The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-11
Americans Are Paraded
Through Streets of
Tampico.
AID M IR AL M A Y O
DEMANDS RELEASE
Huerta Apologies and Offers
Reparation, but Admiral Is
sues Ultimatum That Mcxi-
cans Must Salute American
Colors Within Twenty
Four Hours.

Me"lco CRY. April ia launch from
the United states gunboat Dolphin,
carrying tho payUiastcr uud Ia small
detachment OF marines. put IN yester
DAY a: Iturbide Bridge, at Ta;npico.
The Americans were after u supply OF
E03oienc. They we're !n uniform. but
unarmed. The launch few tho Amcri-
can .taG.
tachincnt OF Mexican Fcdcrals. placed
NE pa%inaster and his men under ar
rest. They were paradcd through tn"
htrects aud held for Il time under dc
icntion.
Iiear-Admirai Mayo roalo vigorous
representations TO the authorities, and
;he mon were released. General Ig
nhcio Iaragoza expressed To Admiral
Tltimmtun, from Admiral.
Although President iiuerta. In an Of
icial statement TO American Charge
oShanShnesSE. has apo oEized Tor me
unusual zeaiousncss OF ti.e Mexican
commander at Tampico. there exists
here tonight great uneasiness, because
admiral MAYO IN reported TO have given
tn. Eovcrnm.nt authorities a. Tam
pico until o'clock this evening 70 Sa-
lutc the American colors.
President iIucrta'S statement was not
received by Mr.. OShaughneEsy until
after ociock. and &, was cousiderably
later before communication with Cen
cral ZaragCza was possible.
The statement was as follows
In view OF ;lie fact that The charge
that the whalcboat carrying ihr Amer
.can sailors was iiying ;h" haS OF his
country. AN Investigation win Dc made
70 establish the icsponsibility Of col
oncl HinoJosa- Ia accord With the line
OF conduct which the government or
;illment OF It's duties OF ~ intcrn--
tional character regarding all nations,
II dcplorcs what has occurred.
This case has grown out OF moth
ing more than IL mistake OF subordi-
nate officials, since the superior IN
rank. General Zaragoza immediately
proceeded TO point out that what had
happened VAS unintenuonal, and i'm
General ZaraGo=a.
II the investigation to be made
on the part OF Colonel Hnojosa. Il cor
rcspondinE PENALTY viii be imposed
upon him by the authorities legally
Rear Admiral Fletcher. ranking ad-
miral OF the Gulf. who is now at Vera
O'Shaughnessy Admiral Mayo's report
10 him, ia wi ch the latter says tho
naymnstcr and marines were marched
through the strects TWO blocks. then
back 10 their boat and released"
Must salute ColOrs.
In view OF the publicity. Rcar-Ad-
inlrai Mayo asked for q dishvowal and
apology. and asserted that the oficers
IN III" charge OF the Mexican troops
should be punished, and that the Amer
lean coiors should be salutcd within
twenty -four hours.
The American charge said The Incl
ucnt Was not nrSt reported to him by
->dmir:l Fletcher. nor by any other
american government official but that
!, was called TO his attention by the
Mexican Foreign OiicC late to-day. ilc
immediately visited the Foreign once
Fnd accompanied by the subsccretary--
t!c foreign minister. Senior portilIo
) RoJas, being out of town-callcd
pn PRESIDENT Huerta and suggested
hat he take prompt action 10 relieve
the situatiou
President Huerta was inclined TO take
The incident lightly and unhesitating-
II agreed To make rcparat!ou Tc
promised an investigation. ana the pun
ishmcnt OF the officer found 10 be at
iaut.