The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-01-10
thrilling STORY IS TOLD
Experiences of Lieut.. Gilmore and
Party During Eight Months
in Captivity.
WERE NEAR TO DEATH WHEN RESCUED.
The Lieutenant Praises AguinaIdO
DenOunces Tino-Latter Or
ders Prisoners To lie shot, But
Gunrd Turns Them LOOse-Descrip-
ton of the Rescue by Americans.

Manila. Jan s.-Lieut. j. C. Gilmore,
of the United States gunboat York
town, who was captured by the in
surgents last April near Baler, on the
east coast of Luzon, and rescued
few days ago by Col. Luther II. Hare,
of the 1hirty-third volunteer infantry,
sat Sunday in the apartment of his
sister, Mrs. Maj Price, at the Hot
aSlTiente, in Manila, and told re-
s~Rle story of his eight months in
ir''n't'iyity.vrM5ing with his dramatic
deiiveran'\ from death that seemed
inevitable
Trented Well by AguinaldO.
Although tanned and ruddy from eX-
posture, he is weak and nervous, show
ing the results of long hardships. He
speaks warmly of Aguinaldo and very
bitterly against Gen. Tino, declaring
mat while in the formers iurisdic-
non he was treated splendidly, but
mat after he fell into Tino's hands he
suffered everything.
His story.
\ Lieut.. Gilmore made the following
lstatement tD a correspondent:
NThe Filiplnos abandoned US on the night
OF december 16. We had reached the Aba
tut river, near its source, that morning and
the Filipinos RATED us over. We then went
down the stream, along a rough trail,
guarded by al company OF Filipinos That
night we werd separated from this guard,
and another company, armed with mausers,
was put In charge of us. l suspected
something, AID questioned the lieuten-
ant in command. HI said: Il have orders
4 ChAn oil httf "
conscience forbids. l shall leave you here
ron savsl adding ing hat / Il would give
q es%to the Americans. who would
well and keep him from all harm.
fused this, however, saying that he
"a not dare to comply. Soon afterward
left with his company.
We had seen some Savages in war paint
md us, and we prepared to fight them
cobblestones, the only weapons that
Re available TO us
The next morning we followed the trail
the Filipino soldiers. feeling that II was
otter to stick to them than to be muir
red by savages. but we could not catch
with them. Then / ordered the men to
Id RATS in the hope of floating down the
er. Ii was a forlorn hope. but l knew
river must empty into the sea some
re. | was so weak myself that / did
expect to get out, but thought some OF
men could.
The Rescue.
the morning of December IS.
we were working on the RATS,
mericans came toward us yell
One OF my men shouted: They
us He was flashing a raft
nboos l, however. knew IT was
yell OF savages. but the yell of
ans. The rescuing troops thought
We ~ Filipino guards, and called to US
In English to lie down, so that they could
oh 10 he
body OF officers and men / ever saw"
Lieut. Gilmore could not speak enthu-
siastically enough about the 40 picked men
who had rescued him and his party. The
command spent the day in making
RATS. Col. Hare thought Lieut.. Gilmore
too weak TO live through the trip, but there
was alternative. They shot many rap
ids, the men losing all their effects and
\ Lieut.. Gilmore some valuable papers.
}Only IA out OF 81 RATS survived the first
nights experiences and so men were prac-
ideally unable to walk when Vigan was
Preached.
! describing the flight from Benguet when
the Americans approached, Lieut. Gilmore
said THE Filipnos, completely terrified
left Ben uet on December T. They hurried
the prisoners from town to town. often re-
tracing the trail, not knowing where the
Americans would attack. After being al
most without food for three days they
killed several horses. and we lived on horse
flesh for several days. / did not have a
full meal from December until | reached
Vigan. Indeed, the rescuing party lived
largely upon rice without salt. There was
one day when | was reduced TO chewing
grass and bark.
brutality of TinO.
while we were in the hands Of Gen
Tino's men he issued an. order that any
person aiding an American by food or
/. money should be treated as a criminal
lone citizen of Vigan, Senior Vera, was
Arobably killed for befriending us. We
Mould have starved but for the kindness
some OF the presidents of the towns and
ke OF the Filipino colonels, but others
ked US brutaliy. Wherever there was
pm we were kept there. When there
prison they would lodge us in a
We suffered greatly from want
pise well as lack Of food"
|eeks Lieut.. Gilmore was covered
Is and In great pair. When the
found the Americans were APP
the treatment became better
rs sign painter in the party and
ed advertisements on the rocks
ut the retreat with other en-
Ike a skull and the word 'Venge-
means Of which the Americans
TO follow.
Filipino treatment of the Span
aid Lieut. fillmore, was brutal
Pextrsme. The insurgents had old
|yes TO wipe out against them. Many
about the reconcentrados in Cuba, but
have seen Spaniards dying at the rate of
1.-TWO or three per day of starvation I'm the
hospitals at Vigan. l have seen TagaIo of
fcers strike Spaniards in the face with
whips and revolvers."
The Rescued Men.
The members of the party reported to
Gen. Otis Sunday morning. They were
barefooted, sunburned and ragged.
Some carried rifles, others pet monkeys.
They attracted great deal of atten-
tion as they passed along the streets.
Those whose enlistments are about ex-
piriEg will be sent TO the United States.
The others will be returned TO their re-
spective organizations. Among the pris-
oners arriving with Lieut.. Gilmore
were +. j. Hubert, Edward Burke and
j. j. Farley, sailors from the Urdaneta;
Won Galen, of the Baltimore; A. II. Cor
don and George Saclett, of the Third
infantry; Leland Smith and Frank
Stone, of the signal corps; Harry HUI
bert, of the hospital corps; William
Rruoa aud Edward Honevrnap 10 fba