Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-23

was repeatedly violated by the Mexf.
can federals. It adds that there has
been little firing since II a. m. We'd
nesday, and that the city is under
control
No Organized Resistance.
Admiral Badger announced. de-
partment officials said, that he arr
rived at Vera Cruz at 3 a. IN. April
y, and that at a. m. landed blue
jackets and marines from the Arkan-
sas. Vermont. New Hampshire, New
Jersey and South Caroline, totaling
about 1,750 officers and men, These
men co-operated with those already
on shore. which numbered $500. At
q. m. The combined forces conn
nlenced systematic advance through
the city to quell resistance and re-
store order There was practically
no organized resistance. the Mexicans
firing from windows, lloueetops and
lotner shelters. s@=-----
ERA CRUZ, April 2s.--Aniong the
Mexican wounded In the taking n
Vera Cruz by the American forces
we're many women and children. Some
We're killed. The local White organ5
iatioD-a Mexican organization smis
lar 70 the Red Cross, is assisting in
caring for the wounded Mexicans.
Conditions in Vera Cruz have taken
ON normal aspect. Some of the res
taurants We're opened and a consid-
cradle portion of the native popula.-
tion began to appear in the streets,
spending their time in inspecting the
damage done. There were no express
Eions of good will for the Americans.
but at the same time there was no
apparent antagonism. The Mexicans
here seem thoroughly cowed and ap-
pear to accept with passiveness the
presence of the foreign forces.
One Soldier on Guard.
When the Americans entered the
marine barracks they found only one
soldier, who had been detailed on the
roof t guard $4,000 rounds of arnmu-
milton.
A panics was created In the houses
in the streets along which marines
and blueiaekets passed, carrying out
orders to search them. Many doors
were locked and had to be broken
open the frightened occupants being
convinced that their visitors were
looters. The women particularly
manifested unbounded relief when
they found themselves treated cour
teously, for, prior to the coming of
the Americans, the Mexicans had
spread reports of the terrible things
the foreign sold ers would do.
Steps have been taken to establish
form of civil government, although
for a time 1t may be more military
IN it's personnel than civil Such Ioca1
officials as can be located will be re-
stored to their posts, unless there If
some good reason for replacing them
Fighting Over for Present.
For the present the fighting is over
the outskirts.
Eight Americans were killed an0
some thirty wounded In the battl
yesterday.
While the Mexicans suffered NOR
severely, the number of their casual
ties has not oeen ascertained, bus
the best estimates obtained by Cap
tain William r. Rush. of the battie-
ship Florida, indicated that in the en-.
gagements of Tuesday and Wednes-
day their dead amounted to about 159
No person knows how many Mexican
fell wounded, as a large part of them
were taken away and hidden BY
friends.
In the streets about the plaza yes
terday afternoon lay fifteen or twenty
bodies, a majority of them attired II
citizens clothing. Some of the met
evidently had been dead since the en-
gagement of Tuesday, and the tropi-
cal heat made their immediate dis
posal imperative. One of the first or
ders given after the town had reeI
captured was to bury the Mexican
dead in trench at the sea end of ont
of the streets lading from the plaza
When the city was taken the ordep
was given to advance carefully ano
search every building for men bear
ing arms. Scores of prisoners were
taken, most of them protesting vol
ubly. many historically, that they
were not guilty of anw unfriendlinesS
whatsoever toward the Americans.
Accustomed as the Mexicans are e
their own contending forces shooting
Immediately all pr s1ners taken, tflt
captured men could not but believe
that they would receive no less dras-
tic treatment at the hands of the
Americans. The guns found In houses
were thrown by the marines q
bluejackets from the upper balconies
of the houses to the pavement below
Expected Prisoners Release.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
the Americans were in undisputed
possession of all the city except the
southwest quarter in which the bar
racks are situated, and few out
living districts At noon they had
taken the barracks. When the city
prison, which faces the main plaza OF
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