The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18

4 the body Of the late ENSIGN Nom
Afghan 10 journeying to his old aozn<
= IN spokane. where II viii be interrxd
this week with public honcrs. 4, 70
. serskin9 coincidence which brings 10 81.
etsie Two iettefe from the usfermost parss
o. the earth. each from . chase personal
Trend and associate OF the iamensed hero.
and each paying = high tribute 10 his noble
manhood. Both these letters were ~
ceaved by Assistant Engineer MoAilister. OF
the AcCuuoch. just before she sailed. and
u y through his courtesy that the Post
lntesligenccf Il Enabled to print them One
Of the letters II from DIR. Lung SURGEON
on the Philadelphia. and the other from
Harry Field, who sooa charge Of the party
On shore AFTER the death OF lAn~1ale and
Monaghan.
Through these letters n 10 learned that
the ofucerS On heard the British shsps
which wsre at Apaa and the officers Of the
Phiiadeiphia have resolved 70 erect Ia Apsa
. suitable SHAFT to mark the bravery az
IAnsaale and the grand and unselfssh valof
Of Monaghan. who gave his l,fe in an effort
to save the body Of his friend.
Dr. q. A. Lung. who was recommended
by Admiral kaasa for his personal bray-
cry and gallant conduct. and who took
charge Of the retreat after Lsnsdais ana
MONAGHAN had been killed. writes az fol-
lows from on board the Philadelphia under
date Of Nay 3:
SSI WAS with Lansdale and Monaghan q
great deal that day. was walking
with LAnsdAie at the head Of the column
when the engagement began. and during
the fight stood In the road with Monax-
han. both OF IL doing our best to kill some
Of the brown beggars. had . ride and
Ncnny, N Ne called him, had a revolver.
The dear boy We had plAyfully nicknamsd
The sleeper waA very wideawake that
day. He pointed out a hend behind =
cccoanut tree. but before I could tell which
one out OF the many he meant wAs called
to the extreme left to attend British
marine. the first man to b wounded. /
dressed the fellows les and overlook the
column that had advanced . little. when
fell IN with 'Monny' again. He was cool
and self-posseased. even though the bullets
were coming like rain drops In = summer
shower. did not see him again until I
was called to view his headless BODY
Equally interesting, ana paying just -
high . tribute to MonAshAn's memory, u
Z letter which Mr.. McAiiAter had Just
received from Harry A. Field written May
a. on board the Philadelphia. en- route from
Samoa 20 Aonolulu. On board were the
remains Of Lansdale and Monaghan Field
had been a dear personal friend OF Mons
CHAN. They had been intimately associat-
cd and had camped together In Nicaragua
while surveying on the west coast ~ the
entrance TO the canal BY q strange cesn-
eSdence IAnsdals was also with them q
that time Part OF Fields letter 10 McAl-
lister 70 a. follows:
o
sspooR Monny! Probably he did not Ina
press every one he met casually ~
. hero: but thoss friends who had sailed
with him knew that he would do what he
did do-sivs his life for \ shipmats.
I'VE are bringing Lansdale's and Mona
ghan's bodies back with us. can hardly
realize the fact when look aft from the
upper bridge to the after bridge where
their cofIans are.
The English ships and the PhiIadei-
phia are going 10 erect handsome mon.
ument In Apia in the common plat where
all were buried except those buried 1t
sea before We felt safe that the hoatiIes
would not dig up the bodies and cut or
their heads.
After Lansdaie and Monaghan were
killed took their place ashore In charge
OF the party
All the ofIlcers on the McCuiloch enter
tain the highest opinion OF Monaghan's
bravery. and In fact they seem impressed
with the idea that the state OF Washing
ton hardly appreciates her dead hero an
she should do. among those who spoke
with special feeling In regard 10 the mat
ter Ii Lieut.. Joynes. who was an interest
ed listener while the letters TO McAilister
we're being read. and who afterward ex-
pressed the sentiment that tho late war
with Spain had called into action ne no.
bier spirit than that Of young Monaghan.
Lieut.. Joynes said:
Returning 10 Seattle after an absence
Of five years the thought was brought
home to me that the Queen CITY beyond
any other town holds In the hearts of a