The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07

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AT y N ren,ired aboard the
Prairie with can. ttuse and IJeut Courts
of INV stafr and from This polnt directed
Joint onerations ashors and aeost The !
inch gun on the snemy's mounted troops
IN the sand hills beyond the city. In
direct fire was used with church tower
as point OF aim, range $500 to 5000
yards. The second shot fell among their
troops and drove them beyond the sand
nils.
Sharpshooters In the Naval Scnool
pulIdlng ana the New Market nau Deeh
firing steadily on Pier 4, where all OF our
boats were landing. Chief Boatswain
McCloy. In charge Of three picket launches
armed with one FOUNDER guns put out
from Pier and steamed full speed around
the end of Fiscal Pier, directly toward
the Naval School building.
When within few hundred yards the
launches opened fire simultaneously with
one FOUNDERS at the windows OF the
Naval Academy. They thus drew the
fire OF the Mexican forces along that
section OF the waterfront, but located
their position for the Prairie. which inn
mediately opened fire with inch bat
terry over the heads of the launches. silenc-
ing the fire OF the Mexicans In that sec
lion of the city.
THE picket launches In their gallant
dash were hit many times with rifle
bullets and three times with one pounder
shells from the Naval Academy chief
| Boatswain NcCloy was wounded in the
| leg and ono seaman vas fatally vounded
signal sou,a,. Rr.xerx
| -
! me orlsaue slBnal station on top OF
| the. Terminal Hotel was exposed to the
| lire OF the ,Mexicans from all directions.
Inc signal squad under Ensign Mcdonnell
] AZ NhsAF hi
| four hours lighting and though three
of the seven signal men were shot while
| wigwagging messages, communication
between brigade headquarters and the
| Prairie was never interrupted"
Fear of injury to non-combatants on the
| part of Admiral Fletcher seemed at this
/ stage OF the lighting to prompt a recon-
| naissance Of the city by the civil and naval
/ officials BY their conduct, gallant and
patriotic AS Il might have seemed to
| themselves. the Mexicans were by re-
| sistance endangcring the lives OF women
| and children and the irreparable destruc-
tion of public and private property. Ad-
! mral Fletcher says:
| 80 T. MI did not desire to force the
fighting through the city and use the
| guns OF the ships AS long as there existed
a reasonable chance 10 avoid this severe
! measure. Every effort was being made
to get into communication with the Mexi-
| can authorities. both direct and through
the American Consul. and to represent to
them the futility OF further resistance
N their part and the serious consequences
that would ensue.
my chief Of stan. Capt. Huse. IN con-
| junction with the American Consul, Mr.
Canada. endeavored until after o'clock
TO get into communication with any au-
| thorities In control. but their efforts were
| unaNalling ANY further advance at this
| time or the day would have brought the
4 hshting INTO the most densely populated
part or the city after nightfall. II was
therefore, decided To hold our present posi-
tloh ana III case OF unforeseen cOntin-
seh'les the heaVy warehouses ON Ifer
cou'l DE securel! held.
AZ r. VI; an OFFICER was again sent
W roIt S'h Juan q tlioa 10 INFORM the
coIl''as'uIIlE OFFICER tnat there must De no
s.sn vi "IlitaIy movement III the iort
W ms '"e h'sn anu tnat no one WouId DC
a'omGu W IeaNe tne lo''. Inc com
n'at'ins ".icr asreeu 10 ,nis arranse-
"'vn. anu pro'IHseu 10 remain neutral
go Iii. III nam on 'c,a, rePolts oI haSa.
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