New Britain herald., 1914-04-23


 been selected in the respective states.
 Eight men were killed and thirty wounded in yesterdays fighting in the Mexican city, making the total cas- ua1ty list so far twelve dead and fifty wounded.
 List of Casualties.
 At 3:15 A. M., the navy department issued this statement:
 Official list of casualties of Amer jeans at Vera Cruz April 22 follows:
 The dead are:
 R. Percy, private marine corps
 L. O. Fried, ordinary seaman.
 w. I. Watson, ordinary seaman
 F. F. Delowry. seaman
 A. S. Stream, ordinary seaman.
 c, A. Smith, ordinary seaman
 c. G. 3Defabir. gunner's mate, third class eu
 Frank Devorick, ordinary seaman.
 Several Seriously Wounded.
 The seriously wounded are:
 H. Pullian, fireman, first class; c. M. ,Guilloan, ordinary seaman; M. ! Fitzgerald. sergeant marine corps; J. Peoples, private; H. Ponkowski, Ordi nary seaman; H. J. Kapplen, ordinary seaman; W. M. Bass, seaman; c. L..
  nett, coxswain; K Christy, seaman; A. G. Ebel, private; H. E. Holsinger. private; H. E Boyle, ordinary sea- man; Robinson, ordinary seaman; J. Cantwell, no rating; A. Doe, ordinary seaman; l.. w. Taylor, no rating; F. N. Kalmers, no rating; G. Rainey. private; E. P. Peterson, private: J. McNillan, private; F. Manz, ordinary seaman; c. R. Harseberger, ordinary seaman; H M. McKerson, boats wain's mate, second class; J. l.. Kwa- pick. seaman; N. Schwartz, ordinary seaman.
 Slightly wounded: Lieut.. J. F. IAn- non. ordnance officer battleship New Hampshire; G M. Davidson. private; R. Shaker, private; H. J. Reed. pri- vate; c. J. Leahy, ordinary seaman; c. D. Cameron. ordinary seaman; J. F. Place, seaman; C.. Gisburne, elec- trician;4 J. A. Anderson. seaman; w. M. Schmidt seaman; J. c. McCloy, boatswain's mate; J. R. Gilbert, sea- man: E. G.. Rickard. electrician; J. H. Copeland, seaman; W. H. Mangles, ordinary seaman.
 Flag of Truce Violated.
 This statement was issued by the navy department:
 "A dispatch from Rear Admiral Badger received at $40 A. M., re- ports that a flag of truce was repeat edly violated by the Mexican federals. It adds that there has been little fir zng since Il A. M., Wednesday, and that the city Is under control.
 Admiral Badger announced, depart ment officials said, that he arrived at Vera Cruz at 3 A. M.. April 22, and that at A. M.. landed bluejackets and marines from the Arkansas. Ver- mont, New Hampshire, New Jersey and South Carolina, totalling about 1,750 officers and men. These men co-operated with those already on shore which numbered 3,200. At A. M., the combined forces com menced systematic advance through fine city to que1l resistance and re- store order.
 There was practically no organized resistance.7 the Mexicans firing from windows, housetops and other Shelters.
 15O Mexicans Killed.
 Early yesterday afternoon the city of Vera Cruz was in undisputed pos- session of the American invading force
 Although there was no organized force used against them and the snip CTS were less in evidence than at any time during the fighting, eight Amer 1cans were killed and some thirty wounded. While the Mexicans suf- fered more severely, the number of their casualties s,as not been ascer- tained, but the best estimates ob- tained by Captain Wm. R. Rush of the battleship Florida, indicated that in the engagements of Tuesday and Wednesday their dead amounted to about 150. No one knows how many Mexicans fell wounded, as large part of, them were taken away by friends
 Bodies Lay in Streets.
 In the streets about the plaza "Wednesday afternoon lay fifteen or twenty bodies, majority of them in citizens attire, Some of the men evil dently had been dead since the en- ragem ent of Tuesday, and the trop- ical heat made their immediate dis posal imperative. One of the first or iiers given after the town had been captured twas to bury the Mexican dead in q trench at the sea end of one of the streets leading from the plaza.
 When the city was taken the order was given to advance carefully and search every building for men bearing arms. Scores of prisoners were taken. most of them protesting voiubly. many lysterically, that they were not guilty of any unfriendliness Uhatsoever toward the Americans. Accustomed as the Mexicans are to heir own contending forces shooting