The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-13
Veteran Tells Of Cruelty
Of the Natives.
He D|SCREDITS STORY
OF Corporal Burrows Of East
Liverpooi--Eighth Ohio
Boys With the
Forty Ninth. go

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Stan Correspondence.
Columbus, o.. Aug. 9.-Information
given by Sergeant Harrison 5. Horn,
of the general service, on duty at the
Columbus military post, discredits the
story published about two weeks, ago
to the effect that the body of Corporal
Burrows, Of East Liverpool, who was
killed in the Philippines. fell into the
hands of the insurgents and vas muti7
lated in a shocking manner. Sergeant
Horn knew Burrows intimately and
says he knows what he Is talking about.
Both men were members of the Forty
ninth volunteer infantry. Sergeant
Horn belonged to Company e, and Cor
poral Burrows to Company NJ. The
published report was that the body OF
Burrows and that of negro sergeant
were placed side by side and covered
up with leaves. Stones had also been
placed on the bodies. 1t was asserted
that the bodies had been carried many
miles and that 1t had been decided to
abandon them for the time as the ex-
treme heat had caused modification
to set in. Later when the soldiers re-
turned for the bodies they could not
be found. Two natives were dfscov-
cred in the vicinity and as their
clothes were
SMEARED WITH BLOOD
they were suspicioned of having had
something to do with the disappear
ance of the bodies. They were strung
up twice and confessed to taking the
bodies to the insurgent generals head
quarters, where they were treated to
most diabolical indignities. It was
stated both bodies were decapitated.
Sergeant Horn declares all this is
untrue. He thinks the report origi-
mated from the killing Of soldier nam
ed Hughes, of the same regiment, who
was boloed to death, having been hor-
ribly cut up. He was on outpost With
several comrades when large force
attacked them. Hughes was wounded
badly and was unable to escape The
natives came up and literally chopped
him to pieces. This took place shortly
before Burrows was killed. p
Burrows was shot about o'clock
in the morning." said Sergeant Horn
He was the last man killed in the
regiment and the engagement was the
last one of the campaign. 1t was in
March. Burrows left with small de-
tachment of dozen or so soldiers one
night to chase band of Ladrone ma
rauders which had been
BURNING DOWN HUTS
and robbing the inhabitants. The band
ambushed our party, fired one volley
and Ned. Burrows was shot through
the heart, Of. course dying instantly.
The Americans fred into the retreat
ing band and think killed about eight
Burrows was the only one killed in
the detachment. His body was picked
up and carried to San Jose, where It
was inferred in a metallic casket in the
afternoon. The detachment started
from Tigon. was about nine miles
away when Burrows was killed. Had
his body been captured by the natives
and treated as has been stated the news
would have flashed like wildfire and the
soldiers would have been furious for
revenge. Burrows's grave was marked
and it may be that the body is now on
the way to this country II 1t has not
already arrived"
The Forty ninth saw hard service in
the Philippines and returned short
many men. Some ten or Is Eighth
Ohio boys served with the comman !.
Arthur Burrows was one of these. He
was a member Of Company e, OF the
Presidents Own" General Bielaim-
nio was very bitter against the Forty
ninth. 1t was responsible for the death
of four of his sons and he offered 500
for pair of ears of any soldier of that
regiment. Two ears were found in the
pockets OF dead Ladrone. The Lad
rones are thieves. They are univer-
sally. despised. They would as soon
rob native as a foreigner.
| The Forty-ninth regiment was mus
tered out at Preside, Cal. less than
two months ago. Sergeant Horn was
I transferred to the general service and
sent to Columbus. He is unattached
and aids In the instruction Of new re-