The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-11
OFFICERS FROM UNITED STATES GuNROAT HELD BY MEXi.
 CANS AT TAMPICO.
ADMIRAL FORCES RELEASE
Demanded an Apology and Gave
 Mexican Authorities Until Six O'Clock to Salute the American CoIors-Huerta Hastily Apologies

Mexico City, April 10.--A launch from the United States gunboat Dol phin, carrying the paymaster and small detachment of marines, put in yesterday at Iturbide bridge at Tam pico The Americans were after supply of gasoline. They were in uniform but unarMed. The launch flew the American flag.
 Colonel Hinojosa, commanding a detachment of Mexican federals, placed the paymaster and his men under arrest. They were paraded through the streets and held for time under detention.
 Admiral Mayo made vigorous rep resentations to the authorities and the men were released.
 General Ignacio Zaragoza ex- pressed to Admiral Mayo his regret. Although President Huerta in an of. ficial statement to American Charge O'Shaughnessy has apologized for the unusual seriousness of the Mexi- can commander at Tampico, there 1 exists here tonight great uneasiness because Admiral Mayo is reported to i have given the government authori- | ties at Tampico until 6 o'clock this evening to salute the American colors
 President Huerta's statement was not received by Mir O'Shaughnessy until after o'clock and it was con- siderably later before communica- tion with General Zaragoza was possible. The statement was as fol- lows:
 "In view of the fact that the charge daffaires of the United States hears that the whaleboat car rying the American sailors was fly ing the flag of his country an inves- tigation will be made to establish the responsibility of Colonel Hino- iosa. In accord with the line of con duct which the government of Mex ico always has followed In fulfill ment of it's duties of an interna- tional character regarding all na- tions, it deplores what has occurred.
 This case has grown out of noth- ing more than a mistake of subOrdi' nate officers since the superior in rank, General Zaragoza, immediately proceeded to point out that what int imposed or Colonel Hinjosa discip- linary punishment within the faculty of said General Zaragoza.
 If the investigation to be made should develop greater responsibility on the part of Colonel Hinojosa, a corresponding penalty will be i'm posed upon him by the authorities legally competent in the case"
 Rear Admiral Fletcher, ranking admiral of the Gulf, who is now at Vera Cruz, has forwarded to Charge OShaughnessy Admiral Mayo's re- port to him in which the latter says the paymaster and marines were marched through the streets two blocks, then back to their boat and released"
 In view of the publicity Rear Ad- miral Mayo asked TOT a disayowal and apology and also that the officer in charge of the Mexican squad should be punished and that the American flag should be saluted within 24 hours.
 The American charge said the fn- eident was not first reported to him by Admiral Fletcher nor by any other American official, but that it was called to his attention by the Mexican foreign office late today. He immediately visited the foreign office and accompanied by the sub- secretary, the foreign minister, Senor Portillo Rojas, being out of town, called on President Huerta and suggested that he take prompt action to relieve the situation. President Huerta was inclined to take the incident lightly and unhesi- tatingly agreed to make reparation. He promised an investigation and the punishment of the officer found |