Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-13
M1c11GAN's A TOLL.
BY w,NeRovE HArHoN.
Staff CORRESPONDENT OF the Washingto

Staff Correspondent OF the Washington
STAR, with the American Forces
at Vera Cruz.
Vera Cruz. Mex. April % (by mail
steamer).-The Michigan, In common
with the other battleships Of the fleet,
tonight paid her toll Of life.
The patriotism which has found it's
most recent expression in the demand
brought home to the men of the Mich
igan in the death Of Chief Gunner's
Mate Boswell under circumstances
which are typical of the splendid De-
havior of the men Of the fleet in the
present circumstances at Vera Cruz;
Company of this ship, went ashore
when the Michigan battalion was
landed this afternoon. in the First Com
pany tthe artillery company, because
he was in general charge of the field
pieces of the Michigan's battalion. He
was a first class man. highly thought Of
by his officers and vas about to be
made a torpedo gunner's mate.
When Lieutenant Commander Green
slade, commanding the Michigan's
battalion gave the order to march, as
the men landed on the Vera Cruz dock
the men proceeded in good spirits, not
withstanding the "snipe shooting" they
expected from the housetops, through
Gale Nicario. to Avenida %Indepen-
dencia, the principal street of Vera
Cruz. The newspaper correspondents
attached to the Michigan had been
walking through this street half an
hour before and many other people
were going to and fro.
Shots From Housetops.
Shots had been fired from the house
tops almost every block or SO as the
Michigan's men came ashore. The
artillery company in which Boswell
was located was between two infantry
companies of the Michigan outfit. Be-
cause of the shots from the housetops
the men marched with eyes on the
buildings through which they passed,
n with rifles raised. .threateningly, at
their unseen enemies.
Then came the shot that struck Bos-
well-in the main street of Vera Cruz,
as the men marched to take up their
intended position in the barracks Of the
Nineteenth federal Mexican infantry.
AS Boswell fell, there was. Just for a
second, a glancing at officers by the
men, and h command came to q halt.
Lieutenant Commander Greenslade and
Lieutenant Thomas got a squad to-
gether in a few minutes to go into the
buildings through which h march had
been made.
-Four Mexicans were found and ar
rested in n Of the upper stories OF one
of the buildings. The battalion had
moved On. The squad followed. An
other squad took Boswells3body back
to the landing and from there to the
Solace. eg
The officers Of the Michigan's bat
TALON say that as their men realized
that one Of their number had been as
sassinated in cold blood, 1t was touch
and go" for a moment what they would
do in that block Of the Avenida 1nde-
pendencia. True to their teaching,
however, the men of the Michigan. as
L.,-o %l1 , ~ oil fhn haffooShinS.
stood fast, and took no revenge.
Men Ashore at Vera Cruz.
Vera Cruz, Mex, April % (by mail
steamer.)-Nine battleships Of the At
lantic fleet have each landed approxi-
mately 800 men in this city, making q
total of 900 Of these men, the ships
being the Arkansas. Florida, Utah,
shire, Vermont, Minnesota and South
Carolina. The Louisiana, the other
battleship here with the fleet. has not
yet landed men and is not expected to
do so. At this writing h is coaling,
and is expected to up anchor and
away for Tampico, to join Admiral
Mayo's forces. which include the tor
pedo BOAT d~estroyers sent there yeSter-
day morning.
In addition to the 200 men above
mentioned, there are men ashore from
the Prairie n Chester of the Atlantic
fleet, an addition of about 600. as Well
as 1900 marines under Lieutenant Col
onel Lejeune. which came from the
Hancock and other similar ships. This
makes a total Of 500 United States
sailors and marines in the expedition
ary force in possession Of Vera Cruz to-
day. The gunboat Nashville came IN
today. The Solace, hospital snip. ar.
rived Yesterday. The dead and wounded
are being taken to the latter vessel.
The living. breathing. excited city Of
Vera Cruz today deals with the present.
the necessities Of h moment, a. man
after man is added to h list Of those
who have been Observation-Disclosures,