The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-17
CARRANzA SOLDIERS
toontiaasd PROM Firss P.ss)

raj on the forenoon OF April l. with
two troops. and X OF the Thirteenth
cavalry. Reduced in number the total
OF these two troops is approximately
loo. The report that unarmed men
went into Parral appears TO have been
erroneous. Major Tompkins admitted
that be did march his small detach-
ment quite openly along the trail into
the city. where they were met by
General Lozano. who received them
most graciously. The civil authori-
ties arrived and Joined In the courte-
Gus reception OF the major and his
troops. General Lozano and the civil
authorities discussed with Major
Tompkins the question Of camping
sites, he and the local authorities de-
Gliding on one Just outside the city. TO
, which Major Tompkins was directed.
Major Tompkins entered the town
upon the invitation OF an officer of the
Parral garrison. He stated that the Of
ficer met him ten miles from Parral.
introduced himself and urged him 10
accept the hospitality of the military
and civil authorities. This fact. cou-
Piled with Major Tompkins' report OF
the subsequent attack. caused officers
here 20 express the opinion that he
and his men had been deliberately led
into a trap. although perhaps not with
the knowledge OF General Lozano. the
commanding officer
Soldiers Aggressors.
Major TOmpkins was preparing to-
move out 10 the designated camp when
soldiers and civilians began TO throw
stones and to shoot at the Americans.
Realizing that the action was that Of
I a mob of civilians and of soldiers who
had gotten beyond the control of the
officers. Major Tompkins made no
stand. but retired his men without
making resistance toward the city linn
/ its. shouting crowds followed them.
while stones and occasional shots fell
among them. but without doing great
damage
! II was after noon when Tompkins
led his men into a defensive position
behind a railway embankment outside
the town The mob respected the al.
vantage of the Americans had taken.
, but within a brief time there appeared
on their Hank a force of 300 Mexican
troops who began in military fashion
a formal attack.
! Major Tompkius was sim adverse 20
/ fighting in ANYTHING but defensive
/ manner against this force. ~ soon be-
! came apparent that the McNlcans super
! IorttN lu numbers made "a retreat from
! behind the smbaukment imperative
\ retreat was begun that was only
} ended a. Santa Cruz The M,Scans pur-
/ sued them almost the entire distance OF
I the Intervening eight miles. me Amcri-
! guard action
Cared for wounded.
! I'm 'hc running fight the Americans
care for thoir dead and wounded.
N,Nicans had been KILLED was secured
from one. who passed over the trail from
rsrrsi aftcr the Fight
I reached santa Cruz Just before dark and
! there met Colonel Brown ana colonel
/ Nouug with "a squadron OF tho Tenth.
Later in the uight Major h"wh'- arrived
with hts picked SQUADRON. making the
] force there about 900
l Major Howz'c also had led his men
q through series OF minor adventure
he had com. from san Francisco Eorja
iu tho n'iEhhnrhuud OF which h' hal
been In few skirui.ha~ with Villas
meu. tic reported the loss of one man
killed and one wounded Details OF the
/ Skirmi-h,s Ur Dt hi- operations had not
reached General Funston tonight.
a u was 90 san Francisco Boria where
4 one OF the uucuuurmcd reports from
} Mexican sources said that Villa had
been buried 40 report concerning
] villas death had been received at Cen
I sral Funston. headquarters tonight.
Consul Beitrsu. 81 the a" facto gov
'rumvut. received from t"u~ul Garcia az
20 PaSo Oh" report that has body hid
h'sn recovered ami was being taken Iu
. ,l-IIufrft.Hl, fpr further !d.utir,s-
tipu. o. was expected Geo arriN, here to-
day. escorted uN troops ut General
tnralHs and colonel carlos e. rrrtrva.
Attacked supply Train,
General Funston turf 90 small uaud -
M'NErau-. uT,-IlUahI. b IlIa men. had
attacked fhr supply train short disc
lance north ~ <tfHvu FRIDAY night con-,
Mexican Wa- hIlsd. Tho Americans los
luE none.
Major lIovz,c reported BE- e. fact
that Villa was |r the mountains ~Dufl-
west Uf san Francisco ErrIt. which IS
mort west of EarTII
Go gave the uaWe- of those n.t dur
Ir- uIr slirWI-n,- near au Erasti-.l
EHrII ta
Kirby. enlisted man dead
l'ro-hI. and ---.- Chiffon wound
'd Ell OF HI, Eleventh cavalry
Major TumIkIU-. wound ai- described
s- e. slight wound boo 'h' breast