The copper era., 1906-06-07
Kelly, of the Bisbee Review, is the
most authentic and conservative re-
port that has been published:
AN AUTHENTIC REPORT.

The Review correspondent left
Cananea last night at 10 p. rc. on the
special train bringing the Bisbee
volunteers. The train arrived at
Naco 11:55 O'Clock, and this morning
the Bisbee boys, who went to the aid
of the American citizens of Can
anea, are again at home.
From 3 o'clock until sundown,
when Kosterlitzsky arrived, there
was almost incessant firing. 1t was
give and take on both sides in the
vicinity of the Mesa and Cananea.
The Review man was in a carriage
going from Canarea to Ronquillo and
saw two Mexicans shot to death.
This fighting occurred in the road
just beyond the high railroad bridge.
An American anu Mexicans began
firing at each other, the American
retreating as he fired. His aim was
good. He escaped down the en-
bankment beyond the railroad track,
leaving two dead to testify to his
unerring aim. This incident lead to
a general fusilade. Along the hill
side leading to the Los Angeles hotel
the Americans and Mexican gen.
darmes were entrenChed behind
boulders, while a small group of
Americans lead bv Frank Moson,
crawled out on the high railroad tres
tie at that point, and poured a
deadly fire into the Mexicans below.
This was a great point of advantage
during the afternoon, and the small
bunch of cowboys who held this posi-
tion prevented any serious clashes on
the Mesa.
About 5 o'clock hotel just beyond
the Los Angeles was fired upon by
Mexicans. They crept up behind a
wall being built for the foundation of
church and poured in a fusilade.
One man was killed on the interior
and his name was given as Carl
Haigler. He was just mounting the
staircase on the interior of the
building when a bullet pierced his
brain and his body rolled down the
pants of the hotel made their way,
under escort, to the residence of w.
c. Greene, which was the strongest
entrenChed position in the city.
During the prOmisCuouS shooting of
the afternoon the father of Bert
Locke was killed, shot through the
head.
A newspaper reporter, named Mac
Kenzie Nesbit, young fellow about
twenty years of age, who went from
Bisbee, was shot through the arm.
Bert Rush, a bartender, formerly
employed at Lowell, but who has
been in Cananea for the past week,
was killed in the tenderloin district !
during the afternoon.
The above are the only fatalities |
and injuries sustained by Americans
during the afternoon, which could be
Cercified by the Review man, but the |
air was full of rumors regarding |
others.
A conservative estimate of the
number of Mexicans killed from 3 |
O'Clock in the afternoon until sum
down is fifteen.
The Reviews estimate of the num-
Der killed, on both sides, during the
two days fighting is between forty |
and ffty-thirty-four MexiCans and |
The arrival of Kosterlitzsky last
evening prevented night of terror
in Cananea. the continual firing
carried on during the afternoon had |
created a state of excitement and |
reckless shooting which, with night
fall, would have become general. |
There is no doubt but what there
was uncalled for shooting engaged in
on the part of the Americans late
Saturday afternoon. The outposts
who had been placed between the
residence of Col. Greene and the
railroad bridge leading to Ronquillo
took no chances. Every Mexican
was halted at long distance and if
the command did not suffice, more eff
fective means were used. Over and |
beyond the Los Angeles hotel, a block
distant, there was spasmodic firing |
during the entire afternoon, es-
pecially following the fusilade turned |
on the hotel in which Carl Haigler
was killed,