Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14

the United States Of their belligerency.
Further lighting is expected One Amer
lean I'm Douglas was killed and eight were
wounded. one MORALLY. by bullets fired
i'm the combat yesterday. The loss to the
engaging forces was about equally dfvfd-
ed and amounts to fifteen dead and about
sixty wounded.
Fled Across Boundary.
Two of the federal officers and twenty
nine of their men fled across the inter
national line. where they were disarmed
by the American troops. and Capt eau
jot of Troop X. First Cavalry, u. 8. A,
crossed the line with a message to the
remaining federals from their officers.
telling them to surrender. This they re-
fused to do for some time. but finally con-
scented, with the agreement OF the insur-
recto commander, to surrender to the
American soldiers and for their munitions
of war to be turned over to their victori-
Gus adversaries-
Thousands of Americans stood on the
border witnessing the fight, seemingly
careless of danger. Fourteen Americans
fought with the insurrecto force. and
on of them. ]. c. Edwards, a Virginian,
was killed.
The other American killed was Robert
Harrington
Killed While at Work.
Harrington was a switchman employed
IN the yards Of Douglas. and was on his
train at 4th street. A bullet struck him
in the head and he tumbled from the
car. He was picked UP and taken in
wagon to the Copper Queen Hospital,
where he died within an hour
Z. E. Crow. another switchman, was
on the same train. and the same vOlley
that killed Harrington swept him from
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body from side to side. and probably will
die. Crows family reside in Colorado.
A r. Dickerson, half owner of the
Washington mine, was shot through the
thigh. The bone is broken, and the wound
may prove fatal
Forest Rutherford, assistant superin-
tendent of the Copper Queen smelter.
went to his home. near the smefter. when
which entered his home, struck him In
the foot The injury is slight.
Sightseer Shot Twice.
Carls Lennon. a baker from Bisbee,
was among the sightseers. when bullet.
partially spent, struck him In the leg,
passing through the flesh. He turned
and started toward Douglas. when an
other shot struck him in the back. His
wound will not prove fatal
J. c. Edwards. a young man of twenty
five years. was fighting with the insur-
rectos and was killed. His home was IN
Roanoke. Va.
Genevieve Cole sixteen years old.
daughter of A W. Cole. formerly alder
man in the Douglas city council and
prominent as clerk of the Arizona con-
stitutional convention, was sitting in her
fathers home, when a federal bullet pass
ed through her arm.
W. w. Singleton, chemist at the Copper
Queen smelter. was shot in the arm
Bullet Grazes Trooper.
The bullets whistled over tho line and
one trooper was grazed on the arm. AS
the federal fire continued to pour into the
American city bullets struck as far north
as 18TH street. One plowed through
store and another struck the Western
Douglas freight depot for a time there
was rain of lead. Foreman Curley of
the yards was struck in the arm. A bull
let entered the home Of George B. Lee,
smeter. while others passed through the
home Of Alexander Adams. Four shots
went through the machine shop of the
Copper Queen power house.
1t Is claimed by many that Just before
the federals blew up the Quartet they ele-
waited their guns and swept Douglas with
Q velley. It IL declared that this volley
swept Crow and Harrington OF their
trains.
Capt. Gaujot watched the fighting from
the American line. and notified the rebels
that they must cease firing into the
American town. He also twice sent
word to the federals that their fire must
not cross the border, but these notices
went unheeded.
Surrendered to Americans.
Capts. Andreas Basuito and Jesus VAR
Sas, commanding the federal troops in
the Mexican town. with twenty-nine SOL
diers. broke <rom the city and raced over
the open field toward the American line,
the rebels firing on them as they ran.
All reached the line. except three, car
Tying their guns At the line they were
stopped by American cavalry and sur
rendered. Their rifles. numbering forty,
were stacked. With these deserving fed
erals. besides the two captains, were
Lieut.. Carlos Martinez and Sub-Aeut.
Unique Fimeno. They were placed under
guard of American cavalry. The other
to defend the town. They fired from
doorways, from the corners of buildings
and from the roofs. Four men, carrying
a wounded federal on a stretcher, passed
into the open street directly in the zone
of fire. For a moment the rebels paused.
Then the rebels became holder and de-
ployed in the open between the Mexican
town and Douglas. Bullets now scattered
and Charles Mexican, civilian, rode
across the line and entered Aqua Prieta.
Capt. Gaujot had been instructed by the
two Mexican captains to order the garri-
son to surrender
We will not" was the reply.
The rbeel ranks drew nearer, both little
armies fighting from doorways and win
dows and in the open. The parley con-
tinued.
We viii surrender IL our captain re-
turns and SO ORDERS said the federal
force
Rebels Get Their Guns.
Finally Capt. Gaujot suggested that
the federal garrison. many Of whom
were wounded, surrender themselves to
the American troops. their guns and
ammunition to be given up to the reb-
els, and the prisoners to be conducted
across the line under the escort of
American cavalry.
Lopez agreed to this measure. Lieut..
Moore escorted the federals. who had
feared slaughter If they surrendered
bering twenty-three, with bayonets
and forty belts of cartridges, were
turned over to Lopez.
The federal troops were conducted
under guard to the American cavalry
headquarters, where they are held
waiting instructions.
Rebels Hoist Their Flag.
The rebels hoisted their nag of VIC
tory, and Lopez immediately took conn.,