Evening star., 1914-04-24
Three More Sailors Killed and
Twenty-Five Wounded Since
Tuesday at Vera Cruz.
FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY
GROWING SHORT, REPORT
Reports Made to Navy Department
by Admirals Badger and Fletcher.
Hear of Intended Attack.

Three more sailors killed and twenty
i've wounded. desuitory firing which has
continued since Tuesday silenced by a
botse-to-house search and disarmament
Of inhabitants This report from Vera
,-ruz was made to the Navy Depart
rnent by Rear Admiral Badger.
Food supply running short and water
supply causing anxiety: 800 Mexican
rederals encamped ten miles from Vera
cruz and 5000 men under Cen Maaa
preparine for an attack from Soledao
were other alarming reports from Ad-
rn.rals Badger and Fletcher.
There are plenty of railroad cars AZ
Vera Cruz but Mexican troops have
carried away all the locomotives except
one broad gauge and one narrow gauge
Secretary Daniels gave the news In
this statement:
Admiral -jadger wires that he landed
the battalion from the Minnesota, Mich
,gan and South Carolina yesterday after
noon. and that the landing forces now
ashore tota about 5.4oo men. The Min
nesota. Chester Prairie and San Fran
cisco are lying in the inner harbor.
Admiral Badger reports that as a re-
spIt OF desultory firing which continued
about the city last "Wednesday night
and this Thursday morning three more
American sailors were killed and about
twenty-five wounded. =,
The landing party now occupies all
the city and outposts have been station
ed ON the sand hills In the rear, who
have been engaged in constructing de-
fensive works.
admiral Badger. who Is IN command
on shore. is making every enort TO IN
duce Mexican municipal authorities to re-
sumo their duties and take up the early
administration of the city.
Business in Vera Cruz at Standsttll.
He reports negotiations fairy success
full so far. All work In the city is still
stopped and no business is being trans
acted. The public service utilities have
stopped themselves, the employees refuse
to run the eventual risk to themselves of
resuming employment
Very little food supply has been COM
ing into the city and 1t Is thought tnat
In a few days the question OF 1eeolns
the people of the city will become para
mount, and that IT is possible the Uniteo
States will be called upon to furnisn
food. The water supply is also causing
some anxiety.
THE Mexican forces are disposed along
the railroad line. and while Admiral
Badger reports the rumor that tney are
preparing to attack. ne ADDS enal II =
mis- belief that any attack can be sue
cessfully resisted.
The tugs Patapsco and Patuxent ar
rived today at IL am the NasnVins
arrived at the same time, Dut proceeoeo
down the coast later.
Secretary Daniels said he had directed
Admiral Badger to designate sucn snlpf
as he thought best to act as q convoy rol
the troops ordered by the war Depart.
ment TO proceed from Galveston to vera
Cruz to cooperate with naval forces
At midnight the Navy Department Is
sued the following statement:
Inhabitants Are Disarmed.
Wiring from Vera Cruz at pm
Thursday, Admiral Fletcher reports that
the desultory firing which was still
going on at the time he reported at
pm. had been finally stopped by a
house-to-house search and the disarma-
ment of the inhabitants. After issuing
his proclamation Admiral Fletcher had
a long conference with the principal
city officials, at which he carefully ex.
planned the attitude of the United
States. He reports that the of1iclals ap,
Peared willing to resume tneir omcial a
ouences for their acts from the Mext-
CAM Pending their reassuming theiI
official duties. Admiral Fletcher says ne
is appointing officers to supervise the
administration of the city government.
simultaneously with the erfectuai sup
preston of the guerrilla warfare which
had been carried on great change for
the better is reported, Admiral Fletcher
saving that at the time Of his dispatch
many people were appearing In the
streets and that a number of stores
banks and business houses had resumed
business during the afternoon.
Fear is still expressed for the water
works. as the supply is running low and
xxyin
row morning for the waterworks to in
sure water supply. The food question l.
serious The defense line of trenches ex,
tends around the city and out to the sand
hills.
'The admiral reports that the native.
believe that the Mexicans will return Il
attack Vera Cruz.
Names of the three Americans killet
and twenty-five wounded. with the ad
dresses of their next of kin. are an
nounced by the Navy Department as fol
lows:
Dennis ]. Lane, seaman, 339 E. 45tl
street, New York city: next of kin
father. John p Lane, same address.
E. ii. Frohlichstein. ordinary seaman
4j6 Cont street, Mobile, Ala: next of kin
brother. John Frohlichstein, same ad
dress.
Elsie {, Fisher. ordinary seaman
Hayes, Miss. next of kin, father, Jame
y. Fisher, same address.
Wounded.
George ]. Soden. gunner's mate, secon,
class, Warren. Mich: next of kin, father
eugene Soden. Rochester, Mich.
Fred H. Fridth, ordinary seaman, 235
y. Gratz street. Philadelphia; next o
kin. brother. Charles Fridth, same ad
dress.
w. o. Keas, chief turret captain. Z
Bacon street. Hillsdale. Mich; next o
kin, father. Alfred M. keas. same ad
dress.
II. E Lee, ordinary seaman, ZIG Yves
18th street, New York city; next of kir
Edward Carl Waiter, seaman, 170
Mount Pleasant street. Burlington. Iowa.
next of kin, father. Vincent W alter. sam
address.
X. o. Jams. seaman, 907 Iowa avenue
Muscatiue. Iowa: next of kin, mother
Hanna Jams, same address.
Waiter L. Hawk, boatswain mate, frs
class. ST. Louis, Mich. next OF XII
father. sherman Hawk. same address.
7. V. Biskup. boatswain's mate. secon
class. Winona. Mimi: next Of kir
mother. Julia Biskup, IS East Sd stree
Winona. MINI.
J. L. Harris. seaman. Tracey City
Tenn; next of kin. father, J. A. Harri:
same address.
Claude c. wilcox. ordinary seaman
Irving. Mich: next of kin. father, Adel
bert Wilcox. same address
S. J. Everett. 2331 ST.. Cloud stree
New Orleans; next OF kin, uncle, Pete
Everett. same address.
Henry p. Nagorowsld, private. 70, s
N. c.. Baltimore. Md: next of kin. siste,
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