New Britain herald., 1914-04-23

tage points in the interior, but small portion of the band determined to disobey the orders of their super iors and fight to the last. & These men, however, surrendered Wednesday morning. A lieutenant who was in command of the Mexicans was led out prisoner and although he had fought desperately he trembled and turned pale in the be- lief that he would De summarily ex- ecuted. None of the American women were in any manner mistreated by the Mexicans during their occupation of the building. A few of the women assisted the Mexicans in caring for their wounded. :" .t. l Will Attack City.
 Vera Cruz, Mex, April 23.- General Gustava Maas. former Mexican commander at Vera Cruz reported today to be intending to move against the city with strong re- Inducements brought up from Puepla.
 The first proclamation issued in this city by American Officers since the last war between the United States and Mexico ended in 1848 was posted on the walls today and read with interest by the Mexican inhabitants
 Mexican Flag Waves. In the fighting in the center of the inner harbor, San Juan De Uloa an ancient stone fortress, flew the Mexi- can flag throughout the attack. The commandant and sixty armed men and 300 workmen in the navy yard peered from the embrasures at the
 Prairie, lying 500 yards away, and the other ships smelling the naval academy. In the dungeon remained 500 prisoners, the echoes of the guns on the ships reaching them through a sixteen foot stone wall. t Captain Stickney of the Prairie went through the fortress several days ago and found some heavy guns, five torpedoes and a torpedo tube in 8 corrugated iron shed outside the wall of the fortress. When the land ing of the Americans was ordered, Captain Stickney sent word to the
 commandant of San Juan De Uloa that he would blow him to pieces with the Prairie's guns if he opened fire against the Americans, but that otherwise he would not be disturbed. The commandant replied that he Wou1u dAoWST WlLN HIS CdnnOnS 1T fired on, but that he would not be- gin hostilities. When the engagement ashore began the commandant hoisted a brilliant new Mexican flag, which flew all day long.
 Spanish Commander Obstinate. Rear Admiral Fletcher instructed the Spanish cruiser, Carlos V, to go outside the breakwater in order to give the Prairie room to fire her guns. The Spanish commander refused, say ing that he dared not maneuver his boat in so small space at night. He also declared that he needed to take on 8 supply of coal. Admiral Fetch CT insisted yesterday that his orders be carried out and the Carlos V , moved outside just before the attack on the center of the city began.
 When Admiral Fletcher directed that battalions of bluejackets and ma rines be landed from Rear Admiral Badgers ships before dawn and drawn up in the plaza by the railroad station and then proceed to take the entire town, he acted only after warn ing, and after fifteen shells from the Prairies three-inch guns had been thrown into the steel framework of
 the new market, which faces Market Place. persistent but scattered fire came from rifles in the market dur ing all the early hours of the morn ing and Admiral Badgers men land ed to the whizzing accompaniment of
 rifle bullets over their heads
 Uniforms Were Dyed.
 When the rush started Admiral Badgers bluejackets, clad in orange colored clothing, made for them on the trip down by dyeing white uni forms with iron rust, moved in close column formation up the water front, past the market and across the front of the Naval college, a long, three story structure built of adobe stone and having a tiled roof The column moved steadily forward until the first company had passed beyond the college and the remainder were cov- ering the whole front close against the wall.
 Suddenly a fire broke out. Flashes from the rifles were plainly visible in the upper windows of the college and along the roof The jacks stood their ground pluckily. Some of them hud- died close to the wall to avoid the rain of steel jacketed bullets from above, while some dashed across small open space directly in front of the building. These bluejackets