Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-06
Captain Boyd, Lieutenant
Adair and Seven Troopers
Reach Ell Paso.
FOUND IN ONE
GRAVE; STRIPPED
Mexioans Removed Uniforms and Per-
sonal Belongings of Officers and Men
Killed at Carrizal-Survivors Recent
ly Held Captive Act as Escort-Bod-
les Not Identified to Be Given Burial
in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Ell Paso, Tex, July 6.-The bodies Of
Capt. Charles T. Boyd, Lieut.. Henry
Adair and seven troopers of the Tenth
cavalry, killed at Carrizal. were brought
to Ell Paso this morning. Only the
bodies of the two officers and Private
Dewitt Rucker have been identified.
Eight of the Americans were ex-
humed from a single grave. the under
takers who brought back the bodies
said.
The dead had been gathered from the
field Of battle and cast into a ditch.
This was then filled up.
Stripped Of Uniforms.
Captain Boyd, Lieutenant Adair and
six troopers. stripped Of their uniforms,
were mixed indiscriminately in the
dirt
The body of the ninth trooper was
found two miles away. Apparently he
had been wounded and drag gged himself
away to die.
General Bell had not expected the
bodies to be delivered so early in the
morning. and the Eighth cavalry, de-
tailed to act as an escort, was not on
hand. An impromptu escort was
formed, however, of soldiers from the
Seventh infantry, encamped near the
bridge. Part of these marched beside
the car, while the remainder stood at
attention as it rolled off the bridge upon
American soil.
Word was Immediately sent to Fort
Bliss and the Eighth cavalry was start
ed cityward.
Survivors Escort Bodies.
By the time the Eighth had reached
the. death car thousands had gathered
along the streets. General Bell and
his staff were on hand.
The cavalry drew up at attention,
with sabres drawn. while the twenty
three negro troopers surrendered by the
de facto government last week from
Chihuahua and the one released from
Juarez on Monday took station directly
behind the general and his staff
Nine ambulances We're provided and
as the caskets were taken from the car
they were covered with flags and placed
in these.
The mounted band of the Eighth cav
airy played Nearer. My God to Thee"
The body Of Captain Boyd was first
taken from the car.
Next followed that of Lieutenant
Adair and then those of the troopers.
When the ambulance had been 'load-
ed the cavalry led the march to the un-
dertaking establishments, where the
bodies will be held for the present.
Unidentified to Rest in Arlington.
The band played the Chopin Funeral
March," squads of dismounted men fell
in with the ambulances, behind each of
which riderless horse was led, and
the procession moved thru lanes of
spectators.
At the chapel of the undertaking es-
tablishment brief funeral service was
read by Chaplain Brander, of the
Eighth cavalry.
1t was announced that the identified
bodies would be turned over to rela-
tives and that those unidentified prob
ably would be sent to Arlington ceme-
terry. Washington. for burial.
Two Of the horses that followed the
bodies were survivors of the battle.
Examination Of the bodies shows that
IL
eye and Lieutenant Adair was shot
thru the breast.
Contrast in Scenes.
Scenes in sharp contrast of a week
ago, when the Carrizal prisoners were
brought from Chihuahua and turn.d
over to General Bell, marked the re-
turn of the American dead.
In Juarez the event was scarcely not
iced, while in Ell Paso only few hum
dred persons, quiet and subdued, re-
placed the cheering throng that greeted
the twenty three troopers of the Tenth.
Indifference in Juarez was eXplainable
In the fact that the special train did
rot arrive there from Villa Ahuma da
until late last night. Before the town
was we'll awake an engine detached
the car containing the dead and pushed
it out to the center Of the international
bridge. The American authorities
then hitched on an engine and COM
pleted the journey.
PopuIace Shows Enmity.
Altho the undertakers were shown
every courtesy by the Mexican officials
they said the populace in the vicinity
Of the battle showed considerable
enmitYUF
One VSthem, o. J. wilson, recounted
the story Of the trip as follows:
I'VE arrived in Villa Ahumada Tues
day afternoon, taking with US metal
caskets and wooden covers for four
teen men, These were loaded on motor
trucks and we set out for Carrizal at
once.
eve did not begin work until We'd
nesday morning but our task was not
hard. We found eight of the bodies in
a single grave. The other was located
two miles Distant Apparently the dead
man had retreated from the fight badly
wounded and had died in the spot
where he was buried.
Buried on Scene Of Battle.
Captain Boyd, Lieutonant Adair and
six of the troopers occupied the one
grave, which was right on the scene of
..ha battle. Their bodies had been
stripped and piled on top of each other
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