| Show MOHEI REPORTS mm CARRIZAL FIGHT OFFICER SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN LEFT DEAD ON FIELD REACHES AMERICAN LINES mexicans fired he says saya when americans fearing ambush advanced in battle fort formation nation after being warned not to enter town san antonio texas left to dit of loss of blood and thirst two miles from the scene of the encounter be tween mexican and american troops nt at carrizal Carrl zal capt lewla lewis sydney morey of tho the tenth cavalry has made his way back safe bate to tho the american lines A letter from captain morey written while hiding in a hole near the scene of the fight at Carr carrizal zal after his men had been broken and scattered by the mexican force was waa received by general funston through general pershing Prahl ng sunday night in that letter captain morey had described how tearing fearing an ambush the american troopers capt charles T noyd boyd commanding had advanced in battle formation on the mexicans who had come out from carrizal Carrl Carr zal izat during a parley over permission tor for the americans americana to pass through the town how the mexicans had fire and how the thet remain remal ning ing americans after their first advance and been forced to retreat and scatter each for himself captain Blo mareya reys letter told ot of the joining of C troop under captain boyd and K troop under his own command at ojo santo domingo june 20 and the advance together toward carrizal Carrl zal june 21 they arrived in an open field a mile from carrizal Carrl zal at in the morning there they halted and captain boyd sent a courier into carrizal asking permission of general felix gomez to enter the town saying lie ho was going to villa ahumada go moz met replied that he would not nol be allowed to enter the town but might make a detour around it fearing that they were about to be trapped by the mexicans who had sallied out from tile the town during the parley the american troops deployed in battle fi little formation mounted and moved forward tho the mexicans then opened ire fire captain lloyd boyd ordered tits his men to dismount and returned tile the ire fire tile the engagement lasting about an hour both C and it troops advanced tile former to the position occupied by a mexican machine gun and the latter closing in to ono side bide it troop also was attacked from the flank white while a de detachment cut of mexicans from the town readied the rear of tile the american line and stampeded the led horses the mexicans succeeded in checking tile tho american advance and tho the americans first were forced to fall back and finally to scatter each tor for himself |
