The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
he CAME FROM GILMORE
Escaped Prisoner Brought News Of the
Yorktown Party.
fowLERs BRAVE MARCH FROM DAGupAS
Flee when American Soldiers
Are sighted.

tho landing party from the United States
battleship Oregon. under Lieutenant Com
mander McCrackin. took the town OF
vigan, province OF Hoes, last Sunday they
found there an escaped prisoner, a. L.
sonnenshetn, who furnished the first au-
thentic account Of the experience Of Leu
tenant James c. Gilmore OF the United
States ship Yorktown, who, with party
of the Yorktown, was captured by the in
Luzon. last April while making an ex-
animation OF the mouth OF the river in an
armored boat
Mr.. Sonnenshein was imprisoned at Abra
for long time with Lieutenant Gilmore
and seven sailors, but contrived To escape,
carrying a concealed note written In naval
cipher, dated Abra, November 10, ad-
dressed TO ANY Naval officer" and saying
You may have perfect confidence IN any
thing the bearer says" The note was
signed gilmore" According TO Mr., Son
nenshein. when Lieutenant Gilmore's
launch entered the river from Baler harhor
under cover of Ensign w. IL. Stauley's
gun, the landing was received with thfes
volleys Two OF the Americans were
killed and two mortally wounded. Every
man was hit, Lieutenant Gilmore receiving
flesh wound in the leg and HIS foo. stuck
fast In the mud. II was cnoiee aetH cen
surrender and being Slaughtered. Leu
tenant Gilmore asked the terms o. re.ease.
The Insurgents proposed that he sAo4ld
procure the delivery to them of ths arms
and munitions of the Spanish gaIri .ons,
undertaking, If this were accomplished, 10
send the Spaniards and Americans to the
Yorktown.
sailor OF Lieutenant Gilmore's party
carried the proposition 10 the garrison,
The Spanish commanGant replied that Il
was an insult 10 Spanish arms aad en-,
PEELED the sailor, Spanish sold Ell firing
upon him as he Went. the Amsrl as
were then bound hand and loot ami taken
TO san lsidro, when General Luna olde ed
their execution. They were murche4 h.
the plaza and in the presence o. a great
crowd were aligned TO be executed.
Lieutenant Gilmore said: "As an Amer
lean officer and gentleman, | protest
against being shot with my hanis ed
Aguinaldo interfered and prevented the ex-
ecution..
When General Lawton approached San
lsidro last June. the Americans were re-
moved to Abra, where they were kept con-
nned In cells for two months. Subsequent
iy they were allowed great liberly. but
the report that Lieutenant Gilmore was
given a house aud servant is untrue Ho
mad the same quarters as the men and the
Americans were given the same allowances
as the Spanish prisoners--5 cents day
with which To buy rice and hanasas vir-
tualy tho only ratious.
General Macarthur is now In Bayam-
Bang TOR Hayamban) preparing to sweep
the country on both sides OF the Manila
Dagupan road. General Wheaton Is at san
Fabian and General LawGon at Tayug
The Gordon from san Fabian to San Isldro
covers ali the roads and occupies all tho
towns on the line. The American policy Is
70 prevent any more insurgents escaping
to the north and TO force them toward the
country west Of tho railroad.
Major March, with a battalion of the
Thirty-thrd infantry, occupies Vigan.
having made forced march from San
Fanian The remainder OF the regiment
IS ON the way. General Young, with n
handful OF cavalry and the Maccabhees, Is
IN Vlgan, and Lieutenant Colonel Howe,
with four decimated companies OF the
ragged, IS struggling toward Vigan from
Alaiga. When last reported he was with
IN nifty miles of his destination
mere are oOoO Spanish prisoners In Abra
province. whose release through the mill
tary operations Is expected soon.
1t is learned that Aguinaldo had large
amount of stores at Bayambanga, which
General Lawtons troops have probably
captured.
The steamer Francisco Refs has taken
D cargo OF supplies to Dagupan, where a
base VIII be established. Hospitals hayo
been equipped at San lsidro, Cabanaluan
ana Iayug. Many OF the American troops
4 fr1ttt fsr,a ~
are In need Of hospital treatment
Captain Fowler's march after General
Aletandrinos brigade with one company
o. the Thirty-third regiment, was one OF
the bravest incidents OF the war. Tho
company left Dagupan alone. under orders
20 locate the enemy. Captain Fowler had 4
been warned by the natives that he and
his men would be extermnated. The
guides deserted them before Mangatarom
Tor Mangalaron) was reached. All OF Ale
artillery WAS focused upon the
main street along which they advanced
The guns were manned by Spanlards. who
said afterwards that they had fired over
the heads OF the Americans, as they de-
sired that the latter should win, hoping
lhus to gain their freedom. In the ter
rined temper OF the insurgents, who run
n the sight OF an American, single
company might go anywhere In the north
now according TO Captain Fowler No
piiSoutis tAScpt OlucfTS ana CIVIL leaders
are retained by the Americans. Their mol.
cy Is TO release all others almost imme.
Stately
Major Johnston OF General MaoArthur's
tan brought here by special train Chur-
boan, secretary OF tho treasury in the so
.alled Filipino government. and Marianan,
lin Gap, Chinese half-breed director OF
always and postoffces. both of whom
In Dayambanga with their
antilles and servants. Their goods filled !
our cars. Churiboan maintained that
civilians were exempt from imprisonment
IND he was deeply chagrined when he
ound himself placed incommunicado with
3uencamino. a
Major Ortez OF the last Filipino commits
ZION to General Otis, Is a harmless charac- {
er. a kind OF burlesaue soldier, and the
american officers TO whom he surrendered {
lave declined to iinprison him. He yearns ,
o pose as martyr In Manila. ls
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