New Britain herald., 1914-04-23
HOUSE C0NCURS ! WITH RESOLUTION t ,..:: OF SENATE
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roughly calculated this morning, as much of the firing by the American marines and bluejackets was at long range and no attempt was made dur ing the night to approach the center of the city, in which some deter mined Mexicans still occupied posi- lions.
 In the distance bodies could be seen lying about the streets, but whether they were those of dead or wounded could not be ascertained.
 The efforts of Rear Admiral Fletch- CT late last night to find some one who exercised command over the Mexicans and to suggest that he call off his men in the interests of human ity were unsuccessful. The rear ad- miral hesitated to open fire with shell on the city, but the presence of rifle men hidden behind the copings of the fiat roofed buildings, which made the use of artillery almost imperative un- less he decided to run the risk of sac rificing the lives of more Americans. Four Seriously Hurt.
 Of the twenty-one bluejackets and marines who were wounded in yes terday's fighting, four are seriously hurt, according to the report of the surgeons.
 - Rear AdmiraIs Confer.
 At a conference on board the battle ship Arkansas Rear Admirals Bal- ger and Fletcher decided this morning tc complete the investment of Vera Cruz
 Rear Admiral Badger organized landing force composed of 2,700 marines and bluejackets and before day broke these had all been sent ashore. s,E
 Rear Admiral Fletcher reported that the Mexicans were firing from the housetops and that the rifemen were composed only of irregulars and armed citizens who continued sniping from behind shelters.
 Federal Troops Retreat.
 The regular Mexican federal troops ferming the garrison of Vera Cruz are said to have withdrawn to a dis tance of fifteen or twenty miles in- land.
 Rear Admiral Badgers fleet of five hattleships, the Arkansas, Vermont. New Jersey, New Hampshire anl South Carolina. are now outside the breakwater. They had increased their speed to seventeen knots for the last eight hours of their trip on the re- ceipt of the report from Rear Admiral Fletcher as to conditions at Vera Cruz.
 In the final dash to Vera Cruz the collier Orion and four tugs accom- panying the fleet were outstripped but will arrive here today. The battleship Michigan is also due today and the llattleship Louisiana tomorrow.
 thn foo, xy.orp 1c rn held in readiness to start for Tam pico at an hours notice if Rear Admiral Mayo, in command there de- sires aid s%
 American Consul Canada cabled un der date of a. m. today that he ex- pected fighting to cease within an hour, the total American forces ashore numbering 5000. They were we'll into the city and had the situa- tion in hand.
 Left in Carriage.
 Central Gustavo Maas, the com lnander of the garrison of Vera Cruz, left. the city in carriage at 12 o'clock noon yesterday, half an hour after the first boat load of American marines and blueja ckets landed from the warships.
 This was stated officially today, and it was also declared that he had not been seen nor heard from since that hour. The commanders family followed him in his retirement in an- other carriage.
 It is stated that that the Mexican troops forming the garrison at Vera Cruz were turned loose as soon as it was observed that the Americans were about to land and were told to act as they saw fit. Very few, if any, of their officers remained with the Mexican soldiers, whose operations were carried on without any one to direct them.
 Liquors Are Secured.
 Some of the Mexican troops are re- ported to have obtained a consider able amount of intoxicants as a result of footing two stores, and some of them were in a condition dangerous alike to natives and foreigners who came with their range. Colonel Carrillo was one of the of ficers who remained with the Mexican troops. He was the commander o1 the 18th Battalion and was wounded in one arm early in the battle.
 The Mexican troops had with then 75 millimetre gun which they placed tnapostion at the corner of Estebeu Morales and Main streets.
 Federal Garrison Evacuated.
 Eagle Pass, Tex, April 22.-Pied ras Negras, opposite Eagle Pass, wa evacuated by the federal garriso, early today after night of vii, excitement. This morning more thar 2,000 refugees came to the Americal aide of the Rio Grande for protection
 General Guadajardo's forces ar HOW camped at Fuentes, three mile south of Piedras Negras, waiting fo