File No. 812.00/1846.
[Extract.]
Ciudad Juarez, May 13, 1911.
Sir: I have the honor to report some supplementary facts concerning the attack on and the taking of this city by the insurrecto forces this week. [Narration of events of May 8.]
When the end came we had a house full of refugees, and a number of the civil officials came in after the surrender and after they were allowed their freedom on parole. The mayor of Juarez remained at the consulate two nights. He feared an outbreak of the unruly faction of the insurrectos. So great is such a fear that many are fleeing to the American side, regardless of the property they abandon. I called on [the] provisional president and the governor soon after [Page 484] their inauguration and offered to serve them in any manner that would promote harmony and good order, all of which was treated with due appreciation.
I have [etc.],