The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-19
While on an Errand of Mercy to
Relieve Spanish Prisoners
Held by Natives.
THEIR FATE IS UNKNOWN
Much ExeltemeB4 In Naval Circle al
Washington over Dewey'sAn-
nouneement OF the News.

WASHINGTON. April ls.-The navy de-
parlment has given out the following
dispatch from Admiral Dewey:
Manila. April ls.--Secrelary OF Navy
Washington. d. C.; The Yorktown vis-
tied nalema. Luzon. on the cast coast OF
Luzou. T.. J.. April Il. for the purpose OF
rcsculng ana bringing away a Spanish
force consisting OF ~ soldiers, three o.
ficors and two priests. who were sur
rounded by ~ insurgents Some OF the
Insurgents were armed with Aauscr
rifles by the natives Lieu
tenant j. c. Gilmore. while making =
ambush, were hred upon ana
captured. fate unknown, as the insurgents
refused 10 communicate atlerward
The following officers and men are miss
Ing. oniccr previously referred to CGIl-
more Chief Quartermaster W. Walton
Coxswain J. Ellsworth. Guuner's Mate J.
Hygard. Sallmakcrs Maze Vcndgll. Sea-
men " ~ Rynders and {. W. Woodbury.
apprentices u, w. A. VenVillc and A. J.
Peterson. Ordinary S1amen f. Brlsolese
o. h. Mcdonald, Landsmen l., r. Ed
wards r Anderson. J. Dillon and c. 4,
Morrsscy DEWEY"
The above dispatch from Admiral
Dewey caused much excitement in naval
circles as soon as It's contents became
known. II was received late In the day
and considerable delay was occasloned
by the blindness OF some OF the cipher
words Il was impossible TO completely
dccipher IL and the asterisks ind cate the
unintrlliglble words.
Lieutenant Gilmore. the officer referred
to as captured. is well known In Wash
!ngIon, having been stationed here for
some time and his wite's family live
here. He was born In Philadelphia in
1854 and was appointed naval cadet from
Arizona In ISL lie reached his present
grade OF lieutenant In 1891 His main
service has been the Monongahela, Ban
croft, Nesuvius and Machas besides con
siderable service in various boards Just
a year ago he reported to the ST Paul
then commissioned as an auxiliary cruis-
cr, and served on that vessel under Cap
tain SigSbee throughout the war. on
January Il last. he was ordered to the
hospital ship Solace. which was about to
sail for Manila. and on arrival there was
assigned by Admiral Dewey TO the York
town. The others mentioned in the ad-
mirals dispatch are shown by the naval
records as follows;
William Walton. chief quartermaster,
enlisted at Chec Foo, China. born In
Mannheim, Germany.
John Ellsworth, coXswaln. enlisted At
Mare island, Cal, born in Portsmouth. n.
II.
Lyman Paul Edwards, landsman. en-
listed at Mare island, Cal, born in Peru,
Ind.
John Dillon. landsman, enlisted at Hon
olulu. born In Galway, Ireland.
Paul Van Bolt, sailmsker's mate, en-
listed at Mare island, Cal, born in
France
Charles Albert MorrIssey landsman, en-
listed at Mare island, Cal, born In Colum-
bus, Neb,,
Ora n. Mcdonald ordinary seaman,
at Mare island, Cal. born in
Cammel Valley, Cal.
william II, Rynder. coxswain, enlisted
at Mare island Cal, born in Amsterdam,
Holland,
Silvio Brisollese. landsman. enlisted at
San Francisco born In San Francisco,
Cal.
Albert Peterson. apprentice, third class,
enlisted at San Francisco, born In Oak
land Cal.
orrlson welch woodbury., seaman, en-
listed at Gloucester Mass, born in Lynn.
Mass.
Desell George Arthur Venville, appren-
tice. second class, enlisted at Mare island |
Cal. born IN Dudley England.
Fred Anderson, landsman, enlisted at
New York born In Buffalo, N, Y.
Edward j. Nygard, gunner's mate, third |
class, enlisted at New York, born in War
saw Russia.