The evening world. Newspaper, April 25, 1914, Page 3

A > \ V » ditions in the city CANTI-AMERICAN RIOTS IN MEXICO CITY; O'SHAUGHNESSY IN VERA CRUZ. a Incsencnahanoeshehngntletrtantnannethatal lesinsrocathmiontanneaae ~AMERIGANS IN LITTLE PERI ie HUERTA CAN CONTROL IS BELIEF OF O'SHAUGHNESSY ——y But He Fears for the Safety of Those| Outside of Capital—Mob in Mexico . City Tears Down Washington | Statue—Quiet at Vera Cruz. By Robert H ‘ @ Correspond , Copyright, 1944, Wy VERA CRUZ, April 26. Charge d'Affaires of the American Embassy at Mexico City, reached Vera Cruz last night, ac- companied by his wife, Consul-General Arnold Shanklin and Mrs. Shanklin, Capt. William A. Burnside, U. in A., military attache of the embassy; Lieut. Stephen C. Rowan,"U. 8. N., naval attache; Parker and McKenna of the embasy staff, and Mrs. caken A special train met the party at the break in the railway line five miles out of the city. They were received by Capt. H. McL. P. Huse, brigade chief of staff; Lieut. Frank J. Fletcher of the Florida, and Ensiga Harold Dodd, one of Admiral Fletcher's aides. 1 talked briefly with O'Shaughnessy upon his arrival regarding the situation at the capital. “although anti-American feeling ia unpleasantly in evidence,” he said, “I was not subjected to the slightest discourtesy, personally or officially, before leaving. SAFE WHILE HUERTA CONTROLS. “The feeling scemed not to be especially vicious, and I question if any ef our countrymen who remain in the capital and exercise ordinary pre- esutions will be endangered, at least sp long as Huerta remains in control of the situation. “If Huerta leaves the capital it is a question what w happen, al- though most of the Americans remaining have strong friends among the Mexicans, who would protect them. “The situation our people are in in other places is more of a problem, although I am inclined to think Huerta will give them all the assistance in his power to get them to the coast. “Huerta’s stand on the Tampico incident was a surprise to me. I con. Sdently expected that he would go to any reasonable length to avold trou-! Ble with the United States. 1 should say he was badly advised by some persons in his confidence, which {s, in itself, not surprising. | “I question if there’is any immediate chance of Huerta’s resignation, but public sentiment in Mexico is so fickle that his supporters may desert him at any time. Every one knows, of course, that Huerta fs In no shape, financially or otherwise, to offer any strong, organized resistance to our troops if they press on Into the Intertor.” TORE WASHINGTON STATUE DOWN. Word reached % to-day that during the demonstrations in Mexico (ity Tuesday nicht the statue of Washington presented to the city by the American colony was torn from its pedestal. Behind an automobile it was dragged about the city and, with its features disfigured, was deposited with Jeers in front of the Juarez Memo- rial in Avenida Juarez. Five branches of the city government were organized to-day by the American occupants. Efforts to persuade Mexicans to return to at least) two of the departments failing, American officers were put in charge of them, Commander Robert W. MeNcely of the Louisiana was appointed chief of) police and will continue the patrol of marines and bluejackets. Brigade Paymaster Christian J. Peoples of the Utah was appointed Collector of Customs, and since the Mexicans hold that the port has been closed the customs receipts may be placed to the credit of the United States. Unless forced by some aggressive military movement on the part of the Mexicans, no advance of any description will be made by the American ferces in Vera Cruy for the present ‘The possibility of such a development is so remote as to be almost negtigible. JUST WAITING ORDERS NOW, When the next step will be taken depends not only upon developments fm Washington but no less Importantly upon events in Mexico. The war drama may unfold itself along the lines of any one of several tentative plans, already completed. All these plans lead to a common focus, should the Huerta Gov- ernment persist in its defiant attitude —the restoration of law and order at any cost of exertion, of lives or of treasure, This was made plain to mo to-day in the course of a conversation with a high military officer, who spoke with frankness and in detail under seal of anonymity. “For the present,” he sald, “we have accomplished all we set out to do, ‘That describes the situation not only for to-day but for the indefinite future, | “The only thing of which any of us can be certain js what we have already done.” Rear-Admiral