Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-07
FOE OUTNUMBERED
AMERICANS 8 TO |
Survivor of CarrizaI Battle Tells
of Fight Against Great
Odds.
HAD NO CHANCE FOR LIVES
Handful of Men From Tenth Cavalry
Were Trapped Within Two Minutes
and Moved Down by Machine
Guns, Trooper Says.

Columbus, n. M.-The handful of
American troOpers-S4 in all-pitted
against at least 700 MeNcans in the
battle at Carrizal, never had chance,
according to the story told by Sam II.
Harris, private of c troop, Tenth cav
airy, who was brought to the border
suffering from wounds in the arm and
shoulder. The troopers eyes filled
with tears as he told hcw his wounded
charger had carried him through the
Mexican lines to safety.
Here is Harris account of the un-
equal battle:
Our troop, with Captain Boyd COM
manding, had pulled up before Car
rial. The captain ordered everyone
to dismoGnt and we all got down.
was horse holder, and / took charge
Of some animals while their riders
stood at attention.
Next thing ] knew, the shooting
had started. l looked around. Cap
tain Boyd was down and couldn't see
him, | kept on looking. There were
easily seven hundred of those 'greas-
ers' around US. They had come up
right out of the ground. forming q
half circle. Our men. kept on falling
The first shots came from a machine
gun. 1t was trained right on us and
believe me, it talked fast.
Trapped in Two Minutes.
''It wasn't more than two minutes
before the Mexican had surrounded US
We were right there in the middle
fighting like the dickens ALI around
the horses were rearing and plunging
Every little bit a horse or a MAJ
would get Is bullet and go down
81 couldn't fight. for 1 had to keeK
after those mounts. Pretty soon M
own horse, great big fellow, stag
him in the neck.
81 put my hand on the spot where
the blood was spouting out. Jus
then they hit me-in the shoulder.
We Hadn't a Show.
I'VE didn't have a show in tn
world, and I saw it, l cut the horse
loose and, climbing on my animal, hi
it for the thinnest part of the circle
II went right through the Mexicans
My horse brushed two of them out o
the way as we charged.
Il owe my life tc that horse, sure a
you live. Don't you knew, that anims
was so brave and big hearted that b
carried me along for ten miles befor
he settled down 10 a walk Five mile
farther on his legs just gave out an
he went down.
Man, / hope gou don't ever have
say good-f,y to horse like that at
time and place like that. It SCENE
to me l couldn't leave him.
Cheers His Dying Horse.
81 knelt down and poured a littl
water from my eanteen on his tongu
He was slipping fast, and l just tol
him how sorry was. I thanked hi
for the mighty tig favor he done IN
Yes air, l thanked him. like he wf
hulan. And l guess he understood
for he got that look in his eyes an
mails have when they are grateful.
81 walked and walked. A few mile
on 1 ran onto one of our animals.
jumped him and rode on towal
Colonia Dublan. Before l got there
,. ran into some other survivors. and "
went on together"
Morey, Hero of carrizal.
San Antonio, Textile story
how Capt. Lewis S. Morey, command,
of Troop X, Tenth cavalry, severe
wounded in the Carrizal battle b
tween American troopers and Ca
rama soldiers. escaped with four
his troopers and later forced his me
to abandon him on the desert in ord
that they might save themselves al
carry his report of the fight to &c
: eral Pershing is told in official di
patches received at army headquarte
here : The cold official reports az
another story of heroism to the maj
that have come from the scene of II
unequal Battle in the Mexican desc
Later dispatches showed that Ca
tain Morey also managed later to 7
turn to the American lines and is sal
{ After the tide of battle had turn
against the little American fore
which was overwhelmingly outnu
bered by the Mexican soldiers. Ca
:. taip Morey with the three unwound
: an one wounded men were togeth,
: The five men realized further fighti
e would be in vain and took refuge in
\ hole 1000 yards from the scene of t
e battle. There while the Mexica
hunted for the American survive