Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-14
American in Douglas, Tex,
Killed by a Stray Bullet.
Peace ENJOYS Have FruiiIess
Trip 10 MadeTo's Camp.
Madero's Father viii Leave Today
TO Interview Son.

AriZ., April 13.-Agua Prieta Surrend-
cred to the rebels tonight after one
of the most spectacular battles of the
Mexican insurrection. There are many
dead and wounded. including one
American, E. w Grow, who was
struck by a stray bullet in Douglas.
Others in Douglas were wounded.
This is the first time during the
instruction that any person has been
killed on the American side as tho
result of the border fighting.
The dead and wounded of both the
rebels and Federals are being taken
to Douglas.
Federal soldiers to the number of
80. fled to the American side an hour
before the battle ended and were dis
armed by the American troops. The
rebels shot down many of the Fed
erals as they ran.
Wounded Federal prisoners were es-
corted from Aqua Prieta to the bor-
der, where they were released as fugi-
tiyes upon American soil.
2r.opezs band numbered not more
> an $50. while the Federals defenders
numbered SIS. 1t was stated tonight
that the rebels will try to hold Aqua
Prieta in the hope of winning recog-
milton as belligerents by the United
States.
Aqua Prieta is the terminal of the
Nacozari Railroad into Sonora and is
the most important point on the bor-
der between FL Paso and the Pacific
oceaE.
Following are the American dead and
injured:
Dead-Robert Harrington, ]. C. Ed
wards.
Wo1nded- Dicke, T.. T.. Crow
will probably die; A. +. Dickson, shot
through the thigh, condition serious;
Forest Rutherford, shot in foot; Carlos
Lennon, shot in leg: Miss G. Cole, shot
through arm; ". Singleton, flesh
wound in arm.
Lopez captured the Nacozari train
on its southbound trip yesterday and
held it near Fronteras until today,
when, with his troops aboard, number
ing $50, it steamed back to Aqua
Prieta. Scarcely had the rebels de-
trained when the fireing began.
The rebels deployed the firing line
up and down the railroad tracks from
Aqua Prfeta station to the American
customs house.
The InsurrectOs in short rushes kept
moving northward toward the custom
house till within it's shadows. one
rebel attempted to run to an adobe
house a few feet to the rear. He
doubled up in his tracks. Another fol-
lowed him, but dropped dead at the
door. Still another, losing heart,
threw down his gun and broke for the
American line. only a few feet away.
but Lopez fired at him and brought
him to earth.
The rebels swung up along the in
ternational line, taking possession of
Mexican guard house which the fed
erals had made their ammunition
magazine. A squad of Is fought from
this shelter with Lopez in command
This house is only 20 feet from the
line, Where hundreds of Americans
stood. AS the rebels came around to
this flank they drew the federal fire
from Aqua Prieta directly toward the
American custom house. Telephone
poles were struck and bullets dug up
the sand on all sides, but the sight
SeerS. mad with the enthusiasm of the
fight. stood their ground.
Dickson, the American shot through the
thigh, had taken a position behind little
dirt embankment with a station employee.
Both waved their white handkerchefs at
a squad of federals, but the sign of peace
was answered by volley of shots, one of
which struck Dickson as he lay on the
ground.
One squad Of federals charged to the
outskirts of the town and the rebels fell
back to a group of adobe buildings The
fIerals also took shelter in a building
.seairby. but few volleys caused them
to abandon it. With another run squad
of rebels took possession of second
guard house by the international monu'
ment, where they hoisted their red. white
and green national flag as they had done
at the magazine.
On the tallest of the adobe buildings
the cOmmissionarios headquarters stood
two of the federal officers calmly noting
the rebel movements and directing their
own fire. They drew the fire Of the rebe
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