Evening star., 1914-04-26
MARYLAND IS ANXIOUS
over |MPER|LED SONS
First Baltimorean Wounded in
Fighting at Vera Cruz Was
Henry P. Nagarowski.
Many Residents of State in Danger
Zone or With American Fleet
in Mexican Waters.

BALTIMORE. Nd, April c5.--NeNican
hostilities have claimed their first victim
from Baltimore. There is increasing
anxiety in many Maryland homes because
of sons who arc, with the fleet or for
relatives in the danger zone.
Henry r. Nagarowski of East Baltl-
more was wounded Thursday in the faS-
end fighting about Vera CRUZ. His in
jury, however. is belived to bc slight.
Nagarowski is a private in the Marine
Corps in which he has served for the last
two years. He Is twenty-five years old
and a son of Branislaw Nagarowski, olS
South Ann street. He has three sisters,
Misses Wanda, Staneslawa and Sofia
Nagarowski.
A Bedford. Md, girl i'm the danger zonc
in Mexico is Mrs. Thomas Smethhurst,
formerly Miss Jennie b. Pennington.
tive power In Pueblo. Mrs. Smethhurst
went to Mexico City about six years ago
as "A missionary, married. and with her
husband and little daughter has been re-
siding in Pueblo for some time.
Reported Held for Ransom.
No word has as yet been received from
William II. Smith, IA brother of TruNtou
Smith, an official of the Merchants and
DIR. John Gross. Il former resident of
Ellicott City, who are living in Mexico.
The lack of news from them has caused
no little uneasiness among their friends
and relatives here.
The last heard from Mr.. Smith was
that he was held for .$.,uU0 ransom in
a Mexican prison. Efforts to locate
Mr.. Smith by cable have proved unsuc-
cessful DR.. Gross is said to be living
at Cuba, a suburb OF Mexico City.
Allen \. Simon. son of John w.
Simon of Hopeweli Is an officer on
board the transport Hancock. Young
Simon has been IN the navy iive years.
His parents received a telegram from
the department Wednesday stating that
he had left on the Hancock. ordered
tc Mexican waters.
John Shearer of Saxton is a ma
chinist on the Virginia. and Robert
Simon. son of Elias Simon. Of Hope
well. formerly of Hancock, Md, is on
the Mississippi.
Harry Hughes, son of Joseph Hughes
pany E, 23d Infantry. and is quartered
at Texas City, near Galveston.
Two Brothers With Fleet
The two sons of Mr.. and Mrs. j
Thomas Blackistor. $50 North Carroll
ton avenue. Baltimore. Norman E. and
Douglas c. Blakiston, are now in Mexico
seeing their share of the fighting go
ing on there at the present time. Nor
man is a water tender on the torpedo
boat destroyer Jarvis, and Douglas is a
seaman on the Louisiana.
The two. young men were born in
Kent county, near Chestertown. and
were educated in the public schools OF
the, county. Norman is now twenty
eight years old, and Is serving his sec
ond term of enlistment. He completed
his first term about two years ago, and
Immediately re-enlisted because Of his
fondness for the life.
HIS brother. Douglas, is only twenty
years old. and enlisted about three
years ago. 1t is expected that he will
Their mother. Mrs. Blakiston. said yes
terday that her boys had always been
very fond of the water and were per-
fectly at home when on board their
respective ships.
Christopher Trappe of Baltimore is
Jersey. Mr.. Trappe is son OF Mr.. Au-
gust r. Trappe. city editor of the Ger
man Correspondent. This is the sec
ond war in which the young man has
served Uncle Sam During the Span
ish-American war he was a naval ap-
prentice and was member of the
ships company of the battleship Iowa
during the fight Off Santiago, when
Admiral Schley destroyed the Spanish
fleet.
Officials of the Crown Cork and Seal
Company, Baltimore. are anxiously
awaiting news from their Mexican
plant. which is located just outside
Mexico City. 1t is under the manage
ment of Americans. No word has been
received for the last few days. The
errment on messages is supposed to
be responsible for the lack of news