The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-16
M0HlGHAN'S HEROIC DEATH
the Fight ~ Apts. In which Two
Aneglean Naval O1eers Lost
Their Lives - FDught Bruveiy.

Aoee1Goo Sov8S U<Srs Ass
Their Lives - F1uGht Brsveiy.
WASHINGTON. May Is - Secretary
Long today made public - rstica or
recent letter ffoEz Admiral kaatz On the
samoan affair SIS touched t3c killing o. q
number of American sailors 1S Aafaasa
nsar Apia on April I. The report is an
elaboration Of the description Of the affair
which waz cabIed At the time from Auck-
land. No mention is made a: any point
Of the reported participation IN the ARRAY
Of the German Eufnagsa, the manager cf
tho plantation whsTe the 6gat occurred IL
10 nhown that the failure OF the Colt gun
% work properly was sD "a large measure
the cause OF the American and British de-
feat.
Admiral Kautz says the expedition was
projected be- Capt. Sturaee. OF tha Por-
polse. FOR several nssa,s preceding this
the sailors had been fred upon ~ the ma
tives, and IL became necessary 10 drive
the oGXreesors away. Admiral kAEtz says
that 1t WAS the opinion OF AL the officers
who had the matter in charge thai the
force was ample 70 do the work without
risk, especially as IL vas to move out
along the beach and return the same way
under the protection of the gass OF II. III.
-
admiral that after Leuss. Freeman and
LAnsdaIe had conferred together they did
what they deemed best under the circurn.
STANCES and tbs disaster that followed
could not have been foressen. Admiral
Kautx appends the reports VI the sur
vfvine officers Of the expedition. which
were transmitted BY Capt. White OF the
Philadelphia.
Surgeon Lung Commended.
In his letter Of sransmittai the captain
co0nends in the strongest terms the work
Of Passed Assistants Surgeon O. A. Lung
He says.
At times when the fire from the con-
caaled natives WAS the thickest and at
all times By his example. he encouraged
the young and Inexperienced men 10 prop
or performance Of duty. On the compile
ton Of the work of his profession DO as
uned command OF our hluejackets and
marched them to the United States con-
suIate."
Happenings Of April 4.
Capt White describes at some length the
happenings Of April /. as gathered from
. close examination OF the petty officers
and men engaged In the fight He says
that several excursions had been made into
ths brush back O; ApiA during the last
ten days OF March. Very few natives had
Aeeu observed. and when seen they al
Ways fed when fred upon By the Colt
automatic gun. Lieut. Lansdale set great
store by the sun. and frequently operated
II himself.
LAisAsle Desc AsA o. tie Colt
Says Capt. white: He appeared to de-
peaA greatly upon tho gun when the psr-
" Vas ambushed on April l. Twice II
did no function and time vas lost In OYER
hauling e. and great delay was Consumed
70. 4 hp
LansdNle was loath 10 abandon II, but
the firs was 50 CALLING that before he was
wounded he was compelled tn. scatter the
important parts and leave 1t behind. Pru
dAnce led him to depioy his men In open
order. Tho thicket Was so dense that
after the orders for retreat were sounded
II was not possible for the groups 10 rem
Ger each other mutual support
Aonsshsns Heroism.
"Lieut. Lanxdals was wounded below
the knee soon after the Colt gun was
abandoned and rendered Incapable of
marching. He Was assisted by his men,
one OF them. ~. T.. Edsail tordinary sea-
NAM, being mortaily wounded while do
ing 30. II Il not clear when Lansdaie re
ceived the wound In the chest. II IL in
evidence most clearly that when Ensign
Monaghan discovered that Lieut. I-ans-
dale was wounded he used his best en-
seixinx a rife from a disabled man. made
a brave defense bus undoubtedly he fell
very shortly after Joining him, and the
hostu a. flushed witt. success. bore down
on our men In this vicinity. The mea were
not In sufficient numbers to hold ont any
longer and they were forced along by "A
fsre which IL was impossible 20 withstand,
Ensign Monaghan dii stand. lie stood
steadfss, by his wounded superior and
friend. ore rifle against many -ene brave
man against a score az savsges He knew
ne was doomed He ,ouid not Weld. He
died IN heroic performance Of duty.
Good Behavior Of the Men.
Private Henry c. Hubert. t. s. M c.
Informs rue that he saw bath Lieut. Ians.
dale ard Ensign Monaghan after shey
were killed: that he had been near few
minutes hefars and that re had assisted
In covering their retreat lie - men
toned by l.i-at. Perkins fov bravery aud
good cosduc;.
James Butter tc0xSwaluD was Killed ~
stsn,iy while standing ana firing agstns.
the enemy.
II have 70 commend the ssnaaiuess of
+. ID. Fisher. In charge AZ the Colt auto
matte gua. for GOODNESS and stcaGlaess in
twice tiamounitng ara ovsrhaulsng the
gun under fYrr. J y Rsnlst Ordinary xe-.
man, assisted Ensign Monagbaa In bind
Ing up Lieut.. t.ansdale's lex With q haust
k@ttVfFt DTfoffEsRs ~ W. tsAsAAK Ff&fis R1ASA~
smith. and assisted in carrying BIN when
frst wounded
Forty Natives Killed.
The number 81 cartridges fired ~ each
az the buetacksts averaged fifty. From
what appears - 10 reiiahis, authority
festy 81 rae aSSssi#nts we're killed and
nifty wounstpa. this Information WAS OH
tanned several dsTs after the eu1s saneni
Whenever oar men cog1d set cover they
turned ard fired
The urtttsh story.
The british story r hvteSy todd ~ Lieut.
"a. T.. Cave. In an tnciessi report made
10 Capt. stuart. af III, NJ. y Ta@waxSs
ana contains no information heVorA thar
set cut IN iss retsgt ~ tas American ~
resrs Tie sc~s net say tNat tire friend
lies bolt through Tire NriflsA and Amen.
team Mnes rather broke it np. saAs I4rut
Freeman ordered tire sNtFe<s sfser tha
engagement hsa hesa I'm progress some
httle time because ere Fssen were running
short Of ansu1unitsaa sna darkness wss
aprresatsux sse declares "AN YMnkx TO
havea spssadi4lr
Rock cf~iieess Manager ~atrtaes
NEW YORK. SAy iE--tseerg- u sect