New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
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lterdays fighting could not be even roughly calculated this morning, as much of the firing by the American marines and bluejackets was at long range and no attempt was made dur ing the night to approach the center of the city, in which some deter mined Mexicans still occupied posi- tions.
 Tn the distance bodies could be seen lying about the streets, but whether they were those of dead or wounded could not be ascertained
 The efforts of Rear Admiral Fletch- CT late last night to find some one who exercised command over the Mexicans and to suggest that he call off his men in the interests of human V sity were unsuccessful The rear ad ! Enliral hesitated to open fire with shell pn the city, but the presence of rifle men hidden behind the copings of the fiat roofed buildings, which made the use of artillery almost imperative un- less he decided to run the risk of sac rificing the lives of more Americans
 Four Seriously Hurt.
 Of the twenty-one bluejackets and marines who were wounded in yes-  hurt, according to the report of the surgeons.
 Rear Adnirals Confer
 At conference on board the battle ship Arkansas Rear Admirals Bad- gsr and Fletcher decided this morning k,fc complete the investment of Vera Cruz. .-- ...-. .. Rear Admiral Badger organized of marines and bluejackets and before day broke these had all been sent ashore.
 Rear Admiral Fletcher reported that the Mexicans were firing from the housetops and that the rifemen were composed only of irregulars and armed citizens who continued sniping from behind shelters. Federal Troops Retreat. err The regular Mexican federal troops forming the garrison of Vera Cruz are said to have withdrawn to a dis tance of fifteen or twenty miles in land. ... .... s.. .. aHt. Rear Admiral Badgers fleet of five hattleships, the Arkansas, Vermont. ! New Jersey, New Hampshire ani ] South Carolina. are now outside the .breakwater. They had increased their speed to seventeen knots for the last eight hours of their trip on the re- 1 ceipt of the report from Rear Admiral Fletcher as to conditions at Vera Cruz. r.. Tn the final dash to Vera Cruz the collier Orion and four tugs accom- -panying the fleet were outstripped but will arrive here today. The battleship Michigan is also due today and @the n h *[v -:.-sL-~ ~-~~~.x "A SAll the American war vessels are held in readiness to start for Tam l pfco at an hours notice if Rear Admiral Mayo, in command there de- sires aid. :,s ] American Consul Canada cabled un- der date of a. m today that he ex- pected fighting to cease within an khour, the total American forces lshore numbering 5000. They were WelI into the city and had the situa- tsssn in hand
 Left in Carriage. - .5 #.
 Gentral Gustavo Maas, the com mander of the garrison of Vera Cruz, left the city in a carriage at 12 o'clock noon yesterday, half an hour after the first boat load of American marines and blueja ckets landed from the warships.
 This was stated officially today, and it was also declared that he had not been seen nor heard from since that hour The commanders family followed him in his retirement in an- other carriage.
 1t is stated that that the Mexican troops forming the garrison at Vera ! Cruz were turned loose as soon as it was observed that the Americans were about to land and were told to act as they saw fit. Very few, if any, of their officers remained with the Mexican soldiers, whose operations were carried on without any one to direct them.
 Liquors Are Secured.
 ~ Some of the Mexican troops are re- ported to have obtained a consider
 9e amount of intoxicants as result
 footing two stores, and some o1 them were in a condition dangerous alike to natives and foreigners who came with their range.
 Colonel Carrillo was one of the of
 ieers who remained with the Mexican
 .oops. He was the commander o
 he 18th Battalion and was wounded
 n one arm early in the battle.
 The Mexican troops had with then z 5 millimetre gun which they placed
 6position at the corner of Estebeu M6rales and Main streets.
 M Federal Garrison Evacuated
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