The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-04-19
HOLDING AQUA PR|ETA
Mexican Regulars Are Unable
to DisIodge the InsurreCtos.

Hurricane Of Bullets Fly Through
Douglas and a Few Citizens Are
Hit, None Seriously - Whole Sec
tion Of the City Is Deserted by the
People - Custom House Was Under
Heavy Fire - cavalrymen Hit by
Stray Bullets.
Douglas, Ariz., April ia battle
opening yesterday morning at 6
o'clock waged practically all day in
Aqua Prieta opposite this point. The
rebels still hold their position and
have captured two federal rapid fire
guns. The loss OF life has been
heavy. the federal loss last evening
being estimated at from 100 TO 200.
At l o'clock the rebel commander
at Aqua Prieta, estimated the federal
dead at IS. The rebel losses were at
the time 20 dead and 80 wounded.
The rebels had brought 20 dead into
the town of Aqua Prieta and the fed
erals loss must be great deal heavi.
er. The federal troops disregarded
the United States governments warn
ings and threw promises into the fire,
elevated their aim and bullets car
ried far into Douglas.
Section Of City Deserted.
The whole section of the city be-
tween Fifth street and the border
line was deserted. The American
custom house was under heavy fire
and the citizens sheltered there took
refuge in deep ditch.
Jack Hamilton, IA years old, from
Naco, Ariz. standing on a building
at the corner of Sixth street and Rail-
road avenue, half mile north of the
international line, was struck by a
spent mauser bullet. 1t pierced his
coat and shirt and the point entered
the flesh of the left breast. The boy
gamely got up and pulled the bullet
ont and put IL in his pocket for a SOU
venir.
Oscar X. Coll of Tombstone, news
paper man, was shot in the side Of the
head on Fourth street. He was the
first American wounded on the Amer
ican side during the battle yester-
day. The bullet cut long cash in
the scalp along the side of his head.
Bullets struck the residence of Robert
Rae on Fifth street and A. w. Darr,
secretary Of the Y. NJ. G. A, on Eighth
street The families moved out.
Colonel Skunk, commanding the
American troops, said he could not
do anything about it, having no orders
from Washington.
The Second Street school in Doug
las was under fire all morning. No
attempt was made to hold school there
or at the Seventh street school The
American custom house was under
heavy fire. American officials took
refuge in a big ditch along the rail
road tracks. The schools were dis
missed at noon.
Some cavalry horses bolted and ran
across the line into Aqua Prieta The
cavalry was down to Fifth street,
where they were sheltered by adobe
buildings.
In the first attack the federals were
repulsed. After a short rest they at
tackled again, then hesitated for a
,.bort time and rocurood tba ottonk
the third time. The rest of the day
the fighting was almost continuous.
The bullets hailed thick in various
parts of Douglas and many people
were struck.
The first attempt of the federal
Mexican troops 10 retake the port of
Aqua Prieta from the rebels resulted
in their repulse. The first battle
ragged for two hours, commencing at
C:30, the federals crossing the open
country and attacking the rebel
trenches.
Heavy Firing Is Renewed.
Ry $50 heavy firing was renewed,
although the federal machine guns
were heard no more and had been put |
out of commission. The rebel trenches
along the international line were en-
gaeed.
More than 800 federals were pitted |
against the rebel garrison of 1000. At |
1890 the firing had ceased with the |
federals holding every position occu-
pied at the beginning of the BATTLE. |
The rebels began digging trenches at |
once. Red Lopez reported the rebel |
losses in the trenches light He said |
the federals IN advancing across tho |
omen ground had lost heavily. At II |
a m. firing again began to the north |
and southwest but no machine guns
were in action.
Lopez said the federal right wing ex
tended from the international line,
two miles east Of Douglas, In semi.
circle to point due south of Aqua
HTieta. Six hundred rebels occupied
rifle pits with 800 yards range of the
federal lines. The rebel limo conform