The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-27
STREET BATTLES
FOLLOW LANDING
OF i. S. FORCES
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about the streets in the main section
of tho city
Within an hour after tho Florida's
boatswain had been wounded the
American flag was dying from the Gus
tom house.
Street Fighting Continues.
street hShtinS continued until dark,
and throughout the night the jackies
and marines We're kept busy lodging
bullets hred BY the sharpshooters from
business houses and residences.
Admiral Badgers ileet arrived from
hampton Roads at 3 o'clock Wednes
tho battleships had dropped anchor tho
landing forces of the flagship Arkansas
the Florida and other ships We're sent
ashore. IT was then that tho Mexi leans
most stubbornly attacked the Invaders
, Assurances had been given that the
MeNicans would offer. no opposition to
trst serious attack WAS made on the
oriSade from the New Hampshire.
Cadets on the roofs OF the buildings
passed them, and then. without the
least warming. opened fire.
Lieutenant J. L. i-apnon, In command
had pierced his right lung. Five lack
les We're killed anu half score wound
"a. Much ammunition was wasted by
tho sailors. who were marching in close
formation. before they located the
cadets. Lannon was removed To the
hospital ship Solace. where he is In a
Marines who had been landed from
the transport Prairie on the day be-
iore came to the rescue of the New
uampshire jackics. and street lighting
continued at intervals throughout the
dorenoon. When Admiral Fletcher. IN
n.r
o'clock In the afternoon the capture OF
Vera. Cruz, the Mexican dead we're cs.
timated ut from leo to 500.
Fighting intermittent.
AlIeI TINS hour lighting was inter
mittent;, Small groups OF AIexicans
engaged the Americans In sklrmishes
dead numbered fifteen, and there were
about atty. wounded. Ensign Paul 4.
ana hvc OF his men were wounded in
an encounter with nifty Mexicans in
the outskirts of the city at o'clock
and graduated from Annapolis dis last
year, was Is, reported in serious condi-
.lon on thursday night. lie was shot
=, bullets were flying in every direction
Wednesday night. and the marines
%sIe nen' s sgss 9eund tbas up the
were sent TO the cruiser San Francisco,
which was anchored inside OF the
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every reason TO believe that they have
been executed. although this is not off,
cially admitted.
TO dislodge sharpshooters ontronch-
ed behind the marble columns of the
Hotel Universal. opposite the plaza,
the marines used automatic guns. Six
be Federal soldiers who were wearing
civilian clothes over their uniforms
one OF these men, was an officer, and
his wounds We're dressed b. American
women refugees. who were STAYING ut
the Eotel piligelncia:;
When cadets in the naval academy
ana on the roof OF tho arsenal beg- in
firing on battalion CT tackles. the
cruiser Chester and the TRANSPORT
Prairie began droppinE three and i've
the guns of the Shippers" had been
silenocd, the shells had practically de-
mollshed the arsenal. but the naval
academy had not been badly damaged
IL was thought that many Mexicans
had been killed in this attack, but /
could only lind three dead in two
buildings.
Source Unworthy.
An attache OF the Mexican White
Gross told me, ho}weyer, that twenty
ed had been removed This source
of information Is not considered as
very tr9siworthy l am told that most
OIL the White Cross nurses are Huerta
spies. found them burying their
nenh under nine or ter, inches OF sod.
tho Hotel Terminal, and in - another mot
section Of the city they were burning
the dead. ON the next afternoon the
made graves. and ! found it contained
the corpse OF peon and the body OF
y dog y marine corporal told me
woman, who had been killed by n stray
bullet from the rifle OF ono OF the
'sniners," from the roof OF y ware
house
Fifty armed Mcxicans we're captured
by a company Of Major Catlins ma
rines on Wednesday afternoon without
firing 4 shot AS the marines advanced
in the face of n rain OF bullets the Mex.
leans dropped their rifles and sur
rendered They We're marched to pr!-
son.
Just before noon Wednesday. battle
ships in the harbor received this wire
less message from Commander Moifctt
OF the Chester:
THAT boat out there flying no flag
is firing on our men ashore. Stop her,
stop her"
officers Held M Prisoners.
Lieutenant BYRON McCandlcss OF the
flagship Arkansas, put out in n launch
ana identified the little craft To be the
Gobernator, tiny gunboat owned by
PEELED the toy war vessel to drop am
chor near the battleship Florida ana
the officers We're held as prisoners.
Although the Americans did not take
possession OF the Eunboat. the officers
may be court martialed on n charge OF
piracy because of the fact that no flag
Several hours later Admiral Fletcher
sent McCandlcss out in n launch to
stop the l'roGrcsSo, n Mexican trans
port. which had the audacity to come
In the harbor with 1000 Fcdcrals, in
tended as achievements for General
Mas. The troops had been sent from
the town OF Progrcsso by Minister
BANQUET when Admiral Mayo first
made his demand on the Mexican gov
eminent Ito salute the American flag
After the commander of the Progrcsso
had visited Admiral badger, he was
permitted TO leave the harbor with the
transport.
Because of tho attitude OF the wash
ington government in daily Impress
inE upon Admiral Badger that the
United states is not IT war with Mex
ic" the admiral feared that lie would
overstcp his authority In capturing
either the Gobornador or tho rrogrcsso
and her Loco soldiers. Despite the
critical situation in Vera Cruz and
Tampico .tdmirals Fletcher and Mayo
have endeaVorcd. but with little sue
cess. in convincing The Mexicans that
Mexico
Admiral Mayo is becoming quite i'm
patient at Tampico. however, and on
Thursday he sent II wireless message
To Admiral BADGER asking the direct
rs To whether n state OF war