The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-08
THE RESCUE OF GILMORE.
Continued from Page Three.)
and so men were practically unable TO
walk when Vigan was reached.
FLIGHT FROM BENGUET.

bloh ftOM BENGC Ell.
Describing the flight from Benguet
when the Americans approached. Lieut.
Gilmore said: The F'illpinos, COM
pletely terrified. left Benguet on Dec. 7.
They hurried the prisoners from town
To town, often retracing the trail. not
knowing whore the Americans would
attack. After being almost without
food for three days they Killed several
horses ana wo lived on horse flesh for
several days. I did not have a full
meal from Dec. : until I reached Nfgan.
indeed, tho rescuing party lived large
~ upon rice without salt. There was
one day when ] was reduced TO chew
ing grass and bark.
while we were i'm the hands OF Cen.
Tino's men. he issued an order that any
person aiding an American by food or
money should be treated as criminal.
one citizen OF Nlgan. Senior Vera was
probably killed for befriendng us W.
would have starved but for the kind
ness OF some OF the presidents OF the
towns and some Of the Filipino coIonels
but others treated us brutally. Where
ever there was prison we were kept
there. When there was no prison they
would lodge us in "A convent We suf-
fered greatly from want OF excrcis, as
well as lack Of food"
WEEKS OF SUFFERING.
For weeks Lieut.. Gilmore was COW
cred with boils and I'm great pain. When
the Fllipinos found the Americans were
approaching, 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 a skull AMI the
word vengeance" by meTns OF which
the Americans were able to follow.
The Ft1fpTn0 treatment OF The Span
4 ian EVttF af
in the extreme. The insurgents had Old
grudges TO wipe cut against them
Many talk about the reconcentrados In
Cuba. but have seen Scanl1rds dying
at the rate Of two or three por day of
starvation IN the hospitals ~ Vigan
have seen Tagalo officers strike Spari-
ards i'm the face With whips and re-
Vorgtrs"
Lieut. Gilmore declined To sneak re-
garding political conditions except TO
say that he thought tns insurrection
would last as long as there were any
TaRalogs left.
The members OF the party reported TO
Gen. Otis yesterday morning They were
bare-footed sunburned and ragged
Some carried rifles. others net monkeys
They attracted a great lea OF atten-
ton as they passed alo1g the streets.
Those whose enlistments are about ex-
DirinR will ne sent 10 the United states.
spective organizations.
OTHER PRISONERS.
Among the prisoners arriving with
Lieut. 81 more We're r. j. Hubert Ed
ward Burke md j. j. Gprlev. sailors
from the Urdaneta: Won GaIel Of the
Baltimore: A. II Gordon and George
Sackett ~ the Sd inflntry. Leland
Smith and Frank Stone or tho sigma;
corps Harry Huber ~ the Hospital
corps: William Bruce and Edward
H0neyman OF the Nevada cavalry: W
Brennan and James CIrran OF the 18th
infantry; Albert Bishop II the ~ ar
tillery. and John q OBri2n and David
Brown civilians.
Brown. who was formerly a preacher
I'm Honolulu. twice reveal ad 10 the in
surgents plots OF the Americans 10
escape i'm the hope Of gaining the good
viii of the Filipinos. The rest of the
party openly accuse him ~ traachary
and entertain the bitterest feelings
toward him
Charles Baker OF the 81 artillery was
formerly one OF the prisoners but he
became too weak to travel and the FIJI
pino guard bayoreted him during tie
last fight through the moultain~.
hn-nrisnnars- -nf-IInnI GilInnre's
Marty. who esca ped after leaving Vigan.
were Mcdonald ~ The 2lst infantrv.
Won Galen of the Baltimore. and Fa'fnv
of he Oregon. Th0v We're capturad by
81 Xanes recapturcd- hy the insurgapts-
who had stripped and prepared 10 bea. |
them and ultimately rescued by the |
Americans.