New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-16

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The announcement concerning the move
mont OF vessels on the Pacific Coast IL as
follows:
''The Secretary OF the Navy yesterday
teiegraphed to Admiral Howard. IN COM
mand Of the Pacific fleet. that the ships
Ia Mexican waters on the west coast
would be increased In number. The Pitts-
burgh, now In Puget Sound, will trans
port go marines now ut Mare Island, con-
stituting q regiment OF marines. which
viii be transported to San Diego whore
they will be under orders Of Admiral
Howard.
"The transport Buffalo and the armored
cruiser Maryland, now at Marc Island,
will proceed to Mexican waters.
THE Cleveland Is under orders 10 pro
ceed from Marc Island to Mazatlan, aud
will be followed shortly by the Chatta-
nooga.
THE torpedo notilla Of the Pacific fleet,
with their tender. the Iris. which are at
San Pedro. Cal, have been ordered to
stand by waiting orders to any Mexican
port to which Admiral Howard may order
them
THE collier Jupiter and the collier
Saturn are loading coal for the Pacific
feet and will soon leave San Francisco
for Mexican waters"
Ships on the West Coast.
The ships now on the west coast OF
Mexico are the cruiser California, nag
ship Of Rear Admiral Howardf Captain
McNulty, at Acapulco; the cruiser Raj
elgh, Captain Magruder at Mazatlan;
the cruiser New. Orleans and the gunboat
Yorktown, Captains Irwin end Brad
shaw, at Topolobampo; the supply snip
| Glacier, Captain Tozer. at Acapulco, and
the gunboat Annapolis, Captain leige-
meier, at Mazatlan. The cruiser fitts-
burgh is going into reserve, and her crew
will be shipped on the Cleveland ana the
Chattanooga. The Chattanooga VIII De
ready to proceed to Mexico In two weeks
The newspaper correspondents OF wash
| ington succeeded in tearing lew rents
/ In the veil OF secrecy with which the al
ministration has been enshrouding the
/ Tampico incident and subsequent events
II took a good deal OF persuasive argu-
ment at the White House. the Navy De-
partment and the State Department, but
finally this chronology Of events seemed
to be established:
On Thursday, the 18th, Whsieooat
went ashore at Tampico from the Dol
phin. Paymaster Copp and his men were
detained by the authorities and marcped
through the streets as prisoners. The
boats flag, however was not taken, as
has been reported. When the officer and
men were released a report OF the Incl
dent was made to Admiral Mayo. He de-
manded an apology and a salute, both TO
given within twenty-four hours, or by 6
o'clock Friday evening.
Admiral Mayo then reported to the de-
partment The report was sent to the
resident, and he wired back from White
Sulphur Springs, ". Va, his approval
of the action of Admiral Mayo. In the
mean time the Federal commander at
Tampico reported to Huerta in Mexico
City. Thus Huerta was informed OF the
American demand as soon as was Wash
ington Huerta at once got into COM
munication with Nelson 'Shaughnessy.
the American Charge d'Affaires, and told
would not say that he would order the
salute.
Huerta Steals a March.
Huerta also evidently told the COM.
mander at Tampico TO apologize to Mayo,
but TO ask for time about firing the salute.
Admiral Mayo granted an extension of
time, on his own initiative and without
] n It-aC h
ington. Nelson OShaughnessy some time
on Friday afternoon transmitted to the
State Department General Huerta's apol-
ogy and his attitude about the required
salute. The message crossed an instruc-
ton to O'Shaughnessy from the depart
ment which backed UP the demands Of
Admiral Mayo.
Thus it was that Huerta apologized be-
fore any representation from this gov
eminent had been made to him. Either
late Friday night or on Saturday morn
ing, Mr.. OShaughnessy told Huerta that
TIE salute must be fired. There is nothing
definite as to just how long Admiral Mayo
extended the time limit. nor as to how
many times he did so. 1t was more than
once, however, and the last time it ex-
pired at o'clock Monday evening.
Huerta refused to make the desired
amends, and the President ordered the
fleet to Mexico on Tuesday.
The army is making ready for action
in Mexico. No formal orders have been
issued by the Secretary Of War, but the
quiet word has gone out. The quarter
masters corps is on the lookout for mer-
chantmen as transports. and has ascer'
tained that there are now In Gulf port.
ships available to transport the entire
division OF 1900 men at Texas City tc
Mexico.
Army officers who have taken keen
interest in the development Of the Mexi.
can situation are filled with dismay lest
their branch of the service may not be
conspicuous in the activities now antici-
pated. They have all along felt tina,
whatever might happen in the Mexican
situation in the way of armed movement
should fall to the lot Of the army, and il
is imaginable that the prospect Of a trans
fer to the navy and the marines of i'm
mediate employment will be regarded by
the troops at Texas City and along the
Mexican border as a personal bereave-
ment.
Four Army Transports Ready.
BY instructions from the War Depart
ment the Second Division, at Galveston
and Texas City, now under the command