Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
Eight Jackies Killed and Thirty Wounded in Street Fighting Before Big Guns Drive MeXicans from Be hind the Walls
 MURDEROUS FIRE
 OPENED ON TARS Who Are Unable to Return It Until Shells Rage the Houses from Which It Comes - Port Now En- tirely in American Hands 
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 VERA CRUZ. April 22.-Eight Americans killed and about thirty wounded marked the complete invest ment of Vera Cruz at noon by the United States forces. Rear Admira. Fletcher at eight thirty this morning ordered d general movement for the occupation of all the town. A col umn of blue jackets advanced, passed the uncompleted market place and naval college. When they reached the walls of the college terrific rifle fire was poured on them in all directions from the roof and win doWs The bluejackets were help less to return the fire against the stone walls and scattered. The Prairie. Chester and San Francisco opened with five and six-inch guns and shattered the walls. The blue jackets then reformed and advanced against the fire which had greatly diminished By ten o'clock there was oniy desultory firing from the inshore side of the tower. The Ches- ter pounded the buildings on the outskirts of town with six inch shells. firing over the heads of the men ashore. showing almost perfect marksmanship. The city is strongly patrolled and quiet prevailed tonight Battalions of blue jackets made their way along the water front to the southern end of the town and f.lo .I, sniping from the houses continued at intervals A general movement from all the positions taken yester- day and began in the direction of the plaza The marines. under Lieu tenant Colonel Neville, moved to the suuthward along the paralleled streets ! toward the center of the city, while marines commanded by Lieutenant | Commander Buchanan or the Florida and Lieutenant Commander keating of the Arkansas were ordered from positions east of center toward the plaza. The two forces swung for ward with a rush for d distance of three blocks. Machine gun and rifle | fire was supplemented by shell fire ! rom the SnldlleT guns or tlie TIdiilc and Chester The ships guns sup ported the movement of clearing the roofs to the south and east. Occa- sionally dropping shell few hun dred yards in advance Buchanan s men under the direct command of Lieut. Castle moved forward to q position one block east of the plaza. Other detachments occupied positions to the north and west, Both ma rines and bluejackets dragged light field pieces. but there was little work for them. There was no organized resistance, but from the very begin ming of the advance smart fire came from the defenders on the housetops, which inavariably drew a merciless fire from the advancing parties. NJ achine guns sounded their 1 tap, tap in all quarters and Amer ican sharpshooters. posted at street corners and other points of advant- age, piceked off at will any man who appeared to them to be acting suspiciously. The number of refu- gees on board the Esperanza was greatly increased when several took advantage of a hull in the firing during the early hours to go aboard
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