The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-06
The Owner of the Plantation Led the
Troops Into Ambush.
THEIR BRAVE RESISTANCE.
LansdaIc aud Monaghan, Who Werc
Bchcadcd, Fought Side by Side to
the Last-Whitc Men Encour-
aged the Natives to Fight.
\ Prussian Officer
Deportcd.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 5.-The regu-
lar correspondent OF the Associated Press
writing from Apia. Samoa under date NJ
April 2oth. gives detailed account Of tho
lighting in which Lieutenant Iansdale
and Ensign Monaghan. Of The American
navy and Lieutenant Freeman Of the
British navy. lost their lives
on April lst. a landing party made up
OF sixty American sailors and marines
and sixty-two English sailors and about
one hundred and twenty natives. proceed
ed 10 Nailele To break up an assembage
of rebels who had been committing de-
predations IN the vicinity The party
was under command of Lieutenant Angel
Freeman, nrst OF the Taurarga and with
him w0re Lieutenant cave. of the Por-
poisc and Hickman Of the Royalist The
Americans were under the command OF
Lieutenant Lansdalo who had with him
Ensign Monaghan and Ensign Perkins.
of the marrcs. Dr. Long. OF the Phila-
delphia, also accompanied the expedition.
GERMANS TREACHEKY.
When the party had reached The Ger
man plantation. Lieutenant Cave asked
Captain HufnIgle. the German manager.
II there were any Samoans In the vicinity.
The manager said that none had been
there that day Al that very moment.
and within "A few hundred Yards OF the
expedition. WAS large body of insur-
gents. Hufnagle advised that a return
home Doe made hy way OF the main road
through the plantation as every thing
was quite safe and no insurgents nat
been about Three other Germans were
with Hufnaglc ana heard this c0nversa-
ton. No one gave any warning OF DAN
ger.
The return march to the beach was
commenced and no sooner had the mon
got out OF the plantation, when az a
bend in The road. 400 yards away ia'ga
numbers Of insurgents were seen. 4 Colt
automatic gun. OF which the natives
have great dread was Immediately
brought forward. n refused 10 act. Tne
Insurgents got or clear and a halt WAS
made to fix the gun This took half an
hour ana then Lieutenant Lansdale fired
4 few trial shots. The gun worked all
right and the march was resumed. with
the friendly natives In the lead.
AN AMBCSCADE.
Misled by the Information NJ Hufnagle
II was decided % return hy The main
road Tho open space whore the GER
mans had been massacrcd by Mataafans
years ago was passed and the troops
W fiIINi NNNn iNf lNiN TO d narrow RNI-
Iy. the sides or which were covered with
buffalo grass. on top of the slope just
after the last ~ tho troops had begun u
march through the gully the rebels
lrcd upon them. The line was about
90 yards In length. Tho rebels we're
ying in the long grass while some were
N the top OF cOcOanut trees. The Colt
gun again refused tO act and while Lieu
enant Lansdsie was trying 10 iiX ii. he
Vas wounded IN tho knee.
FREEMAN KILLED.
Al the beginning OF the hght. fieutcn-
nat Freeman was shot through the chest
md fell dead. Tho friendly natives re-
roated no The first nre he white force
vas TOO weak % cope with tho rebels
md the whole force was thrown into
Oufusion. The retreat was Imperative
md the automatic gun was accordingly
bandoned after the ammunition had
een scattered and the broech taken
way. rendering II useless The allied
Orees We're attacked from three .ides
THE RETREAT.
Through the scrub and grass they re-
Ired. Lansdale being assisted by his men.
he hrlng OF the rebels was severe. Lans-
ale who was being assisted by Ensign
l0raghan and two men seeing that he
ould not get away urged them 90 leave
I'm 70 his fate. one OF the slilorsc was
hot dead and the other seeing be- could
OF save the officer. retrcated and e.
ipc1 Monaghan fefustd 10 20 and stay
4 by his fellow officer Next morning
icir headless bodies were found en- the
titichold. M0ndehans revolver was
rpty. as was also Lansdale's Between
lem lay the dead bodies of three rebels.
onaghan. before the last man lcft him.
i0t the Chief Aino dead as he was ad-
incing on Lansdaie
STOOD BY HIM
Dcscrtcrs from 1ataafa's camp relate
Nv Monaghan stood over I.ansdale until
nt officer was shot dead and then tried
escape himself. but was unable 70 do
D. When the American party reached
e beach IL was found that four men
ere missing besides the officers They
err Edsell and Butler. OF the Phlladcl-
Ia, and Long and Prout from the Brit.
B ships DR.. Long. who had been con-
lcuous f0r his c0olness and bravery
lder fire. tool. command Of the American
'rces and IN the approach OF rein
rcemcnts the rebels retired. Several
the Maiiaton natives lost their lives.
The decapltated bodies of the three Of
ers were recovered next morning on the
ld and on Easter Sunday they were
Ticd with the heads which had been r..
ycred hy a French priest. An the lcac-
II
iccrs were present. Germans were con-
icuOus by their absence. The only one
tending being Pastor Maeraf. who had
own I.ansdalc IN the United states.
e German warship Fake had hsr Nag
half-mast and her officers sent ashore
q wrcaths entwined with the German
tiOnal cOOrs.
THE KILLED.
n the light there were Killed on the
taafa side . and 50 wounded. A COM
o. list Og the white dead a. as follows:
mericans-Iicutenant Philip LBnsdale.
sign j. Monaghan. coxswain T. Bur
Electrician Norman T.. Edsell prl-
cs Thomas holliway and John l..
dge. OF the marine corps
rglsh: First Lieutenant y. A. Free
II. Seaman \. ". Thornberry: Edmund
l,oran. ordinary seaman: Montague
gers. ordinary sea man: John Lone
iing seaman; John Prout. leading sea.
n.
aptsin Hufnagie, the German man
r. has been arrested for connplicity