Richmond planet., 1900-01-27
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Co1ored Boys Capture---Well
Treated by Filipinos.
Apuinaldo's Message-Work on the Firing Line.
BAxBAN, LuzoS, P. l.. Nov. 8, 'ss

BAMBAN, LuzoS, P. l., Nov. s, '9s,
Dear Editor:
The week has been quite newsy.
We have been burning up refuse which
is quite abundant and the town is now
struet cremstories by digging holes
10xl2x6 deep, and lay rails across
building the fires underneath and
throwing the dirt on the rails. In this
yay we burned up considerable rub
bish. At this point, it would be wise
for me to describe the situation as
much as our space will allow. The
trains run from Manila to point
about 3 miles beyond Angeles and Is
indicated by q cross on the map. The
supplies brought by trains are here
loaded on carraboa carts and escort
wagons. The latter also brings the
mail. and is brought here to Bamban
where the railroad begins aud is sent
nm TO Dapupan and other upper points.
South Bsmban is quite an important
place. The railroad is good to within
mile OF the Bamban river but 20 the
good wagon road the lower point
above mentioned is used.
THE soxNR OF THE WILD RIDE.
TWAS on this trail that the wild ride
tooh place. ns described in the Manila
Tribune of November ~. 1899. By De-
cember 18th, the Bamban river bridge
will be finished and through line of
train service between Manila and Dag
upan will be in vogue. Every day
crowds of Spanish prisoners are load
ed into escort wagons and hauled over
this route. Yesterday Sonora Agui-
naldo, mother of the famous insurgent
and his infant son arrived and was
forwarded TO Manila via the same
route under strong guard.
ASmTKREsrNe STORY.
To day I obtained an interview with
Gaorga Graham, g colored lad who was
csntured las, July by the Insurgents,
and who over his own signature tells
the following story for the PLANET
and it's rea,isrs. My name is George
Graham was born in Atlanta. Gs,,
l6 wears ago and remained at home
until wss twelve years old, when
desire to see the world seized me. SO
ona n;ght / ran OF and completed the
eireuit of several Georgia towns in
cludine Augusta and Savannah. 1 re-
turned home much pleased with my
suecess remained but q short time
when act out again visiting the South
goinU as far as New Orleans. So, in
this manner went and came until af-
ter the Spe enish- American war had
come TO a head in Cuba. I read in the
papers that the Infantry regiments
would rest up and soon set out for the
Philippines. So, concluded this YVES
my chance.
JOINED THE ARMY.
I struck out one night in April and
made nv way to St. Louis and Joined
Company l, SiIte enth Infantry st JEFF
ferson Barracks as Mascot. became
we'll satisfied with my role and was
very pleased when on May Goth our
regiment left for San Francisco en-
Francisco on May 18th and on the oath
sailed on the transport Grant for Ma
Mia. / never got lonesome until next
morning when the big transport had
gotten out of sight of land, but the
Other fellows were all jolly and in q
few days we arrived at Honolulu. We
stayed here three days and had fine
time. We left Honolulu on June 2nd
and had fine weather all the way to
Manila where we arrived June 2Srd
We landed on June 25th and took sta
tion on the line from Caloocan to De-
posito. Our company 81, was station
ed at Oaloocan with the Regimental
headquarters. We remained here un-
til August Bird, when we were relieved
by the 25th Infantry, and took station
at San Fernando.
CAPTURED By FILIPIEos.
In our regimens the 18th, we mas.
cots are treated the same as the SOL
diers. On July Goth, q week before we
were relieved got q two days pass to
San Fernando but unluckily stayed
there so as my pass WAS for only too
was put of the train at point be-
tween Apist and Calumpit l started to
walk to Calumpit when was suddenly
confronted by about fifty insurgents
who Immediately surrounded me and
without ceremony marched ms to q
point about eight hundred yards from
the railroad where l was placed in a
nipa shack and to my surprise heard
some one bail me in English, upon
ursher search I discovered the En-
fish speaking gents 30 ke soldiers