The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-19
Had Landed at Baler to Rescue Span
ish Forces from Insurgents.
THEIR FATE AS YET UNKNOWN
The Insurgents Refuse 10 Commune
cate With the Americans This is
Dcwey's First Reverse and
Caused Excitement at Navy
Departmcnt-Much AnN-
iety Felt for the Men.

WASHINGTON. April 12-The Navy
Department has given out the following
dispatch from Admiral Dewey:
Manila. April 18th.
Secretary OF the Navy. Washington:
"The Yorktown visited Baler, Luzon,
east coast Of Luzon. p j., April 18th, for
the purpose of rescuing and bringing
away the Spanish forces consisting Of
eighty soldiers three officers and two
priests. which were surrounded 10y four
thousand insurgents. Some of the insur-
gents armed with Mauscr rifles
by natives. Lieutenant j. Gilmore while
making ambushcd, were fired
upon ANA captured. Fate unknown as
insurgents refused to communicate az
terward The following are missing.
The officer previously referred to- Chief
Quariermastcr ". w. Walton, C0Xswain
j. Ell worth. Gunner5 Mate n. j. Hy-
gard. Salma ker5 Mate Ncndgit Seamen
W. H. Ryduers and a.. W. Woodbury.. Ap-
prcntices -. WavcnyilNc. +. w. Peterson,
Ordinary Scamcn j.. Brsoes. o. Melon
AID. Landsmen j. ~ Edwards. T.. An
dcrson j. Dillon and O.. A. horrissey
(sgned) DEWEY"
MESSAGE INCOMPLETE.
Tho dispatch tom Admiral Dewey
caused much excitement n naval circles
as soon as its contents became known.
IL was received late in the day and con-
siderable delay was ocoasioncd 10y the
blindness OF somo of tho cypher words.
IL was impossible 20 completely dccypher
il. and the asterlsks indicate the unin-
telIig.ble words
Lieutenant Gilmore. the officer referred
10 as captured. is well known In Wash
ington. having been stationed here for
some time Ills wife and family live here.
Ho was born I'm Philadelphia July o.. 1856.
and was appointed ID naval cadet from
Arizona m September ISL he reached
his present grade OF leutcnent in 1921.
Iu5 main service has been on the Monon-
caheia. Nasuvius and MachIas, besides
considerable service on boards. just a
year ago DE reported 20 the ST. Paul. then
commissioned as au auxiliary cruiser,
and served ON that vessel under Captain
Sigsbee throughout the war. on Janu-
ary 1lth last he was ordered o. the hos
pital ship Solacc. which was about 10 sail
for Manila, and on arrival there was as
signed by Admiral Dewey 10 the York
town.
FIRST NAVAL REVERSE.
The capture of the Norkiown's men
was discussed with much feeling in naval
circles This misf0. tune was felt with
added kcenucss. as the navy has pr.ded
itself thus far on Immunity from Zee
verses. The Admirlls dispatch of to-day
was the first knowledge the Department
had that The Yorktown had gone on this
epecial mission to relieve The Spanish
garrison az Baicr
That the capture should have been ef-
fectcd while the American forces We're
ON a mission of mercy toward the Span
iarls. rather than .u the prosecution Of
"A campaien. led to- the belief that spain
would have no further ground for Ques-
tioning the good faith with which the
Americans were king % relieve the
conditions of the spanish prisoners
MUCH ANXIETY.
Although the dispatch gavel~no indi-
cation that Lieutenant gilmore ana MS
mon had lost their lives, yet great
ar,iotv was aroused by the mystery
surrounding their fate while in the hands
~ a., fncivflizcI enemy. This is the first
c,ntrre Of amy Americans military or
naval SO that it o. unknown ho" tine
irsurrents will treat orr mon
~ civilized methods were pursued. an
,.--h.rDo could De quickly effected as
,-e,erai otis has large number of FIN
,,iro prisoners but the Insurgents have
I'm sverse thus far 20 exchanging span-
an ,risoners and this raises question
~ v,bat they viii do with the York
,o,,n mon Tho purpose of officials here
is ~ snare no effort 20 secure the specify
release of orr men. ,.,....-,,,.r-..
MIST EXPECT RESERVES.
LONDON. April l'-Ihe morning. pa
rers ail comment upon me SITUATION ll
The philippines % the g neral eie,i il't
a. ,s now Impossible for the United
80 to draw back. ana that the Ameri-
,,rs must from time 90 time expect such
',.,,orort rcyerses as Malor-G neral Law
go retirement from the Santa cruz