Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-14
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81 Aqua Prieta Mex, April IL. via
Fl Douglas, Ariz.-During battle
II which lasted all afternoon and which
"A resulted In the capturing of this city
n by the rebels commanded by Red
IA LOpez. American troops crossed the
border and stopped the fighting. The
action was taken after one man had
N been killed and several wounded in
n Douglas and the continued firing was
II endangerng the lives of Americans
on United States territory. Douglas
was under constant fire for three
hours.
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
ocean.
Following are the American dead
and injured:
Dead:
ROBERT HARRINGTON.
j. c. Edwards.
The injured
- Dlko. e. L. Crow, probably die.
A. II. Dickson, shot through the
4 thigh, condition serious.
Forest Rutherford. shot in foot.
Carlos Lennon, shot in leg.
Genevieve Cole, shot through arm.
W. Singleton, flesh wound in arm.
Robert Harrington was switch
man employed In the yards OF Doug
las and was on his train at Fourth
street. A bullet struck him in the
head 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.
E. Il. Grow, another switchman,
was on the train, and the same volley
that killed Harrington swept him
from the car also. He was shot
through the body and will probably
Idle. Crows family resides in Color
|ado.
A. Il. Dickson, half owner of the
Washington mine in the Arizpe dis
trict was shot through the thigh.
The bone Is broken and the wound
may prove fatal.
Forest Rutherford, assistant super
intendent of the Copper Queen smelt-
er when the battle opened went to
his home, which Is located near the
smeter A bullet among many
which entered his home struck him in
the foot.
Carlos Lennon, baker from Bis
bee, was among the sightseers when a
bullet partially spent struck him in
the leg, passing through the flesh.
4 he turned and started towards Doug
las when another struck him In the
back. His wounds will not prove
/ fatal
years, was fighting with the insur-
was in Virginia.
daughter of A. w. Cole, formerly al
4 oefman in the Douglas city council.
ana prominent as clerk of the Ari-
Sona constitutional convention, was
st,lng In her fathers house when a
4 FEDERAL bullet passed through her
arm.
w Singleton, chemist at the Copper
queen smelter was shot in the arm.
Lopez captured the Nacozari train
On It's southbound trip yesterday and
nelu IL near Fronteras until today.
Wneh with his troops aboard, num-
perlllS law 1t steamed back to Aqua
ieta' Scarcely had the rebels de-
framed when firing began.
fhe rebels deployed the firing line
up ana down the Nacozari railroad
,'"ehs from the Aqua Prieta station
tue American customs house. With
tne opening of the battle began a
,nau rush OF Americans from Doug
,.s 'oWard the International line, the
s'ra'er number massing ut the GUS
.uins mouse, The rebels with little
usaes Kept moving northward toward
90. customs house until they were
M'tiilh IT'S shadows. The customs
toese Is surrounded on three sides
.oelng Aqua Priata with veranda,
mhieh was crowded with Americans
'nu MeAicans from Douglas
Vhe rebel attempted to break from
De empankmcnt to gain an adobe
nouse tew feet to the rear He
pvupled up in his tracks. Another
,u,e"ed' dropping at the door and
tnfred the building, only to swing
paek out OF the door and fall dead.
hnolhef' losing heart, threw down
~ sun and broke for the American
me only few feet away, when I.o-
neI leYeled his gun at the fugitive,
sn,.t smeu aud brought him to earth A
s"sniul dog throughout the battle
''niained by the mans side.
,o ne reheis swung IN along the in
NJ Sihatlonai line. taking possession Of
th"e MeXican guard house, which they
tn .nu made their ammunition mas
M grouD OF fifteen fought from
'rnf 1t's shelter with Lopez commanding.
~ ~ mouse Is only seventy feet from
rnS me which was toed by hund-
s,,n, ~ Americans. and the bullets
sna. n@ssered In the dirt with vicious
A' me rebels swung around to this