Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-05-01

guns Of the man-of-war were soaS
booming and heavy projectiles VA.
crashing into the walls of the aoas
envy. The Mexicans fed, 1eaving !.
number OF dead and wounded
Eight of the Americans boworo.
had been shot down at this Doint y.
fore the irregulars were disloda"l
from their fortress.
The flag of Rear Admiral Badps,l
now floats from the Minnesota M
he has taken for his flagship.
The stars and stripes wave over N
Terminal hotel, where Rear Admiro /
Fletcher, now chief IN Command :
land operations, has established hi
headquarters. Admiral Fletcher ocorI
pies an apartment adjacent to ~
rooms used by Special Envoy JobIl
Lind while he was living at the Ter
mlnal.
Temporary Hospitals Are
Established In the City.
Temporary hospitals have been o.
tablished throughout the city. the chic
one being in the Plaza hotel, of which
DR.. Elliott of the dreadnaught Flor
ida is in charge.
Members of the American Medica
corps have been installed in San Sd
bastian hospital, where there are
number of wounded Mexicans.
Early Thursday a number Of ma.
chine guns were brought ashore from.
the newly arrived battleships, some d
them being posted on the fat roofs d
the adobe houses. Sunrise found TIL
roof of the Parochial church. the talli
est building in the city, swarmina
with blucjackets ready to pick of ami
Mexican "snipers" that might SHOW
themselves.
A machine gun was placed upon TIL
roof of the Hotel Diligencia, which wa
in the line of fire, and was badly sho
up. All the windows were broken b
bullets.
Other machine guns have bee
planted around the railway terminals
the custom house, the United State
consulate, the post office, the cabl
office and other structures.
British Tars Cheer U. S,
Marines Hurryine to Attack.
One incident occurred during TIL
landing of American reinforcement
which shows the spirit Of friendshi
among the armed forces on the bi
international fleet
A Mexican sharpshooter had bee
taking pot shots at British sailors o
the cruiser Essex, and Albert Kimbel
paymaster, had been wounded. Whe
several whaleboats, carrying Unite
States marines, swept close to th
English varship on their way to tb
customs house wharf, the British tar
gathered at the rail and cheered wit
might and main.
The Americans have behaved wit
the utmost gallantry since operation
began, and there has been no con
plant of any kind. Rear Admire
Fletcher is proud of his "boys" an
sent the following message addressed
to the men of the fleet:
"The division commander desires
express his admiration at the splendl
and efficient work of the naval br
gade which captured Vera Cruz an
efficient support Of the cruisers, Wnic'
reflects great credit upon the acc
racy of the fire of the gunners'
During the night the Americans
the western side of the city capture
a number of struggling MexicanS' MOI
OF whom were armed with rusty,
muskets. The freight sheds we
turned into detention pens and "
prisoners we're locked up until tn9
could be transferred to the Warsnlp
Many Of the Mexican dead we
also buried during the night Wltho
any attempt at Identification. cry
tically all were men of low casp
whose fighting had been without
single spark of patriotic anlnasion
Work preliminary to the seizure
the railroad from Mexico City 10
eastern seacoast already has OS
done.
Soldiers Ordered Not to
Drink Vera Cruz Water.
The American on the firing
suffered greatly from lack OF Ea.
They were under orders not 70 u
the city water for fear it might -
tain poison, and most Of them h1u
nausted the contents OF tneH .
teens.
A number of Mexicans, mostly W
en- with babies in their arms :
pealed to American sailors anu
rines for food. Most Of the apps -
were needed, Notwithstanding tnS
that the hard work ashore hau -
Jack a hungry man himself \
The details which searcheu
houses for hidden men and secfe'
milton of war worked quickly anu !"
precision. Little resistance was
fered and in cases where dooiS I'D
locked they were battered ~ .n1
Armed men were disarmed ana
sands of guns, ancient s"oi''
cartridges were seized.
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