The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-30
WOUNDED CAPTAIN
. DESCRIBES BATTLE
WITH MEX|CANS
Ordered Men TO Leave Him and
Report to Pershing.
LEFT DYING IN THE DESERT
General Funston Gets Report OF
Moreys Brave Act-Relief Force
Saves Soldiers on Way to
American Lines.


Lewis Sidney Morey, dying from loss
Of blood and lack of water, crouched in
a hole where he had sought hiding
| place after his troopers had been
crushed and scattered by the over
whelming numbers of the Mexicans at
Carrizal, wrote with soldierly pune
tilousness n simple, brief report of the
| fight TO his commanding officer.
When night fell three troopers who
had taken refuge in the same hiding
place carried the desperately wounded
officer two miles. Then, knowing that
he was dying, Morey commanded the
troopers TO leave him and TO carry on
his message.
An uncertain quantity is introduced
into the international problem of the
fight at Carrizal by Morey's statement
that the Americans advanced toward
the Mexican population before the
Mexicans opened fire.
General Funston gave out the full
text of General Pershing's report,
which contains the report of the dy-
ing Morey. 1t is as follows:
Message Written by Morey.
ColOnia Dublan, Mex, June D.
The following message, written by
Captain Morey shortly after the Car
rial battle, was found in the hands of
three men of Troop X returning from
Carrizal and sent to Ojo Fredrico by
Lieutenant Meyers:
"Carrizal, Mex, June y, 1916. 9:15
! n. MO Commanding officer. Ojo
FredricO: My troop reached Ojo Santo
Domingo at 3 80 p. IN. June %. Met
Troop c, under Captain BOyd. l came
| under Captain Boyd's command and
| marched my troops in rear for Car
rial at 4 rs a. IN. Reached open field
TO southeast of town at 6 80 a. m.
Captain Boyd sent in Il note requesting
permission to pass through town. This
was refused. Stated we could go north
but not east.
Captain Boyd said he was going to
Ahumada this time. He was talking
with CarranZa commander. General
Gomez sent a written message that
Captain Boyd could bring his force in
town and have a conference. Captain
Boyd feared an ambush. He was un-
der the impression that the Mexicans
would run as soon as we fired.
I'VE formed for attack, his inten-
ton being to move up to the line of
about 12O Mexicans on the edge of the
town. We formed, c troop on the left.
in line of skirmishers, one platoon of
X troop on right of line and another
Is troop platoon on extreme right and
so he Hoped little to the rear.
when we were within 800 yards,
the Mexicans opened fire, and strong
one, before we fired a shot. Then we
opened up.
They did not run; but, to make q
long account short, after about an
hours fire both troops had advanced,
c troop to position of Mexican machine
gun and X troop closing In slightly to
the left.
1--WE were very busy on the right
keeping off a flank attack. A group of
MeXicans left town, went around our
rear and our led horses left at gal
lOp. AT about nine o'clock one platoon
of troop X which was on our right fell
back. Sergeant said he could not stay
there Both platoOns fell back about
one thousand yards to the west and
then, together with some men of Troop
c who were there, these men scat
tered
II was slightly wounded. Captain
Boyd, man told me, was killed. Moth
ing was seen of Lieutenant Adair after
fight started, so man saw stated.
Il am hiding in hole 1000 yards
from field and have one other wound
ed man and three men with me.
(Signed) 'MOREY,
"Captain."