Show FORCES REACH VERA CRUZ FIFTH ARMY BRIGADE WILL RE LIEVE NAVY OF LAND WORK AT MEXICAN PORT tho the american flag for the 1 arst arst time since 1847 Is 1 raised over the tower of the fortress For tree prison of san juan de do uloa vera cruz the transport transports brins bring ing the hath 1 fifth army brigade comaris ing the fourth seventh nineteenth tb tu and twenty eighth infantry regi j mente ments under brigadier general fred erick funston were made fast at the docks shortly before 10 0 clock buee u day morning brigadier general funston Fu neton accoo I 1 panted by captain harry mcl P I 1 aluse chief of staff of rear admiral fatcher immediately came edme ashore to confer cooler with admiral pletcher brigadier general funston war bartly occupied after breakfast 4 I 1 t writing dispatches most ot of them j the war department there was wag at least one of them however which had nothing to do with the army or the government it was a reply to a die patch be he bad had received telling him of the birth monday ra a daughter while captain aluse wae was walling to see general funston there took place a second official hoisting of the tars and stripes the american flag for the first time since 1847 waa was railed raised over the tower of 0 the fortress or trees prison of san ban juin da dk oloa rear admiral fletcher and brigadier general funston Pu when they met 1 went over the situation in vera crux the arrival of the soldiers Bol diers was not marked by any j ny the few mexican laborera laborers ing about the docks looked on ae at the fresh force without displaying any interest fhe rhe soldiers Bold lera til relieve the men from the ships of the patrolling of vera cruz |