The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-14
GENERAL WILLIAMS DIES.
American AdVenturer Succumbs e
Wound Sustained in Battle.

American Adventurer Succumbs to
Wound Sustained in Battle.
MeXicali, Mex, April 10. - General
Stanley Williams, who was wounded
Saturday in the spectacular assault
when his little force of eighty men en-.
gagged the entire Eighth battalion of
the Mexican army, died yesterday in
the improvsed hospital established by
the United States troops at CaleXico.
Together with the other dead
brought from the battlefield five miles
away, the fallen chieftain was buried
in the little graveyard at MeXicali,
just behind the breastworks. Will
liams death was caused by missile
that ploughed through the head at the
base of the skull, tearing away the
rear portion of the brain.
While not as sanguinary as the reb
els themselves at first believed, the
defeat of Williams nevertheless prov
ed a perfect rout of the attacking
forces. Fifty men who participated in
the daring sortie have returned to
MeXicali. Eleven others have deserted
and are now in the Jail established by
the American troops at Calexico. The
remaining thirty-four OF the band are
believed to be dead, as the federals
took no prisoners.
That any escaped alive is due only
| their advantage and pursue the routed
insurrectos, as they fed in wild disor-
der from the field.
Colonel Miguel Mayo, the federal
commander, said when he was visited
at the Lee Little ranch that his loss
was twelve dead and fourteen wound
| ed.
The insurrectos visited the battle
| field and loaded the dead into two
wagons. The federals did not modest
them and refrained even from visiting
that portion of the field where the
rebel commander had posted men.
The rebels abandoned two wagons
loaded with supplies when they broke
into flight. These wagons were still
standing on the field when the Amer
leans, under a Red Cross flag, visited
the field. The visitors cut the traces
from the still harnessed mules in or
der that they might be given food and
drink.
1--WE thought the wagons had been
left for purpose" said Colonel Mayo,
and for that reason we did not touch
them. -
However, after the Americans dem
onstrated that it was safe to approach
the wagons, the Mexican commander
sent detail under protection of ma
chine guns TO bring the wagons into
camp.
The supplies were evidently a vel
come addition TO the Commissary de.
partment of the federals, and were re.
ceived with handclapping on the part
of the women camp followers.
Mayot's further statements We're a
tribute to the daring of Williams and
a declaration that MeXicali would not
be attacked until regiment of artil.
lery arrives from Ensenada This
force arrived at the capital of Lower
California sixteen days ago and Col
onel Mayot expects it in this vicinity
in a day or two.
The Mexican commander declared
Williams had 200 men and would not
believe it when told that eighty-five
man had attacked his entire battalion
of 500. 1t is said the federals fired
$4,000 rounds of ammunition.
Through Consul Sierra at CaleXico
Colonel Mayot arranged to have his
wounded taken TO the American side
for surgical attention.
Colonel Mayot received the Ameri
cans cordially but would not permit
them within mile of the camp. From
this distance almost the entire army
of men, women and children were seen
bathing together in the Equicina ca
nal which supplies the greater part
of the Imperial valley with water for
drinking and irrigating purposes.
When surprise was expressed at the
lpresence of so many women and chill
dren, Mayot said:
They are good marchers. We came
all the way from Ensenada in thir
teen days"