The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-23
VERA Cruz TAKEN;
4 j. s. TARs DIE;
HUERTk LOSES zoo
Twenty Marines Wounded in
Fierce Fight When Huerta
Post Is Captured.
TOWN BEING SHELLED
BattIeship Prairie Bombards
City Following Attack on
Sailors.
Mexican Troops Fire on U. s. Men
From Housetops Women and
Children Flee to Vessel During
Fierce Gele-AdmiraI Fetch
er Sends Report of Ell
gagement to War De-
partment at Wash
ington.
TOWN BEING SHELLED

Washington, April 22.--It is gen.
orally known here that serious riot
is in progress in Mexico City.
There also is rumor that American
Charge o'Shaughnessy and Consul
General Arnold Shanklin were MUIR
dered and 40 other Americans wound
ed. There is no official confirmation
of the story, but there is general fear
that it may be true.
Vera Cruz, April 22-The Hamburg
American steamer Ypiranga, with guns
for Huerta on board, moved to port
and signaled the flagship, voluntarily
placing itself under Admiral Fletcher's
orders. The captain gave his word
that he wouli not go out beyond hail
ing distance. The second section of
the morning train from Mexico City,
filled with refugee Americans, and a
special train of refugees have been
held up along the road to Vera Cruz,
presumably by General Mas.
Admiral Badger to Tamplco.
Washington, April 22.-The navy de-
partment announces that Admiral Bad
ger. who is on the flagship Arkansas,
has been ordered from Vera Cruz to
Tampico. The ships which arrived
with him, the Louisiana, New Hamp.
shire, Vermont, New Jersey, South
Carolina and Michigan, will be divided
according to his discretion. Rebels
are reported about to attempt the cap
ture Of Tampico.
Washington, April 22.-The war is
on.
Acting under orders from the secre-
tary OF the navy to block the port of
Vera Cruz and seize the customs
house, Admiral Fletcher, in charge of
the American forces, landed marines
from the Utah, Florida and Prairie
and proceeded to take the customs
house.
A sharp engagement between the
American and Mexican forces fol-
lowed Four American marines were
killed and 20 were wounded. Two hun
dred Mexioans were killed.
According to the report from Ad-
miral Fletcher, the Mexican troops did
not oppose the landing of the marines.
but opened fire after the Americans
had taken possession of the customs
house. The Mexicans employed artil-
lery and made desperate effort to
drive the Americans out.
U. s. s. Pralre Shells MexIcana.
Admiral Fletcher at once ordered
the Prairie to bring her big guns into
play, and from her place In the harbor
she proceeded to shell the Mexicans out
of their position.
The Prairie was assigned to she'll the
city for the reason that she Is of
lighter draft than either Of the big bat
tleships and by approaching nearer to
the water front could place her shells
with greater precision
All of this occurred while a great
gale was gathering just outside the
breakwater. The Mexican coast in the
vicinity of Vera Cruz is subject to fire.
quent visitations Of "northers," among
the most furious storms encountered
anywhere in the world These storms
develop such violence that the customs
house and other buildings on or near
the water front are whipped with
spray, although the breakwater which
protects the city is one of the best of
It's kind anywhere.
Admiral Fletcher reported that he
was holding the custom house and the
section ct the city in which the Ameri.
can consulate is located. The customs
house and the consulate are within a
few blocks of each other.
U. s. Dead and Wounded.
The American casualties and the
men wounded In the first engagement
were as follows;
The dead-Coxswain Shoemaker;
Corporal Haggerty. marine corps:
Seaman Pouissett.
The wounded, f. Piese, @. l.. Lea
hey, G. D. Cameron. u. Schwartz, D,
L. Macmillan. private marines, and
Electrician Geisburne of the Battle
ship Florida
Nathan Schwartz. seaman. nine.
teen, New York; Charles J. Leshy,
ordinary seaman, seventeen, New
York city. electrician, third class; 3D.
ward A. Gishorns, eighteen. Quincy,
Mass: @, D, Cameron. ordinary sea-
man. = tAen, Brooklyn, n, r., and
John F. race, twenty, Newark, Is. J,
All these were biuejaekets from Rier.
Ida, not marines.
Gale Stops Refugees,
According to disnafahas renaiVad