El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-11


the sad funeral rites were completed
at the beach before putting his body
on board the boat, there was hardly
dry eye in the entire 33d regiment
which acted as escort to his body.
Col. Hare and His Gallant Texans.
Col Hare continued his march
northward. fighting the rear of Gen.
Tinio's army almost daily. On De-
cember the 4th. when about ten miles
from Nigan, a messenger came from
Gen. S. b. NJ. Young. asking Col. Hare
to bring his men at once to San QUEEN
tin mountain. where he was engaging
the enemy. Upon our arrival there
at p. m. we found that the Sd cav
airy and saith infantry had been fight
| ing Gen. Tinio in his entertainments
all day long. After consultation be-
tween Gen. Young and Coils. Hare and
Howe. Gen. Young stated thai it was
his honest opinion that the mountain
could not be taken without artillery.
Col Hare spoke up and said, General.
| | have artillery" Where in HI
is your artillery" asked the general.
"On my mems backs answered Col.
Hare. and he urged upon the general
to allow him the privilege of assault
ing the mountain with the lighting
3d.
How the Boys Stole a Mountain.
Gen. Young still argued that it was
no use to try without artillery. but
finally consented to let the colonel at
tempt the task if he would answer for
all consequences. AT Z O'Clock p. m,
il being good dark. the ed COM
menced their famous charge up the
mountain. 1000 feet high. We took
one entrenchment after another until
we had five of them in our possession
that night. The next morning We took
4 Il.
was complete.
\ Hard Chase.
Gen. Tinio now continued his flight
northward. followed closely by the
33d and saith regiments. the road lead
ing over some of the most difficult
mountain passes ever known. The
country was so rough that there were
several days in which our men only
covered a distance Of two or three
miles. Many of the boys were rapid
ly becoming barefooted and all that
we could get TO eat was what we could
secure in the country throcgh which
we were passing. this being mostly
rice. and the ranks were fast becom
ing depleted by sickness and general
exhaustion.
Pursued by CannibaIs.
Added to these horrors was Il great
er one. This was the daily menacing
of our troops by the Alsados indians.
more commonly known as the cannibal
tribe. They were constantly hanging
on our rear. spearinS to death those
who were unable to proceed. Finally
a portion of the command was sent
back to attend to these rascais and we
succeeded in killing number of them
destroyed their towns and stock. cut
down their fruit bearing trees and so
punished them that we We're not
hot l.,-s hat
The Rescue OF Gilmore.
Finally the command became so
depleted that Coils. Hare ami Howe
selected 40 able-bodied men. and leav
ing the remainder at various points
along the road. proceeded to a point on
the Abulet river in the extreme north
ern end of the island where the Fill
pinos held in captivity Lieut.. Gilmore
and twenty-five comrades. An attack
was made on the enemy and these men
were rescued. Then we proceeded down
the Abulet on RATS and after peri
lous journey of eleven days We reach
ed Apparri. from which place. on the
first day of January. 700. we embark
ed on gunboatS and sailed for Nigan
which place we reached on the 4th.
Out of the command of 40 men
which were taken to accomplish the
rescue of Lieut.. Gilmore and COM
rades eighty had to be carried from
the boats to the HOSPITAL on stretch
ers. Lieut.. Gilmore and comrades
were sent to Manila the next day.
Col. Hare's Promotion
In recognition of this wonderful
campaign. Col. Hare was made a brig
adler general and is now in command
at Cavite. near the city of Manila.
When Col. March captured AGu:naldo's
wife and family. the facts OF which
are well known. his wife stated that
her husband said he did not wish to
meet the fighting 33d'' as they were
kin to the devil. 1t was the SD that
captured Aguinaldo'S secretary of
state. Senior Buencamino. and his son
and adjutant at Cabuayran on Novem-
Der 18th.
The Fiercest Fight of All.
'On December 4th there was anoth
er fierce battle fought. besides the one
at San Quentin mountain. l. was at
the city of Vigan. where company b
of the 33d and los sick and footsore
men of the same regiment were guard
ing the U. S. commissaries. supplies
and ammunition. The FiIipinos
thought these would be a nice acquisi-
ton and 500 of Aguinaldo's picked
men attacked the place for the pur-
pose of capturing them. Thi; fight is
considered the fiercest one that has
been fought on the island. considering
the number engaged. The enemy was
repulsed with a loss of seventy-five. |
The American loss was twenty.
A Sensible Filipino
Senior Buencamino. the secretary
Of state who was captured by the 33d. |
is considered the abieSt Filipino on |
the island of Luzon. He recognizes |
the futility OF continuing the struggle |
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