The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-07-03

arrived al ' lgau on June y.
Here was informed" writes
Lieutenant Gilmore, .'that General
limo had intended to kill all American
prisoners, but the presidente of tho
town interceding for us, the General
had changed his mind. He. however.
issued strict orders that no one Lhouid
help rs, or communicate with us. aud
he then placed ia iucomudicado-th
meu being placed in one cell by them
selves. aud | being placed in the up
per story OF tho Jail with the jsilor's
family. Here, owing to the poor food,
aud our allowances being cut down to
ten cents Mexican money! for tho
men, eul twenty cents for myself, and
want of exercise. most OF us became
I'LL with the prevalent diseases OF the
country, some having to be sent TO
the hospital. 7 wrote several letters
to the presidents and also 10 General
limo, TO allow us exercise in order Co
keep the men IN health. | also re,
quested them TO allow mo books. SO
that l could occupy myself in somo
way. None OF these requests was
granted"
On September they were hurried
Of to 6engaea, in the province OF
Abfa, aud they wero kept in strict
confinement there fox six weeks, but
afterwnrd they had the liberty OF the
town as the Spauiards had untN ,Gcu-
eral Tino got there and had t"em
closely confined again. After the bStS
tie of San Quentin Pass on December
D, where limo was defeated, they were
again hurried of TO the north 10 bo
hidden IN the mountains.
Then began an exciting chase. Al
though Gilmore and his men did not
know of it, Colonel Hare aud Liouten
ant-Coloncl Howe with 40 picked
cavalrymen were hot in pursuit OF
the party. Hoping, however, for res
cue, Gilmore and his sailors left
signs behind them and Hare's men
found now and then, chalked ON
ciiil or the face Of n rock, such mos
sages a. "G1llmore' or "Gillmore AID
party TO gnide them.
''Wc travelled at night" writes
Gilmore, ''by torchlight, through
watcr-Grass up to our waists, through
iuugles where We had to cut our
paths at tines. and canyons, with
very little to eat but rice and ut times
Il small quantity Of pork At this
time We were allowed pack horses to
carry the effects OF the party, aud L
was allowed q pony, which I used to
ford tho different mountain streams
The country, however. became SO
rough that we could not drive our
horses further-cven the Tagalog
Lieutenant in charge of the party had
to abandon his. We then killed the
horses for food, as we had not had
meat to eat for several days.
Then we started for the real climb.
ing OF the mountains, which are any
where from three to five thousand
feet In this portion Of the island
After having gone over two or three
mountain ranges, we came to the
source of a large river. and, being
RATED across, camped tor the u;rht
about three miles below the mouth
Here the Tagalog Lieutenant came
TO me, aud, through an Interpreter,
informed me that he had orders from
General TlnO TO execute us After
hesltatlug for about minute, ne toI" :
me that his conscience would not pc
NIT him TO do so, but that he would
abandon us in the mountains. As
We were then among the savage tribos
of the island, whose hand Is against
every mans, / told him that it would
be better for him to execute us rather
than leave us TO he killed by the say.
ages Or to starye to death, as we had
been starving for foar days at that
time. He said me could not do so.
then requested him 30 give mo two
rifles and ammunition, by means Of
which we could protect the party
from tue savages He refused, and
went OIL with his men, leaving rs
alone on the rivers bauk.
eve thcu kept strict guard that
night in orr camp against the sayagea
aud In tho morning followed the trail
OF our former guard down tue river
for about three miles. When we ar
rived on the bank of the river We saw
III the distance the saYages with their
war bonnets and their shields. There
with large stones very much like
cobblc stoues and here we camped,
Judging that il We had 90 fight tho
savages we would light them with
these stones, try 90 disarm thom, aud
thcu fight them with their own
weapous ! divided the party into
halves, sending ten men across tho
river to get bamboo to make RATS, as
1t was my intention to raft the party
down the river.
THE savages, on Gudiug that wa
did not intend 60 fight them, allowed
turee oi thcruumbor TO- come, without
arms, toward us We made friends
with them aud they assisted us in build
ing seveurafts Wcucodod three moro
aud tine sasa9cs assured us that tbcy
would come around carly boz the morn
ing and BALD them for a. However.
the next morning they showed warliko
signs and we we're expecting to be %
tackled that day, when. 20 our JOY aud
surprise. Colonel Have aud his party
rescued as. rhis was ina the carly
morning )f December rs"
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