The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-31
nm. CHIN ORE,S REPORT.
The story of the Ambush and Capture of
Himself aud His Boats Crew at Baler.

WASHINGTON. March 30.-Lieut. J. c. Gill.
more. who with several Of the crew Of the
lorktown. was captured by Filipino insurgents
at Baier, Lu2ou, last Aprll, has made a COM
rIete report 10 the Navy Department. Ho re-
lates his orders TO take charge Of a boat TO
land Ensign W II. STANDBY and a Quartermas-
ter, who were to make Il -econnolssahcc TO dis
cover the whereabouts Of the church defended
by the Spanish prisoners in Baler.' He tells
how he landed MIR STANDBY and tho quarter
master and describes his "trip up the river. He
says:
The left bank. the side toward the enemy.
was covered by high marsh grass and swamp
land. and | knew that no outposts could he
there. The right bank was steep. too, and
covered with a dense growth, and from ob-
servation ! Judged the enemy had only their
stations on the left side OF the river. As we
neared the end OF the swamp land. ! was about
to give orders 10 return, when we rounded a
bend. and came full on an outpost on solid
ground He hailed US and fired a rife
as a signal. Before | could answer the
hal. a yolley was fred at close range. fifty
or sixty yards. The effect Of this yollcy was
terrible. Morrissey was killed instantly. his
brains being scattered over the boat and crew.
and Dillon was MORALLY wound eel, never
recovering tbIl sNlpuNutNN hhh ublus HHFlNAl
after ward in the boat, seaman kynders had
MS fingers cut of the hand. but kept braveIy to
his starhoard 81 rOke Gal. The starboari oars
were riddled and most of them shattered. be-
sides. the boat was pierced by the Remington
balls AMI made water last.
As soon as possible after recovering from
the first shock We opened fre with the Colt aud
rifles. The ambush was so complete that we
could not see at what TO hTe. not even smoke.
The Co, , was threw SIi hS OF aStI1n ,t5er b Sne
and cutting the leading tape, The order
was gwen To- back oars bu, as oply a
shattered the tide, driited us on a
sand bank. Ellsworth. Edwards aud Mood
bury tried TO SWIM the boat out. ,blt did not
succeed. The vOlleys were poured IN on Us on
the left bank in 1uic. succession, woundine
mortally Mcdonald arl Nygard. At this time
| was under the impression that most Of the
bodies Of the men who had been killed had
fallen on the bodies OF the sIlghter men, who
were struggling in the bottom, Of, the boat,
scented a fearful sight. The cries OF the NOR
tally wounded In tho stern Of the boat. asking
me Ia shoot them and not allow them to tall
into tho hands OF the sayages, were heartrend-
At the same time could be seen. coming
down to the right bank Of the river. a band Of
men armed with ltemingtons, bows and ar
thSoTisIi' 'G the % White s''far nag Wick eE' was .ns Done by
r Hs4SdG wiis, T s%a a]% fsT : the i,s sso' | t IL u sfG
the enemy intended to massacre all OF us, so
continued to light, the lire OF he enemy coming
faster. We were now hailed from the left
bank in spanish, the officer saying that ii We
did not cease firing and surrender he would
XII us all, then, surrendered. Before the
uffcer on the left bank could get across the
sayages on the right bank came up. took us on
the boat. robbed Us OF rings, watches, hats.
caps. clothes, In fact. everything that they
could get at short notice. tied our arms behind
us with bamboo thongs and lined us up on
the beach to b. shot. Those who had rifles
loaded them and had them already cooked
when an officer came out OF the bush and
ordered otherwise. NJ were then sent on
board the boat and after plugging up the holes
made by rifle balls pulled M the river.
We were landed some distance up the river.
The next day all who could were marched
across tho country 10 San fsidro."