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Lieut.. Gilmore and Men We're Or
dered by Luna to be Shot.
ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT.
Heroic Conduct OF American. IIIIpi-
no Prisoners Taken Hattie
at pavia.

Manila. Dec. when the landing
party Of the United States battieshlp
Oregon, under Lieutenant Commander
Mccrackin, took the town u vlgan.
province of South locus. last Sunday
they found there an escaped prisoner.
y. l., sunncnahrin. who furnished tho
INST authentic account % the eNpefl-
cncc Of Lieut.. james g. Gllmorc VI the
United States gunboat Yorktown
captured by the insurgents near Baier.
ON the east coast Of Luzon. last April.
while making an examination 81 the
mouth 81 the river In an armed boat.
Mr.. sonnonshcin was Imprisoned at
Abra Tor long time with Lieut.. Gil-
more and several sailors. but contriycd
To escape. carrying a concealed note,
written In naval clphcr. dated Abrn,
November iath. addressed to amy ma
val officer" and saying: You may
have perfect cUniidt nee In anything tho
lcarcr rnyr,' The note was signed
Gilmore"
According to Mr sonntnshcln. when
Lieut. Gnmorc'a launch entered tho
river from Ialcr harbor. under cover
uf Ensign ". II. stnndleya gun. the
landing party was received with three
Nullcya, Two % the Americans were
Killed and two mortany wounded.
Every man was hit. Lieut. Gilmore re-
cciVCd "a flesh wound In the leg, and
both his fcut stuck fast In the mud.
u was choice between surrender AMI
being slaughtered.
Lluut. Gilmore asked the terms u
release. The Insurgents proposed that
he should procure the delivery TO them
Of the arms and munitions OF the Spln-
ish rarriaunH. undertaking. " this were
accomplished, to send the Spanlards
and Americans to the yorktown,
\ sailor " Lieut. Gilmorc'a party
carried this proposition 60 The garrison.
The Spanish commandment replied that
II was an insult 10 spanish arms and
expelled IN" sailor, spanish soldier
tring on him as he went
The Americans were then bound hand
and foot and taken 10 san lsldro. when
Gen. Luna ordered their execution.
They We're marched 10 the plaza. and
In the presence Of great crowd were
aligned to be executed
Lieut.. Gilmore said. "AH an Ameri-
can officer and gentleman I protest
against being shot with my hands lied
Arulnaldu interfcrrd aud prevented
the execution. when Gen. i.awton APP
preached san isldro last June the
Americans wcfv removed TO Abu,
whcrr thcv were kent confined In cells
for two months. subsequently they
were allowed greater liberty. but tho
report that Lieut.. Gilmore was given
u house ana u servant II untrue. He
had the same quarters as the men. and
the Americans were given the same al
iownuce as the Spanish prisouvfs-fVc
cents a day with which to buy rice and
bananas. virtually the only rntlona.
Gen. Macarthur N now IN liuynm-
bang tor Bnyamhan), preparing to
sweep the country on both Sides ~ the
Manila Dngupnn railroad Den. whcu.
ton Is at San Fabian and Gen. Lawton
al Tayug.
The Gordon from san Fabian TO san
isldro covers all the road and oceu-
pies al the towns ON the line. The
American policy II To prevent any more
Insurgents escaping 10 the north, aud
to force them toward the country west
" tho railroad.
Mai March, with a battalion 81 the
Thlrty-thlrd Infantry, occupies Nignn.
having made forced march from san
Fabian. The remainder VI the regiment
~ ON the way,
Capt. F0wltr's march after Gen. Nc-
1anAln0'a brigade, with one company Uf
the Thlrty-thir1 regiment, was one Of
tho hravcst Incidents Of the war The
company left Dagupan alone, under or
ders 10 locate the enemy. capt Fowler
had been warned by the natives that he
and his men would be- cNtermlnated.
Tho guides deserted them before Man
galaron was reached,
All Alciandrino's artillery was To-
cuscd upon the main street, along
which the Americans advanced, The
guns were manned by SpnnlariH who
said nftcrward that they had fred over
the heads Of the Americans. az they de-
sired that the latter should win. hoping
thus to gnin their own freedom.
In the terrified temper Of the lnsur-
cans, u single company might 10 any
where In the north now, according To
Capt. Fowler. No prisoners except oiii-
GERS and clvll leaders are retained by