Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-27
Twenty-Three Americans Now
Known to Have Lost Lives
lBy Associated Press.

FIELD HEADQUARTERS, MEXICO,
June 25.-(By Wireless to Columbus
New Mexico, June 26.)-Twenty-three
American soldiers are known to have
lost their lives on the battlefield at
Carrizal. according to a report to Cen
eral Pershing from Major Jenkins, COM
manding the Eleventh cavalry column
ordered 10 scour the country in that vi
cinity for survivors.
OF the eighty-four men in the two
troops In the Carrizal engagement one
officer and forty-three enlisted men
have reached the American lines, ac-
cording to General Pershing's dispatch
to General Funston. One enlisted man
is reported to be making his way north
in the direction of SibanaL
Allowing for seventeen prisoners,
twenty-five men are still unaccounted
for. Some of that number were killed,
but others are thought to be trying to
reach the American line.
Mexican versions of the fight have
told of the killing of twelve Americans,
while other reports also from Mexican
sources placed the dead at fourteen.
The report told Of the rescue in safety
of Captain Lewis S. Morey. after he had
made a daring stand in the face of
heavy Mexican odds and heroic personal
sacrifices in an effort to save the lives
of his men. Major Jenkins said he had
evidence that nine American troopers,
In addition to those previously reported
dead. had been killed.
A note found on the body of Captain
Charles T. Boyd. the American COM
mander, who lost his life in a charge
on the Mexican machine gun trench,
proved that General Felix Gomez, the
Mexican commander. invited him into
the town of Carrizal, and that he had
refused and afterward conferred with
Gomez outside the town. Neither the
notebook of Captain Boyd nor that Of
Captain Morey. both of which were re-
covered, threw any new light on the
clash, according to the report. After
the first firing. K troop, under Captain
Morey's command, took refuge In
nearby adobe, Major Jenkins reported.
Realizing that they were surrounded and
outnumbered by Mexican troops, he or
dered his men to leave the hut in small
ldetachments that their chances Of es-
cape might be increased.
CAPTAIN MOREY WOUNDED.
Captain Morey, himself suffering with
slight wounds, with four men, remained
Ridden throughout the day in the house,
which was within 1000 yards of the
lCarranza line.
That night, the party of four started
afoot in an attempt to make their way
back to the eXpeditionary command.
However, Captain Morey soon became so
weak from loss of blood that he was
unable to walk and believing he was
dying, he ordered his men to leave him
and save themselves.
This they did. but shortly the wound
ed officer managed to rally enough
strength to crawl to the ranch house Of
an American named McCabe, living
about nine miles from CarrizaL
found Captain Morey hidden in Nc
lCabe's house and that his wounds were
not DANGEROUS. Upon the receipt OF the
dispatch, General Pershing said forty
three members of the command engaged
had been accounted for and that one
other is known to be alive. but is lost
| in the desert. The remainder of the
leIghty-four men who made up the de-
tachment are believed to have been
killed or made prisoner.
Captain Lewis Sydney Morey, COM
Captain Lewis Sydney Morey, sent a
wireless message received by his wife,
and transmitted to General Funston.
Mrs. Morey, who now is at Austin,
Tex, repeated the message to General
Funston over the telephone. 1t read:
Somewhere in Mexico; am back in
the line with two men; safe"
| The message was signed Sydney"
the manner in which Captain Morey
signed all communications 10 ner.
A letter from Captain Morey, written
while hiding in a hole near the scene
OF the fight at Carrizal after his forces
had been broken and scattered. reached
General Funston through General Per-
shing earlier last night
LETTER CONFIRMS REPORTS.
In that letter Captain Morey had de-
scribed how. fearing an ambush, the
American troopers, Captain Charles T..
Boyd commanding. had advanced in bat
tie formation on the Mexicans, who had
come out from Carrizal during a par
| ley over permission for the Americans
to pass through the town; how the
Nexicans had opened fire, and how the
remaining Americans after their first
successful advance had been forced to
retreat and scatter. each for himself.
Army officers at headquarters here
hope that the return of Captain Morey
/ will serve 10 provide the missing links
| in the story Of the engagement at Car
| RIAL and determine more completenly
Ccont1nasd e. PAGE 6, Col. a.