The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-22
SAID HUERTA HAS ASKED
O'SHAUGANESSY TO LEAVE
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which extend the railroads to the cap
| ital have been occupied. All Tie terri
! tory around the American consulate is
| strongly patrolled and dctachmcn.s
| hold other sections of the city.
The McNicans offered "A stubborn re-
| sistancc To the American advance auG
| for many hours there was lighting in
the streets. Towards nightfall ii was
reported that the main body of the
| federal garrison was i'm retreat To the
westward.
Refuse to Surrender.
Rear Admiral Fletcher in command
Of the United States warships. pre-
faced his occupation of the port by a
demand through the American consul.
w. w. Canada. for it's surrender. The
MeXicans promptly declined to acccdc
To this demand.
Shortly afterwards ten whale boats
were sent off from the side of tho
transport Prairie, loaded with marines
These boats effected n landing i'm the
ncishbu~huUd Of the customs house he
fore neon and a fow minutes later
Captain William Il. Rush of the bat
tleship Florida, who was in command
Of the operations ashore, brought his
flag in
Captain Rushs mon had already
taken up their positions. They num-
hcrcd 80 blucjackcts from the Florid
$50 marines from the Prairie and 50
marines from the Florida. Later these
were AUGMENTED by detachment from
the Utah
The coming Of the American forces
was not hcraldcd by amy great excite
ment but small crowds gathered 20
watch the landing. soon the blucjack-
cts and marines marched through the
streets leading from the water front
and along the railroad Yards. Others
proceeded to the American consulate.
while still others were deplaycd along
the approaches to Central Plaza, in
which General Mas had concentrated
his men.
Americans Arc Fired.
These mancuvcrS were effected
without opposition until the Mcxicans
CHALLENGED the advance toward Com
trail Plaza with the FIRST shot II vol
Icy fred from a point three blocks
from the marines and two blocks
south of tho main Plaza.
The marines replied Immediately,
but the action ceased in u moment.
There was a lul FOR tom minutes and
then another bricr exchange from tho
west end of Montcsnios street. where
a federal outpost was stationed. Thrn
the firing became general and the
guns of the transport Prairie went in
Ia action.
Prior to this a detachment of blue
jackets from the Ctah, hold
ing the ground between the
consulate aud the waterfront
opened with two Of their three
inch gums. The first shots from these
pieces were directed against an an
cicnt tower which once served as n
lighthouse. This was occupied by
Mexican sharpshootcrs. Lieutenant
Commander Buchanan of the t'loridl
ordered that it Ice destroyed Five
shots brought the old tower down.
Women Of the American colony here
had already been placed aboard the
chartered steamers Espcranza and
Mexico, but the foreign colony, espe-
cially the American section. was great
~ augmented when three trainoads
arrived from the capital. Some of
these remained ashore. but many were
taken aboard the steamers. So far as
can he learned none Of the refugees
was injured.
Bravery was shown everywhere
among the Americans. The young
sters wearing the blue Jackets of their
vessels behaved as well under fire rs
the marines. who along the line COM
ported themselves like veterans.