The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-10
|V[L|AM5 DIES
/ FROM WOUNDS
Inv of the Little Band Of
americans Who Attacked
MayOt Escape.
|MHERS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERED
,tplye of the Federals We're
/ Killed: Fourteen Wounded
During Battle.

yEyICALL Mexico. April General
..rhv Williams. who was wounded
,,.,i,v IN a spectacular assault when
q ,une force of eighty men engaged
a. .u,irc Eighth battalion of the Mexi-
sr,,y. died today In the improvised
,rual established Ivy the United States
- AZ CaleXico. from the wounds he
.-,,,ped during the engagement. To-
-.A., With the other dead brought in
= ,he battlefield five m.,ss away. the
H. cheftain will be buried tonight in
4 little graveyard at MeXicali. just be-
"a The breastworks.
gl0ams's death was caused by a missile
Ia ploushed through the head at the
IL Of the skull. tearing away the rear
.rdon Of TIE brain
. Fifty Men Escaped.
Fhle no, as sanguinary as the rebels
ssasslves al first believed, the defeat
IWnlams. nevertheless. proveda perfect
"a OF the attacking force. Fifty men
~ participated In the daring sortie have
.fnrrei 10 MeyIcalI. Eleven others have
q be American troops at CaleXico, The
.rs!nng 81 Of the band are believed To
n dad as the federals took no prls-
|etc.
Tai any escaped alive is due only to
IL hiurc OF the federals TO press their
!uptaee and pursue the routed insur-
>scs as they fled In wild disorder from
y. field
rSonel Miguel Mayot. the federal com
|-zAer. said today when he was visited
y ~ Lee Little ranch that his loss was
.1t,o dead and fourteen wounded,
/ allougA General Francisco Salinas. the
~ commander here. declared that Will
|h& was the onlv dead. and Timoteo
.'sgar. tne only wounded. the solemn
|rksssion 10 the graveyard at nightfall
|[s,0yed this.
| ne insurrectos visited the battlefield
|1ib Today and loaded the dead into Two
|<srvas. TIE federalS did not modest
I'm snd refraincd even from visiting
|rct portion OF the field where the rebel
.Enander had posted men.
Welcomed the Supplies.
d lhc rebels abandoned the wagons load
Y lfjlh. Supplies when they broke into
at- These wagons were still standing
ie Held when Americans under & Red
Fes flag visited the field. The Wis
~ cut The traces from the still har-
~ mules in order that they might be
10 food and drink.
We thought the wagons had been left
purpose. said Colonel Mayot. and
Ifat reason we did not touch them. I"
ioverer after the Americans demon
-1ied that II was safe to approach the
foh The Mexican commander sent q
1 Under protection of machine guns
SHne The wagons into camp.
lle supplies were evidently a welcome
-oion 10 the com!ssarv department of
iedersls- and were received with
srhpp'n2 OH the part OF the women
|AhD followers
LnyptS luFther statements were IL
'sae 10 the daring of Williams and "a
Eafatlon that Mcxicali would not be
afked until a regiment OF artillery ar
n ipm Enscnada, This force arrived
W. capital OF Lower California SIX
q days ago and Colonel Mayot expects
shI he In this vicinity In day or two
SeX!csn commander declared Will
0a9 2bO men and would not believe
-nrn Told that s. men had attacked
mnrc battalion of 900 1t is said the
lae Tired 10000 rounds OF ammuni :
h'l Send Wounded TO Calexico.
Ahyol arranged TO have his wounded
elton.
~ sephlvcda. Il Inc rider. who was
~ 70 nee when the rebels first took
ygNn' was brought to CalcXico today
az N The abdomen lie probably
eepuveda was one of the Mex
"no leii CaleXico three weeks age
~ as guide for the Mexican ar
t.n tei Mayot received the Americans
Ay Today. but would not permit
nMitiiin mile of the camp From
s.ance almost the entire army of
sonlcn and children were seen
aosetfer in the Equiclnl canal
mi Iiuppiies the greater part Of the
as i,'i valley with water for drinking
mSaling purposes.
Furprisc was EXPRESSED at the
OF 81 many women and chill
Aayot said.
~ are good marchcrs. we came
M way from Ensenada In thirteen
ISe, Iu,s, Hayot declared that his orig
,'u1loh n, ,ih was TO proceed far 10 Tho
kinr Nh, M colorado river before at
a, SieMcah. but that Wiliiams's at
yesterday changed his plans.
Rebels Expect Attack.
yyo %n rebel camp everyone is on tho
iro,W Wnisht. awaiting an attack
'fft n, -! NiFe On!t tllclr own re
lik isIy upon and that evnn if al
M "pulu r'llu be delayed they have nc
D or 'SSl'lIorrcmcnts from tho insur
n moiiora and Chihuahua, as tlI,
"A sa,s which are operating I'm lli,
the consider those hero as out
ID No general movement IN fact
lsy,,s,i was FIRST taken Bertholc
ts,,hmI,. ts,hm declared the intention 10 b'
IfraspInshnent Ifrasr nIent OF Socialist colon.
H--eI California
FINN Salinas is evidently conceal
.s rshlS MS men the fact that an.
ttep ,,e Killed Yesterday. In orde
toId in ,i the spirits Of his men IL
.dtj 'nsm That but two men wei'
|hs Anu unn SIX mules killed.
8 her ba i:uiz Smith of Los Augcle
" n, To-Day and secured tie dis
S,ri,er ier brother from the rebc
aJ. b,,, fought with Williams YES
f lonIchi, ,eIt for hts home with nj
mbe,e senl word here tonight thn
haeocs scouts killed hy his men II
.Hans "oa Pass 4 week ago wor
ibo ra u1a that Identification tag
n arc "un,"s u,,,, but no addresses. TIL
D. n niiilam Fcra. Charles lSclsCl
Par ,latemsn. Nelson was aboE
% "in The three are Iclievn'
rer1,,o peen survivors Of Berlhold
~-.eed DESTROYED at Alamo Marc
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