The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-30
hat afterwards gave them the city.

Cnat Afterwards gave luelu Iie CiIs.
ood-bespattered sidewalks
broken windows and bullet-scarreo
walls gave the plaza a gruesome
aspect. Within the Diligencia Hotel
there were forty Americans most OF
them women-who had been there
since the beginning of hostilities
When the square was taken they
were Immediately notified that they
might go to other places if they SO
desired; but that they probably
would incur no further danger by
remaining in the hotel
Ordered to Eacate.
1t was not until late Tuesday that
the last of Gen. MASS men on top
of the hotel received written orders
from outside the city to vacate their
position. The order was obeyed by
a portion of the hundred men who
were occupying the roof and vantage
points in the interior, but some OF
the band determined to disobey the
orders and fight to the last. Never
theless they surrendered Wednesday
morning. A lieutenant in command
of the MeXicans was led out prls-
oner. and although he had fought
desperately he trembled and turned
pale in the belief he would be sum-
marily executed.
None of the American women
were in any way mistreated by the
Mexicans during the occupation OF
the building. A few of the women
helped the Mexicans in caring for
the wounded.
In the centre of the inner harbor,
San Juan de Uloa. an ancient stone
fortress, flew the Mexican flag
throughout the attack. The COM
mandant and sixty armed men and
three hundred workmen in the navy
yard peered from the embrasures at
the Prairie and the other ships she'll
ing the naval academy. In the dun
geon were five hundred prisoners.
Found Heavy Guns.
Capt. Stickney, of the Prairie,
went through the fortress several
days ago and found some heavy guns,
five torpedoes and a torpedo tube in
a corrugated iron shed outside the
wall of the fortress. When the land
ing of the Americans was ordered
Capt. Stickney sent word to the COM
mandant of San Juan de Uloa that he
would blow him to pieces with the
Prairie's guns if he opened fire
against the Americans, but that 9TH
erwise he would not be disturbed.
The commandant replied that he
would answer with his can
non if fired on. but that he
would not begin hostilities. When
the engagement ashore began the
commandant hoisted a brilliant new
Mexican flag, which flew all day
long.
Rear Admiral Fletcher instructed
the Spanish cruiser Carlos V to go
outside the breakwater in order TO
give the Prairie room to fire her
guns. The Spanish commander re-
fused, saying that he dared not
manoeuvre his boat in so small a
space at night. He also declared
he needed to take on supply of
fresh water. Admiral Fletcher in
sisted yesterday that his order be
carried out, and the Carlos V moved
outside just before the attack on the
centre of the city began.
Gave Warning First.
When Admiral Fletcher directed
that battalions of bluejackets and
marines be landed from Rear Ad-
miral Badgers ships before dawn
and drawn up in the plaza before the
railroad station, and then proceed
to take the entire town, he acted
only after giving warning and after
fifteen shells from the Prairie's
three-inch guns had been thrown
from the steel frame work of the
new market. A persistent but seat
tering fire came from rifles in the
market during all the early hours
of the morning, and Admiral Bad
gers men landed to the whining ac-
compartment of rifle bullets over
their heads
When the rush started Admiral
Badgers bluejackets. clad in orange
colored clothing, made for them on
the cruise down by dyeing white uni
forms with iron rust, moved in close
column formation up the water
front, past the market and across
the front of the Naval college, long
three-story structure built of adobe
stone. The column moved steadily