The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-24

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Commander Buchanan of the Florida
inspected it. There was great sur
prise among the Mexicans who had
gathered there, that the prisoners
were not released. They had been ac-
customed to seeing the victor always
release prisoners and then impress
POLICE CHIEF PRISONER,
Chief of Police Antonio Villa vi
cenclo was taken prisoner by the Am
ertcdnS shortly after they had &c
cupied the main plaza of the CITY. II
was suggested that he continue to d.
rect the city's protective system. He
took the matter under advisen,ent
Had the frightened mayor acceded TO
Admiral Fletcher's suggestion which
was made through Consul Canada, the
Mencans might have been spared the
Illumination or being forced from their
positions and undoubtedly a number
feed
Ooincident with the orders for the
general advance of the Americans an
aged white-haired Mexican carving
the white flag of truce, came down =
street from the center of the CITY. He
carried letter to the chief of police
the only authority he hoped to reach
ana desired Consul Canada to read it.
IL was an urgent appeal to the chief
or police to call off the snipers and
prevent the bombardment he believed
would follow if they continued their
IRE. Even before the messenger had
CLIMBED the stairs into the consurs
orrlce, Captain Rush was informed of
the contents of the note he bore and
Immediately sounded cease firing"
Gnd matt! But it was too late The
action had been begun all along the
line and 1t was not considered wise To
attempt further measures to stop it
The commanders ordered their men
FORWARD at double quick at which they
carried out with a vigor that after
wards gave them the city
Blood-bespattered sidewalks broken
windows and bullet SCARED walls gave
the plaza grueSome aspect Within
the Dtligencia hotel there were fortv
Americans, most of them women who
had Deem there since the commence
nent OF hostilities. When the square
was taken they were notified that they
might go to other places but that they
probably would incur no further dam
ger by remaining in the hotel 1t was
not until late Tuesday that the last
OF General Mas men on top of the no.
tel received orders from outside the
city to vacate their position The or
der was obeyed by a portion of the
hundred men who were occupying the
roof and vantage points in the in
terror, but small portion of the band
disobeyed orders and fought to the
last. These men. however. surren-
dered Wednesday morning. 4 lieu
tenant who was in command of the
Mextcans was led out a prisoner and
although he had fought desperately,
he trembled and turned pale in the
belief that he would be shot.
None of the American women were
mistreated by the MexIcans during
their occupation of the building. s
few Of the women assisted the Mexf-
cans in caring for their wounded.
In the fighting in the center of the
inner haroor, San Juan de Uloa, an
ancient stone fortress flew the Mex1-
can flag throughout the attack, The
commandant and sixty armed men and
three hundred workmen in the navy
yard peered from the embrazures at
the Prairie. lying 500 yards away and
the other ships Smelling the naval
academy In the dungeons, the echoes
OF the guns of the ships reaching 500
prisoners through a sixteen foot stone
wall.
Captain stickney. Of the Prairie
days ago and found number of
heavy guns five torpedoes and a tor
pedo tube in a shed outside the wall
of the fortress. When the Ameri-
cans were ordered to land Captain
Stickney sent word TO the comman-
dant OF San Juan de Uloa that he
would blow him to pieces with the
Prairies guns If he opened fire on
the Americans. but that otherwise he
would not be disturbed. The COM
mandant replied that he would answer
with his cannon il fired on but that
he would not commence hostilities.
When the engagement ashore began,
the commandant hoisted a brilliant
new Mexican flag, which flew all day
long.
MOVED A CRUISER.
Rear Admiral Fletcher instructed
the Spanish cruiser Carlos V to go
outside the breakwaters in order to
give the Prairie opportunity to fire
her guns. The Spanish commander
said he dared not maneuver his boat
I'm so small space at night. He also
declared he needed to take on a supply