The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-30
All American Casualties
Caused by Citizens Of Gulf
Port. Shooting From
Their Homes.

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demanded by the emergency of the
| situation created an inferno Tor the
engine and boiler forces.
since the afternoon Of April 81 these
ships had been preparing themselves
/ for the most extreme possibilities of
the tense situation which existed when
they received from Washington their
sailing orders. with the nightly bul-
! letns by wireless Of the Developments
If he Mexican situation the spirit OF
battle preparation rose rapidly until the
| last night when with the news that the
blood of American bueiackets had been
/ she'd III Vera Cruz in the afternoon 1t
! reached it's elimination.
Each ship and each man was ready
! to fight. What IL more. every man
| jack aboard was eager 10 get into II.
! demanding Il chance 10 GO ashore ami
! scheming to find way to Join me
/ landing forces. Only those who were
either exhausted by the days work or
who had no nerves slept that night.
Who could expect to sleep on the eve or
action? The decks were crowded with
those who. tossing restlessly. hoped 10
snatch a few winks before they got the
order to stand by to go ashore.
On the decks rifles were stacked.
ready to be slung over the shoulders OF
the men who were tn take them ashore
in tbe next few b1,,rs. Every man OF
tho hundreds to 20 ashore had with
him wborovcr no was the fifteen
nonrd n,cL cont,ininy overvthjnp for
nn,essitv and comfort ashore and into
which no vas soon to harness himself,
Tyyn days r,,inus were issued to each
man ami cvrrv conteen was filed.
Evor>. rnn ,,ith , rife had in his belt
i'm r,uuJs ~, nmmunition
! 4, ,,s, ch,stlv dot,i, tho neot
,.hi,., iumn,,s hlnuses and r,und hats
~ IN, hIu,i,clat which add IN the mic
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: The awnings that III the last rev
days afforded welcome protection
/
down. with grim purpose. The giant
twelve inch and the powerful flNc inch
) guns could not he brought int" play
: against the stone and brick of Vera
Cruz as long as the decks were shaded
by canvas. Picked men were separated
from the landing parties Ia man the
batteries. III anticipation of lombard.
ment of the Mexican position Those
thus left behind made no secret of
their eagerness to prove the mark sman.
ship acquired in harmless target prac.
lee 10y working unlimited destruction
uron the Mexican stronghold The
new" Of Admiral Flctchers bold move
at Vera Cruz. which cost the navy
] more in dead and wounded than wa>
= lost in The entire war with Spain, fired
the blood of these Youngsters
Stc'n WAS up in the launches stun.
i M on the decks. The boat crews prom
- ised that they would have them II
:. the water rs soon rs the anchor wa,
i let 20 Upon the bow of every steamer
: aud sailing launch was mounted on,
: FOUNDER gun; crews we're told of +,
. man these guns, which would he USED
" the pnrtics from the shins Even AL
= h,lral nao1or Spl'na'd harGe had ~
= ""'"- w'"i''' 81" '"'"s ""o''r me deFf
Nv S'"SM"HS "er' ','d' reaul
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, , ,I; n,,iiu,eu: vi l'len ~ reeniorc'
o I',,l"' '''cner "u'ahce guar" nolu
q ~ NV "''V'' VIZ VI Ntr" 'run. ~
y uN We '"'rt' nn 'n'H dee' III en-
q r'l9' ",""h ""' ~ showers u! 'h'
'','eu "'h"en, u''ht' tue p'iI'r nres'
: vs. 'n' ""S>hlp' 'nr MASTER OF every
= one ~ 'n' ooHens vi .'sNelS engage
- :" '"'S movement upon M'Nlco Tue AZ
y. N""HaS uao rs sl""l'l a''Ni'les. !
!, VIZ the SFne OF opera ATOMS or Admlra
- h"".er am ms Sl"l,' VINO were con
SUNNY ~ " "hN ana l'i@ht ior nearl.
W''h. rams hlihe t"r an attack al
> 'alnIh.o ""r" thrown ASIA" Sunda.
ana all hahds were plunged into
II study or the situation al Vera cruz
- EVER! detali WAS Planned out; the pc
II s>t1"n or every company ana battalion
= every neld piece ana every automatl
q gun from every snip was worked o'i'
q Noihlng remained mn IN carry Int
: execution the plans So carefully draw
!. up. Nothing was left to chance. thong
l. much was Ia depend upon events.