Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-07
BODIES OF BOYD AND
ADAIR AT Ell PASO
Corpses Of Two Officers and
Seven Troopers Killed at
Carrizal Brought Home.
EIGHT BURIED IN DITCH

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FL Paso, Eek, July 6.-The bodies
Of Captain Charles T. Boyd, Lieuten-
ant Henry Adair and seven troopers
Of the Tenth cavalry. killed at Carri-
zal, were brought to FL Paso today at
$50 a. m. Only the bodies Of the two
officers and Private Dewitt Rucker
have been identified. -.
Eight of the Americans were ex-
humed from single grave, the under
takers who brought back the bodies
+ said.
The dead had been gathered from
the field Of battle and cast into a
ditch. This was then filled up.
Captain Boyd, Lieutenant Adair and
six troopers, stripped OF their uni
forms, were mixed Unfortunately in
the dirt.
The body OF the ninth trooper was
located two miles distant from the
others. He had been wounded and
apparently had dragged himself away
TO- die in the gravelly waste beyond
the town.
Arrival Nearly Unnotieed.
Ssenes in sharp contrast to those
of 4 week ago, when the Carrizal pris.
oners were brought from Chihuahua
City and turned over to General
George Bell, jr., marked the return oil
the American dead. In Juarez the
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Ell Paso only few hundred persons
quiet and subdued, replaced the cheer.
ing throng that greeted the twenty
three troopers Of the Tenth.
Indifference in Juarez to the even,
was explainable in the fact that the
special train bearing the bodies did
not arrive there from Villa Ahumadl
until late last night. Before the towr
was we'll awake an engine detached
the car containing the dead ant
pushed II out 10 the center OF the In
ternational bridge. Tbs American au
thorities hen hitched on an engine
and completed the transfer to the E
Paso side.
Escort Is Not Ready.
General Bell had not expected til.
\ bodies to be delivered 80 early in thu
morning and the Eighth cavalry
which had been detailed from For
Bliss to act ~ an escort, was not or
hand. An impromptu guard wal
formed, however, from soldiers OF thu
Seventh infant. encamped near ths
bridge. Part OF these marched besid,
the car while the remainder stood a
attention a. 1t rolled off the bridge
upon American soil.
Word was Immediately sent to For
Bliss and the Eighth cavalry wal
started eityward.
Examination Of the bodies showed
that Captain Boyd was shot through
the right eye and that Lieutenan,
Adair's death resulted from . wound
In the breast.
BY the time the Eighth had reached
sands had gathered along the streets
Full Military Honors.
General Bell and his staff were. on
hand. The cavalry drew up at stten.
ton with sabres drawn, while the
twenty-three negro troopers surren.
dered BY the de facto government las,
week from Chihuahua and the one re.
leased from Juarez Monday took sta,
ton at the cars entrance, directly be-
hind General Bell and the other off.
GERS.
Nine smbulances had been provided
and 10 the caskets were taken out oil
the car they were covered with flagl
and placed in these. The mounted
band Of the cavalry played Nearer
Ny God to Thee during this part Of
The body 81 Captain Boyd was frs,
taken from the car. Next followed
that Of Lieutenant Adair and then
those Of the troopers.
When the ambuiances had beer
loaded squadron OF the cavalry led
the march to the undertaking estab.
lishments where it had been decided
to hold the bodies for the present.
The band played the Chopin funeral
march, squads OF dismounted men fell
in beside the ambulances, behind each
Of which q riderless horse was led
the officers and men followed and tn,
cortegc moved off between lanes o.
people, who barred their heads a. i
passed.
Funeral Service Read.
AT the chapel OF the undertaking
establishment brief service was reat
BY Chaplain w. w. Brander. OF The
Eighth cavalry.
Il was announced that the identified
bodies would be turned over to ths