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Show oo SURVIVOR TELLS OF MASSACRE Only American to Escape Death from Mexican Bandits Gives Detailed Story. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 12. Thomas B. Holmes, the only American to escape tho massacre, arrived here about noon today with a more detailed story of the killing. Ho declared that the train was halted at 2 p. m. by a band of bandits which he estimated at about 200. After the Americans were taken off, they were lined up along the side of the track ana were ordered to disrobe. dis-robe. Realizing what was about to happen, he made a break for liberty together with C. R. Watson. Tom Ev an r and MaMachatan. They were pursued by about fifteen bandits who one after the other shot his companions compan-ions in the dash for life, but missed Holmes. He said he ran about three miles when noticing he was no longer long-er pursued he stopped exhausted. Some ranchman came to his assistance assist-ance loaned him a mule on which he reached Chihuahua City the night of January 10. Watson's Head Blown Off. Holmes said Watson's head was blown off and that after the. bodies were brought to Chihuahua City It was found they had been riddled with bullets and otherwise mutilated. Holmes declared he did not know who led the bandits. A dispatch to the state department asserts the murdered men were traveling trav-eling under safe conducts issued by military commanders of the Carranza government and that they were apparently ap-parently slain solely because they were Americans. no- |