The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-21

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Winchester rife and met his death after
firing three shots. the first being the one
which wounded CAPTAIN Rogers The
second narrowly missed one of the Rang
ers. He fell dead and hts weapon again
fred, the bail whizzing harmossly in the
air, Herrera was hit In tho mock by
Ranger Old, who was alongside OF Cap
tain Rogers.
The Rangers fire killed another Mexican
and wounded a woman, a sister OF Her
rera who had fired at the officers from the
window OF house near by. Several other
Mexicans were wounded, but the number
can not be yet asccrtaned as they escap
ed in the crowd. Dozens OF people report
seeing wounded men. but how many saw
the same ones is not known,
This shooting was followed by number
of scattered shots In dSerent parts OF that
quarter of the city, which is populated
largely by Mexicans, which were con-
strued as pre-arranged signals by the
rioters for reinforcements.
DR.. Blunt. according to arrangements
made yesterday. notified Captain Ayers,
in command at Fort Mcintosh that the
United States troopers were needed and at
11:45 a. IN. a detach;nen OF the Tenth
cavalry. mounted and fully armed, with
100 rounds of ammunition, a mounted 45
caliber Calling rapid Gre machine gun
with 1000 rounds OF ammunition and hos
pital ambulance. A rapid dash was made
to the place OF the disturbance on Grant
street and the machine gun was placed
in position, aiming west on Grant street,
one block from the house where the
trouble started.
Sheriff Ortiz and two deputies then en-
tered the house and executed their first
mission. The house was searched high
and low, but only one Winchester and
small quantity of ammunition was found.
II there had been any more it was taken
out before the troops arrived.
Pedro Herrera, tho head OF tho family,
an old timer in this section, was arrested
and taken to Jail. During the time sheri1
ortiz and party had retired and were in
waiting on the troops, four more of Cap
tain Rogers Rangers, who had just ar
rived on special from Cotulla, having
been told OF the shooting started for the
scene and on the street met Captain Rog-
ers In hack, wounded and approaching
tho hotel They lit out with their pump
shotguns In hand and near the scene OF
the previous trouble encountered oppose
ton. but they fired few shots and the
parties fed II Ia believed that they
wounded several persons, but the name of
only one, who was subsequently arrested
and jailed by City Marshal Barthelow, and
found wounded by two buckshot, could
be ascertaned. lie was Margarito Her
rera, an ex-deputy United States marshal.
The leader Of the first crowd encoun-
tered by the military undertook TO talk In
stead of obeying orders TO clear out and
was promptly knocked down with the butt
Of carbine by negro corporal and 30
badly hurt tina, he died within a short time
after being carried away. His followers
took the hint and rapidly faded away.
All places OF business We're closed and
the placing Of the Calling in position TO
rake street would quickly clear that
thoroughfare from end to end Platoons
OF troopers circulated through the dis
turbed district and scattered or drove out
the crowds gathered on the streets most
OF them taking refuge under the river
bank, but Offering no resistance
Mayor Christeu had requested Colonel
oHoran, the commsndante OF the Mexican
military force in Neuva Laredo to cooper.
ate with the Laredo citizens in preventing
the crossing and reerosslng of the liver
by crowds in case OF trouble and While
several hundred Mexicans driven out OF the
disturbed district were retugeeing Under
the river bank a rong d "A umsni OF Mex
lean cavalry deployed on the south bank
Of the Rio Grande. Those on this side &C n
oluded they were coming across to assist
them against the colored United States
cavalrymen and a mighty cheer went up
Fortunately. they discovered their error
before doing any thing rash. The clly
being quieted, the work OF the officers wds
again taken up with guard of cavalry
with each wagon. under orders from Cap
tain Ayres that IL anybody attacked in
any way the medical officers or themselves
10 shoot. and shoot 10 XIII. The work
progressed during the rest Of the afternoon
without further Interruption, and viii con-
tinue under the cavalry guard until COM