The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-14
TWO MORE NAVAL HEROES.
OFFICIAL PRAISE FOR A GALLANT
DEED At BdLER.
Story of How Ensign STANDBY and Quarter
master LysnRht Got n Plan of the Town
While the Insurgents Were Capturing
(illmnrc- Rrnm niInn ALL frr Hnt

Gilmore Promotion Asked for Both.
WAsHrNGToN, June 1.-THE Secretary OF the
Navy made public to-day the report OF Ensign
w. II. stanley of the gunbodt Yorktown con.
corning the capture Of Lieut.. Gilmore at
Baier. island Of Iuzon. on April - last. An.
other report by Commander c. s. Sperry OF the
yorktown. made public also. shows that Stand
ley and j. Lysnght Quartermaster. performed
very mertorious service at Baler The adj
vancement Of Standev ten numbers and the
promotion Of Lysaeht are recommended by
Commander Sherry. and the recommendation
Is Endorsed by Admiral Dewey and Cant. Whit
inc OF the Monadnock. Ensign Standley's ac-
count OF the experiences OF officers and men
from the Yorktown at Baler /. az follows:
AT $40 4. NJ before daylight. April IL.
1891. Iicnt. Gilmore. in charge OF second cut
ter, with Colts automatic gun mounted in the
bow and an armed crew OF fourteen men,
landed j. LysaEht. q. NJ. third class and NV
self on the beach at a point about quarter OF
mile to the south and east Of the mouth of
tn" haer River. Before J landed Lieut. Gill
more Informed me that he would pull down to
the mouth OF the river and at daylight would
be sounding near the bar as blind. and AS
soon az slgnalled he would pick me up. He
said that he would not open or draw the fire
unless the insurgents tried to cross the river.
and II heard firing was to understand that
Insight and myself went down the beach
about POO yards toward the mouth Of the river.
wadinC deep. narrow slough. aud thence up
the mountain on course nearly parallel 10
the river at its mouth. After one hours climb
,iye were, on tor Of high hill overlooking the
brush and high. hushy trees nothing could I've
seer from here
tahe u obtain = good view, we heard three
shots close together followed by desultorv fir
ms ! r2nr4ded that the Insurgents were
crossing the river. and as this firing was TO me
only means to further nv purpose. paid no
further attention to II except TO notice that
whole attention was given t" obtaining the re-
IuireI information and getting back TO the
bo"t rs soon ns possible To this end we de-
seconded some distance nearer the river on
the west slope Of The mountain until We found
here ! made a sketch Of Eaier, baler River.
church Gi,n and yi!aGr \ rough sketch is here
The river forks about n quarter of a mile
from II, mouth. thS south fork following the
Iinlrr is situated. is very toftuoms and almost
doubles, upon itself, The peninsula formed
Gyns and and er Die
eHtsnd W 20 the church. The church from,
b bne bena qS " W9f ~ yns Is situated
where SINAI! slough branches otr TO the
n%rthTa RI The Tag t is to the north ard
large tri9nGulaT pain along the main branch
OF the river. This TRIANGULAR plain, is sepa-
underbrush about a half mile wide. To the
forest. The location of the town seems to me
to lie an admirable one for defence. On the
east and south are streams of water about
sixty feet wide and. on the north and west is
an open country which must be crosssd be-
the wo @
protection to the insurgents that. In my
without, first thoroughly Smelling the entire
peninsula.
from, . TO Z o'clock. there was firing at times
on the Ground states that he heard Tat at east
mara este nombre' look at that man. / also
heard natives shouting and saw seven or eight
ing and splashing the water and they seemed
70 have, boat Of some description around
20 be natives in bathing, and the boat could not
be seen clearly on account of the trees along
"s I'VE o 81 s we F LETT our position on the hill
made the best Of our way to the beach and sig;
o .6 and the r 10
take Us OF instead OF the second cutter as
= RESPECTFULLY desire to call attention to the
saghtidt.'not KNOXVILLE character Of the exnedi.
withstanding. he willingly consented to 20,
and his cool and collected manner under try;
Ing niTumstnncos deem worthy OF special
In his report 70 Admiral Dewey on Stand
=
No map or plan OF laer was to lie hnd and
NO person, was "a he found who had any knowl-
as :" ha it so a @ Ho Ge
beach as o. he completely hidden. and until It
Any attempt to proceed through tho jungle
up the narrow and t9rtuo4s creek on which
stanIey ntod states " f SaVy. " .asE.stad
climbing the mountainside and over!ooking
service. considered the attomrt very haz-
nrduous hut finally permitted l. to he made as
Ensign Standev'9 report is incioscd herewith
IN which the bare facts are. stated and a sketch
Landing in the dark without a guide wad-
tng breast high through an unknown slough;
their way up the mountanside. over houlders
and through dense and thornv ,unLerbrush
ena w a attack c k t%E M SMe tn
Swisrl the insHrgent cqmn to 'oint where I,
st9Rd Ky III HpdTE snitnnhI tree rIimn@d
sketch with hand a. steady as if At his 1e1E
for the beach. aS he himself would probably
no. be discovered in the tree. fortunately
occasion to violate orders which he certainly
would never have ohcyrd. ~
Quartermaster. third cI@,s. hs given pernl..
nent oponointmneens as Chief 4p"rterlnaet"r IN
comIefent and has been con-pirn"T-iv and
uniformIy efficient in the performance Of his
duty nDtdblc ln~tnn"" h"lnG me discovery
of the steamer san Iutluip ln.hn'hands ct the
Insurgents at 81. Thomas. tU!f 81 LinGaysn
For Ensign Siaudlcr III" 'iecial commcnda-
tion Of the Commnndci-in,' h"f and the lie.
partment Is asked. not only that his conduct
may receive its merifcd reward but that the
service may k;uw Of pnotE7l Of the gallant
deeds which are its pride"
Capt. Whiting. who r., awarded Commander
Sperrys report. indOrscl 1t "a follows:
r,"Arproycl ara r,eS,H;'t!u,t forwarded,
Ger and other officers 81 the Yorktown | per
sOnally consider Ensign StaudleyS action
heroic and that he il entitled by his brave and
courageou. COP iuct to MI the reward the de-
partment Is atle to loslow. recommend to
tho department. that i. Iv~aght. uuarlermas-
ger. third class. he gwen medal of honor for
OnsTicuouS Gullautrv.'