The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
DRIVEN OUT
OF RANGE OF GUNS
Constituencies With draw
After Gunboats Arrive With
Troops and Ammunition
ONE FOREIGNER is INJURED
Medical Officers From United
States Ships on Shore to
Care for Wounded.

Washineton, December 1l--Artcr
four days OF lighting the Mexican Fed
era garrison ut the seaport OF Tampico.
ro''niorced by tn" arrival of Eunboats
nus uflNcn the ATTACKING Constitu-
Journalists out Of range OF their guns
WITH a cessation OF hostlltics. med
zeal officers from the United States gun
hoat Tacoma and the scout cruiser
chester are ashore IN the military hos
700 wounded.
THIS information was collected In dis
pa'GheS from Rear Admiral Fletcher
20 me Navy Department The last mes
SAG WAS dated 10 L. NJ. Saturday.
when the firing had ceased and tho
ConstitutionaiiStS had withdrawn The
mcssase was sent by wireless from
cabled in cipher 10 Washington Via
.iaiveston. which accounts for its
SLOW transmission.
The only foreigner mentioned in
Rear Admiral Fletcher's dispatches as
n2vins been injured is Edward Fniay,
I'M: cared for in tho hospital i'm Tam
pico, ana is reported 10 be doing Wei.
ForriEnerS on ships.
39ut III me harbor several miles from
ne scene of the lighting, some aboard
The German aud English ships, but tho
greatest number ON the American bat
tieshins Rhode Island, Virginia anu
New Jersey.
The American Army transport sum
tie. were due to arrive at Tampico To-
I;,N 10 tax away any refugees who de-
sired to so The official number OF
refugees aboard the American battle
ships was given at the Navy Depart
mont tonight AS 1875 men. 100 women
aud lAG children
From the maps at the department,
showing the relative positions OF the
n,nonstitutionalisiS and Federal troops,
undoubtedly was a strong factor in
causing the attacking forces TO with
draw.
Admiral Fletcher at first estimated
the, strength OF tho ConstitutionaIists
~ 5000, while the Federal garrison had
about MAT number. The gunboat
-" hundred men. and she was fol-
lowed in quick succession by the Fed
eral Eunhoats Haragosa. the Vera Cruz
The Eunhoats could shell the rebel
positions from the river nnd keep them
rom mnking much OF AN impression
on me Federal dcfenScs in the city
whether the Constitutionaiists have
only temporarily withdrawn or have
siVrn up ne idea of attacking Tam
hoars IS not disclosed in any of the
dispatches received.
Fletcher TX Praised.
Satisfaction was expressed ut the
Navy pcpartinent over Eear-Admiral
fletchers method Of dealing with the
situation. Not only have foreigncrs
been gotten safely out of danger. but.
according TO latest advises. no valuable
property has been DESTROYED. Stories
that the position OF the American ships
in tho river had harrassed the Federal
Eunbohts We're declared TO he ground
loss, AZ the dispa tches to the depart
mcnt showed the Mexican boats TO be
above and below the city. where they
could ir" upon the rebel positions
without endangering any Of the Amer
lean vessels.
Admiral Fletcher Tonight was In
commitments with the Navy Depart
mcnt concerning the disposition OF the
refugees. II is probable that most OF
them VIII be taken 70 Galveston though
many. II rs believed now, Will desire
TO return TO Tainpico
No other dispatches OF Importance on
the Mexican situation were given out
~ the state on War Dcpartmcuts
Charge o'Shaughnessy cahled with ref
"rcncc TO reports of the alleged flight
Of the family OF General Hucrta that
lac had seen Mrs lIucrtu out walkinp,
in Mexico City yesterday.