The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

of some of the residents of the towns, and
some of the Filipino colonels, but others
treated US brutally. Whenever there was
a prison we were kept there. When there
was no prison they would lodge us in a
convent. We suffered greatly from want
OF exercise, as Well as lack of food
For weeks Lieutenant Gilmore was COW
cred with boils, and in great pain. When
the Filipinos found the Americans were ap-
preaching, the treatment became better.
There was a sign painter in the party and
he painted advertisements on the rocks
throughout the retreat, with other emblems
like skulls and the word. vengeance" by
means of which the Americans were able
to follow.
''The Filipino treatment of the Span
iards,' said Lieutenant Gilmore, was
brutal in the extreme. The insurgents had
old grudges to wipe out against them.
Many talk about the reconcentrados in
Cuba, but 1 have seen Spaniards dying at
the rate of two or three per day of starva-
tion in the hospitals at vigan. 1 have seen
Tagalo officers strike Spaniards in the face
with whips and revolvers.''
PREACHER WAS A TRAITOR.
Lieutenant Gilmore declined TO speak re-
garding political conditions except to say
that he thought the insurrection would
last as long as there were any Tagalos
left.
The military members of the party re-
ported to General Otis this morning. They
were barefooted, sunburned and ragged.
Some carried rifles, others pet monkeys.
They attracted q great deal Of attention
as they passed along the streets. Those
whose enlistments are about expiring will
be sent to the United States. The others
will be returned to their respective organ
izations. Among the prisoners arriving
with Lieut.. Gilmore were f. j. Hubert,
Edward Burke and j. j. Farley, sailors
from the Urdanetta; Won Galen, of the
Baltimore; A H. Gordon and Geo. Sackett,
of the Third Infantry; Leland Smith and
Frank Stone of the signal corps; Harry
Hubert, of the hospital corps; William
Bruce and Edward Honeyman. of the
Nevada cavalry; Martin Brennan and
James Curran, Of the Sixteenth Infantry:
Albert Bishop of the Third Artillery, and
John O'Brien and David Brown, civilians.
Brown, who was formerly a preacher in
Honolulu, twice revealed to the insurgents
plots of the Americans to escape in the
hope of gaining the good will of the Fill
pinos. The rest of the party openly ac-
cuse him of treachery and entertain the
bitterest feelings toward him.
Chas. Baker. of the Third Artillery was
| formerly one Of the prisoners, but he be-
came too weak to travel and the Filipino
| guards bayoneted him during the last
| flight through the mountains. The prison
ers Of Lieutenant Gilmore's party who es-
capped after leaving Vigan were MacDon-
| aid, Of the Twenty-first Infantry; Won
| Galen, of the Baltimore, and Farley, Of the
| Oregon. They were captured by savages,
recaptured by the insurgents. who had
| stripped and prepared to beat them, and
| ultimately were rescued by the Americans
| The Yorktown's men who were rescued
with Lieutenant Gilmore, were: w. w
Walton, chief quartermaster; Vandoit
| sailmaker's mate; j. Ellsworth, coxswain
L. P. Edwards. landsman; A. ]. Peterson
apprentice; f. Anderson, Iandsman, an6
| s. Brisolozo, seaman. At Baler. j. Dillon
| landsman, and c. A Morrisey, landsman
were instantly killed: o. b. Mcdonald
| seaman, and Z. j. Nygard, gunner's mate
were mortally wounded, and d. w. A
| venville, apprentice. and o. w. Wood
bury, seamen, were seriously wounded.