The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-01
CONTROL OF VERA CRUZ
TRANSFERRED TO ARMY
Taking over of City From Navy II
Purposcly Made Impressive
Spectacle.
REFUGEES CHEER SOLDIERS
Aninhie Feeling Engendcred by So
cinblc Scnmen Supplemented by Stern
Impression OF Infantry Forces.
ny CHARLES MICuELsoy.

Vera Cruz. April 30-The taking
over OF Vera Cruz by the army to-
day WAS purposelv Impressive. Every
detachment OF troops had ita owz
band; every movement WAS n full
parade through th. important sections
Of the city. Bs tho tim. General
Funston had briefly accepted Admiral
Fsctcher's: General, turn over to
you the government Of Vera cruz the
inhabitants We're in a state Of awe.
Their comments indicated a belief that
all the soldiers in the world had been
turned loose ia Vera cruz.
More Impressive than the long lines
OF Khaki dressed men OF the navy
and army with the general, and the
admiral walking between. formally
transferring the dominion Of the city
that through 400 years has been ac-
customed 10 irc loot ana slaughter
on sucl Cccasious. WAS The presence Of
hundreds of American refugees WHO
haNt J'ten coming To the city ever
aince the landing Of the marines.
tbcric"u- Cheer Sc'hicr,s
Ihtse IOihs o. ours, Aou:n in tne
i!hcS. cf tropical linen, some in nisdt
garment, gathered anywhere to take
care ~ Ihe destitute ana nearly naked
people who had been robbed OF every
thing-inen, women and children
gathered on corners, ut the Plaza Del
Armas, and on the roofs, TO cheer the
soldiers. Patriotism is very real
thing To people who have been ex-
posed T. Insult, abuse and danger from
hostile population and the flag be-
ing carried up the narrow streets be-
tween low walls of whitewashed
houses meant more 10 them than to
anybody else
some were weak from their priva-
tions. bat weak or not, tie spectacle
AZ iral
North and made these people as serti-
mental as the rcople among whom they
had suffered so much. Every woman
alternately wiped away tears and
waved To the soldiers; ana the men
were hardly more composed.
There Is a t;ri,nness about the sol
dier that the marines and the blue
JACKIE 90 not suggest. The tall lean
lnfaA,rymen, though they marched un-
der biisterinG sun, with heavy
equipment on their backs. gave very
different Impression from the smiling
here 10 shoot or play With equal viii
lingness.
Time for Lenicncy Past.
III Is, perhaps. ds well that the ami
able feeling eneendered by the soci-
able seamen should b. supplemented
by the implacabic impression given by
the soldiers. There will he no dini-
mutton OF the helpful-hand spirit that
mas so surprised the Vera Cruzians,
but there Is permanency and final
itE Indicated ny the heavy regiments
that is not lost ON the unreconciled
here. Ii is of Il sort OF Shippers. take
notice; the time for leniency is past"
From early morning the streets
were filled with marching men getting
10 the stations prepared for them
There they got :; chance to drop the
blanket rolls. wash ihc sweat away
ana get something To eat, and bc,
spruced up for the reviewing and tho
saluting that were scheduled for a Ia
ter hour.
In the meantime the navy people
had been doing the same thing in re-
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