The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-19

and cheers Of the Victors.
Following the capture of the heights
the enemy began running down the
hillside in crowds. The slaughter by
the victorious Americans was great In
the road and In the orchard near the
base of the hill. The American troops
were Infatuated at the Mexicans be-
cause of their conduct at the battle OF
Mplino del Rey,n q week earlier, when
wounded Americans were killed. ,"
The castle Of Chapultepec was rid
died by American cannon shot. In the
crowd Of prisoners Of every rank and
color were fifty general officers and
about 100 cadets, of, the military acad-
erily. Among the latter were boys of
from 10 to Is years Of age. A numner
of them had been killed fighting like
heroes.
General Scott arrived at the castle
and took a birdseye view Of the field
around the city of Mexico. His de-
termination Of how to proceed was at
once taken.
Immediately at the right Of the
castles base a road passed, leading to
the Belen gate of the city, while to
the left was a road which led to the
San Cosmo gate and causeway. Cen
eral Worth and his troops had turned
the base OF the castle toward the close
of the attack, and passing around the
north centre OF Chapultepec had at
tackled the right wing Of the Mexican
army on the road. He pursued the
enemy and marched on the San Cosmo
road. General Quitman, on the other
hand, pursued the, fleeing Mexicans
along the causeway to the Belen gate.
General Scott had ascertained from
his intelligence officers that the San
Cosmo gate was easier~of attack than
he Belen gate, II so directed Gen.
eral ~Cadwalader's brigade AMI other
forces to support General Worth, it
being his intention that Worth should
make the main attack. General. Scott
therefore garrisoned Chapultepec with
the Fifteenth Infantry, and ordering
UP guns and ammunition to both
Worth and Quit1nan followed Worth's
division along the San Cosmo road.
Worth soon came to q suburb In
front Of San Cosmo and there dis
covered the .Mextcans in force and
prepared to renew the battle. They
were fortified behind bitches and also
fought from the fiat roofs Of this
houses, thus practically making the
village a fertilization which they de-
Tended foot by foot The American
corps Of pioneers with picks and show
els burrowed their way from house to
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who fought the enemy from windows
and doors.
The American howitzers were
brought into service and by 8 o'clock
in the evening the United States
troops were resting in the suburbs of
the city of Mexico.
On the other causeways the scene
was more remarkable. General Quit
man, re-enforced by General Smiths
brigade, in the heat OF the pursuit
had carried an immediate battery and
actually entered Belen gate after a
hard fight, but as soon as they entered
the gate a fierce artillery and rifle fire
met them. Here the American loss
was very heavy. Advancing slowly
from pillar to pillar, the Americans
the batteries increased. Later they
succeeded In %silencing the Mexican ar
tillery fire, and fighting ceased for the
time.
In this way closed Sept. Is in the
Valley of Mexico.
Soon after daylight on the morning
of Sept. Ia, a delegation from tho
ayuntamiento, or council, Of the city
of Mexico, called on General Scott at
his headquarters and told him that
both the Mexican government an rem