arms" forming a martial
column through which the procession
started to the presidents home.
The place at which the train
stopped was only four blocks from
the Carranza residence.
Some laborers and townspeop1e,
going early to their tasks, fell into
line as the procession wended its
way through the quiet streets. They
walked quietly, hats in hand. There
was no outcry, no demonstration OF
any kind to mar the solemnity Of the
occasion.
Once when the procession was
stopped while a photographers snap
ped the casket an old Carranza SOL
der muttered. subdued protest.
AS the procession neared the presi-
Dental home with the gray outlines
of Chatepultepic castle-the official
residence of the rulers of Mexico,
silhouetted against misty '0cil-
ground of mountains-theS tension
reached a climax.
A window in the house was raised
and four women leaned out. They
were the two daughters and two
nieces of the slain president. Sud-
denly the silence was pierced by a
woman's scream.
They Have "Kil1ed Him"
'"The traitors-they have killed
him"-she cried. 1t was Carranza' S
daughter, Virginia.
General Juan Amador, who accom-
panied CarranZa from, the moment
when he fled from his capital until
he was killed. gave a complete detail
of the assassination.
The soldiers under Rudolfo
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