The Worthington advance., 1900-01-12
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MVNG C1OdI1N0s
Brief Account OF Recent Engage.
ments I'm the Philipplnes-Lieut.
Gilmore Tells of His Rescue.
Manila, Jan. S.-Reconnaissances
out of linus, Cavite province, Sunday
morning resulted in the loss of three
Americans killed and 20 wounded.
The enemy's loss is estimated at go
killed and 80 wounded. Col. Birk-
himer, with battalion of the Twen-
ty-eighth volunteer infantry, advanced
toward Noveleta. Maj. Taggart, with
two battalions of the same regiment,
moved toward Perez Das Marinas. A
part Of the Fourth infantry was en-
gagged south of linus.
Manila, Jan. Seen. Schwan's col
umn, advancing to the south, occupied
Binan. One American was killed and
three were wounded. Nine of the enc
my's dead were found on the field after
the fight. A number of rifles were cap
tured and several prisoners were taken.
United States artillery, clothed in
majors uniform, was found among the
insurgent dead at Noveleta yesterday.
Gen. Wheaton is moving toward Perez
Das Marinas.
Manila, Jan. e.-Lieut. J. C. Gilmore,
of the United States gunboat York
town, who was captured by the in
surgents last April near Baler, on the
east coast of Luzon, and rescued a
few days ago by Col. Luther r. Hare,
of the I'hirty-third volunteer infantry,
sat Sunday in the apartment of his
sister, Mrs. Maj. Price, at the Hot-l
Oriente, in Manila, and told re-
markable story of his eight months in
captivity, ending with his dramatic
deliverance from a death that seemed
inevitable.
Although tanned and ruddy from ex-
posure, he is weak and nervous, show
ing the results of long hardships. He
speaks warmly of Aguinaldo and very
bitterly against Gen. Tino, declaring
that while in the formers jurisdic-
ton he was treated splendidly, but
that after he fell into Tino's hands he
suffered everything.
Lieut.. Gilmore made the following
statement to correspondent:
'The Filipinos abandoned US on the night
of December 16. We had reached the Aba
lut river, near it's source, that morning and
the Filipinos RATED us over. We then went
down the stream, along a rough trail,
guarded by company of Filipinos. That
night we were separated from this guard,
and another company, armed with mausers,
was put in charge Of us. suspected
something, and questioned the ieuten-
ant in command. He said: I have orders
from Gen. T1no to shoot you all, but my
conscience forbids. I shall leave you here
I begged him for two rifles to protect us
from savages, adding that I would give
him letters to the Americans who would
pay him we'll and keep him from all HARM
He refused this, however, saying that he
would not dare to comply. Soon afterward
he left with his company.
I'VE had seen some savages in war paint
around us, and we prepared to fight them
with cobblestones, the only weapons that
were available to u.s.
''The next morning we followed the trail
Of the Filipino soldiers, feeling that it was
better to stick to them than to be mur-
dered by savages. but we could not catch
ny "AAAA AACAAA' AACu J. OIUGIeu the men 10
build RATS in the hope of floating down the
river. 1t was forlorn hope, but I knew
the river must empty into the sea some
where. was so weak myself that l did
not expect to get out but thought some of
the men could.
"On the morning of December IS,
while we were working on the RATS,
the Americans came toward US yell
ing. One Of my men shouted: They
u.s. roft
of bamboos. I, however, knew it was
not the yell Of savages, but the yell of
Americans. The rescufng troops thought
we had Filipino guards, and called to us
in English to lie down, so that they could
shoot the F1lipinos. That was the finest
body of officers and men I ever saw"
Lieut. Gilmore could not speak enthu-
siastically enough about the 140 picked men
who had rescued him and his party. The
command spent the day in making
RATS. Col. Hare thought Lieut. Gilmore
too weak to live through the trip, but there
was no alternative. They shot many rap
ids, the men losing all their effects and
Lieut. Gilmore some valuable papers.
Only "A out of 81 RATS survived the first
nights experiences and 80 men were prac-
tically unable to walk when Vigan was
reached.
Describing the flight from Benguet when
the Americans approached, Lieut. Gilmore
said: The F'ilipinos, completely terrified.
left Benguet on December They hurried
the prisoners from town to town, often re-
tracing the trail, not knowing where the
Am mericans would attack After being al
most without food for three DAYS they
Killed several horses, and we lived on horse
flesh for several days. l did not have a
full meal from December until I reached
Vlgan Indeed, the rescuing party lived
largely upon rice without salt. There was
one day when 1 was reduced to chewing
grass and bark.
Tino's men he issued an order that any
person aiding an American by food or
money should be treated as a criminal.
One citizen OF Vigan, Senor Vera was
probably killed for befriending us. We
would have starved but for the kindness
of some Of the presidents of the towns and
some OF the Filipino colonels, but others
treated US brutally. Wherever 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 we'll as lack of food"
For weeks Lieut.. Gilmore was covered
with boils and in great pain When the
Filip!nos found the, Americans were ap-
preaching the treatment became better.
There was sign painter in the party and
he painted advertisements on the rocks
throughout the retreat with other en-
blems, like skull and the word "VenRe-
ance," by means of which the Americans
were able to follow.
THE Filipino treatment of the Span
iards," said Lieut.. 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 starvation in the
hospitals at Vigan. I have seen Tagalo of-
whips and revolvers." M
Want Jones for Senator.
Toledo, O., Jan. 8.-The supporters