The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17

Gruesday. Airil 81 for Coatzucval- 4
COS. Although there are no postal
,,,.htips ! hope to get this of by |
ends | understand an armed Mexi- |
can escort and a representative from |
fh. British Legation will accompany |
,he train and that there Is a steamer to |
tYi,, tn refugees to the United Stat s.
sprn, part of Holy Week in Vera
cruz. Thrrc friends and m self made
very enjoyable visit to the U. 5. $.
Florda and met, among other officers.
Admiral Fletcher. with whom we had a
Inn, chat on Mexican affairs. We
.,YuJ the Admiral an exceedingly pleas
su,. gray haired. spectacle wearing, ef-
p,.,ut looking man of 55 or so years of
ag'.
ON Faster Sunday very few Of us
learned the gist Of the press dispatches
ID. that day concerning the Tampico in
,.drnt. tina, is the arrest of the sailors
who went ashore for gasolene, their re-
,,s,c. Admiral Mayo's demand for an
analogy and salute to the United States
flag and The noncompliance up to that
time with the latter part of the demand.
This was absolutely the first public
news Of the affair and very few heard 1t.
arrived in Mexico City Monday
morning and learned Of the Government
ccusorship on all cables both inward
and outward. our office and others had
tn take code books to the cable office
and translate cables befo'c the censor.
Wednesday, April Is - Rumors that
uu.ri, had returned answer to Ad-
u.ral Mayu's demand for salute In
,t.., ,crms. I'VE have other uses for
our powdcr." Also rumors that the
vnited states Atlantic fleet left Hamp-
TON Roads last night for Mexican
waters, "El I'alaCio de Hero, the
largest department store in Mexico,
harmed. loss, SG,OOO,oOO; insurance sS,-
$4,000.
Monday. April aO-The newspapers at
last came out with big headlines ana
explained the Tamplco incident and the
diplomatic tanglc with the United
states They had not dared TO do so
before for fear Of being suspended 10y
,l. t,y.rutuVnL Another warning
through the embassy and consulate to
Americans to leave Mexico. Reported
that t,,uty-onc United States battle
ships aud Two transports had arrived
a, Vera ,'rlZ an 1dmpicu. and that
10000 troops were coming from Cal
. yr.t,u The regular tran for Vera
,.uncd ten pulmans instead Of the
usual two Many McXicans aud Ger
mans. as well as Americans, went
TUESDAY. April Il Our troubles he
san. At exactly noon We heard the
United states marines were to land in
Vera cruz at noon. At 1880 u'ciock a
friend from tho embassy said the ma
,.ncs had taken the Vera cruz CABLE
Offices with some fighting. We hear,
tho United States Congress had Votec
Slai 600 900 for the McNiCan AFFAIR. ~
T. II Il from the cable office SAT-
they were "nGhtina like the dcvil' rcun,
the Vera cruz cable office at that mo
mcnt.
There were extra editions of the
papers saying americans already KILLED
IN Vera cruz and a "boid' ,mobl
marched along the street ON the lbt'
of september and others aud smashed d
window in the New POrtcrs Hotel
Mrs. Portors hotel and the American
club arc always the h.st to catch any
thing Of that kind when anti-Americai
feeling is rife. There was another Ooli
down hy the 81. Francis Hotel w
heard 'rumur that the United state
maincs had stopped the Npiranga Ger
man flagl from dIscharS.nS cargo q
10000 rifles ana several mlllon rounu
Of ammunition by force, but that In Ia
process foL. sarnes had been shot b
! tho German crew.
stopped in al the British Defenc
Orraniz,ti,n hesduuarters. where Their
ave beon soO or more mausers an
ammunition for several months. an
watched "a small .roup of students tea
off the brorzc tablets from the statu
of Gcor-e Wushinuton near by. The
throw la.socs ovcr TN, head and ~
tended arm and tried to null the statu
down Lut an tAr rnras broke. \ do1e
ruralcs alsn calmly watched the prC
! cooIlups An EugIishman standing b,
side mo naked = littIe nm at America
slang ry ya,igr. "Thcv are trying
rlu G,nrg,'s leg"
Vodr.s5,y >uru oe-Thn lfcrico
B,roJJ rh, only daily in t,rgliah
Neyico civ, did nor opnear This NOR,
Inc and va hoar n mob broke II
nr,ssne last pi.rht m Jmporciol had
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