The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-19
Crew OF the Yorktown Was Trying to
Rescue About 100 spaniards Who
Were Surrounded by Rebels.
AN UNEXPECTED ATTACK
LANDING PARTY OvERPOwERED AND
CARRIED INTO THE INTERIOR.
Lieut.. j. c. Gilmore Among the Miss
ing-An Indiana Man Also Captured
Effort to PIacate Aguinaldo.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The Navy De-
partment has given out the following dis
patch from Admiral Dewey. dated Manila.
to-day:
THE Yorktown visited Baler, Luzon, p.
J.. April Il for the purpose OF rescuing and
eighty soldiers, three officers and two
priests, which were surrounded by four hun
armed aree Mth mauseS 0s res !he By nave
Lieut.. j.. c. Gilmore while making f'e
ambushed. were fired on and captured.
communicate afterward. The. following are
missing: The officer previously referred TO.
Ihis1 rtb maI9oh ~ NvSsrd
Sailmaker's mate Vandoit Seamen w. II.
Rinders and o. w. Woodbury.. apprentices
nary seamen Silveio Brisolez and o. B.
Mcdonald, Landsmen l. I. Edwards, +.
Anderson, ]. Dillon and c. A. Morrissy'
Admiral Dewey's dispatch caused much
excitement in naval circles as soon as its
contents became known. 1t was received late
in the day and considerable delay was occa-
stoned by the blindness of some of the
cipher words. 1t was impossible to COM
pletely decipher 1t, and the asterisks indi-
cate the unintelligible words.
Lieut. ]. c. Gilmore, the officer re-
ferred to as captured, is well known in
Washington, having been stationed here for
some time, and his wife and family live
here. He was born in Philadelphia, July
10. 1S54 and was appointed naval cadet from
Arizona in September, 1871. He reached his
present grade OF lieutenant in 1891. His main
service has been on the Monongahela, Mar
ion. Bancroft. Vesuvius and Machias, be-
sides considerable service on the boards
Just a year ago he reported to the st. Paul.
then commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser
and served on that vessel under Capt. Sigs-
bee throughout the war. On January a.
last, he was ordered to the hospital ship
Sollce, which was about to sail for Manila.
and on arrival there was assigned by Ad-
miral Dewey to the Yorktown.
The others mentioned in the admirars dis
patch are shown by the naval records as
follows:
William Walton, chief quartermaster, en-
listed at Chee-Foo, China; born at Man.
helm, Germany; relatives. none.
John Ellsworth, coxswain. enlisted Mare
island California; born at Portsmouth, N
H.; no relatives.
Limon Paul Edwards, landsman, enlisted
at Mare island. California; born at Peru,
Ind; next of kin, l.. b. Edwards, father,
Mexico, Ind.
John Dillon. landsman, enlisted at Hon.
olulu; born at Galway. ireland; next of kin,
George Cavern, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Paul Vandoit. sailmaker's mate: enlisted
at Mare island, California; born in France;
next OF kin, p. Vandoit. father, San Luis
Obispo, Cal.
Charles Albert Morrissy. landsman, en-
listed at Mare island. California; born at
Columbus. Neb.; next OF kin, Mrs. j. c.
Morrissy, Lincoln, Neb.
Ora b. Mcdonald. ordinary seaman, en-
listed at Mare island. California; born at
Cammel Valley. Cal; next of kin, p Nc
Donald. father. Monterey. Cal
William II. Rinders, coxswain. enlisted at
Mare island, California: born at Amster-
dam, Holland; next of kin, Mrs. NJ. III.
Nyhouse. cousin. No. so Connecticut street.
San Francisco.
Silvio Brisolez, landsman, enlisted at San
Francisco; born at San Francisco; next OF
kin, Nicolo Brisolez. father, No. 22f7 Mis-
sion street. San Francisco
Albert Peterson. apprentice, third class
enlisted at San Francisco: born at Oakland.
Cal; next Of kin, Louis Peterson, No. 1Ol
Third street. Oakland. Cal.
Orrison Welsh Woodbury. seaman, en-
listed at Gloucester. Mass: born at
Lynn. Mass; next of kin. John G. Wood
hurry. father. No. 143 Maple street, Lynn.
Mass.
Densell George Arthur VenviIIe appren-
tice. second class. enlisted at Mare island,
California; born at Dudley. England; next
OF kin. r. Marsh Sellwood Ore
Fred Anders1n. landsman. enlisted at
New York: born at Buffalo. n. Y; next of
kin. Christiana Anderson, mother, No. 25s
Bristol street. Buffalo, n. Y.
Edward J. Nygard. gunners mate, third
class, enlisted at New York born at War
saw. Russia: next of kin. Sophia Nygard.
wife, No 1851 Atlantic avenue, Brook
lyn. N. Y.
The capture or the YOrktown's men was
discussed with much feeling In naval circles.
The misfortune was felt with added keen
ness. as the navy has prided itself. thus far.
on immunity from reverses The admirars
dispatch Of to-day was the first knowledge
the department had that the Yorktown had
gone this special mission TO relieve the
Spanish garrison at Baler. That the capture
should have been effected while the Ameri-
can forces were on mission OF mercy
tV"aAu bio opaiidiuS' IdlneT tndn In the
prosecution OF a campaign. led to the belief
that Spain would have no further ground
for questioning the good faith with which
the Americans were seeking 10 relieve the
condition OF the Spanish prisoners Although
the dispatch gave no indication that Lieut.
Gilmore and his men mad lost their lives.
yet great anxiety was aroused by the mys-
terry surrounding their fate while In the
hands of an uncfvlIized enemy This is the