The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-13
AWFUL CARNAGE.
Massacre of the Ninth Infantry
Men in Samar
Graphically Described by Lieut..
; +. F. Allison.
FROM INSIDE.
Natives Had Been Admitted to
Camp to Work.
16O Dead Natives We're Thrown
Into One Trench.

Victoria, b. c., Nov. 13.-Among the
arrivals by the steamer Empress OF
China from the Orient was Lieut.. f. F.
Allison, of the United States navy. who
is on his way home from Manila
Speaking of the massacre of the MEM
bers of the Ninth infantry a Samar.
he said the natives had grown to like
the colored troops who had been sta
toned there, and when the Ninth ar
rived 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 Capt. Connen and before the padre
declared that it would take 100 more
bOmbres (native laborers) to do certain
pioneer work. He did not have the men
and begged the indulgence of the army
captain. Honest and true in the legiti-
mate discharge of his duty, Capt. Con-
nell said: DO the best you can. Get
any native who will work, but clear
away the underbrush."
Just before daybreak the natives with
bolos to cut underbrush began coming
into camp. Then the massacre began
The last underbrush man killed the
sentry. and the church bell rang The
soldiers went to breakfast below the
floor that held their arms. The in
surgents separated; half went upstairs
and shot down the men there, 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 car
mage until all was lost, their forces
fallen, their comrades slaughtered and
a terrible vengeance executed upon the
enemy. They then saved themselves
and their wounded men.
Connell apparently was awakened in
his quarters by the attackers pouring
in. He was alone, so he jumped from
the window, down among mis- guards.
but the guards had all been slaught-
cred. He was struck down by many
bolos almost as soon as he struck the
ground Not satisfied with killing him.
the assassins backed his body to bits.
severing the head upon which they
piled paper and sticks of wood, setting
them afire, to render the face unrecog-
nizable. The body, however, was iden-
titled by Lieut.. Drouillards detachment
which went down from BaSey
Separated from their weapons, most
of the rank and file fought like heroes
with table knives, stones, clubs and
such rude weapons as chance threw IN
[ their way. 1t was a bitter fate that
befell the blackamoors who closed with
the Americans before they had received
their death =ounds. Some of the ma
tive dead were buried by their own
crew before they fed, but Colonel De
RuSSey ordered $50 more to be thrown
into a trench.
"A rifle in the hands of the first SER
geant of the company rendered terri
BILE account. The sergeant who is now
in the Tocablan hospital killed the faith
less presidente who led the attack. With
six men he fought his way to the head
quarters building to see if they could
rescue or pick up a 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 an
other little knot of comrades were de-
Tending the barotos and their wounded
companions"
Lieutenant Allison says there are 1000
troops in Samar. He says there have
been a number of filibustering expedi-
tions fitted out in Singapore and Hong
Kong, mostly by Germans, which i'm
some cases have succeeded in landing
their contraband arms and ammunition
but many captures have been made by
the gunbOatS.