New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-05
GILLM0RE'S CAPTIVITY.
SOME INCIDENTS IN THE EXPERIENCE
OF THE AMERICANS CAPTURED BY
FTLIPISOs IN BALER BAY.
r-on McClure's Magazine for August


Tazn and his by troops JUS after he
= mountains and when their murder by savage
s-bes seemed imminent.
7 had just given the order to return and the men
were Z me act q swinging the cutter round.
vhen before our astonished eyes the low mud
vas no, more than afty or sixty yards from US
there stood sentry and he the very
snS -saize our danger Ne tb98g We We oiq not
short for me foe, II longer for US II worst
t5ere was The randi arinF Colt Trouble was com
hg-that Sc ned clear enough; but on the whole
were ra.4er giaq and We had not the slightest
doubt ne tler Fellows We're going 10 get at least
Trouble came more quickly than We had bar
gained tor- WITHIN a minute after the disappear
sh which covered the BIT Of gS I r9 20 Se a 3
Iets Kissed al round Some Of them took effect
= ale Is brains fsE over the boa lil and tbe
-f7g and carried another man down -;3b i en-
Dillon was pulling az his oar. A ball caught him
n the eye. and ne never knew what had hit him
He too to1pled over and plougled down through
The sailors sitting oars in hand, 1pon the thwars
TIE boat Rynders, the starboard stroke oar fell
sauaerhing 60 wrong with his left hand. A chance
sl0-- running along The taking advaD-
tage q the tense muscles and taut joints had cut
of al h myers as surgeons knife might have
done e. The man held the bleeding stunps up for
sy5u are feartuIly wounded. Rynders" said I.
you may crop your oars
Oh 10 81 i Is not much: he replied; = an used
b rs sl1t OF thing. used to be IN the Dutch
Thar h had once served in the Java feet was
ore % Rynders's little hobbies ana as he re-
turned . his York had just time TO think some
he other men. They. TOO, were calm They aid
aeL So -. 70 one another or cry out They We're
Es-A - best 70 obey my order 70 back oars
50 q % TOrk The boat further OUT. some of the
dolt were n The bow trying 70 get the Colt into
acton as5in- They had fred 2 few rounds from
yo-ey sc ammunition box being shattered and
= r7p- alb 70 ef- ina
TN Walton had the visor % his cap shot away
F0V17it found several holes IN his Jacket
THE BOAT BATTLE
More voleys came cracking and Kissing at Us
Stern CT he boat BY my side were Mcdonald and
iHg tle-r bodies 10 the heap which was fast ac-
emu Gr-ng II the cutters bottom At this mo
11e1- = seemed TO ne my boat crew had almost
clsa1 pear As matter OF fact two men were
morally w01n6ed-DIIlon was Just then diving
Two more were seriously wounded. and two or
re mass II 6ea4f1s f7asT r. ~ - r
were heart rendng There was blood arervvhaSe
Tlc survived and who were able 70 handle a rife.
MANAGED 70 return the eneIys fire. The worst
was. We could not see any enc TO shoot at We
e2l.l not ever see he smoke from the insurgents
the mick underground. I remember most wildly
e e zHe Ns.the II pain as our me2 were doing
Having no other weapon than g revolver. useless
a mat range, I reached for The rife dropped by
o1e y TIE dead L had been hit II the lock-, and
TsuvlIe one OF our apprentice boys. attempted
. x i. 4 bullet went through The flesh OF his
ri ut G-iEr9re IN hit" he said But he con
A second shot p-oughed through the boys breast
a-a came out IN his a-rpit.
IN y. hi zFa-n ..- mr.. Gilmore
when ball cut 2 fIrrow in the left side OF his
NJ y G.L-H .Zy rhegy'ye hi ne again"
r.e @psI lrs DOG rom MS brow and eyes with
2ally as II II were only mosquito that isA had
s1ung him Il was NOT three minutes III a bah
erEs1ed lnto his ankle. INJECTING q painful hurt
1aeTe was f--st a slight culver in the lads voice
Is - i29kec Up 70 n and said:
Fl. Mt IT. Gilmore, IN hit once more. But I've fixed
Ta-s 5eaEd.ess boy Of seventeen had never been
THE CAPTURE
Here they come. after ALA motley crew. like
49, l-e-- niue. some II shiFts some with only
L2--tFs q lev VIII nothing more than bTeech
c4oE-s armed with ooos spears. and q rife here
shing their weapons-runni7g down the spit Of sand
From ne rtght bank Of the river. They were
-rleT t-e white flag was koisted at this moment
--e man sh4 he'd II aioft received ball in the
WIS., and The banner came fuutsrirg down TO
et Us 81 svay II me Zoe you'd not perr1-t Us 10
MAJ surrender. there was one Thing we could
y Win what strength We had left. and that was
70 90 ca lighting We Resumed fire.
IRON -ae .efr bark We had heard nothing Up
= l1ls tine bur me crack 1f unseen rifles. Now
VOC iane our from the tlicket- Il announced
q Us u Spanish rEzt unless ceased firing and
--s--=--l We should al De murdered IN our
- ne tones were those or an ottcer-a voice
-eclsL med 10 c0rar1aDd-and realizing that the
-Arsa- might quickly be made good, l threw up
y arms u token Of submission There were no
rhey we're wild z-irh excitement They igbbered
noessaTl--T and threatened Us with their boIos
. l7-e L5ey Gld Us $40 no EARN e,ne Dy
= t1e boa- They T-ere not rough Or cruel They
we they appeared 70 cDVet our personal belong
ags- y a rwi-kllnz We we're Stripped OF our
5E-9aey and watches. They even pulled the rings
I'm or fingers, Al this time my men were
THE INTERRUPTED CEREMONY.
Then re natives lined US Up IN row on the
sndoar They tied our hands behind our backs
W. oar-5oo thongs We thought they were
5-a-e' E--A---s Fe1cy 70 AIRY - a"ay - prs
that-they ue-e gong - stoot Us By signs OBJ
,5-.ec - having my arms bound tried tc show
.-el u vas ny right officer 70 die with
ny hands free. THIS brought on a difference or
2p,nio-. a noisy discussion among our capt0rs.
Eh2 though soldiers IN the Filipino army, ap-
800 T. he "ilhout officers and without dis
-.5-le The delay thus secured. short as II was.
49, a good purpose The natives who carried
A.- --e12ea our IN front Of Us They lowered
ssT ms anc cooked them, They were taxing
~ - q t-" s-'lndS-@l ny cla nol tahe o1t Iholy
az insurance before 7 left homer" when We heard
sI91L from -ne rLgl- bank. We all looked that
----, --ses and Americans: native officer came
,[-.-k toward Us along the sand spit he was
understand hin bur the FiiiDinos did. They
-Llro thslr rifles and crowded about Us We
Aes about mar lie insurance. after all.
s1-ss- travelling forty miles or more along TINS
e. ia5@ ana 54s r5e own az Of Pan5a6anea
siere, eyergg-ere alo-g our route the news
la ne Azaer.eaaos' we're coming had attracted
- 80 o. natives from all the surrounding re-
= America. We were the show and the people
pssse1- VIZ curiosity, nearly mo5bed US az we
= - a. NJ The roads. They were not vindictive