The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-04
CAPTURE OF AGUlNALD0
Col. Funston Describes His Daring
Exploit.

| brought TO Manila on the Unlteo
States gunboat Vicksburg, was
brought ashore at $40 a. m. Thursday
and taken before Gen. Macarthur al
the Malacanang palace. He talked
freely, but seemed ignorant concern
| ing recent events. He appeared to be
in good health and was very cheerful.
He lunched with the officers OF Gen.
MacArthur's staff and was then es-
| corted to the Anda, street Jail. Aguin-
aldos capture was attended with con-
siderable difficulty, an insurgent ma
jor being killed at the time OF the
event. Twenty rifles and number o1
important papers were captured.
Gen. Fred Funston, who, March %,
captured Emilio Aguinaldo, when in
tsTviewed by the representative OF the
Associated Press, made the following
| statement concerning the capture oil
the Filipino leader:
The confidential agent OF Aguinaldo
arrived February Is at Pantabangan,
in the province of Nueva Eaija, north
ern Luzon, with letters, dated Janu-
airy II, II and H. These letters were
from Emilio Aguinaldo and directed
Baldormero Aguinaldo to take com.
mand of the provinces of Central
Luzon, supplanting Gen. Alejandrino.
Emilio Aguinaldo also ordered that
| four hundred men be sent him as soon
as possible, saying that the bearer OF
the letter would lead these men to
where Aguinaldo was.
Gen. Funston secured the cores
pondence OF Aguinaldo's agent and
laid his plans accordingly. Some
months previously he had captured the
camp of the insurgent Gen. Lacuna.
incidentally obtaining Lacuna's SEAL
| official papers, and quantity OF
signed correspondence. From this
material two letters were constructed,
ostensibly from Lacura to AgniraIdo.
One of these contained information
ss 10 the progress OF the war. The
other asserted that pursuant to Or
ders received from Baldormero Aguin-
aldo, Lacuuna was sending his lest
company to President Emile Aguin-
aldo.
His plans completed and approved,
Gen. Funston came to Manila and Or
ganized Lis expedition, selecting Is
Macab ebcs. all whom spoke Tasalos
! fiuently. Twenty wore insurgents
uniforms and the others the clothlns
OF Filipino laborers. 1ue Macabebe
COMPANY, armed with so Mausers, lS
Reminstons and 10 Krag-Jorsn2sen3,
was commanded by Capt Russell T.
Hazard Of the 18th U. S. volunteer
cavalry. With him was his brother
Lieut.. Oliver P. NJ. Hazard, OF the
same regiment. Cap. Harry w.
Newton. 34th infantry, was taken be-
cause Of his familiarity with Casigu-
ran bay, and Lieut.. Burton j. Mitch
ell, of the 40th infantry, went as Gen.
Funston's aide These were the only
Americans accompanying the expedi-
| tion.
With the Macabebes were foar ex-
insurgent officers, one being a Span
ish, and the other three Tagalos'
when Gen. Funston trusted I'M
plicitly.
Gen. Funston and the American OFF,
GERS wore plain blue shirts ana
khaki trousers. They carried each
half blanket but wore no insignia OF
rank. The Macabebes were careiui!y
instructed to obey The orders OF the
four ex-insurgent officers.
On the night of March Sth the party
embarked on the United States guh-
heat Vicksburg. 1t was originally IN
tended to take cascoes from the island
of polillo and to drift to the main
land hut a s.orm arose and three hf
the cascoes were lost. This plan was
abandoned.
TIE camp of the insurgent leader
was surprised. and the party OF Col.
! Funston was ordered to fire.
The Macabebes opened fire. but their
aim was rather ineffective. and only
three insurgents were killed. The
rebels returned the fire. On b'ar'nS
,hn firing. Aguinallo, who evidently
thought his men were merely cele-
hrating the arrival Of reinfo"cements,
ran to the window and shouted: stop
that fooliShness!-quit wasting
| ammunition
| Hilario placido, one of the Tagalos
officers and forme" insurgent major
who was wounded in the lung by fne
fire of the Kansas regiment a: the 5a',
tle of Caloocan, threw lis arms 1rouhd
Aguinaldo. exclaimjng You are
prisoner Of the Americans.
Col. Simeon Villa, Againaldo's chief
of staff. Major Alambra an1 others at
tackled the men who were holulns
Aguinaldo. Placido sho. villa IN tne
shoulder, s.lambra jumped out o. the
window and attempted 10 Cross tre
river. 1t was supposed that Ee was
drowned. Five other insurgent OIL.
GERS fought for few minutes am
then fed, making their escape.