Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-05
HOW MAJOR LOGAN DIED
Shot In the Head While Helping
q Wounded Soldier.
WAS AT THE HEAD OF AN ADVANCE
BnIIet Fired by q Filipino Sharp
shooter Gave Him His Death
Wound - Hospital Steward Who
Went TO His Aid Also killed-Had
a PresentIment of Death.

Wound - Hospital Steward Who
Went TO His Aid Also kiIIed-Had
a PresentIment of Death.
The following account of the death
of Major John \. Logan is given in 4
letter written at San Fabian, LuZon.
Philippine Islands. on Nov. 2i, and
just received in New York city, says
the New York Sun:
When General Wheaton's brigade.
consisting of the Thirty-third infantry.
the Thirteenth infantry and two strong
batteries. landed at San Fabian a week
ago, il was the beginning of Il move
ment that brought the Thirty-third I'M
der fire for the first time. Under the
protection OF five small gunboats, the
troops set foot on shore and took the
town with n few volleys. the insur
gents hastily retreating and satisfying
| themselves with desultory fire from
safe distance. The condition of the
weather was altogether unsatisfactory,
retarding Il reconnaissance that would
have resulted possibly in the capture
| of the insurgent president and com
| mandet. 1t rained steadily for three
| days and little streams were swollen
to the size of roaring torrents. The
roads We're impossible. Tandem OK
carts, considered invincible in this
country, could make no progress.
Twenty-Five men We're required TO
move the Calling gun, and then its
progress was abandoned. No one can
comprehend the Witness of the ele
ments when they once let loose in their
unbroken fury. For three days the
Thirty-third regiment encountered in
surmOuntaDle obstacles on their sever
al "Reminiscences. Major Marsh and
Major Cronin had their battalions over
the surrounding country, and, barring
a few minor engagements, had not
come upon the enemy in any large
force.
Major John a. Logan. Jr., here met
his death through n combination of cir
cumstances. on Friday night he called
to dinner the several captains of his
command. Usually of the most cheer
full temperament, light hearted under
all circumstances. Major LOganS de-
meanOr on this occa sion. the night be
fore his death. WAS in direct contrast
to his usual appearance. He laid out
the plan of campaign and remarked
that every preparation must he made
for Il warm encounter. The captains
enjoyed his hospitality for the last
time. Colonel Luther X. Hare and
Lieutenant Colonel John J. BreretOn
dropped in and spent an hour in con-
versation. Major Logan knew what he
was called upon TO do the following
morning.
Morley. Major LOgan's valet. n little |
man of IL, once Il famous steeplechase |
rider in England. is authority for the |
statement that Major Logan had Il pre- |
sentiment that he would fall.
Morley. you will stay behind in the |
advance tomorrow he remarked.
why. sir. am l not going with |
your Morley asked.
lone of US has got to go home Ma |
jOr Logan said. He then turned over |
the pages of Il book in his hand and |
went on: If l am wounded. cable this
word to Mrs. Logan: if / am killed, ca
Bile this to Mr.. Bentley
Morley tried TO demonstrate that his
place was by the majors side, but Ma
jor Logan would not hear of it. He re-
tired Il bit later. but never recovered
his wOnted cheerfulness.
THE advance was made toward San |
Jacinto at 5 o'clock. the battalion NOV
ing in line of tours and impeded great
ly by the awful condition of the roads.
The companies deployed upon APP
preaching n village, and the insurgents
opened up on the battalion from their
trenches, loo yards away. An adj
vance was ordered, Major Logan being
at the head of Captain John Green's
company. He reached a turn in the
road where the fire of several sharp
shooters was concentrated. One Of
the corpOrals was shot through the
head and pitched forward on his face
lone of your men is wounded, ma
jor" yelled a newspaper man above the
roar of the volleys that commenced to
pour from the rifles OF the Texas boys
TO right and left. In the meantime |
Colonel Hare and Lieutenant Colonel |
Brereton were directing the movements
II the other battalions. coming up as
fast as the men could move. Major
Logan turned upon hearing the call
and shouted. IN take care of him.
He was dismounted and approached
he wounded soldier. AS he leaned
Onward to turn him over a bullet from |
/ Mauser rife crashed through his &
lead, and without a murmur he. sank
Town upon the man he gave his life TO '
'uccor. y hospital steward ran for {
ward to assist the major and fell as he S
ouched him with a bullet through his /
leart. lT
a mighty roar rang from the lips of | '
he Texas sharpshooters. and one big S
Texan. named Nava. the crack shot of /
he regiment. dropped on one knee and q
4
ards to the right and forward. At I
he crack of his Krag dark some d
hing pitched from the top OF a cocoa p
Tut tree. while several of the insur- d
ent's companions fell victims TO the v
of the Americans.
Major Logan was carried TO n near
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