New-York tribune., 1920-05-31

Nhu'HS al my oi As@OV CaNallS, O,VOo
infantry and 1000 women of the SOL
diers. This force was increased by
l500 soldiers who Joined them at
Apizaco on the third day.
The formation of the outfit was this
First came the train with the soldiers
of General Murguia, then those Of Cen
eral Urquiza, then those of General
Pillar Sanchez. The fourth train was
that of Luis Cabrera. In this train
were two cars loaded with gold coin
1926, 100000. with gold and silver bars,
copper (Sl25000 000) in infalsifcables,
AL the postage stamps of the nation,
the coinage dies from the mint, and all
the machinery for the making of the
nations money.
Yellow Train of President
Back of this came the yellow train
of the President. Mounted on the pilot
Of the engine was French "75" on
swinging base. Behind the engine the
five cars that made up the Presidential
suite. Here rode Carranza; his favor
tie, Pasrangan, the young dictator of
twenty-six years. and almost as many
millions; other generals, also Cabrera,
BOnillas, one or two other important
citizens and women. The Presidential
train had one express car, one supply
car and three private, cars of great lux
ury. 1t carried all the silver service of
the National Palace and much of its
furniture and many curtains.
Behind the Presidents train came,
N order, the military trains of General
Murguia, General Marciano Gonzales.
General CrQuizo. General Augustn
MILAN, General Lucio Banco, two
trains Of The Colegio Militar, infantry
and cavalry, and finally the elementos
Of General Barranca.
This was the military plan. Seat
fprpH bqtMpoO no trol Of Giar
we're supply trains, passenger trains, a
Red Cross train cat least car with
two Red Cross flags flying and carry
ing few rolls Of bandagcs and some
coslon OLD, cars Of hay and corn, fat
cars carrying twelve automobiles five
trucks and one aeroplane; carloads of
ammunition. and two carloads of the
most valuable archives of the nation.
The equipment in arms was this:
Two hundred and fifty machine guns,
86 water-cooled Colts rapid-fre type
and l20 Maxim rapid-tire type
OF artillery, eight Schneider field
guns, two of 10 mlliimeter. two of 80
and four of 10. All these field pieces
came from St Chamon, France; one
Farmar biplane, tWo-seater, with g
Nispana Suiza 300-horsepower engine
also purchased in Franco.
or small arms. 1000 rifles and two
carloads OF spare rifles.
Two carloads of FNC 1880 ammu-
ntion, packed In cartridge boxes of
1000 each. and one carload of artil-
Iefy ammunition.
One repair car
First Stop at Guadalupe
One hour and half after the de
Nartuxe from Mexico City came the
first stop, in the villa Of Guadalupe,
famous in Mexican history as the
-tttt, Of t.l Not
lupe is to the MeXicanS as Mecca to
the Mahomctans, but evidently the
patron saint of his. country did not
extend her protection to its rctreating
chief and her so-needing son.
he stop was made because it was
discovered that there were no air
i~akcs. Everybody, more or less, got
out TO help put on the hose. Or to buy
bananas
Suddenly some one called out: clay
Nenc cl cnemi~ol" And five Obregon-
lstas rushed up on horseback shouting
"Nivc Obregon.'' They rode along the
train shouting but made no move to
root They were followed almost i'm
modiatciy by 500 or 900 moro mounted
OhreCOuistas, who like their leaders,
houted, but did not shoot
Ihe first shot i'm tho bloody retreat
~ Carranza, a retreat that was to be
an almost continuous fight for week,
nav was TO itANlt Us ClllntH IN lne f
biggest battle In tho history Of Mexico. +
its end in one of its most brutal mur-
aetS vas fred by an excited young
MI III inc tram oil the Coleglo /
GHu,laf. Hs th0uGh IN one Hash, the
DU'cEo'i i9.aS aoueo Sho9lIhF 70 shout
aIo p@i,ic @"'' uq"'h pto5e loose.
sb,'..,,'l. rri r'' al j"e Sot'hd OF men
,,'n',,e,, s,o.', @H"'" t'aS5 i oraSIing'
ArG eil ,orc i,.i,'t o W. e,s S0noinE, ~
l,is ~ ''' "ooIS o. 'H@
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Many Women and Troops Killed
I'm tho midst Of II "a ,nan,,ina 1oco ,
wild engine. was sent h,,rtiinle ;nfo ~"
rear cars. Hundreds. man, women Of
thc soldiers. were killed in the crash
The train Of General Barranca Was
S@p.uIgu W'' lae Ieaoer ana 800 men
engineer of General Rarranro's +,'oin
was shot dead but tho fireman oecanoJ
bv falling to tho 7oor Therc bo hoprC
,,bo ,,hieflo ~ co .bood r,dr, ~ ''t",U a..
,,ard nnl,no 2,1i ,n0o,i, ',O
n,o,',, -, ,i,ot'f ,21 '''"6 ~ ne
,ra;n ,o, ~, IIa ,io, Lf 'ttiV' ny 'le
t1 ei ""' ~ ~ NJ
i'5 i,,'' V"u,u r' H"u ne courage 10 'l't ms
'V@u ''o1N t'e HooI'
"s"l" 0"' moving government
was ""oc' way
The battle had been short q half