Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-10
BUT LOSING, FIGHT
PUT UP AT GLEN SPRINGS
Detachment Of Nine American Soldiers
Showed Courage And Determination
When Attacked By Bandits

The heat became intense and the faces
and backs Of the soldiers, who were still
firing >piritedly through the window, be-
came bli>tered and burnt.
Il ca1t stand it any longer cried Pri-
Nate William Cohen. I'll take another
shot and then try 10 make it through the
window"
Cohen leaped into the window frame 70
make his dash for the open. A bullet split
his skul and he fell back dead into the
house. Ont side the voice of a Mexican
was heard TO say: 'Line up on each side
Of til edoor. They must come out"
Smyth told his men the time had come
to make a dash. O'clock stepped forward
10 the door, smashed the boards with his
gunstock and dashed out. His body was
found next morning not far away, riddled
with many bullets. He probably ran into
the main band of Mexicans.
Smyth, leading the other cavalrymen,
turned to the left and made for the corral.
the Mexicans firing al them as they fled.
Rogers body was found not far from the
burned house. but Tyree could not be ac-
counted for when Smyth and his men. who
reached the hills in safety, investigated
next morning.
Tyree may have been made prisoner. but
II 80 the soldiers here think he probably
mas been killed.
After the attack on the American troops
the bandits rushed to the wax factory of
W. X. Ellis and destroyed it. Ellis home
was ransacked.
A cross that hung in one room is be-
lieved To have saved the house from being
burned.
When morning came the American
TROOPERS crcpt back TO the settlement and
saw the main body of. some 50 Mexicans
packing their loot upon their horses and
the nine American cavalry mounts which
they had captured. Then. with "A cry, they
turned toward the Rio Grande.
kilograms were sent by citizens to Unit
ed States Senators Culberson and Shep-
pard. asking for United States troopers to
guard the border.
Late. today no details of the S5-mile
drive Of the motor truck CARRYING the
wounded men from Glen Springs had ar
rived here.
Leaving the scene of the battle. however.
early on Saturday morning il reached
Marathon about noon Sunday. There the
of the raid was sent over u railway
telegraph wire to Alpine and Maria and
thence to FL Pa~o, where General Funston.
commander of the Southern army division.
and General Scott. chief of staff Of the
United States army. have been stationed
during the conference with General Obre-
gon. Mexican minister Of war.
The American army men were amazed.
General Funston Immediately conferred
with General Scott. Then he issued orders
to hurry troops To the scene. Captain Cole
at Alpine, commander of the various de-
tachments of the Fourteenth Cavalry now
scattered through the immediate section.
was told TO gather a many men n he
could and start southwark. He collected
about 80 troopers and set out. Army men
expect he will reach Glen Springs tomor-
row.
Next General Funston ordered two
troops of the Eighth Cavalry. stationed at
III Pa~o. and two troops Of the Four
tcenih. stationed nj Fort Clark near Spot
ford. Texas, Ia follow up Captain Coles
detachment. Special trains were made up
this afternoon IN FL Paso and Spofford to
carry the four additional troops. They
should reach Alpine tomorrow morning and
hc ready before the day j. over to start
the long ride To the border.
Many RI Paso persons received private
word Of the raid. A. j. McQuatters. pres
ident OF a mining company which operates
zlnc mines about seven miles south Of Be-
quIllas IN Chihuahua. expressed concern
the safety OF six Americans al the In
ternational NINE. fearing the bandits may
have gone III that dirccton.