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‘CEASE FUG' 10 'HALT'
ORDERS GAME TOO LATE;
BODIES LAY II STREETS
Inhabitants of Vera Cruz Delayed in Obeying Mandates of
American Officers —Double Quick Advance Was Result. No
One Knows Hew Many Mexicans Were Killed or Wounded
Over the 150 Announced —Many Hidden By Friends
Vera Cruz. The city of Vera Cruz
In undisputed possession of the
American invading force early ye-*
terday afternoon. Although there was
no organized force used against them
and the snipers were less in evidence
than at any time during the fighting,
right Americans were killed and some
SO wounded.
Not Known.
While the Mexicans suffered more
severely the number of their casual*
ties has not been ascertained but the
best estimates obtained by Captain
Wm. R. Hush, of the battleship Flor
ida, indicated that in the engagements
of Tuesday and Wednesday their dead
amounted to about 16ft No person
knows how many Mexicans fell wound
ed us a large part of them were hid
den by friends
In the streets about the I‘iazn Wed
nesday afternoon lav if# or VO bodies, a.
majority of them attired in citizens
clothing. Home of the men evidently
had been dead since the engagement
of Tuesday and the tropical heat made
their immediate disposal imperative.
When the city was taken, the Amer
ican marines were ordered to advance
carefully and search every building
for men bearing arms. Scores of pris
oners were taken, most of them pro
testing that they were not guilty of
any unfriendliness whatever toward
the Americans. Accustomed as the
Mexicans are to their own contending
forces shooting Immediately all pris
oners the raptured men could not be
lieve that they would receive less dras
tic treatment at tlu* hands of th«
A marl cans.
Take Naval Academy.
The moat spirited action of WedneH
day. wan the taking of th« naval acade
my. Aside from that fight there was
no definite organized opposition en
countered by the Americans. A hot
fire was potired Into the marines from
the naval college, which for a time
held them hack, hut a fe w sheds from
the cruisers <‘he»ter, San Francisco
and Prairie ton* gaping holes In the
stone walls and silenced the rifle fire
of the Mexlcana Inside. The hlue
bluejackets then w«*r«* enabled to pro
ceed with their task.
A sepmd of soldiers continued to give
considerable trouble to the American
from the 1 battered Henito Juarez tow
er After they had been silenced and
removed from the tower, it was dis
covered that they had continued fight
ing for lack of ability to do anything
else. The* shells from the warships
Tuesday had torn assy the stairway
in the tower and the men had been
compelled to remain in It.
At 10 05clock.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning,
the America ns were In undisputed punk
possession of all the city except the
south west quarter in which tlfe bar*
racks are situated and a few outlying
districts At noon they had taken the
barracks. When the city prison,
which faces the main plaza of the city,
was captured Lieutenant Commander
Hu chart of the Florida inspected. There
was great surprise among the Mexi
cans who had gathered there that the
prisoners were not released. They hml
been accustomed to seeing the victor
always release prisoners and then
impress them all In his own army.
Chief of Polios.
Chief of Police Anontio Villa Vln
canclo was taken prisoner by the
Americans shortly after they had oc
cupied the main plaza of the city, ft
was suggested to him that he continue
In his official capacity to direct the
city's protective system. He took the
matter under advisement. Had the
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Today, Friday and
Saturday.
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DAVIS AND MATHEWS
Remarkable Society
Dancers. Dancing all of
the latest steps and a
drawing card for the
younger folks.
DANE BROTHERS
Its Harmony Singing
Gentlemen from Geor
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4 to be announced later.
Prices 10c. 20c, 30c.
Three Performances:
3:30, 7:30, 9:15.
I frightened mayor made up his mind to
! accede to Admiral Fletcher's sugges
tion, the, Mexicans might have been
I spared the humiliation of being forced
from their positions and undoubtedly
a number of lives would not have been
sacrificed.
Flag of Truce.
Coincident with the orders for the
general advance of the Ai.'erlcans, an
aged Mexican carrying the white flag
of truce came down a street from tlu*
; center of the city. He carried a let
i ter to the chief of police, the onlj
I authority he hoped to reach, ano »!•
I sired Consul Canada to read It. It
I was an urgent appeal to the chief of
police to ea 1J off the snipers and pre
vent the bombardment he believed
would follow if they continued their
shooting. Even before the messenger
had climbed the stairs Into the con
sul's office, Captain Rus< was In
formed of the contents of the note
and immediately sounded "ceasf
firing" and "halt." Hut it was too
late. The action had been begun ull
along the line and It was not consid
ered wise to attempt further measures
to stop It. The commanders ordered
their men forward at double quick,
which the.v carried out with a vigor
that afterwards gave them the city.
