Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-27
20 AMERICANS KILLED
IN BATTLE At CARR|zAL
Perslling Gets Report From Major
in Command OF Succor-
ing Column.
TELLS OF MoREY's SAFETY
Note Found on Captains Body Proves
That He Refused Invitation OF
Gomez Into Town and Afterward
Conferred With Him OH Outside.

mat He kefuSeU Invitation q
Gomez Into Town and AfterwarC
Conferred With Him OH Outside.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS. MEEICO
June % (by wireless to Columbus, N
NJ. juno 26).-Twcnty- American
soldiers arc known to have lost their
lives on the battle field at Carrizal
according to a report to General Perish
ing from Major Jenkins. commanding
the Eleventh Cavalry column ordered
to scour the country in that vicinity
for survivors.
saefty of Captain Lewis S. Morey, af-
ter he had madc n daring stand in the
face OF heavy Mexican odds and
heroic personal sacrifice in an effort
to save tho lives of his men. Major
Lcnktns said he had evidence that nine
American troopers. in addition to those
previously reported dead, had been
killed.
! y note found on tho body of Captain
Charles T. Boyd. the American COM
mander, who lost his life in "a charge
on tho Mexican machine gun trench
proved that General Felix Gomez, th,
Mexican commander, invited him into
the town of CarriZal and that he had
refused, and aftcrward conferred with
Gomez outside tho town.
Neither the notebook of Captain
Boyd nor that Of Captain Morey both
of which were recovered threw any
new light OIL the clash. according 10
the report.
After tho first firing * troor. under
Captain Morey's command, took refuge
In nearby adobe. Major Jenkins re-
ported. Realizing that they were sur
rounded and outnumbercd BY Mexican
troops. he ordered his men TO leave the
hut in small detachments that their
chances of escape might be increased
Captain Morey, himself. suffering
with slight wounds. with four men,
remained hidden throughout the day
i'll the house which was within 1000
yards Of the Carranza lines.
That night the party Of four started
tfoot in an attempt TO make their way
back TO the eXpeditionary command
However. Captain Morey soon became
so weak from loss of blood that he
was unable to walk. and believing he
was dying, he ordered his men to leave
him and save themselves
This they did bu, shortly afterwards
the wounded officer managed TO rally
enough strength to crawl 10 the ranch
house OF an American named Mcrrabe
living about nine miles from Carrizal
Major jenkins reported that he had
found Captain Morey hidden In Nc
Cabe's house and that his wounds we're
not dangerous. Upon the receipt Of
the dispatch. General pershing SAID
forty-thrce members of the comma nd
engaged had been accounted for, and
that one other is known TO be alive.
but is lost in the desert. The remainder
Of the eighty-four men who made UP
the detachment are believed to hav,
been killed or made prisoners
Major Jenkins fixed the total number
OF men from the two troops at
tackled at Carrizal who have returned
|" the American line as one officer and
f"rtE-thrce enlisted men. One other
man is reported TO be travelling north
from Sabina
The report came to the War Depart.
ment III dispatch from General PERISH
ing transmitted By General Funston.
II said:
Message from Major Jenkins. dated
this morning Dune 26). from the San
i-u's ranch. reports Captain Morcy and
-FOUR troopers have arrived there
Jenkins secured the country in the
vicinity OF the Santo Domingo ranch
with four troops OF cavalry in line de-
pioFcd as skirmishes with intervals,
and is positive none of our men left
! in that vicinity"
MISSION BOTH pE,CE,-I-I
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