Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-14
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kEBELs TAKE AQUA PRIE1A

Fierce Battle Fought Near the Border United States Cavalry Prevent. Fleeing Fsderals Crossing the Lins. Agua Prieta, Sonora. Mexico. April 43 Cvia DouglasJ The rebels attacked sAgua Prieta. which surrendered after a fierce battle. Several Americans have been shot. One of them, D. w. Crow, is dead All were on the Amer ican side of the line were struck by
 Agua a Railroad Terminal.
 Agua is the terminal of the Nacozari important point on the border between Fl Paso and the Pacific ocean.
 Following are the American dead and injured
 The Dead.
 Robert Harrington J. c. Edwards.
 The Wounded
 Dike. D. E.. Crow; will probably die.
 A. E. Dickson; shot through the thigh; condition serious.
 Forest Rutherford, shot in foot.
 Carlos Lennon, shot in leg.
 Miss G. Cole. shot through arm.
 W. Singleton, flesh wound in arm.
 Was Working on His Train.
 Robert Harrington was a switch man employed in the yards of Doug las, and was on his train at Fourth street. A bullet. struck him in the mead and he tumbled from the car. He was picked up and taken in a wagon to the Copper Queen hospital where he died within an hour.
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 B. E. Crow, another switchman, was on the same train and the same vol1ey that killed Harring ton swept him from the car also. He was shot through the body. from side to side and will probably die. Grows family reside in Colorado.
 Struck in His Own House.
 Forest Rutherford, assistant super intendent of the Copper Queen sme1- ter, went to his home near the smell ter when the battle began. A bullet among many which entered his home struck him in the foot. The injury is slight.
 Was One of sishtsssrs. Carlos Lennon, a baker from Bosbee, was among the sightseers when a bull let, partially spent, struck him in the leg. passing through the flesh. He turned and started towards Douglas.
 
 His wounds will prove fatal.
 Fought With Insurrectos. J. c. Edwards, a young man of 25 tos and; was Killed. His homewas in Sitting II, Her Own Home.
 Genevieve Cole, 1s years old, daugh- ter of A: w. Cole, formerly alderman in the Douglas city council and prom inent as clerk Of the Arizona consti- tutional conv ention, was sitting in her fathers home when q federal bullet passed through her arm.
 Shot n Arm.
 w. Singleton, chemist at tlie Cop per Queen smeiter, was shot in the arm.
 Deliberately Shot at Dickson.
 Dickson. the American shot through the thigh, had taken a position behind 9 little dirt el1bankment to the south of Nacozari station on the Mexican side, with station employe. Both waved white handkerchiefs at a squad of federals, but the sign of peace was answered by volley of shots, one of the ground
 Americans Driven to Seek Shelter. Thousands of Americans rushed to
  continued they had to seek shelter be- hind adobe buildings and in ditches. Commisssrio's Quarters Blown Up. About fifteen minutes after the firing son the town began the headquarters of the commissario blew up with a terrific report.
 Not Known Which Army Did 1t. It is not known whether a rebel bull let struck the magazine at the head quarters where dynamite was recently stored, or the federals blew un the agazine to prevent the rebels getting supplies.
 Rebels Arrived Unexpectedly.
 The rebels attacked from the west. After detraining just below the town. they marched to the west and then behind the railroad embankments, resting the rifles over the rails as they shot into the town.
 Federals Fired from Doorways.
 One federal officer on top of the com nissario headquarters remained and directed the movements of the federal troops The federals fired from door ways and from any barricade that could be used.
 Rebets Advance Toward AmericaA
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 Two groups of rebels advanced un- til they were in the shadow of the American customs house, where they continued to fire The federalsy few minutes later. sallied from the center of the town and took possession of an adobe building almost within the rebel ranks.
 Dog Watches Over Dead Rebel. The rebels retreated before this sortie running with bent backs to shorten their height. One dropped within the shadow of the customs house and is still lying there. His faithful dog lies beside him, watching oyerathe body
 Rebels cheered by Mexicans.
 The rebels, cheered on by cries of ayiya Maderol'' from a thousand Mex icans lined up at the American cus- toms house, repulsed the sorties after a few minutes, firing. u. s. Cavalry Drove Federais Away. Soon a thin line of federals began pouring out of Agua Prieta, straight for the American boundary. At this jaincture. with cloud of dust, the United States First cavalry troops, under command of Captain Guaj0t. charged down the line from their headquarters, and the fleeing federals stopped Some took refuge In the adobe buildings of the Ellardhouse on the line, while others dropped into trenches partl3 flled Il ? some time commanding in Douglas. Fired from American custens Houss. z Twenty minutes after the battle be- ga1l squadeof rebels took their sta- ton at the American customs house