Fletcher caused Secretary Daniels's message of con- gratulations, cabled last night, to be circulated this morning through the | forces afloat and ashore. It was read aloud, in most cases, by the officers | to their commands, and put fresh zest into the men, TWO MORE ADDED TO DEATH LI Two more buve been added to the Lst of the dead—Chief Gunner’ x F. Boswell and Randolph Summerlin, a private of marines, Perceptible progress continues toward the restoration of normal con- Few shops remained closed. All the banks are open, though under guard, The office forces of most of the large shipping and commission houses have returned to their desks. ‘Along tho docks vessels are loading and discharging cargoes, employ- ing a good shure of the 2,000 longshoremen and other water front laborers who depend for livelihood on the sca commerce of the port. Admiral Fletcher exerted extreme efiorts toward the resumption of work along the wharves, not only as vital In the restoration of public confidence, but to prevent privation among the luborers and thelr families, who were in ager of actual want, In a sanitary way, (he city is as clean as a whistle. True to thetr tradt-| tlons when {n the tropics, the Americans are keeping the city even more tidy than did the Mexicans, Squads of prisoners under armed guards are acavenging Bands from the battleships last night gave concerts In the streets fram which the echoes of riflery had hardly died, REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM TAMPICO, Fifty American refugees arrived late last night from Tampico on the coasting steamer Libertad, The Spanish captain insisted on remaining gutside the harbor when hs heard the Americans were in control, but fin- soldiers and prisoners bave been permitted to land at the fortress om con- pared to defend their arms, but en desire to leave Vera Cruz. ALADDIN FROM BROADWAY |: THE RVENixe boat. baedebat. APRIL 26, 1914, NEXT WEEK’S COMPLETE NO BY The Story of a New Yorker's Strange Exploits in the Orient VEL IN THE EVENING WORLD < FREDERIC S. RAEN ERNE RR RRR IRI ISHAM RAMA IRR A AIR RRA Rear-Admiral Beatty’s Flagship Departing for Mexico; Bluejackets at Practice Sighting a Rapid Fire Rifle ally some of the men aboard compelled him to set them ashore. They re- turned to the steamer with an American officer, who persuaded the captain to land all his passengers. The Libertad left Tampico Tuenday afternoon with 150 passengers in quarters sufficient for only one-third that number. Fooa gave out and water ran low before the journey of 200 miles was mach more than begun. In accordance with a suggestion from Consul Canada to the State Depart- ment, the Chester probably will be ordered to skirt the coast between Ver Cruz and Progreso, 400 miles to the east, on the Campeche bank, to pick up the large number of Americans and other foreigners known to be either on or making their way to the coast from various parts of the States of Vera Cruz, Tabasco and Campeche. On her way the Chester will touch at Frontera, Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen and other ports where the United States has consular representa- tives. She will leave notice for fugitives to concentrate, awaiting ber re turn, A low estimate is that 300 Americans are marooned in this territory, ‘They are mostly men who have been employed on plantations, railroads and other works. MAAS PROMPT IN HIS REPORT. ‘The celerity with which Gen. Gustavo Maas left the city Tuesday, wi the American vanguard of the American lating forco was scarcely ashor indicated in the story of the manner in which the first news of the invasion was received by Huerta from Maas. ‘This story was told to-day by an American resident of the <a rital who ts employed in one of the offices of the Mexican railway. Tves‘ay morning | while he was in the company of en officer of the railway, ti:t1e came over the wires from Los Cocos atation, on the outskirts of Vera (rz, this mes- sage, which reached Mexico City exactly at 11.30 o'clock: Gen. Huerta: Complying with your orders, we offered brave re- sistance to the enemy. We have now retired to the Palace. Our forces retreated in good formation. Respectfully, GUSTAVO MAAS. The official time of the landing of the firat marines from the Prairie was 11.17 o'clock. Obviously Maas must have delayed not on the order of | his going, but gone at once, to be able to reach Los Cocos and get his mos- sage through to Mexico City within thirteen minutes, There fa no question now that Maas literally ran away with the main body of his forces, leaving perhaps 300 soldiers behind, with no commander, to operate