Blood Bespattered.
Blood bespattered sidewalks, broken
windows and bullet scarred walls gave
the plaza a gruesome aspect. Within
the Diligencia Hotel there were 10
Americans most of them women -who
had been there since the beginning
of hostilities. When the square was
taken they war immediately notified
that they might go to other places If
they so desired, but that they prob
ably would incur no further danger by
remaining in the hotel.
It was not until late Tuesday that
the last of General Maas' men on top
of the hotel received written orders
from outside the city to vacate their
posit lon. The order was obeyed by a
portion of the hundred men who wero
occupying the roof and vuntuge points
in th«' interior but some of the band
determined tod isobey the orders and
fight to the lust. Nevertheless they
surrendered Wednesday morning. A
lieutenant In command of the Mexi
cans was led out a prisoner and al
though lull ad fought desperately he
trembled and turned pale in the belief
that he would be summarily executed.
Non# Mistreated.
None of the American women were
In any way mistreated hv the Mexi
cans during the occupation of the
building. A few of the women helped
the Mexicans in caring for the
wounded.
In the center of the inner harbor,
Ban Juan Da Ulna, an ancient stone
fortress, flew the Mexican flag
throughout the attack. The command
ant and sixty armed men and .*IOO
workmen in the navy yard peered from
the eiiihrisuies at the Prairie and
the other ships shelling the naval
academy. In the dungeons were 500
prisoners.
Through Fortrstt.
Captain Htlckney, of the Prairie,
went through the fortress several days
ago and found some heavy guns, five
torpedoes and a torpedo tube in a cor
rugated iron shed outside the wall of
the fortress. When the landing of
the Americans was ordered Captain
Htlckney sent word to the command
ant of Han Juan He Ploa that he
would blow him to pieces with the
Prairie’s guns If he opened fire against
the Americans, but that otherwise he
would not he disturbed. The com
mandant replied that he would an
swer with his cannon if fired on but
that he would not begin hostilities
When the engagement ashore began,
the commandant hoisted a brilliant
new Mexican flag, which flew all day
long.
9panith Cruiser.
Hear Admiral Fletcher Instructed
the Spanish cruiser Carlos V, to go
outside the break water In order to
give the Prairie room to fire her guns
Thf Spanish commander refused, say
ing that he dared not maneuver his
taint In so small a space at night. He
also declared he needed to take on a
sni ph of fresh water Admiral I letch
er insisted yesterday that his order he
carried out and the Carlos V moved
mtslde just before the attack on the
center of the city began.
After Warning.
When Admiral Fletcher directed
flat battnllcn* of bluejacket* ami ma
rines be landed from Hear Admiral
Badger's ship* before dawn and drawn
up in the plugs before the railroad
station and then proceed to take the
entire town he Noted only after giving
j warning and after fifteen shells from
i the I'ralrle'a three-Inch gun* had been
j thrown Into the ateel frnm work of
| the new market. A persistent hut
! scattered fire came from rtflea In the
) market during all the early hour* of
the morning and Admiral Hadger a
' men landed to the whining accom
j panltrent of rifle bullets over their
heads.
Ruth Started.
When the rush started. Admiral
Badger 1 * bluejackets, dad In orange
I colored clothing, made for them on
the cruise down by dyeing white uni*
I torma with Iron rust, moved in close
column formation up the water front,
pi.»t the market and acres* the front
of the naval college, a long thrfe
| story structure built of adobe stone.
I The column moved steadily forward
until the first company had passed
beyond the college and the remainder
were covering the whole front close
against the wad
From Upper Windows.
Sudden v n spatter of rifle firing
| broke out Kla*he* from the rifle*
j were visible in the upper windows of
the college and along the n*of The
ilacklf* stood thetr ground plucktly
| Some of them huddled close to the
j wall to a\vdd the hall of bullets front
above while others dashed aero** a
small open si ace directly in front of
I the building. These bluejackets drop
ped on their stomach* and lifted their
rifles high In order to get a range on
the windows Finally the officers
hustled fhelr nen either forward or
j backward until they were In shelter
lof nearhv buildings
Held Their Place*.
The Jackin In front held Their
I places, however and the Prairie sent
• •hell a f tri shell from her three Inch
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battery into the windows of the col
lege huge columns of red dust leap
ing qpward as each shot went home.
