The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-23
American Loss Was Twelve
Killed and Seventeen Cap
tured at Carrizal
CAPTAIN BOYD IS
BELIEVED AMONG DEAD
Juarez Not Evacuated But Ma.
jority of Garrison Go South
to Reinforce Mexicans q
Villa Ahumada

San Antonio. June ga treacher-
Gus attack with machine guns on
Troops c and K OF the Tenth Cavalry
Immediately after a parley between
General Gomez and Captain Charles T.
Boyd, commanding the Americans. was
the beginning OF the fight at CarrisaL
Stragglers from the fight. mostly
horse holders, reached General Perish.
iEgs column tonight and Pershing i'm
mediately wired such information Al
he could obtain from them to General
Funston.
These troopers who FED In the face Of
the deadly machine gun fire could give
no idea of the number OF casualties on
either side. nor the fate of the two
troops.
Boyd as senior captain was in COM
mand of the two troops totalling about
a hundred men. Captain Lewis 8.
Morey was at the head OF Troop X
General Funston calls attention to the
fact that reports from Mexican sources
are that the commander was killed. A.
Boyd was actually in command 1t bs-
came uncertain whether he or Morsy
fell, II the Mexican report of q captatn
beink killed is authentic.
Pershing stated in this report that
both he and the communicating oficer
of the Tenth. Major Elwood Evans had
instructed Boyd carefully that he was
on a accommodating trip solely and was
TO be scrupulously careful to avoid any
clash with Carranzistas.
He reports this by way OF expressing
his conviction that Boyd was In no
manner the aggressor. General Fun
ston said in giving out for publtcaktUA
the substance of Pershing's report that
he had passed II on" to Washington
and had sent no orders to General
Pershing.
Here Is the story told by several
stragglers" as General Pershing de-
scrihes them when they reached the
column tonight:
Troops c. Captain Boyd command
ing. and K. Morey commanding. Joined
each other the night of June 20 at
Ohio. Santo Domingo, west of Car
rizal Boyd as senior captain took
and the two troops took up
the march toward Carrizal at 1
O'Clock on the morning of the 21st.
Sends Word to Carranza Officcr.
At 1880 o'clock the scouting party
had reached a point mile west Of
Carrizai. Learning that the deserted
village and the road towards Villa
Ahumada were held by a force OF
Captain Boyd halted his
troopers and sent a Mexican to the
commanding officer ask
ing permission to pass through the
In a short time this messenger came
back with note from General Comes
refusing this permission.
While Captain Boyd was consulting
with f3ntain Mnrev
rived from General Gomez with a note
from Gomez stating that the requested
permission would be granted IL the
American commander would stop an
his troops passed through Cayrixal
for a conference with Gomez.
The stragglers do not know what
Boyd contemplated doing. but Gem
eral Pershing assumes that he would
not have taken that risk, but before
he had time to reply the stragglers
tell. Gomez himself came out accom-
panied by aides and approached Cap
tain Boyd.
The American captain and tie Mex.
lean general stood in conversation for
fifteen or twenty minutes While they
talked soldiers of Gomez command.
little by little. moved forward. ap-
parently as If they wanted to be Ia
position To protect their general X
the American should prove treachnr.
Gus. The movement became moro
noticeable and rapid until il locked
as if the object was to surround the
American commander
The stragglers report that Captaan
Boyd seemed to be protesting yigor.
ously against the encroachment OF the
soldiers of the army OF Gomez who
had moved forward in surprisingly
arge force.
Surrounded Americans.
AS Boyd protested the Mexican
forces were moving around to ret
banking positions. Gomez seemed u
accept the protests of Boyd In eoo4
faith and fastened back towards =
group of mounted stan officers -.
to give orders for with
travail.
The moment Gomez reached thu
group at the right OF his men the
Mexicans opened tire with machtuo
guns.
Captain Boyd rallied his trooperu1l9
The face of this deadly FIRE. dismoult4
ed them. deployed the little band anA
made a desperate stand a&ainnt oveEe
whelming odds FROM the nfok -
spraying fire OF the machine -
newed down our troopers t35j1A
hurriedly dismountsd negro e6lA /.
on the ground. iired cody AH1 i
asAdly results into tn Nn6o 81