The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-01-13
GILMORE PARTY n MANILA.
SAILORS WERE LEFT TO DIE
Were Finally Rescued-Were Nearly
starved-Says Agutnaldo Was
Good 70 Them-LieutenaAt 0il-
more's story.A Pttiful Tale.

more of the United States gunboat York
town, who was captured BY the insur-
gents last April near Baler, on the coast
Of Iuzon and rescued few days ago
by Colonel Luther X. Hare Of the Thir-
ty-third volunteer infantry, was in the
apartment Of his sister, the wife Of Major
Price, at the Hotel Oriental, Sunday.
in Manila, and told remarkable story
Of his eight months in captivity, ending
with his dramatic deliverance from y
death that seemed inevitable.
The steamer Venus came into the har-
Dor from Vigan, province Of South uocoa,
with Lieutenant Gilmore and 10 other
American prisoners. including seven Of
his sailors from the Yorktown. Lieuten-
ant Gilmore, after reporting, came ashore
and hobbled along with the aid Of cane
to the Hotel Oriente, where American
officers and ladies were waltzing through
the halls to the strains Of "Aguinaldo's .
March"
although tanned and ruddy from expo
sure, he is weak and nervous, showing
the results OF long hardships. He speaks
warmly Of Aguinaldo and very bitterly
against General Tino, declaring that
while in the formers jurisdiction he was
treated splendidly, but that after he fell
into Tino's hands he suffered everything.
4 Colonel Hare and Lieutenant Colonel
Howse, the latter Of the Thirty fifth vol.
unteer infantry, rescued Gillmore's party
on December near the headwaters of the
Abalut river, after they had been aban
doned by the Filipinos and were expecting
death from the savage tribes arount
them. When the rescuing force reaches
them they were nearly starved. but wer
building RATS in the hope Of gettinl
!, down the river to the coast.
Lieutenant Gilmore made the foll0win,
statement to a correspondent Of the Asao
, ciated Press: "The Filipinos abandone
r US on the night Of December l6. We ha
reached the Abalut river near its sourc
:. that morning and the Finpinos RATED U
i. over. We then went down the strea1
!. along a rough trail, guarded by cou
!. pany OF Nlipinos. That night we WEI
separated from this guard and anoths
l. company, armed with Mausers, was pl
v in charge Of us. suspected somethin
ir and questioned the lieutenant in con
d mand. He said: I have orders fro
10 General Tino to shoot you all, but m
re conscience forbids. ! shall leave y6
r, here.'
r, II begged for two rides to protect I
,e from savages, adding that would gi'
him letters to the Americans, who wou
ID pay him well and keep him from all har'
i He refused this, however, saying he wou
n, not dare to comply. Soon afterward
y. left with his company. We had seen son
It, savages in war paint around us and ,
ne prepared to fight them with cobble ston'
n. the only weapons that were available
of lis. The next morning we followed t
en- trail Of the Filipino soldiers, feeling tn
w it was better to stick to them than
as murdered by savages, but we could n
catch up with them. Then l ordered t
men to build RATS, in the hope of floati
down the river. 1t was forlorn no
m but l knew the river must empty il
the sea somewhere. / was SO weak mys
n that l did not expect to get out, but
an thought some Of the men could. On
-. morning of December 8, while we w
rs, working on the rafts, the Americans ca
zee toward US, yelling. One Of my N
,ct shouted: They are after u.s. He v
he lashing bamboos. knew it was the J
q of Americans. The rescung tro'
thought we had Filipino guards .
called to us to lie down 30 they COZ
i. shoot the Flipinos. That was the fin
m. body of officers and men l ever saw"
ui- Lieutenant Gilmore could not spt
for enthusiastically enough about the
MT picked men who had rescued him I
the his party.