The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-23
W. F. Horner Returns From
Manila With a Fine Trophy.
REWARD FOR BRAVE DEFENSE
Though sick. Private Horner, Assist
ed by Another Invalid, Defended
First Reserve Hospital mt Bacoor
Against Twenty Natives and Wns
of the FiIipinos' Decline.


United States infantry in the Philippines
for the last Ave months. returned 10 the
city Wednesday on furlouEh
He Is the proud possessor % god ring
presented to him by Mai. Cen. Lawt0n
for his brave defense Of the first reserve
hospital at Bacoor the evening OF Noyem-
Der a. lie was an invalid at the time, but
with the assistance Of another soldier beat
back twenty OF the natives killing i've
and woundng four. The morning OF the
same day he attempted TO pacify an ntox-
icated member OF the hospital corps, ana
received injuries resllting IN the parslyzing
OF his left arm. He was also badly hurt
about the head and rill suffers much
Horncr says that in his opinion Gen. OTIS
has done the best he could under the cir
cunstances. The memory OF Lawton he
holds In the tenderest reverence. In his
account Of his defense Of the hospital he is
very modest. In speaking OF It he said yes
terday.
''The sam. evening OF the day attempted
10 quiet the intoxicated member OF the hos
pital corps, the hospital was attacked by
twenty natives Another Invalid ana my
self got our rifles and repulsed their at
tack killing five and wounding four Next
morning. Iawton sent for me, but was
feeling weak and had to decline However,
j needed my pay, and about noon went
down TO the officers quarters to get II from
my lieutenant.
Lawton Gives His Ring.
'"ro my surprise found LAwton seated
in his tent, and was introduced TO MN
He was drawing maps for the last attack
he was ever to make. He seemed 20 think
I had done something brave, and spoke In
very complimentary terms about the de-
Tense 81 the hospital A. wasn't on ape
claI duty at the time, II was impossible to
give me medal The general. however.
declared I would have to be rewarded and
quoted from the Bible, Put crown upon
his head and a ring on his finger He raid
he had no crown. hut he had ring, and he
gave me this gold one with the United
States coat Of arms on Y.
II left the fieutenants quarters for
few minutes. and when came back Col.
Daggett. who is now a brigadier general,
was there He also gave me ring, when
he found out what Lawton had done. Need
less 10 say | prize the generals gift above
everything else have.
'Iawton was brave and fearless Lead
err Some people think he was foolish in
his braveness hut he was not. His cour-
age Inspired his soldiers, who made no eff
fort TO conceal their tears when he was
killed He, was fatalist In way. and be-
lieved when the Time came for him TO be
hit by o bullet. he would be hit.
otis Doing His Hest.
Gen Otis, IN my opinion. Is doing the
best he con under the circumstances. The
policy OF the administration Is being sue
cessfuy carried out ms regards the pacin-
cation OF the islands. Hostities are prac-
tically over, only small bands OF natives
now opposing the United States These
bands are composed Of brigands and out
laws. and they VIII he stamped out In the
course az time
"America will have TO deal with the ma
tives Of the Philippines as she dealt with
the Indians, The problem IL almost the
same. A force Of troops win always nave
TO be kent In the Islands TO keep them In
order, They are much more trsacherous
than the Indians. The majority OF the
best Fiipinos have surrendered. and others
are doing 20 every day, They fear the reg
unr soldiers more than the volunteers. but
account of tho than
thing else. The volunteers are every bit as
good fighters as the regulars, and are q
credit to the country.
The Fi.innos. as rule. are well edu-
cated, speaking two languages their own
and spanish. quite number are already
able TO sneak English The American
school system IN Manila Is doing splendid
w The native women are much inferior to
the men. They do most of the work Ike
the Women OF the North American Indians
The men supply food, and build the houses,
the only tools Used In the latter being saws
and hoios.
Fine Hospital service.
'of tho hospitals cannot speak too nigh
Is The doctors do all they can 10 alleviate
the surerings OF the soldiers, and are ably
supported by the nurses AZ The Santa
Mesa hospital was nursed by Mss SlEs-
nes 1sgsln q ~ espt or, sissees 2, the ~
pladc Is aiSo all right He ~ very popular
with his patients, which Il not generally
the rule IN the Philippines. Miss MoCau-
NatNfNe
liked"
Private Horner IL q years cid today lie
left Seattle Seotcnher ~ ~ hast year. in
Company H. United States Fourteenth In
fantfy, ana arrived IA lhe Philippine ISL
Rnds October 3 Hls only active service
was IN the linus s1Outing expedition, early
IN November. when ne captured . ha2 Of
the insurgents. shortly aferward ne was
stricken With fever aud was IN hosnisals
until January when he sailed VIA Japan
for san Francisco IN campany with tae
famous scout, Amos n strait AZ s.a
Francisco he was on tho sick lis, for three
weeks
Il u Horner, an uncle of Private Har-
Nor. Who served with Company NJ Thirty
sixth infantry hut formerly ~ the First
Washington died at the First reserve nas-
ri;al AZ Nac0or November rs. from d,seu-
terry Mlss SiKsbce, his nurse, wrote LETT
tar 10 Ais family, speaking 81 him as oue
~ tho brtvest men she had ever met It's
death WAS The Jrsi one ia the Horner EAa.
rs Ia Thirty .faar years
Victor Scgtii. 81 Tr1pp q, Eleventh cav
airy who re~euisted from the First Wash.
inetou has heen sick at the hospital IL
Manila. He hopes - return 20 The United
States som.