The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29
And "OId Glory" Is Hoist
ed In Harbor.
TOTAL II AMERICANS KILLED
AMI so Wounded In Fight
Many Mexiezns Killed
And Wounded.
= SYSTEMATIC CHARGE MADE

Ven Cruz. April zz.-TEelve
Americans killed and about fifty
-aorpded marked the complete in
u-stneut Of Vera Cruz a. noon to-
NJ b the United States forces
Rear Admiral Frank p Fletcher
As taken up lis headquarters a.
80 Terminal Hotel The entire
~ffy f. strongly pstrolied and quiet
prevailed tonight Rear Admiral
Fletcher j. nov IN command Of the
and Operations. while Rear Admiral
rsaager. mander-il-ehief Of the
Atlantic feet. hss brought his flag
ITO The hzrbor On the Minnesota
After tire general advances began
r-1Is morning Mexican -snipers' OF
me roofs put ~ stubborn resist
a-ce. There vas one brisk action,
ne guns u tie Prairie and Chester
ASSISTING ia silencing . heavy IRE
~rou the Naval College. shells from
IT, Prairie finally shsttering the
-aifs
The number Of MeKiesEs killed
Y4sterdzy Is estimated At 10. with
r-zny wounded The Mexican loss
to-day Is not known but il If
raOught 70 b. heavy.
The pzymaster Of the British
r--aIser Essex. Albert W Kimber.
Is wounded On board his ship by
= sniper ashore
The British blueisekets crowded
70 tn bows and vOciferOusly cheer
81 the American marines a. they
proceeded in shore for the landing.
The flags on the Essex and Fort
ress san Juan de- Ulua were half
TASTED when the dead were carried
70 the boats.
Rear Admiral Fletcher at $50
e., clock in the morning ordered a
general movement for the occupa-
el1n OF all the town, A column
81 bluejackets advanced and passed
the uncompleted market place and
naval college. When they had
reached the walls OF the college a
rerrihc rifle FIRE was poured in all
directions from he roofs and he
7xqBdoxs. The blueiaekets were
l,-lpless TO return the IRE against
me stone walls, and scattered
The Prairie. Chester and San
Francisco opened with their five
and six-inch guns and shattered the
eEaIls. The blueiackets reformed
and advanced against the fire. which
bad diminished greatly.
8y 80 O'Clock there was only de
s-iItory firing from the in-shore side
OF the tower. BattaliOns Of blue
Jackets had made their way alonl
the water front 10 the southern enc
of the town and cleared several
s-frs-eis. but the sniping from houses
continued at intervals.
The scout cruiser Chester. pound
ID buildings on the outskirts viii
siN-inch shells. firing over the headi
Of the men ashore and showing al
most perfect marksIDanship.
The general movement from al
The positions taken yesterday begaI
in the direction OF the main plaza
-r6e marines under Lieut.. Col Wen
dell &. Neville moved 10 the south
ward along parallel streets to"ar
the center, while the marines CON
usanded by Lieut.. Commander Buch
snan, Of the Florida. and Lieu
Commander Arthur -. Heating. q
the Arkansas, were ordered iror
their positions east OF the cente
toward the plaza.
The two forces swung iorwar
--NIth a rush for distance OF thre
blocks. The machine gun and rim
IRE Was supplemented by shell III
'Irom the smaller guns OF the Prairl
and Chester. The ships guns SUI
PORTED the movement of clearing u
roofs to the south and east. oeei
cionly dropping shell a few hui
bred yards In advance.
Buehanan's men, under dire
command OF Lieut.. Guy w O. Ca
tn. moved forward 70 a position d