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Show GARRIZAL SURVIVOR GONFIRMSSTORIES DECLARES MEXICANS FIRED THE FIRST SHOT OF THE DISAS TROUS ENGAGEMENT. After Escaping From Mexicans at Carrizal, Trooper Wandered Food-less Food-less With Broken Arm for Several Days. El Paso, Texas. Another survivor of ihe Carrizal fight was located Sunday. Sun-day. He is Corporal F. X. Cooke of K troop, Tenth cavalry, who was brought into Juarez from Villa Ahu-mada Ahu-mada and placed in prison. General Francisco Gonzales, Juarez commander, wired Geenrui Jacinto Trevino at Chihuahua for instructions, instruc-tions, and it is probable Cooke will be turned over to the American authorities authori-ties at once. Corporal Cooke, in addition to telling tell-ing a thrilling story of his adventures adven-tures since the battle with the Mexicans Mexi-cans under General Gomez, added his statement to that of other survivors that the Mexicans fired the first shots of the engagement. He also quoted Captain Boyd as saying, Just before the commander gave orders to his men to advance: 'The general has given orders that there Is only one way for us to go, and that is to the north. My orders are to go to Villa Ahumada, to the east, and I am going there." In previous stories Captain Boyd's mission has been explained to have been the recovery of a deserter at Villa Ahumada. Captain Boyd also. Cooke said, cautioned cau-tioned them against firing first, and against letting any piece go off accidentally, acci-dentally, under pain of heavy punishment. punish-ment. After escaping from the fight at ' Curri.al, Cooke said he wandered I foodless with a broken right arm for four days, lived several more on the hospitality of Mexican ranchers, and then pushed out alone for the American Ameri-can base, only to be captured at a water hole. He was brought luto Vila Ahumada and put on a train in the evening for luarez. |
