The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
he EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT
encountered a Very Heavy Force OF
the Filipino Insurgents
Who We're
DRIVEN OUT OF THE TRENCHES
Lieutenant Gilmore and Party Heard
Erom-General Macarthur at
BayambOn.

WASHINGTON. Nov. so.--A dispatch
10 the navy department from Admiral
watson, at Manila. received to-day,
gives additional details of the fate Of
the crew of the gunboat Urdaneta,
which was attacked and destroyed by
the insurgents some time since. The
dispatch follows:
MANILA. Nov. SO.-The orcgon's
force turned over yiEar to a portion OF
wheatons command on the 2Sth. and
returned here with 1Os recaptured prls-
pners. The taking of Vlgar was credit
able to the naval force. Coxswain
Greene and Apprentice Powers, OF the
Urdaneta's crew. who escaped from the
Insurgents. reported on the flagship.
They report Cadet Woods mortally
wounded; died in fifteen minutes.
Mitchell. Drgmmond, Stone and Grey
billed outright. The bodies OF Woods
md Grey only were recovered. Burial
place unknown: will endeavor to locate.
Farley, Herbert and Burke alive and
well October SOth. Present where.
abouts unknown. Chlnaman killed by
nsurgent spears. The Urdaueta fought
hin the guns failed; made a gallant
tight, date September 18th"
MANILA, Nov. 30, $3.50 p. m.--DIs-
patches Just received from Ilollo. island
Of Panay. say that at / o'clock on the
evening OF Sunday. November 2G, the
Eighteenth regimen: encountered an
entrenched force of the enemy at Pa
via, who opened a heavy fire. The
leading battalion replied, and after sew
eral yolleys the Nluoteenth thanked the
Flliplnos, driving them out Of their
thcnches. The enemy retreated to the
mountains, At the beginning of the
fight, one captain and one private Of
the Eighteenth were killed.
MANILA, Dec, l, 1880 a. m.-when
the landing party from the United
States battleship Oregon, under Lieu
tenant Commander Mccracken. took
the town OF vlgan. province of South
llocos last Sunday. they found there an
escaped prisoner, A. L. sonnensheln,
who furnished the first authentic ac-
count OF the experience of Lieutenant
James c. Gilmore, OF the United States
gunboat Yorktown, who, with party
OF the Yorktown, was captured " the
insurgents near Baler, on the east coast
Of Lu2on, last April, while making an
examination of the mouth of the river
In an armed boat.
Mr.. sonnenshein was Imprisoned at
Abra for a long time with Lieutenant
Gilmore and seven sailors, but con-
trived to escape, carrying a concealed
note, written in naval cipher, dated
Abra, November 10. addressed to "Any
Naval officer" and saying:
You may have perfect confidence in
anything the bearer says"
The note was signed Gilmore"
According TO Mr.. sonnensheln, when
Lieutenant alllmore's launch entered
the river. from Baler harbor, dnder
cover of Ensign W. H. standley's guns.
the landing was received with three
yotteys. Two of the Americans were
killed and two mortally wounded.
Every man was hit. Lieutenant Gill
more receiving flesh wound in the leg,
and his foot stuck fast in the mud. 1t
was choice between surrender and be-
Ing slaughtered.
Lieutenant Gilmore asked the terms
Of release. The insurgents proposed
that he should procure the delivery to
them Of the arms and munitions OF the
Spanish garrlsons, undertaking. II this
were accomplished, to send the Span
iards and Americans to the Yorktown.
4 sailor OF Lieutenant Giiimore's par
ty carried this proposition to the gar
rson. The Spanish commnndant re-
piled that It was an insult to Spanish
arms and expelled the sailor, Spanish
soldier firing upon him US he went,
The Americans were then bound hand
and foot and taken to San Isldro, where
General Luna ordered their execution.
They were marched TO the plnzn and,