The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-29


Them--List of Those IN the COM
PRny-ScveraI From NaIdosta.
Washington. sept = Gen. Macarthur
to-day cabled the war department from
Mania that on Sept. II. capt Devereaux
shields. with nuy-one men OF Company
F.. Twenty Volunteer Infantry. left
Santa CRUZ Tor Torrijoe. Nothing has
been heard from him since and lt Is sup
posed that the en'ire party. including
Capt Shields has been captured with
many killed and wounded.
The cablegram follows;
Manila Sept. &-Adiutant General.
Washington. Sept. iI.-Capt DevereauN
Shields nfty-one men. Company e..
Twenty y-ninth Regiment. 4 = V l.. one
hospital corps man. left santa Cruz. Ma
rinduque. by gunboat VILLA Lobcs for
rorrijos. intending return overland 70 san
"a CRUZ. Have heard nothing since from
Shields. Scarcely doubt entire party cap
tured with many killed. wounded. Shields
among latter. Information sent BY letter
from commanding officer az Boac. ia ed
Sept. -. received Sept a. consisted Of
rumors through natives Yorktown ana
two gunhoats. George :. Anderson tco,.
onei Thirty-eighth Infantry. two compa.
nies. Thirty-eighsh Infantry. sent Marin.
duque Immediately. Anderson confirms
first report as 20 capture but unable Sept.
q TO give details OF present whereabouts
Shields and party. names killed
and wounded This information probably
available soon. Anderson has orders com
mence operations Immediately. and move
rclentlessly until Shields ana party res
cued. All troops expected soon. Logan
will be sent Martinique. II necessary
clear up situation.
Macarthur"
The Tweuty-ninth Infantry was re-
cruited 81 Fort Mcpherson (Auanta) Ca.
Capt. Shields was Lieutenant Colonel OF
the Second Mississippi during tho Span
lsh war. He was made captain In the
rwenty-ninth Infantry July s. 1850 re
was 2 resident OF Natchcz. Miss where
his wife now resides
The scene OF this latest reverse is In n
small island lying due south Of the south
ern coast OF Luzon and about 40 usles
from Manila. Marinduaue is about TWEEN
ty-four miles In Diameter and was garri-
soned hy two small deiachments OF United
States troops. One OF these was az
Boac on the west coast Of the island ana
the other was AZ Santa cruz. the prlncl-
pol port. on the north side.
Capt Shields appears TO havb started
from Santa Cruz on gunboat for Tor
rios small coast port and q Is in
ferred that the boat as well as the body
OF troops under thai officer has been cap
tured. Tor the dispatch makes no reference
to her return.
The Men with shields.
The Southern men IN the command are:
Capt nosercaux Shields. First Lieut.
Madison u. Wilson. second Lieutenant
Rowland s. Pike. and the following non
commissioned officers ana enlisted men,
with place OF their enlistment which is
81 o5aby. In most instances. the place OF
their residence:
Thomas Malloy. carl ". Rheberg. n
more r.. Murray. Lldy +. Oliver, Fort
Mcpherson. James Maxwell. Augusta.
Marshall "a. Baker. Montgomery, Thos
G.. williams. Valdosta. David r. Wood
ward. Macon: Llvious $ Colvln. Jackson
VILE. Fla: Edward w. Mcdaniel. Colum-
bus. John T. Han, Macon. John G. Grcis-
or. New Orleans; William u. Andrews
Macon: Wnlinm j. Crawford. Jr.. Colum-
bus. Patrick Sweeney, Augusta. John w
Anderson. New orleans: Charles J Beck
Bryson cay. y. c.. Edward c. Brooks.
New Orleans John s. Campbell. scvier-
Vile. Tenn: Roshior Campbell. Fort Mc-
phcrson; Re9pard B.Ca well, Vaidosta
James u. chriswell Fort Mcpherson:
Harry y. Core. sisterville w. Va. John
". Dorsey. Atlanta: Isaiah $. Grant,
jacksonville. Fla: Henry T.. Haygood.
Valdosta: william v Hamrlck. Fort
Mcpherson: Daniel u. Harreli.
Vsldosta; wylle HENDERSON. Columbus.
Edward A. Herr. Huntsville Ala. W. u.
Hodges. sevlerviile. Tenn. Cicero a. Hop
kins and william r. Howard. Fort Nc
Phorson: G. ". Hun. seviervilic Tenn.
Wesley NJ Hunt and Robert d. Jackson
For, Mcpherson. Robert +. Jackson. Jr.
New Orleans. william ". jenkins. Co
Iumbus: Toliver c. johnson. Montgomery;
John $. Jones. Macon. Theodore Kappan
Atlanta: Elijah L. Kirk. Fort McPhersoi:
Brune Kraft. New Ofleans; Curtis =,
Lowe. Augusta: Henry Mcdaniel. Column
bus. Abner -. Mcmillan. Macon. Fred
A. Williams. Columbus. James II Mitch
I'll. For, McPhcrson; Emanuel NJ. murphy
New Orleans: John f. Myers. Montgom-
cry: Edward j. Nargele New Orleans
Berry ] Nelson. Valdosta. Tom l.. Os-
born. Columbus: Charles &. Owens. se-
viervlle Tenn: Juan -. Poole. Birming-
ham: William Reed. Augusta: Levick g.
Rcnfree. valdosta. Archie Rice. Fon Nc
Pherson. Hiram Rice. Sistersvilie W
va: Jasper sesreey. Augusta. Benz. J.
seay. and Noah r. seay. Bryson city.
N. C.; John p. Sharpe. Fort Mcpherson,
James L. simkins and Thomas J. spirey.
Bryson City. ~ c.: Y. Tell Templeson
Augusta Frank weigand. New Orleans;
william r. wlnett. Montgomery.
The officers Of the gunbost Villalohos
were Lieut. r. NJ. Ward simpson. com
nnandinE Ensign Irwin r. Lands and
Naval cadet X. ". Vincent.