Evening star., 1901-11-13
Lieutenant Allison Brings Details Of
the Distressing Affair.
GARRISON COMPLETELY SURPRISED
Treachery of Village Presidente
Threw Them Off Guard.
ATTACK AT YBREA X

VICTORIA, B. c., November 13.-Lieut.
F. p. Allison, L. S. N, who arrived here
yesterday board the steamer Empress
Of China the way home from Manila,
gives some interesting details of the re-
cent massacre of the members of the 9th
Infantry at Samar. Lieut.. Allison said
The natives had grown to like the coll
ored troops, who had been stationed there,
and when the 9th arrived it was thought
by the American troops that the same
friendly feeling would be shown to them,
and the guard was not as strictly kept as
it otherwise would have been. The night
before the massacre the village presidente
came to Captain Connell, and before the
padre declared that IT would take 100 more
Bombres native Iaborers) to do certain
pioneer work. He did not have the men
and begged the indulgence of the army
captain.
Honest and true in the legitimate dis
charge of his duty Captain Connen said:
DO the best you can. Get any native who
will work, but clear away the underbrush
Attack at Daybreak.
Just after daybreak the natives, with
bolos to cut underbrush, began coming into
camp. Then the massacre began The last
underbrush man killed the sentry; the
church bell rang. the soldiers went to
plcdhldSl DcIOW lHe IOOF tHdt nclQ lnelr
arms. The insurgents divided. Half went
upstairs and shot down and the other half
went in the mess room and murdered the
unarmed soldiers by force of numbers.
Not one Of the survivors turned his back
upon the scene of carnage until all was lost
their officers fallen. their comrades slaught-
cred and a terrible vengeance executed
upon the enemy. Then they saved them
selves and their wounded mates.
't'aDtain C'ODnpl ua Eon
ei in his quarters by the attackers pouring
IN. He was alone, so he jumped from the
window down in among his guards, but they
had all been slaughtered He was struck
down by many bolos almost as soon as he
struck the ground. Not satisfied with kill
ing him. the assassins hacked his body and
severed the head. upon which they piled
paper and sticks of wood, setting them on
fire to render the face unrecognizable. The
body, however identified by Lieutenant
D-ouillard's detachment, which came down
from Basey.
Lieut.. Bumpus' Body MutiIated.
The bodies of Lieutenant Bumpus and
the doctor were found upon a bridge lead
ing up 10 the quarters, over little stream
The lieutenant had bolo cut horizontally
across the forehead. almost severing the
top Of the head. and a deep cash down
each side of the face, that when his
body was picked up the face was practically
doctors body was not so badly mutilated
Separated from their weapons most of
the rank and file fought like heroes with
table knives, stones clubs and such rude
weapons chance threw in their way. 1t
was a bitter fate that befen those who
closed with the Americans before they had
received their death wounds. Some of the
native dead were buried by their own crew
before they fed, but Colonel de Russy or
dered 160 more to be thrown into trench
First SerEeant's Brave Work.
"A rifle in the hands of the first sergeant
of the company rendered a terrible ac-
count The sergeant, who is now in the
Tocablan hospital. killed the faithless presi-
dente who Nd the attack, With six men
he fought his way to the headquarters
building to see if they could rescue or pick up
stricken comrade Despite the mad rushes
OF the savages that surrounded them, they
were able to secure the post colors. Then
they cut their way back to the beach,
where another little knot of comrades were
defending the barotos and their wounded
companions"
Lieutenant Allison says there are 1000
troops in Samar. He says there have been
a number of flibustering expeditions fitted
out In Singapore and Hongkong mostly by
Germans. which in some cases have sue
ceeded in landing their contraband arms
and ammunition. but many captures have
been made by the gunboats.