independently and do as much harm as possible to the Americans by sniping. HUERTA TIES UP RAILROAD. Within half an hour efter Huerta had been told that Vera Cruz was in the hands of the Americans, Minister of Communications Loazano sent ‘an order to the Mexican Railway to concentrate all rolling stock at Apizaca, not. far outside the city. Another order was sent to the National Rallways suspending opera- tions on every part of the system except by order of the War Department. This latter order means that no passenger trains can be moved any- | where except by the direction of the Government. This fs apt to be serious, | ae it will impede the efforts of Americans in inland places to get to coast! points, and will probably mean that hundreds will be compelled to remaip fm Mexican territory until relieved by our forces or peace {s declared. Railway officials here say that they have only from five to ten days’ supply of fuel oil for the lines, Otl for this purpose has been cut off since the Tampico Railway has been blocked by rebel activities almost daily. It seems certain the railway cannot long be operated, as most of the locomotives are oil burners. A report from Admiral Fletcher, made yesterday, gave the first official statement of the Mexican casualties since Tuesday. He put the number of dead at 126 and the number of wounded at 195. Fear of Bloodshed Halts Attempt to Get Refugees By Walter Scott Meriwether Staff Correspondent of The World with Admiral Ba Cops ngbt 1014, by The Prem Pubsisuing Oo. le New Yura Word), (Special Dewatch to The World.) VERA CRUZ, April 25.—The Nashville has reported her arrival off Puerto Mexico, 125 oilles to the south, where she was despatched Jast nigat to inform the American Copsul as to the eituation of affairs and warn all Americans to leave. By radio to the Arkansas, the Nashville reports the Consul as urging that she do not attempt to take off any refugees, as It would precipitate riot and bloodshed, ‘The British cruiser Lancaster, which arrived in the harbor to-day, re- ports the Hermione at Puerto Mexico. It {s thought here that the Hermione will be asked to bring the refugees out, The Nashville ts lying well off shore. Rear-Admiral Mayo, reporting by radio to’ Admiral Badger, says that 2,000 refugees are now at Tampico, and that more are coming in from the, enrrounding country, Admiral Mayo has 850 refugees aboard the col- Jer Cyclops and 275 op the chartered Trinidad, both of which have bees | gent to Galveston, Mayo adds that many of the refugees are protesting against being sent hee Galveston, and are demanding to be put ashore*under the protection of | | the British or the German flag The chartered Ward Iinor Esperanza, which started for Galveston last night with 360 refugees aboard, will call at Tampico. The collier Jason started at the same time on a similar mission. At 11 o’cloek last night the battleship Ioulsiana was ordered to Gal- veston to couvoy the army transports bound lere, She got away at mid- bight. The Lancaster and the French cruiser Conde exchanged salutes with the American flagship on their arrival this morning. Neither saluted the Mexican flag which floats from the fortress of San Juan de Ulloa, Mexican < ‘ NR RIINNY Will Begin Monday AGRA IRCRGRURS RAR II O'RYAN FAVORS STATEN ISLAND AS TROOP CAMP Head of Militia Here Agrees It Would Serve for EAVING CHARLESTON NAVY YARD guns and searchlights are trained to enforce the condition. A radio from the Yankton to the Arkansas to-day reported the injury of three men aboard her. She was directed to bring them to the hospital ship Solace, here. The Solace now has the bodies of seventeen American dead. All have been embalmed and placed in metallic coffins, awaiting shipment to the United States. The conduct o| ir marines and binejackets has heen the subject of the bluejackets not exceeding twenty years, {t wa» the assumption that when they were turned loose, armed, in a capitulated city, they might endeavor to abuse the authority vested in them as patrols through their bearing toward the natives. Quite the contrary has been the case. There has been no friction what- The Mexicans apparently expected that their stores would be looted, but the barricades are down now, all places have been reopened and are doing a thriving trade. Bo In fdentically the same way In which Havana was cleaned up during our occupation, the fret sign of American occupation here is the greater clean: | Hness of the city. the advice of O'Shaughnessy they surrendered the weapons without re- slatance, \CHARGE AND STAFF WERE TRADED FOR MEXICAN WOMEN O'Shaughnessy Reached Vera