Orozco Holds Border Town.

New York Times 100 years ago today, February 17, 1913:
Railroad Bridges Blown Up to Stop Federal Troops.
    LAREDO, Feb. 16.— Col. Pascual Orozco's rebel band, which took possession of the town of Nuevo Laredo yesterday without resistance, rested on its arms to-day, awaiting the coming of the loyal troops, reported en route from Monterey to dislodge them. Late to-night the Federals had not appeared. No disorder was reported in Nuevo Laredo to-day.
    United States troops are on guard at the International Railroad, and four bridges here, and a patrol has been established along the Rio Grande. State militiamen are guarding the Laredo Armory.
    Three bridges on the Mexican National line, about sixty miles south of the border, were dynamited by the rebels last night to retard the movement of Federal troops, the rebels seizing the engine attached to a passenger train to convey the dynamite squad. The engine was restored to the train after the dynamiting operations were concluded, and the train allowed to proceed to Nuevo Laredo, where it was met by a switch engine and hauled across the border this morning.
    None of the passengers, many of whom were refugees, and included about twenty American women and children, were molested. Mrs. Philip E. Holland, wife of the United States Consul at Saltillo, was among the passengers. Three women who boarded the train at Hidalgo. Chihuahua, said they were forced to leave because of the activity of bandits.
    A strict embargo has been placed on freight of all kinds destined for Mexico via the Laredo gateway.