Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05

| side. The Mexican element In
Brownsville was quiet Tonight.
BROWNSVILLE. TEN, September
with at least ten known Mexicans
dead and probably as many more bodies
.ying in the dense brush. the battle be-
tween eighty United States cavalrymen,
aided by a force Of Texas Rangers and
armed citizens. waged practically all
miles west OF Hidalgo. Tex, ended late
to-day. One American trooper was in
jured.
At o'clock the Mexicans withdrew
from the south bank OF the Rio Grande
and hid in the brush. apparently await
ing another opportunity 10 attack the
Americans.
The battle was waged practically the
entire day. the two forces firing at
each other across the Rio Grande at
point four miles west of Old Hidalgo.
Tex.
The participants were stretched out
in the brush on battle line two miles
long. The injured American was John
Salvini, private in Troop D, Third
Cavalry, who sustained a serious wound
in the left hip.
Captain ]. c. Mccoy, who commanded
the American forces. on returning 10
Mission tonight reported that ten dead
McNicans could be seen from the Texas
side and that probably as many more
Mexicans had been killed In the brush
by shots fired from the Texas side.
Earlier unofficial reports to-day placed
IN. Mexican dead at twenty-five to
thirty.
The number Of Mexicans engaged
was placed at forty.
AMERICANS IN POSSESSION
OF THREE BORDER CROSSINGS
When the fight ended the Americans
We're in possession of three crossings
between Mexico and Texas in the vicin-
ity of Mission. Hidalgo is sixty four
miles west OF Brownsville.
The McXicans made no attempt TO
cross the rive:, but opened fire early
to-day At an American ranchman on
the Texas side of he border and later
al detachment of cavalry ordered to
the scene.
Eighty United States cavalrymen
were assisted by many peace officers
and armed civilians in the fight which
started early to-day when party of
MeNicans said TO he Carranza soldiers.
appeared at the river near Old Hidalgo
and fired on an American ranchman
named Drew. The MeNicans followed
this with volley fred at a party OF
Texas Rangers near the same place.
Immediately after Captain Mccoy re-
ported the incidents all available cav
airy was ordered from Mission to the
river. and was re-enforccd by numerous
rangers peace officers and armed civil
ians. To-days fight took place near
the spot where party of Mexicans
crossed the river Thursday night and
robbed several wayside stores.
FEAR OF ATTEMPT AT
INVASION OF TEXAS
Up TO a late hour there had been no
effort TO invade Texas. although this
fear was uppermost in the minds OF
thousands who live along the border
Army and State officers regarded tho
attack more seriously than former in
cidcnts the kind. in view Of the
military character of the attack. It
was not known positively that the
MeXicans who engaged the Americans
in the lighting at the international
boundary were CarranZa soldiers, bu,
reports indicated that the original forty
who fired at the ranchman and the
rangers nau Decn strongly REINFORCED
by Mexican soldiers evidently from tho
Carranza garrisons in the little towns
along the river.
Arrangements for necessary re-
endorsements for the slender garrison
of cavalry at Mission were reported
under consideration tonight at Fort
Sam Houston, headquarters OF tho
Southern Department.
1t was not believed among the more
observant at Brownsville that the dis
turbance to-day was the opening bat.
tie of an attempted invasion OF tho
border
Conservative citizens. while they ad-
mitted II to he the most violent demon
stration of hostility yet experienced,
relied on the leaders south OF the rive,
TO hold their men in check. and saio
United States cavalry, infantry ana
artillery on the border were IN sufficI-
ent strength to take care of any
aggression from the south.
FIRING ON AEROPLANE
NOT BY CARRANZA MEN
Carranza consul, Garza, Of Browns.
VILE, gave assurances that the firing
en- an American army aeroplane yester-
day from the Mexican side of the river
was not the work OF any member Of
the Carranza garrison OF Matamoras
Hordes Of MeXicans tonight were
reported massed along the river where
to-day's battle took place. sixty miles
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