The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
UNITED STATES TROOPS
END BATTLE IN MEXICO
Continued From Page One.

Lopez captured the Nacozari train on
Is southbound trip Yesterday and held
II near Fronteras until today when,
With his troops aboard numbering $50,
he ran it back to Aqua Prieta. Scarcely
had the rebels detrained when the firing
began.
The rebels deployed their firing line
up and down the Nacozari railroad
tracks from the Aqua Pricta station
to the American custom house. With
the opening of the battle there was a
mad rush of Americans from Douglas
toward the International line, the great
cr number massing at the custom house,
The rebels with little rushes kept NOV
ing northward toward the custom house
ill they were within its shadows The
custom house is surrounded on three
sides facing Aqua Pricta with a We
fanda which was crowded with Amerl-
,ans and Mexicans from Douglas.
One rebel attempted to break from
the embankment to gain an adobe
house few feet to the rear. He
doubled up in his tracks. Another foi-
lowed, dropping at the door and en-
tered the building. only TO swing BACK
out of the door and fall dead. Another,
losing heart. threw down his gun ana
broke for the American line. only, a
few feet away. when Lopez levelcd ms
gun at the fugitive. fired and brought
him To earth. \ faithful dog through
out the battle remained by this man
side.
Sightseers Are Reckless.
The rebels swung up along, the inter
rational line. taking possession oil ,i .ns
Mexican guardhouse; which InGg "dS
group Of fifteen fought from this snel'eI,
With Lopez commanding: This house Is
,ny scventy-tive feet from the inc
which was toed by hundreds OF Ameri-
>aps and the bullets spattcrcd In the dirt
With vicious spats, AS the rebels swung
around 10 this flank 1T brought thc teq
,ral force from Aqua Pricta directly In
inc with the American custom house.
Telephone poles were spattcrcd. shots
lug up the sand on all sides but the
'ightscers. mad with the enthusiasm oi
he fight. stood their ground DICKSON,
he American shot through the thlSh nau
aiken up a position behind a niue uilt
,mbankmen, TO the south OF inc N2co-
:ari station on the Mexican side WIN
Mexican employee Both waved thelr
white handkcrchcfs at squad or Ted,
,rals which had deployed to the cast end
" Aqua Pricta, but the sign OF peace was
answered by volcy of shots. one OF
which struck Dickson as he lay on tie
:round \ daring squad OF iedersls
,harscd TO the rim OF the to~h anu 'i1e
adobe buildings Tho icdcrals gained
building almost within a few feet OF the
-ebel line. but hundreds OF shots poured
nto this building and II was abandoned'
)nly the dead being left behind.
Rebels Run Up Their Flag.
With another rush a squad OF rebels
dashed up the boundary line taking pos
session OF n second guardhouse by the
International monument, where they
hoisted their red white and green nation
la nag as they had done at the maSa-
zinc. On the tallest OF the adobe build
ings the ccmmissarios headquarters,
p,an
erect, calmly noting the rebel movements
and directing their own force. IheY drew
the fire OF the rebel rifles unheeded the
Americans cheering their bravery. Sud
denly one OF them cruuIpled m and tum-
hlcd from the clay roof. \ moment later
the federal commander ordered his men
out of the cuartcl. Dynamite charges
were placed in the rear and the whole
wall blown out 10 give them rear exit
in case OF retreat.
AT S;35 o'clock Captain j. r.. Gaujot OF
troop X First cavalry. L. :. A. learned
of the attack on Aqua Prcta and soon
his command OF forty troopers dashed
down to the international line from The
city ball park Headquarters. Between the
custom house and the first monument
the federal bullets and those from the
rebel rifles farthest south peckcd ana
busted the desert. Into this rode the
United States cavalry. deploying along
the line
Rain of Lead in Douglas.
The bullets whsrled over the line and
one trooper WAS erazed on the arm AS
the federal fire continued TO pour into
the American city. bullets struck as far
north as Fifteenth street. One plowed
through a store and another struck the
Western Union Telegraph office building.
At the Douglas freight depot for time
there was a rain OF lead. Foreman Cur
ley of the wards was struck In the arm
a bullet entered the home of George r.
Lee. superintendent Of the Copper Queen
smelter. while others passed through the
home OF Alexander Adams -Four shots
went through the machine shop OF the
CoDper Queen power house.
II is claimed by many that Just before
the fcderals blew up the cuartel they
elevated their guns and swept Douglas
with vollcr.
II is declared that this volcy swept
Crow and Harrington off their train.
Cantain Gauiot watched the tighting