New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-06
OTIS CONFIRMS THE REPORT.
PERSONALITY OF THE AMERICAN PRS
ONERS

ONERS.
Washington, jan 5-After a silence of several
days General Otis is able to inform the War
Department Of the complete success of the mill
tary operations in Northwest Luzon, the main
object of which the rescue of the American
prisoners whom the insurgents took with them
in their fight. Although General Otis does not
specify Lieutenant Gilmore by name the word
ing of his message is taken to mean that that
officer among the list of rescued prisoners.
The message is as follows:
Manila January 5.
Colonies Hare and Howe just arrived at
Vigan, Northwest Luzon, with all American
prisoners. Their successful pursuit a remark
able achievement Generals Schwan and Wheat
on now with separate columns in Cavite Prov
ince. Affairs in LuZon, north of Manila, greatly
improved.
Navy Department officials have prepared the
following statement to the personality Of the
prisoners. which. although believed to be cor
rect is subject to amendment by Admiral Wat
son..
American naval prisoners in the hands of the
Captured from the Marivales-William Juraschka'
Oss Hot claim a sv Pst c o kim born in
Captured from the Urdaneta; and Peie cye.n to
coxswain, born in San Francisco next Of KIN
B. ]. Greene, father, Los Angeles, Call Edward
HewYork next Of kin Hannah o Moore n arn5
tee, first class. born smartsve, CAL next Of kin
Mrs. Nj. Betancue, mother. Oakland. Cal; James
neR fs of Rn Mrs s FaTey mother Newark
Captured from the Yorktown's boat ana belleVed
! to have been acknowledgements j. {. Gilmore,
! William Walton, chief quartermaster. born Mann
! hein Germany. no next of kin; John Ellsworth,
coxswan, born Portsmouth, n H., no next OF
| kin; Lyman Paul Edwards, landsman; born In
Mexico Ind; Paul yandoit; sailmakers mate born
| in France. next of kin P. Eandoit father, San
Luis Obspo, Cal; Silvo Brisolese landsman, born
San Francisco, of kin Nicolo Brisolese, father
class. born Oakland, Cal, next of kin Louis Peter
| son. Oakland, Cal. Fred Anderson landsman.
born in Buffalo, n Y; next OF kin Christiana An
BY this statement II appears that the following
Yorktown men, who We're wounded were also re-
leased: William II. Rynders. coxswain. born in
San Francisco; Orrison w: Woodbury. seaman,
born Lynn Mass, next of kin John G. Woodbury.,
! father, Lynn Mass; Oenzell G: A. Venville, APP
| of kin e. Nash Sellwood Ore
| The statement thus makes it appear that the fol-
lowing American sailors included In the Urdaneta
and Yorktown parties were killed:
OF the Urdaneta-Cadet w. c. Wood. William
| Mitchell seaman born in Bucksville. S. c.: resi-
dence New-York City: next of kin, George Mitchell
| father Bucksville S. c. Samuel Jones Tden
| Md: residence. Baltimore; next of kin, Richard O.
! Herbert. brother Baltimore Arthur William
next of kin, Mrs. r. Davis, Bathell Canada. Thorn
| as Gray fireman, second class: born In Buffalo, n
| Y; next of kin not given Samuel Stone. seaman,
born in Wilma Russia residence, Fall River. Mass.
OF the Yorktown-John Dillon, landsman. born in
Galway Ireland; next of kin. George Cavenor, Hon
oulu, Hawaii. Charles Albert Morrissey, lands
man, born at Columbus. Neb next of kin. Mrs
| ]. c. Morrissey. Lincoln, Neb. Ora B. Mcdonald
ordinary seaman. born in Carmel Valley Cal; next
! Of kin. P. Mcdonald father, Monterey. Cal Ed
Warsaw. Russia; next of kin. Sophia Nygard. wife
| Brooklyn.