Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-01
GRAPHIC STORY
OF VERA CRUZ
Capture Of Mexican City After
Two Days Fight Presents
Vivid Picture.
VALoR or OUR BLuEIACKETs
Marshlpa shulled Buildings In Which
Mexican "sHIpsrs" Had Taken Ref.
u0s--NaslNee Surprised a. coar
tssy Of American Troops,

Twelve Americans were killed and
thirty wounded before the city -
Vera CruE cAme into the andtaputed
possession Oh the American Invading
forcos after 4 two-day hght Although
the Maxieana suffered more severely,
the number d. their casualties has not
been aaeersRIned, Tho beat estimates
obtained BY Capt. William r. Rush
OF the battlemhip Florida indicated
that In the engagements Of Tuesday
aud "Wednesday their dead numbered
about one hundred and AMY. No per.
son knows how many Mexleana fell
wounded. aa many OF them we're taken
away and hldaen by friends,
In tho streets about tho plaza
Wednesday afternoon lay ffteen or
twenty bodita. majority of them At,
tired IN citizens clothing. Some 81
the men evidently had been dead since
the engagement Tuesday and the
tropical heat made their immediate
disposal Imperative. One OF the firvt
orders given after the town had been
captured al 10 bury the Mexican
dead in french al the sea end o.
one OF the streets leading from the
plaza
scores Are Taken Prisoners.
when I'D city Was taken the order
was given 10 advance carefully and
search every building for mon bearing
armaL Scores of prisoners were taken,
the majority Of them protesting vol
ubly--many hyatoricaIly- they
we're not guilty Of any unfFiendllneas
toward thd Americans Accustomed
an the Mekicana arc to seeing thaiI
own oontehding forces shoot imms
dlAtely all prisoners taken, the cap
tured men could not but believe that
they would receive no iaaa drastic
treatment ht the hands OF the AmeFi
cans. The guns found In houses were
thrown by the marines and blue
Jackets from the upper balconies e
the pavement below.
The most spirited action vas th'
taking Of the naval academy. Aside
from that naht. no definite, organized
opposition was encountered by IN
Americans. A hot fira was pouFe'
from the naval college. but = fev
well directed shots from the cruiser
Chester. Nan Francisco and PraiTi
tore RaplMR holea In the stone wall
and silendsd the rife IRE Of the Mex
cans insGho. Tha blueiacketa the
we're enasbed 10 proceed With the las
they had in hand.
Escape from Fight Cut on,
Despite the Smelling II had receive
Tuesday. squad OF soldiers continue
10 give considerable trouble 10 IN
Americans from the battered BENT
Jnaraa tdwer. After they had bee
slIenced and removed from the toNs
IL vas discovered that tho soldier
had continued fighting for lack {
ability u DO anything else Tho ate'll
from the warshipa Tuesday had Tor
away tha stairway IN the towSy en-
tire mon had been compelled 70 renal
IN u.
Appaal From Aged Mapleaa,
colnoldent with the orders for N
general advance Of tha Americans a
aged. slits=haired Mexican. earryiH
the whltB nag of truce. came down
strast ftom the center Of The cit
He carried letter 10 tbs chief Of y
lice. The only authority he hoped
reach, ahd desired Consul Granada
read II. Il was Rn Urgent appeal
the chief Of Police 10 cali OF q
shippers and PREVENT the bombArdmel
re believed would follow n thoy co
tinusd their execution.
Even before the messenger M
sIImbed ths stairs iato the consul
once Capt. Rush vs. informed Or u
eonaantA of the note he bore and Il
msdsataly sounded ~eeaas firing a
halt" Hut e was too late, =
action had been begun all along Il
Mae Al Il was not considered vi
70 attsdnpt further measures 70 81
II. Thb commanders ordered ths
men forward e doabis quick. Vii
they carried cat with = visor a
AftsTward gave thsm 80 eiiy,
9sidsnesa " war.
BlooA-b6spAslsfsa ki4szalks. bFok
Uindows ana bullet saSasrsd Wafls 81
shs piakn . srswaosas Aspesl. With
he r1llgencia hotel there we're ZOE
Americans. most Of them women. VI
he'd been there since the commend
msnt IL ho#tiiikisa. Whsn tha saua
vas taksn they were Immediately 1
siasd tat They might 10 on the spa
lsh cruiser Carlos v. outside I
hreakwatsF IN order 20 Kive tho PFail
room 10 fire hsr guns. tbs spAni
commander refused. asyina that
aarsd not mansuTer bis hoAt IL
small ) space 81 night liz also /.
elaFed THAI be needed 10 axe on
supply Of fresh wmtas Admit
F1eteheF insisted yesterday thAt /
order bs carried CIT. aad fha CAR
V. moved outside Just before the
track pa the center Of the city bog
Al 1908 Wednesday morning /
Americans we're IN HndiapateA D
session Of All the city except |
southwest quarter. In which the b
-, racks are aituaied. and a feu oatlyi
alaaFlfE4m AZ man fhaw had tRk