The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
ANAIR0CI0US BUTCHERY
unarmed fiIiplnOs We're Shot Down Like
Dogs.
AN OLD MOwAN WAS BURNED IN HER BED
Terrible story of Ipbumnnity Toid
by Alexander Grant of Ciuctnnpfb
Brutality of Oficer,.
Cincinnati EnouIrer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
tale of horror and bloodshed was
told yesterday at the Fourth Street Re
cruting station by Alexander Grant, late
private in Company d of the Sixth
regiment, United States infantry.
Grant, whose home is at 1885 Vine street
enlisted with the Sixth at the opening OF
hostilties with Spain, and saw much SER
vice in the Philippines, He but recently
returned from the islands, he having re-
coived on the Goth of May his honorable
discharge.
He declared yesterday that the things be
saw on the islands and the orders h. was
compelled 70 carry out have siekened
him OF all desire for army life.
During all my services in the Philip
| pines he sad. about all Company . did
was police duty on the Island OF Negroes.
where most OF the Sixth is. Nest OF the
| tine We were IN and around the town "
Isabella, where we had had little scrap
with a band of Filipinos Shortly after
| that battle or skrmish-for only one
man of the company was wounded. and
we mad been re-eniorced by some OF Com
psny K--we got into little town some
miles west OF Isabella. We were ordered
to search the town for proof against the
fellow they call by some peculiar namc
in that country, who occupies the position
of chief of police of the town, as 1t was
suspected by the officers that he had been
assisting the rebels. We secured the
town thoroughly, but were unable to
ind anything but few spears and bows
ana arrows Nevertheless Captain Bundy,
Of my company, placed the chief of po-
lice and some of his men under arrest.
They we're about ten in number all told.
They were lined UP Just outside the town
and told hat they had chance for Their
lives. Some OF them Topped down on
their knees and began to pray, They
were made to stand up and told % run.
A squad o. men were drawn up in firing
line and IS the poor, half naked devils
ran for the bushes, the command was
given to fire. The chief of police and half
of his men were killed. In the meantime
tine rest Of Company 4, aud | was one o.
them, under command of Lieutenant
Young, were ordered to burn all tao
houses in the town.
In one Of the shacks was an old wo-
man who was lying on her bed, sick with
the smallpox. One OF the men told ihe
lieutenant of this He replied; u don't
give d.; burn her too
An order Is an order in the army. The
poor old woman was burned while she lay
helpless on her bed, and her cries of an
guish rang In the ears Of the men for
many days afterward, On another occasion
we were ordered TO shoot men who had
laid down their arms. in the same man
ner in which the chief of police of that
town and his men were murdered. | tell
you, boys Grant continued as he turned
on TIE group Of recruiting sergeants who
were listening to him, at is too awful to
contemplate. would not have believed
1t at all If had not seen 1t with nv own
eyes and been compelled To carry out
those ftendish orders myself. Then again,
we nave been treated like dogs In the
Philippines, and everything under the sua
has been tried to keep the men from com :
Ing back TO the States after they have been
discharged from the service We wer.
Kept from getting away from the islands
as long as possible, in the hope that we
would spend all the money we had saved
and be compelled TO re-enlst. ] was di,-
charged on May 20 and was kept at Isabel
Ia for ten days and again at Iloilo ton
GAYS longer The excuse given was That
theres was no transport to take me TO Ma
MIA. Finally | paid my own way there.
and after waiting around there until about
the middle Of July was allowed to sail an
the United States transport Warren for
nah francesca. Coming over on the trans
port there were a number of men who had
been discharged from various regiments
all OF whom complained OF the treatment
they had received from their officers"
What was the nature OF the ill-treat-
ment from The officers?" was asked
'tn the first place." he answered "wa
were allowed absolutely no freedom at all
although we We're doing nothing more
tnsn police duty most Of the time and
there were no rebels within striking dis
lance OF MS. We were kept housed lin
ooing garrison duty all the time Then.
80 some OF the boys on the transport told
me- they had not been given their al
loWance Tor clothing. Nor were we give,
ne full allowance for mileage. II seems
tnat the paymaster stopped the clothing
allowance after | was discharged and
would not paw the men for the clothing
they mad saved, as had been the case here.
tofore. Coming over on the transport the
pest we got to eat was the leavings from
lhe oulcers table. I tell you was glad
70 get hack TO the States again"
Don't YOU realize" said one OF the
sergeants. that the statements Won have
made viii blacklist you and make the
ohlcers lay for you II you should ever re-
enlist?"
81 don't care II It would" came tbe
answer in soldiers quick decisive
tones Every word have spoken is the
500 truth, end my story will he vouchei
TOT ny amy and every man who was n
company d. Why Just before / left one Of
inc men was TO be court martfaled for
writing home about the treatment the men
ana the Filipinos have been receiving ne
az rue every word OF II, and I'm willing
to swear 10 it,