The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-13
AMERICANS WITNESS
SPECTACULAR FIGHT
General BlancO Attacks Aqua
Prieta, but Is Repnlsed by
the Federals.
Continued From Page One.

a warning given the Americans. but ic"
OF them heeded the advice, showing ,, eaE
erness TO rush 20 the patuehe!d as 9'''
as the firing had begun; -. T., a.,
Is. g. Packard and Il. r. Piruei IN au-
torobles. crossed the line at lne ca. %
tomhouse and drove forward 20 tliS pat
herald which they reached while The h'-
tlon was still on. Picking up me Aaso-
cIated Press correspondent on the way.
they with two other outolnohlIes "'''
at the scene AT the same Ntme. .,.,,,.
Wounded soldiers and oihcerS were
living on the ground and the MeXiChu
army had no strctchers. One soidleI 'ay
dead and with the permission OF the Mex
ican officers the body was taken 10 Aqua
PrIcta in an automobile. -,
Other Americans IN automobiles nad
some difficulty In securing permission
from the Mexican officers TO assist oth-
or wounded from thc field, but the per-
mission was finally granted
one wounded soldier shot through inc
breast. died on the way to Aqua Pr!etA.
Two American pnysieians YER s1r ,,,n ~;
waiting at Aqua Fr.ei59, to care ,rr.,,S ipr NE
Following this first effort 10 care ior INC
wounded on the part of the Americans rs
other auIomob!lss were soon on, on INC n,
| scene and the field was soon cleared o'
! dead and injured
Eleven Dead in Bull Ring.
In all. eleven dead fcderas have been
| brought In and the bodies lie In the
| bull ring tonight. The wounded were
placed In the barracks at the heaaauat-
| lers OF the commssario.
| When the Americans attempted TO re-
| lieve the wounded OF their guns and
! heavy cartridge belts In order 10 lessen
! the burden. tho soldiers refused 10 give
them up. holding, their guns to their
breasts as they lay on the cushioned
seats Of the automobiles.
! Photographers had trouble today. a
Young man named RoesCh, after the bat
tie was pointing his kodak al squad
when one OF the soldiers struck MIN OYER
the head with his bayonet. inficling a
deep cash.
rcvcd Of his outfit and compelled %
march TO Aqua Prieta under guard
Later he recovered his property.
Thirteen MeNicans VINO we're hoie
rested and are held in the bull ring.
Several Americans were also arrested
but later released.
Harry Wcs,er. former captain Of th'
Arizona rangers. had been In Blancol
camp before the action started with w
D. Woods line rider. They were look
ing for stray horses. They followed tn
rebels into action and were fred on sew
| eral times, but escaped injury.
Americans In an automobile gained en-
trance to the camp OF General Blanco
who talked with them through an inter
lpreter
Rebel Loss Is Small.
He said the rebels could account 10
: only one killed and two missing, and th'
8 loss of two horses. Banco was especial!
eager for news regarding the action o
, the United States troops
When informed that many fedora
? troops were advancing toward Aqua Prize
Ia, Blanco said:
"All the better. there will be man!
I more guns for us TO capture"
) | Commissiario Garcia of FL Tigre camp
who're Blanco took prisoner when he cap
tured that place. and who accompanied
Blanco's force to act as secretary TO tn
general. made a sensational escape from