Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-05
Allied American : British Forces
Meet Them Every Day.
LANsDALE's HEROIC DEED.
Went Hack to Assist uinsign uonsg
han aud Wa. sisia- samoan
Allies plcd.

ApIa, Samoa. April Il. via San Fran
cisco. May s.-Fighting between the
ailicdAmcrlcan. british and Taun forces
with Matnafa'a robolH continues every
day The warships daily lombard
tho native villages and much damage
has been done. The Matnnfans have
sent word that they are willing TO sub
nit to "A fair Investigation. and IL IL
hoped that the next mail VIII bring In
stuiotlona for fighting TO cease.
Following are the details of the kill
Inc ~ Lieutenant tanAdaic and Ensign
Monaghan of the American navy and
Lieutenant Angel OF the British navy.
on April LIST sixty british and forty
American sailors. taking with them a
Cots automatic gun. proceeded alonK
the beach towards NHiiele. Following
them In dinordcriy way were about
900 Tam men. This party was un-
molcnted until they had nearly crossed
the aNilcic plantation. They mot Cap
tain liufnEel, mnnarcr OF the herman
plantation. Lieutenant ANGEL asked
him N he had seen any hatnnfA men
about ana he assured the officer that
he had not. The party then started
10 return. taking route which led
them a little more inland. They had
descended into a small rnvine which
was allied with Ions Trass and were
about to ascend the other side 81 u
when RON all sides they were mot by
showers Of bullets Several men were
hit. among them Lieutenant i.anrdaic
of the Philadelphia. VIM was badly
wounded IN the Knee. a chnrHv was
made down the faVinc and NJ ~ far
side, the wounded being carried along,
l.Anrdnie was dragged through n wire
fence badly scratching his face, An
attempt WIS made 10 drive on the ma
tivcs with the automatic gun frun
this position and II was commended that
this might have been done had the ma
chino not become damned aud useless.
From all sides bullets VEN coming. hut
very few natives were 90 br seen ~
they awaited themselves u every sort
~ shelter. Lieutenant Angel ~ the
British forces while attending one ~
the wounded was shot dead the ball
paninF directly through hts heart. The
Atntnnfa men rrinR that the machine
run was out ~ order, rushed a section
n 1i,r BRUSH line chopplnH one sailor
vrft badly With their ionH knives and
gctilng away with one ~ his ears.
An the ammunition and the breach
pieces were taken frum tho machine
Eun ana an attempt at retreat was
made, InnHdaie was helped quite a
distance. but ~ tho mon began to run
h. impiorcd his nralntnnt to save hia
own life aud leave him 90 his fate.
Noticing that t.nnsdaic had been left
behind EnHlgn Monaghan rushed hack
90 him. defending hiH comrndc with his
revolver. There the two American
officers dird together, MONAGHAN was
shot through tho chest ana i.nnHdnlc
was again hit several times. Monaghan
might easily have escaped with tho rest
hut h. gnilantly sacrificed his iifu To-
save hiH friend. In addition 90 the
three officers three sailors were killed
outright and number Wounded Tho
samoan allies Ned nj the frst nrc. Il
h not known how many Matnafa men
VEN killed. although four bodies were
found Ia the brush,