The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-23
alMES GENERAL MILLER.
ELECTRICIAN OF ARIZONA SAYS
TROOPS SUFFERED.
Declares That Delay Before capture
Of Iloiio Was wholly Cnneces-
sary-Troops Have the VtDose
CouAdenee In Major keIlar.

Charles StuIi. electrician on the United
States transport Arizona while that ST
er was taking troops 20 Manila ana lone.
censures Cen Niilers conduct Of the Iioi-
10 CAMPAIGN. Seen last evening at the
Hotel Northern, Mr. Stun said:
There was great dissatisfaction among
the troops on the transports Arizona Indi-
ana and Ohio in the ray of Iloalo. Tnere
were some 10 or Sc troops On the lnui-
ara who suffered considerably from heat
and confinement during the time thai they
were awaiting the attack upon the town.
I'VE left Manila December q, and X
was not until January that the capture
OF Uoiio was effected. The town might
not have been taken even then. hut the IN
surgents themselves began the battle by
firing on our ships
while we lay there in the harhor do
ing nothing they became convinced that
the Americans were too cowardly 10 light.
and that is the real cause OF the battle
They had become bold because they be-
iieved that We were afraid of them. Dur
ing the time that We spent doing nothing
the German cruiser Irene was In the har-
Dor, and of course. the sailors and offfcers
went ashore whenever they chose to DO
so. They told the Filiplnos that We were
cowardIy, which confirmed the opinions
they already had. That, with our delay
in making an attack. convinced them that
We did not fight simply because We were
afraid
''All the men, as we'll as the officers.
wondered why Gen. Miller did not do
something during the month and a half
that we were in the harhor. No one could
explain his delay except upon the ground
that he ola not know what to do.
The troops on the Indiana were cooped
up without suitable accommodations for
several weeks. The boat was never prop
eriy fitted up for the purpose of carry
ing a large number Of men for any great
length OF time. And here these men had
been on board Of her for four months
without exercise without change. with
nothing but the dreary inonotony which
almost drove them crazy. Had there been
good accommodations on the vessel they
might not have suffered so much. But as
they remained day after day In the har-
Dor. hoping to go ashore, the ordeal was
painful.
Troops on the transport Arizona did not
fare so III, because the ship was better fit
ted. They had more room and more con-
yeniences, but the continued idleness wore
on them, till they were very much dis
gusted with Gen. Miller.
Now. when we did land there was no
difficulty in capturing the town. The fir
ing from the ships began about 3 o'clock
In the morning. and by noon most of the
troops were landed No one was killed.
The insurgents retreated without making
very strong fight. leaving the town TO
the Americans. But they burned as much
of Il as they could as they left. Had they
had more time they would have destroyed
the whole place. This shows how easily
the city might have been taken at any
time had we landed our troops and gone
at them.
why. Maj. Kellar. of the Eighteenth
regulars, captured the town OF Harro the
insurgent stronghold, after they had left
lloilo, with 200 troops. He beat l.. coo Fill
pinos. They retreated out Of the place
with great haste. Only one man. a leu
tenant. was killed. and that was rot dur
ing fight Maj. kellar utterly routed the
Filipinos at Harro. This is another evil
dence OF the fact shat Gen. Miller's delay
WAS absolutely unnecessary The troops
have very little confidence In Gen. Miller.
but they would follow Maj. Kellar any
where, for they consider him a brave and
brajny man
Mr.. Stuil. who is OF his way TO his homo
In Nebraska, has many curios of Manila
and the Philippines. One of the curious
things which be brought is a magnificent
Manila straw hat that cost s. on the isl
ands. but is worth sI5 here. But he prizes
most highly an iusurgent banner captured
at Harro by Maj. kellars men from the
insurgent headquarters. II Is very large
and the colors are red. white and blue. It
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