The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-15

, WASHiNGTON. Dec IL - After
four days Of fierce fighting. the Mcxi-
can Federal garrison at the seaport
OF Tampico. reinforced by the arrival
OF gunboats with troops. ammunition
and dynamite. has driven the attack
ing Constitutionalists out OF range OF
I their guns
With a cessation of hostilities med
ical officers from the United State.
gunboat Tacoma and the scout cruis-
or Chester are ashore in the military
7 hospitals helping TO care for more
, than 200 wounded.
This Information was contained in
dispatches from Rear Admiral Fletch-
or TO the navy department The last
message was dated 10 p. m. Saturday.
when the firing had ceased and the
Constitutionalists had withdrawn.
| The message was sent by wireless
| from TampiCG TO Vera Cruz. where
! II was cabled in cipher 10 Washing
/ ton via Galveston. which accounts for
/ It's slow transmission.
Shot in Ankle
The only foreigner mentioned In
/ Rear Admiral Fletcher's dispatches as
having been injured is Edwar Finlay,
VI no was shot in the ankle but is be
/ ing cared for I'm the hospital in Tam.
( pico and Is reported 10 be doing well.
Practically all the foreigners were
/ out in the harbor. several miles from
the scene Of the lighting. some aboard
| the German and English ships. but
I the greatest number on the American
, battleships Rhode Island. Virginia and
| New Jersey The American army
transport sumner and the American
I liner MorrO Castle were due to arrive
~ Tampico to-day 10 take away any
refugees who desired 10 20. The af-
fetal number OF refugees aboard the
American battleships was given at
! the Navy Department tonight as lSJ
men. l66 women and 1i6 children.
From the maps "a; the department
showing the relative position OF the
constitutioualist and federal troops
/ the arrival Of the federal gunboats un-
doubtedly was strong factor in caus-
Z ing the attacking force to Withdraw.
Reinforcements Arrive.
Admiral Fletcher at first estimated
the strength OF the Constitutionalist,
at 5000 while the federal garrison had
% bout half that number. The gunboat
. bravo was tie FIRST TO arrive with n
/ Few hundred men and she was follow
| ed iu quick succession hy tn" federal
cunbu1ts Zaragoza. the Vera Cruz and
lp TampicC. swelling he federal
b. force 10 abCsit 5000. The gunboats
Cuuid shell ID" Tebel positions from
] lthe river and keep them from making
much of an impression on the federal
det"uses m the city.
Whether 2 he COnstitutionalists
q have only temporarily Withdrawn or
+ have given up the idea OF attacking
Tamplco while IL is protected by ID.
i eunbOats is not disclosed in any Of
I the dispatches thus far received
Satisfaction was expressed az the
d navy department over Rear Admiral
/ Fletcher's method Of dealing with the
3 situation Not only have foreigners
. been gotten safely out Of danger. Int
according 20 latest advices. no valu-
Bile property has been destroyed
stories that the position OF the Amer
irau ships in the river had embar
rassed thc Federal 2unbOats were de-
clared 10 De crOundless. az the dis
4 patches 10 tho department showed tho
. Mexican boats 20 DO above and below
! whore they could FIRE upon the rebel
I positions without endangerinZ any oi
, fhe American vessels
Rebels Unsuccessful
MEXICO CITY. Dec. THE reb.
/ fF have failed ir their attack on
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