Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-07

Captain Morey wrote his repoyt Of ~
fight. This was 8 9:15 O'Clock on ;hs
morning of the fight.
The men remained in the hole fai
the rest of the day, and when nigh; T
came they intended to make their Way
to the American lines
Garry Captain.
The commander was too weak as +
result of loss of blood and the effect /
of heat and thirst, to walk, but tlre
three faithful negro soldiers picked !
him up and took turns in carrying hn
on their backs.
The troopers also became weakened
by thirst and long exposure, but they
made thel" way two miles across The
desert from heir hiding place before
they were forced to stop.
Captain Morey then realized he was
hopelessly wounded and that he was
handicap to the men.
He ordered them tc leave him il:
the desert. The negroes protested
Their leader pointed out to them the
fact that he only made their chance
of escape less.
Orders Men to Save Selves.
They appealed to him to allow them
TO take the chance. but Morey was de
terrined that his report should get to
General Pershing at any cost and or
dered the troopers, as their command
ing officer. to go forward. Their mill
tary training forbade any other course.
and they departed.
The negroes stumbled forward
across the desert until they were
picked up by a detachment under
Lieut.. Henry A. Meyers, Jr., which
was securing the country to pick up
men who had escaped the massacre.
Morey From New York
Capt. Lewis S. Morey had just re-
turned from the Philippines, where he
had been detailed with the Ninth cav
airy. He was born in New York, July
| 10, 1875. being appointed cadet to
West Point from Texas June 10, 1896.
| He was made a second lieutenant in
the Tenth cavalry June 13. 1900.
February 3, 1901, he was made a,
| first lieutenant in the Twelfth cavalry.
| He was promoted to captaincy in
the Twelfth March IL, 1911. He has
also seen service with the Seventh cav
airy. He was distinguished gradu-
ate of the Army Staff college.
Says Americans Were Ambushed.
El Paso, Tex.-Ofiicial reports from
General Pershing include a graphic
story of the Carrizal fight, told by one
of the survivors of the troops of the
Tenth cavalry, which was ambushed
by Carranza troops. This survivor
declares that when the American col
umn reached Carrizal, Captain Boyd
asked permission to enter the town to
search for bandits and that General
Felix Gomez sent back word, giving
permission to enter.
| The troopers story of Tie subse-
quent events follows:
i Gomez himself rode out to meet
Captain Boyd. Captain Boyd gave the
word for the column to advance. We
were just starting forward when we
noticed Mexican troops poaring out
from behind different kinds of shelter
adobe houses and the like-and de
ploying to the right and left. 1t was
battle formation From the first glance
we saw that they outnumbered US al
least five to one.
Captain Boyd noticed their move
, rnent. To any soldier that sort of thin.
can mean only that an attack is abou
to be made. l saw Captain Boyd mo
ton to the Mexicans and make soint
remark about it to Gomez. Gone;
wheeled his mount around and sig
nailed with his hands. Then he made
a dash for his own lines.
2 AT the same time a couple of ma
. chine guns, one at each end of tn
/ Mexican line, opened up on u.s. w
q were caught in our saddles in eas
:. range, and we were good targets.
$ saw Captain Boyd fall. A momen
|. later Captain Morey was wounded il
! the shoulder.
Lieutenant Adair gave US the orde
S to dismount. We got out of our sad
| dies in hurry. Then he told US t
d throw ourselves on our faces and re
I turn the fire. Someone got Gomez is
e as he was reaching his line. The mex
minute Lieutenant Adair was hi
Both he and Captain Boyd are dead.
f believe.
r Horses Going Down.
y THE machine guns We're still goins
: could hear the bullets whlzzing owe
: US. Because of Lieutenant Adair's OIL
# der we saved lot of men. But tn
n horses did not have the same luck. Th
r bullets started to hit them. and the
d were going down as if their legs wer
l. suddenly cut out from under Them
s. 1.-The others, stung by the bullets an
s kicked by the dying horses, began I
d rear and plunge The men in chare
Y tried their best to hold them but the
e broke away Some of the men wel
t. killed trying to save. their mounts.
D when the horses got away we wcr
p marooned. We fought back and pr,
e. vented the Me2icans from advancin
d in spite of their advantage in number
e. and the machine guns. We began I
a. fall back toward the hills as we'll /
D. we could.
d I'VE recovered four horses and the
r. the four of US were sent here TO r
lg port. We left the rest of the troops i
a the hills. The retreat was slow becaus
le of the wounded The Mexicans keI
IS firing, but were kept away by the a
s, curate rifle fire of our men,"
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