The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
MR.. LACY RETURNS
FROM FAR EAST
Richmond Boy Who Fought in Phil
ippines at Home Again.
EXPECTS TO GO TO CHINA.
Gives Some of His Experiences and
Observations While Marine ON
tho Guuboat Heiena-Scrious
Calamity Avcrtcd.
EXPECTS TO GO TO CHINA.

lie Roy NJ. Lacy. of this. city, who has
been serving his country as one OF the
marines on the United States Sunboat
Helena, has arrived home from the Philip
pines, where he has been since the middle
of February, 1899. He was sent 30 the
States on the Dixie, which left Manila
June and arrived at New York August
s, having come by way of the Suez Canal
and the Mediterranean Sea. Mr. Lacy has
been thoroughly tanned by the tropical
sun but appears 10 be in perfect health
The American soldiers have no organ
ized enemy to contend with in the FhiIip-
pines now" declared Seaman Lacy. as ne
was discussing the conditions III those
Islands with some friends at the home
of his father. Mr.. john g. Lacy, No lily
Grove Avenue. yesterday afternoon Inc
FIiipinos are still engaged in hush-w1ack-
ing, and every now and then they Kill OF
wound some of our men Occasionally, too.
a town lightly garrisoned is raide1i- but
TIL sort of thing is rare and not usually
attended by serious consequences.
Mr.. Lacy said he came over in the Dixie
with twelve other marines from the
Helena 1--WE were practically all through
the Spantsh-4American War" he added
and have been in the Philippine waters
stree February. 1886. The Helena being
sunboat OF light drausht did a great deal
OF Luzon and Panay.
When Cervera's fleet was DESTROYED by
scIlley. the Helena was about $50 miles
away. but she had done some good work
in Cuban waters.
NARROWLY ESCAPED.
Mr. Lacy told of an incident in the tlii-
pino campaign in which about 150 Ameri-
can marines and soldiers. under General
E.awton, came near being cut TO pieces
by body of United States soldiers
party OF about so men had been sent out
or, a accommodating expedition, Mr. Lacy
said, land they had been gotten in q close
place by a. great force OF insurgents our
men We're driven down almost to the
waters edge while the F'ilipinos were en-
sconced in a rice-fed about half mile
away. Realizing the perilous position OF
General Laxtol and his men, 25out loo
marines We're, myself among the ios'
landed to reinforce them The insurgents
were playing the wild with us. when a
force of about $50 American soldiers
emerged from a strip of woods The Fill
pinos took to their heels and our small
body pursued them. We We're soon in the
middle of that rice-fieid and just between
the Insurgents and the other American
soldiers We marines had on or white
duck uniforms and the United States SCI
ders to tie rear thought we We're part OF
inc enemy. 1neE DGuilttt IIpt is<iN' Ia
among us at a furious rate and we would
have been anntlilated had we not half
buried ourselves In the mud and slush OF
the rice-fields and waited for our fellow
soldiers to come up with and recognize
u.s.
FROM WAR TO PEACE.
Speaking Of the industrial conditions Of
the Philippines, Mr.. Lacy says they are
much improved and that many American
soldiers. as they are discharged. engage in
business in the cities and that many of
them are doing well. II never saw a
country added the young marine, that
offers brighter possibilities to the young
man with few hundred dollars
Asked what had become OF Asuinaido.
Mr. Lacy said the people of the islands
really believed that he had been assassi-
mated. His wife and child are still at
Manila declared Mr.. Lacy. .and as the
Americans have the towns and cities of
the islands thoroughly policed and garri-
soned and have not been able to hear any
thing of AGuinaiuos movements. it is
concluded that ne has met with foul play
at the hands of some of his chiefs who
had grown to tlistrust him
Mr.. c.. f. Ollnger, of Springfield. o..
formerly a sergeant of marines on the
Dixie. but attached to the New York navy
yard. IS visiting Mr.. Lacy. TIE latter has
He does not know where ne will be sent.
though he expects he will wind up in China
before cold weather sets in.