Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-15
ACCIDENT TO COL. VESSELS.
Had Narrow Escape From Death
in Falling With His Horse.
A Day by Day Account of Trip by M
Troop, Third Cavalry, Through the
Mountains TO Trinidad, Phil
ippine Islands,

CciVcd by Mrs. Henry Vessels at Fort
Ethan Allen from her husband, COL Wes-
sells, formerly stationed at the fort with
the 81 cavalry, but who is now in the
Philippines with his regiment. The .ctter
is written from day to day and describes
a trip taken by VI troop through the
mountains in the north part of the island.
The country ana people are pleasiugly &C.
scribcd and the many incidents of the trip
tod in AN interesting way. He speaks OF
a very narrow escape from death by fall
ing. His horse was killed at the lime and
he mad to bo carried until the journey was
over.
Daclan, District of Benquet, on Agno
river, q little north of 10 degrees, 30 MIN
utcs and about 80 miles from the coast
On the 18th left with Lieuts Pattison
and johnson and troop M from san FER
nando to make a tour through part of
the mountains to Trinidad, chief place OF
this district. We went seven mics south
along the coast to Baoang, getting of at
u. IN. There we got guides to go TO
Naguilian on the Baoang river, which we
had to cross several times during me
tour. We arrived at 10 a. m We had
taken Two carretones thus FAR with our
ratlons ana bedding. People along the
road were busy planting tobacco. We
were al quartercd III large house Oh
lcers and me1. | had bedsiead so !
got through the night very we'll In me
clarloncts, trombone, horn, snare and base
drum, the latter was played by boy
about seven years OF age. dressed only IN
81" atu 0iIohIrS u sioo' ~ 80 IN ,'''
"hle' CAME 10 SeIehhue uS am le"iai, ,
~ " p H. II P.a!eI > 80 mn 9Sp'
!aS Ol's' Al'cl .hc baI4 ui'u ~ "'n'iNo "
,f"iIH V>pi anu oNci aS'ii,, II w.
beautiful moonlight night ana a slENt 10
see the horSes at the ploket me thc sem
"''niis 'iiS'i P' 60 ,.
VIZ "'''A.iC '''i' we i l!p'io1 tON",'7 pii
iau7"NS az 'iic 1Ni'ieiiO''o, 80 'iT
anu ~ mn Ct. ,"7 'ii',iI %'l'
Nt'ii M ""s i,'4C'i9 "i'. 0I'U ni"l''No-
On our MORSE started LON t'ie noun ia.'9'
~" '.eic 'H 'hv lo"u Va 'io'liitl5 'a' q
'i''" "a 6'iI, ~, -.
Wy tle pie''ucIt % ->"s .i,l''l. WIN ny ~ II,
WEN " d i''ic poS oilu VIC p'il ~ VI on
i4uNI!s mem W. ",'"t -. i'OIiI u my
""ii'r''iiic9 "Ou," ~ nan Hiitc
Oh me troops WIN inc three hat'NeS ana
ii's 'llS II. '"c N''ucat N4'u vi 49, 49, ) :
" Ni"7T'" Wv ilN'' ''"V VI ,O" Ni-'0'
Hcioi' St'."IS ~ NC odSe VI 'ie nv
,I''H. - - do ''e'i a. ""'ei N"4' &c
We S.oppeu az = coco'"l anu 81
NoNl''s uiIHN VI cOcOa "uO'I' -Nc"l 'ilo
oa9' -! "lc mum l"ii'9 at't NY t'i''0
49, 'i'ati euiu'' "teN anu mp o'9'u On
o''I, i0'io" "i'oii ,'aPle"'u ~ So ~
'e' mn ~ dttel d wine ds me lSotlo'e9
were Po91eu Oh inc ttH'l' ouoh cunning
-' - NN'''O W ''' ~
leao
, we went mat uay 10 40VV ieet ABOVE
the sea leNei IL was cliihp cilmp an 'he
WINE IN iitue valley we struck
mouse whore tltre were some chl!rch Dells
| OF pretty Sood Size carr1ed there by men.
mere We struck an lSorrote VINO Went on
10 irhiaad WIN US RE wore narrow
clo'h arouhu MS waist ana IL was Cpn-
llhleu between MS legs. we could STE
| lsoirote MUS from time 10 time way OH
, Oh inc SUES Oh inc mountains on the
steepeSt slopes. we had the hnest view.
we could see lingayen Gun and way out
on the emma sea ana look down on
. Nasulhah ana Baoang. we crossed one
place Nasu VIDE, Where We could look
down on two deep guiches or Iavines.
Sometimes the edGe OF the path would not
be II loot from a valley mile deep
was following behind the IEorrotes, but
Just then the advance guard of about 1--WE
/ men happened to be just in the rear when
! saw the lgOrrotes stop and look intent
~ in front. one Of them said he saw In
surrcCtos. | got up to the front and on
a hill about 100 yards off, | saw "A bush
; shelter ana two heads 1t WIS evidently
f an outpost watching US | stopped to wait
for the troop, which was some distance
behind us. for it took it 10 minutes to get
2 up. In the meantime one OF the rebels
> stood uu ard Zachary the Tasal boy
, was so frightened that he shook like one
in a chill and his voice tremble.l so he
could hardly speak. When Lieut.. John
= son came up we went ahead. but on com.
= ing to some entertainments across the