Cruz a Virtual Hostage for Maas’s Wife. STRANDED AMERICANS BEG TO BE TAKEN ABOARD. Then began the trip for Vora Cruz, during which the hearts of every one in the diplomatic party were to ba touched by the appoain of country- towns of Ort- men for aid. At the zaba, Cordova and Jal were crowded about the stations. They pleaded with the American Charge to be taken aboard his train, O'Shaughnessy was helpless. ‘These stranded Americans had been taken from trains bound for Vera Crus. At Cordova an American wearing a British flag sneaked to the nide of the train and handed a note to one of the consulate employees, This note read: “Biawer, Erford, Whitcomb and a (Copertght, 1914, by United Prem) VERA CRUZ, April 25.--Fvery inte- Hor elty of Mexico ts holding Ameri-| | "l fonds | |good many other Americ: ; can prisoners as hostages, With theif’ nit in Jail here They were exception of Charge O'Shaughnessy, taken off a train and are being held every member of the diplomatic party | as hostages in case Americans attack arriving here from Mexico City last!the town. They want to know if you night privately expressed the opinion Ant help’ ‘ejeria, the last station be- that only the early arrival of troop"! (or reaching the American tines, [in the capital and the overthrow of jthe Dictator Huerta will save the | marooned Americans. In almost every town between Vera Crus and Mexico City Americans are being held prisoners. O'Hhaughneasy and hia party told newspaper men ao JO'Sbaughnesay Kaw several Amert- cans who had been taken off trains They pleaded piteously to be carried jthe remaining thirty miles to safety. |They told O'Shaughnessy they had been on a refuge train which loft of the party had been sent clear back to the capital. Thoir train bad passed O'Bhaughnessy's during the night When O'Shaughnessy left the capital, Huerta had ordered that no more Americans should be permitted to depart or enter the city. ‘This order prevents unprotected Ameri- cana in the small towns from seeking what little refuge there may be in when they were met four miles from | Vera Cruz, where they were trans |ferred from the special train fur- nished by Huerta to the American train that bore them Into this city. The passage of O'Shaushnessy's train from the capital was most dra- | matic. The Charge, with his wife and son; Consul-General Shanklin and B® capital, It alNo makes It possible | members of the Embassy ataff, left for every small town to hold the Mexico City at midnight Thursday, | American civilians as hostages Moba were then in front of the em. | Col, Carona and Capt, Huse shook heii hands in friendly fashion, and tho At the station Americans besioged | Mexican offleer sald: the train, pleading that they be per-| “! deliver by thy dent th American Charg mitted to accompany the fleeing | D WAtfalres, party, Col. Ramon Carona, a ee American Consul, and their | ‘i ftn."* signed by Huerta to escort O'Shaugh- | #*4 : if | Capt. Huse, shaking hands with nessy from the city, flatly refused, Before the doparture Huorta sent 200 soldiers to the Embassy to seize | the 275 rifles and two machine guna which were stored thore for the de- EXCHANGE, fense of the American citizens. The “I have brought to the line on my American volunteer guards were pre- itrain a large number of Mexicana who Admiral O'Bhaughnessy and Shanklin, thanked | Carona, and then aatd: MAAS'S RELATIVES OFFERED IN dition that the military government keep them there. The San Franciaco’s| Fletcher desires me to say he und: unfversal praise from the foreign naval officers, With the average age of | Mexico City Thursday morning. Some |” order of iny Prest- | « stands many Americans are in the capital who wish to depart. He would be pleased to open passenger traffic both waya between the two cities, Ae an earnest of his wish he desires me to turn over to you the wife and daughter of Gen, Maas.’ At this point Col Carona greeted both women, who are relatives of Hu- erta, Carona had been especially or- dered by the Dictator to secure them in trade for O'Shaughnessy and other membera of the diplomatic staff. Huse then permitted 260 Mexican refugecs to crona the American line. SEARCH AMERICAN RESIDENCES FOR ARMS. Huerta ordered that the homes of all Americans be searched for arma, and Thursday night the American residents of all hotels were stripped of arms. ‘The protectorate established by Sir Lionel Carden, the British Am- bassador, was unavailing in this mat- means of defense in case of | vising against them--which he will cept as a don ation of symp and support for him ‘The news ‘of the capital have issued the wildest