The Chester also Joined in with her
six-inch shells and tore great gaps in
the roof of the college. Far to the
right in the harbor the mine ship Han
Francisco opened with her five-inch
guns Taking the front, of the college,
the mine ship Mhot out window by
window, planting the shells with the
precision of target practice.
BH*II* Hurled.
After 15 minutes of firing, the Prai
rie and the San Francisco ceased and
the column of Jackies formed again
and pushed sturdily ahead, deploying
around the ifont of the college. A
few shots were directed at them hut
hone came from the college. The Ches
ter continued hurling shells into any
building where snipers lurked and also
far out into the suburbs.
The Jackies went steadily ahead,
spreading out through the water front
section, seizing the highest buildings
and organizing squads of guards at
street intersections.
Slackened.
The fire along the front gradually
slackened and then died out but the
Chester sent a few shots out into the
hills before ceasing. The
with 700 marines on board, and the
battleship Michigan arrived too late
to participate in the fighting.
Tim wounded and the prisoners were
taken aboard the Prairie until the ar
rival of the Solace, about noon yes
terday. Immediately after the firing
had virtually ended Rear Admiral
Badger boarded the Prairie to corrfer
with Rear Admiral Fletcher over the
best means for securing the town
against attack, caring for the dead. In
jured and refugees and restoring or
der.
Thos. W. Hardwick, candidate
for U. S. Senator, speaks at
Opera House, Friday Night, at
8:30 o’clock.
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THE WOLVES BASEBALL
TEAM MET LAST NIGHT
Mot For the Purpose of
Formulating Plans For the
Coming; Season.
The Wolves’ baseball tonin mPt last
night hi the residence of Mr. ,T M
Wolf They met for the purpose of
formulating pinna for the coming sea
son Mr Wolf whs re-elected presi
dent and manager of the club Mr.
.1 W. Rheney was elected secretary
and treasurer Messrs (} T Rhodes
anil Willie Zelftler were designated as
press representatives.
The following men are members of
tho club: ltuford, Bagby, Mulligan and
Sanford. Inflelders; Halford, Ferris,
Zetgler and Rhodes, outfielders; Hell,
lthenev. Muller and Kahrs, pitchers,
and Wolf catcher.
Manager Wolfe extends a challenge
to any team In this section or In
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IS NOT FAVORABLE TO HUERTA
Strictest of Censorship Established—Code Messages Strictly
Prohibited Over Wires—Correspondents Threatened With
Jail.
M.vico City. April 15.—(Via Havana.
April 22.) (J he following dispatch w.«s
** nt by ma I to Havana in order to avoid
:he c'-nffoish'p established by Genera!
Huerta, which is more strict th n at any
time heretofore:)
Kvery telegraph wire out of Mexico
* ltv -commercial, railroad or cable—is
now wafeher] over by a censor, chosen
horn among the most reliable and in
telligent men in the government service.
These censors frankly inform would-be
senders of dispatches that it <s not a
question f{ the veracity of itc ssenges
nor whether they disclose m'litsiry move
ments but is merely a question of sup
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Code messages are absolutely prohibit
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grams. The bankers succeeded in hav
ing the embargo on these messages
raised but only after they had proved
that detention of dispatches would se
riously emfarrash the financial depart
ment of the government.
Newspaper correspondents were given
to understand that if they were detect
ed in using subterfuges to evade tjie
censorship they would find themselves
in jail.
While Nelson O'Shaughnessy was act-
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ing as the messenger of the United
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deavor to avert war between the two
countries, more than 90 per cent of
Mexican residents in the capital went
about their affairs in total ignorance of
tre crisis.
General Huerta and his official fam
ily cleverly concealed even from their
intimate friends all knowledge of strain
ed relations between Mexico and the
United States. The general public wis
even more in the dark, since the news
paprs published columns of glowing ac
counts of victories by the federal armies
n the north.
Reports of federal successes paid to
have occurred at places far beyond the
limits of the telegraph lines, were print
ed broadcast.
One dispatch announced with great
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THURSDAY. APRIL 23.
display, that General Villa had been
captured.
The railroads ceased some time ago
carrying freight to the north as the
limited supply of fuel oil on hand made
it necessary to conserve it fcT the move
ment of military trains.
Considerable apprehension has been
aroused in the capital by the movements
of Smiliano Zapata, the rebel leader in
the south, who after gaining undisput
ed possession of the state of Guerrero
with the exception of the port of
Acapulco, has shown indications of mov
ing northward. The southern rebels have
recently gained considerable in numbers
and it is feared they may become 'form
idable enough to venture an attack on
the federal capital.
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