Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
Only Seven Members Sur
vived Clash With Mex
leans, Is Report.
MEXICANS CHARGED
AFTER BRIEF FARLEY
Were Caught in Trap,
Mounts Stampeded, but
Fought Valiantly.

GAN ANTONIO, June 23-The two
- troops of the Tenth cavarly under
Capt. Charles T. Boyd practically were
wiped out by the attack of Mexican
forces under Gen. Felix Gomez at
Carrizal. June 81. according to indi-
cations given in a fragmentary report
received by General Funston from
General Pershing tonight
General Pershing's message stated
that seven survivors in all including
those who arrived last night have
reached the main column. All were
enlisted men, but the report did not
say whether there were noncommis-
stoned officers among them.
According to the stories OF the sur
vivors as outlined In General PERISH
ing's report a mounted force OF Mex
leans made a mounted charge from
the flank at the conclusion of parley
between Captain Boyd and General
Gomez at the same time that a ma
chine gun opened fire from the front
as General Gomez reached his lines.
Men Dismountcd.
Captain Body had ordered his men
to diSmount as tho machine gun
opened fire and the combined effect
of the Mexican charge. the machine
gun fire and the rifle fire from the
Mexican garrison of CarriZal which
had almost surrounded the little
American force under cover Of the
parley sought by General Gomez to
discuss whether Captain Boyd should
be allowed to pass through the town,
stampeded the horses.
No details were made known to
General Pershing as to whether the
Mexican charge was checked.
With their mounts gone, caught
without means of escape, ringed
about on three sides with the fire OF
an overwhelming force. the fate OF
the little detachment is believed by
officers here to have been sealed 1t
IS feared that only the most stupen-
dous luck, bacFed by desperate valor.
could have extricated Captain Boyd's
men from the trap.
Seventeen Captivcs.
The reports from Mexican forces
have placed the number killed, in
Guiding two officers, at from II to
forty. 1t is reported II We're taken
cal tive into Chihuahua. The ac-
cepted percentage of wounded to
those killed in modern warfare would
place the wounded at from S5 to
forty at the lowest estimate. The
strength of the two troops c. and X,
Is rot known here, but it is estimated
that they could not have exceeded
a hundred and thirty men. allowing
for those sick and on detached
service.
With but seven survivors reported
as arriving at the main column. the
number of those unaccounted for, at
least speculativcly. is pltifully small.
The report from General Pershing
stated that the stories Of the survivors
was confused and did not conform In
all details with the report made from
the first arrivals from the battle
field. General Pershlng reported that
there was a scene of wild confusion
when the MeXicans opened fire anc
their cavalry charged The stragglers
apparently were cut off n an effort
of Captain Boyd to extricato his men
from the jaws of the trap which was
closing on his command, or fled be
fore the outcome of the battle could
be learned.
No Word From Eleventh.
General Pershing, according to his
report. had received no word from the
two battalions Of the Eleventh cavalry
which he had sent to rescue the rem
nants of Captain Boyd's expedition.
He stated that he had taken no meas
ures to support the squadrcns of the
Eleventh.
General Funston said tonight that
he had received no news regarding
n report that General Bell had crossed
the border at Ell Paso and that no
confirmation had been received Of ru-
mors of reported bandit raids near
Hachita n M and Brownsville