The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18

to send large number of kilograms TO
| President Taft asking him TO safe.
guard, at any cost, the lives Of Ameri-
! can citizens
Just before nightfall there was seen
| some thrilling work on the part of the
| federal forces. All afternoon the fed
| eral cavalry was under fire from the
| rebel trenches to the east of the town.
| Tho main body of the federal troops
were to the rear of long, grassy
draw, opening lengthwise into a right
angle, rayine at the north end, within
four hundred yards OF Aqua Prieta.
The federal commander mounted two
and three men on each Of the cavalry
horses, and then, under full fire from
the trenches of the rebels facing the
mouth Of this grassy draw, dashed to
the ravine, where the extra soldiers
were dropped of the horses, the rider
and horses returning to the rear to re-
peat the performance. In this way the
fcderals landed, under cover of the ra.
vine aud embankments, several hundred
foot soldiers, who lay in this shelter
Shortly after midnight this force in
the ravine crept up to the crest Of the
empankments and opened terrific fire
upon Aqua Prieta, shooting promiscu.
ously into every building within
range of their guns. People stood
at the telephones in Agua Prleta and
reported to Douglas the passage of
steel bullets through the adobe houses,
through windows. through doors and
through the splintercd roofs
We arc ready for them, - came the
laconic message from the rebel forces
awaiting the onslaught at the bullpen
and behind every cover.
Surrender of Garcia
At S.35 O'Clock tonight Balasaria
Garcia came out of Agua Pricta alone
and gained the American line at G
avenue, where he surrendered himself
as an individual, and not as com
mander of the Aqua Prieta forces. to
Captain Gauiot of the First United
states cavalry, who was on the line at
the time.
Garcia was Immediately taken to
army headquarters at City Hall park |
HIS surrender for time gave rise to |
the cry in Douglas that the rebels had |
One Of the spectacular features of |
the late afternoon was the passage of |
an American, David Crockett of Naco,
through both the federal and rebel
fighting armies. Crockett did not know
that the battle was in progress until |
he found himself in the federal ranks
The federals took his horse and saddle.
turned him loose, and he came for.
ward through the rebel forces. The
rebels hailed him and then passed him
through their lines to the American
border, from which point he reached
Douglas
At s:45 o'clock tonight the federals
brought into play a thrce.pound field
piece and began hammering away at
Agna Prieta with shells.
About clock a rebel message was
carried TO the American army officers
At the line. imploring them to use the
United States troops 10 prevent the
federal force from fighting from the
adobe slaughter house Immediately to
The cast of Douglas. This slaughter
house is directly on the line. but with
'he exception of one small wing wall
I is all on the American side
American Cavalry Assemblies
Al this hour the American cavalry.
at The call of the bugle, assembled at
Fifth street and G avenue. where the
roll was called and then the whole
'orce went back TO their station along
he Fifth street patrol.
American army officers believe that
he federals have thrown firing line
rom point near the bull ring to the
American line at the slaughter house
md another line extending from this
o the south. and that at daybreak the
VIII close IN and rush the town,
Most of the dead and wounded are
wing on the battlefield, where there has
'een no access to them today. In the
errifc sun the wounded have lain !
where they fell. Just how well the fed
raj army is provided with water is '
ot known, except that the forces prob. I
bly, still have access to Sulphur
springs, their camp last night The
american Red Cross has made provision
o rush down the Nacozari railroad
water tank filed with water. which was
o be protected bv Red Cross flag and
uardcd by Red Cross field men.
of this water is not kept from the :
ederal army. however, was the mes
age from the rebel commanders. "we ;
'ill be obliged to tear it to pieces with =
II guns. r