extras, One ad- vined the “chopping up of the dos.” On a rafiroad embankment running through a tropic swamp and with the xkyline marked by cocoanut trees, the transfer of the O'Shaughnessy party from the Huerta train to the Amer- {can lines was mado last night. A mile of uptorn track separated the American train from the Mexican Capt. H. Mel. flag of truce, pi open space alone. Aa he approached the Mexican e waved his white flag, Mexican flag which he \. ol, Carona had gone out to meet him and half-way between the lines they met. “Perhaps you can now make ar- rangoments for the departure _ of Aimericans from Mexice id Mr, O'Hhaughuessy, addressing Col, Ca- rona, Carona amiled and bowed politely, but re ‘© no authority to discuss any other matter than the delivery of the American representatives.” Carona’s attitude changed entirely after he reached the Mexican train with the Maas women. Ho held the train only long enough to permit the removal of Mrs, O'Shaughnesy, her son, thelr baggage and one automo- bile 1 on said he must hu and de 4 with two automobile Delongtng to the Embasay still on the jtrain. Carona promised to send the automobiles to the American lines hours bad elapsed from the time the Mexican train arrived and Capt, Huse started across the open apace from the American lines until ral Carona ordered his train to start the return trip to Mexico City and the American party was being bun- died aboard train which bore thom to Vera Cruz and safety, polled Bi “COULDN'T HAVE DIED INA BET TTER CAUSE.” “If the boy had to die he could not have died in a better cause than for the kool of Da country.” yesterday by the family of Dennis No. 239 East Forty-nfth or on the New & Wan killed. by t ft dow Uids were never known to dodge u taht | when It was for eau Patrick F Hundred a day in ap A of the Marine Corp, Micha “was seriously Wounded In who second day's Mahting at LaxaTLee BROMO YG ESE tor whaling ot 3" urpri ret y}camp alt ‘This was the only comment made Quick Action. Major-Gen. John F. O'Ryas, com- manding the National Guard ta New York, reached here from Washington this morning to settle once and for all the problem of selecting a ofte for the mobilization of State treops should a call for volunteers be issued, Kariy thie afternoon, in compaay ‘Wilttam G. Haan, Chief of Staff of the Department of the Fast, U. &. 4, Rivera, These tw; atrongly recommend Island, near Fort Wadsworth, as the most desirable centre for mobilising the militia. ‘§ High offic in the Guard opposed the Staten Island site on the greund that it is so near New York City that crowds of excursionists and sigtte seers would Interfere with military discipline, Gen. O'Ryan, who has the authority to make the final sélece, tion, made it known this that he favors the Richmond eamp site only in case the troops are te be concentrated there but » hort time before embarking. “Staten I id will ON the bill is wood shape,” Gen, O’Ryan sald thie morning, “if the troops are to be mes | bilized for the purpose of embarking |on transports. If, however, they are | concentrated, and held in reserve for any length of time, I will strongiy advise the selection of a mobilisation centre as far away from New York, or any other big city, as we can wet. “The manoeuvring, drills and trains ing to harden the guardsmen will re- quire 4 vast stretch of open country, We have several such places in mind, wood distances from New York, but 1 am not prepared to say which Bite will be favored.” “There will be no final decision en a " the Generel added, Sun- tl @ call for volunteers is from Washington. Then, orders from the War Department give some idea of the character of the eure vice expected from the New York troops, we will be in a better positien to determine on an encampment.” Should the troops be concentrated and held in the State for service length of time, it is believed ¥ town Height: vast atretch of land northeaat of Peekskill, will be chesen for the camp. It was sald that should Yorktown Heights be chosen the ar- tillery will go into quarters at Bat- tery Farm, the artillery practice ground at Purdy's, just below Yerk- town Heights, Gen, O'Ryan anid that in the event of a call the men would tm: be summoned to the armories. amount to 4 company re: which will last for several oy 2 hapa a week, until the compantes can recruit their full war strength, In the meantime make thelr examinations of the physical qualifications for serv! the tropics. At the same time not In @ position to vomunteer mustered in will be weeded out on 8 a depot battalion formed. 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