The Washington herald., 1914-04-23
BULLETINS TOLD
OF CITY'S FALL
Dispatches Received from Ad-
mirals and Consul Dur
ing Day.
ALL WERE MADE PUBLIC
Total Number of Marines and Sailors
Landed to Take Vera Cruz
Was 5000.
ALL WERE MADE PUBLIC

A series Of dispatches received from
Admiral Fletcher and Admiral Badger
at the Navy Department, ard from Con-
sui Canada at the White House yester-
day, told from hour to hour OF the de-
velopments at Vera Cruz. These were
Immediately given out to the public.
This is the story OF the days hghtinG
as told in the bulletins at the Navy
Department:
admiral Badger is at Vera Cruz with
his ships, and the Minnesota and Han
cock have also arrived with re-enforce-
ments These large re-enforcements
which have undoubtedly already been
sent ashore, will give Admiral Badger
control OF the situation
AT a. m. our forces commenced ad-
vance to occupy the whole city CT Vera
Cruz The guns Of the fleet are covering
the advance
American forces in entire possession
OF city. HoUse-to-house search for armed
citizens being made and many arrests
being made. All houses being left with
guard in front or on roof Apparently
no fatalities among Americans and other
noncombatants. Will verify as soon as
possible. Occasional picket shots being
fired. stih unable to communicate with
the embassy. CANADA"
Open Fire at Daybreak.
Firing commenced at daybreak. Ships
now shelling southern part Of city.
Large force landed from Admiral Bad
gers feet before daylight. Copies OF
proclamation issued by Rear Admiral
Fletcher requesting at once the co-opera-
ton Of the mayor and municipal au-
thority in restoring order have been dis
tributed. but have been unable as yet
tn in with those Of
ficials. Mai. Buffers force of marines
from Tampico are now ashore. Expect
the city will be quiet later in the morn
ing. CANADA
Estimates of Mexicans killed and
wounded up to late night, approximately
l50
"Battleships here. Florida. Utah. Ar
kansas, Vermont, New Hampshire. New
Jersey. South Carolina. transport Prairie.
and collier Orion. Transport Hancock.
with marines, reported due. American
forces advance IN. under guns OF
war vessels to take city. CANADA
Have sent messengers to all hotel
keepers to reopen their establishments.
which will be given full protection.
Customs house and warehouse on hre.
but now extinguished. Now informed
that American troops have been order
ed to advance to take possession or
the city. Informed also that nrst two
sections Of the train carrying Ameri-
can refugees from Mexico City arrived
before the fighting commenced yester-
day morning. Third section on Its
way. but not heard from. Mai. Cat
lin. with a force of coo marines. just
landed to assist Capt. Neville. says to-
tai number OF forces landed 5000. Our
forces now we'll in center of city. l
now believe fighting will be stopped
within less than an hour. CANADA
Take Possession of City.
A dispatch received from Consul
Canada at Vera Cruz at lilo p. m. an
nounced that the American forces were
in entire possession OF the city: that
apparently there were no fatalities
among American and foreign noncom-
batants. and that firing has ceased ex-
cept for an occasional picket shot.
A dispatch received at 4:3O o'clock
from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz
stated that at p. m. the city was en-
tirely quiet and thoroughly policed by
American forces. His request that
San Sebastian Hospital be placed at the
disposal Of our chief sanitary officer,
together with native doctors and
nurses to care for Mexican wounded,
was Immediately granted. Reports had
reached him that all Americans who
stayed at the Diligencias Hotel during
the fighting were safe and going on
board the Esperanza.