The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24
ANOTHER ALAMO
IS VERSION OF
CARRIzAL FIGHT.
Belief Grows, Band of Troopers
Was Wiped Out.
Unprotected and Surrounded
Their Fate Was Sealed.
LIKE CUSTER'S LAST STAND
No Word Yet From Pershing's
Relief Expedition.
1t Contains at Least Eight
Troops of 18th Cavalry.
Belief Grows, Band of Troopers
Was Wiped Out.
Unprotected and Surrounded
Their Fate Was Sealed.
LIKE CUSTER'S LAST STAND
No Word Yet From Pershing'S
Relief Expedition.
1t Contains at Least Eight
Troops of 18th Cavalry.

san Antonio. June 24.-In the shad-
ow the Alamo, where the deeds of
Davy Crockett. James Bowie, Colonel
Travis and Colonel Bonham made his
tory seventy years ago, citizens of san
Antonio today were convinced that an
other Alamo had been fought last
Wednesday at Carrizal by Capt
Charles T. Boyd's troopers of the
Tenth cavalry and that the names OF
CAPTAINS Boyd and Morey and Lieu
tenant Adair would go down in ms
tory alongside those of their nlustrious
PREDECESSORS Officers at southern Oh
vision headquarters. however sun
hoped that a complete and official re-
rerr from General Pershing would
.hovv that more than seven men VINO
nave reached the main column nave
esoaped death. wounds or capture.
None. however. dispute the tact tnat
he fragmentary reports show that the
Night OF the little band OF Americans
must have been desperate -
,,retense of a parley. nearly elghty
miles from the nearest chance LOT aLu'
surrounded by a trenl till'5..i -
perior force. while ehdeaNtEi ms
- rifle fire their horses stanPeoeu
M a wild Mexican cavalry charse
s-,.,ssninc down on the flank, II was
reaiiled here that only a desperate
stand. could have saved all Dut It"
from death or capture
Fired ON in the Open
,rs, Fraernentarv reports showing
.t-st C,aDtain Boyd hoped to AVOID
Iasb gave no indication that the
American troopers occupied Srounu,
when the battle opened, wmch coulu
,De rsadily defended. or that would al
from
fire TO which they were subjected
I-rIass Captain Boyd succeeded IN
checking the Mexican charge ana Will
drawing his men to more aoVdhtdSe-
Gus position the stories on whlch Cen
eral Pershing's reports have been paSeo
,.-o,,ld seem to indicate to military
men here that the American troopers
were forced to take what shelter they
could from the cacu and sand dunes OF
an open plain and fight 1t out as oio
Clusters men at the battle of the Little
Big Horn.
No further news from General
Pershing arrived at General Funston s
headquarters during the night ana
what befell the two squadrons OF the
Eleventh cavalry, sent as a reief ex-
Captain Boyd's command, stlll was I'M
known today NO fear was felt, now
ever, for the safety of this force, since
il is believed here that the expedition
comprised at least eight troops and
was strong enough to deal with any
situation which it might meet. The
identity of the commander of the ex-
petition is unknown here Colonel
Lockett is in command of the Eleventh
cavalry with Henry T. Allen as lieu
tenant colonel. Command of the ex-
petition may have been entrusted to
either of these officers, or to Majors
Robert L. Howse. Charles A Hebekin
OF Melvin W. RoweiL
A cloud of militia will roll toward
the border within the next few days.
General Funston has made his plans
for the disposal of the state troops
mustered, or soon to be mustered, into
the service of the federal government.
Their destinations have not been an
nounced, however, for reasons of mill
tary expediency.
Increase Hospital Capacity.
FL Paso. June 24.-Preparations
were being made here today to en-
large the base hospital at Fort Bliss in
the event of hostilities with Mexico.
In addition the medical corps on sta
ton here was augmented by the ar
rival of a field hospital and a field
ambulance corps from Fort Sill, Okla
4 new hospital building has Just been
completed and arrangements were
made for extra wards.
Calm prevailed on both sides of the
river today, although some excitement
was caused by the sound of a single
shot followed by bugle calls in Juarez
Mexican military authorities explained
that the shooting was an accident, but
that II was followed by a call to arms
showed the tension under which the
people are laboring.
The border still chung to the hope
that the entire command engaged al
CarriZal had not been annihiiated and
that the day would bring reports from
General Pershing in6ica ting definitely
the American casualties