Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
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General Funston Writes Mrs. Nor
rison About Husbands Death.
WAS WITH COMMAND WHEN KILLED
Armed Natives Sighted in a Rice
Field Were Charged by Lieut. Nor
rison's command-Forrer Opened
Fire Killing Leader of the Soldiers.

Hedrick, March 81. (Special.) 1.-The
Associated Press cable from Manila
received in the United States on the
death of Lieut.. Morrison was very
brief and unsatisfactory, leaving the
Impression that he was ambushed or
killed away from his command.
Particulars came later by mail
which have been more satisfactory
and yesterday his wife, now visiting at
Postmaster Morrison's home received
the following which is copied from a
letter written her by Brigadier Gen
'eral Fred Funston concerning the
death of her husband which shows
the absence from command" was in
all probability not over hundred feet
in front, leading his men in battle
when he fell, pierced thru the heart.
General Funston writes:
Lieut. Morrison had been serving in
nay command about five months and
our relations were of the most cordial
nature. We had secuted together
many miles and had been together In
several very sharp engagements. par
ticularly on October 10, October %
and December of the past year. He
had always borne himself with con-
spicuous gallantry and was one of my
most trusted officers, unusually liked
and respected not only by all of the
officers with whom he came in con-
tact but by the men of his troop"
He writes further that he was not
personally in the last engagement in
which Lieutenant Morrison was killed
but gives the circumstances as OBJ
tanned from Acting Assistant Surgeon
u. S. G.. Denton and the entrusted
men.
Lieutenant Morrison with Dr.. Den
ton and fifteen men of his troop, "a, y
had gone on a scout on the morning
of January Is to the south and west
of Penaranda in the province, Nueva
Eciga
"At 1886 p. M while crossing rice
field they sighted group of natives
Morrison ordered his men to draw
with them. AS they approached the
Filipinos, who numbered about 100
opened fire and when within a few
yards of them Mr.. Morrison was struck
and fell from his horse. DR.. Denton
was at his side at once and states that
death was painless and almost instau
ftdHSOuS, lu0 udll having pdSSSu tuIl
the body in the vicinity of the heart
s"The little detachment, tho greatly
outnumbered, completely dispersed
q the enemy, and lat once fastened &c
Penarnda with Mr.. Morrisons body
which was with all possible haste sent
to Manila"
A clipping from the Manila Times
enclosed says: Y
Lieut.. Morrison, seeing they were
surrounded, ordered a charge with lie
volvers. leading the charge in person
to the left. An insurrecto singled hin
out and began firing at him as he I'D
vanced. The enemy was routed from
the left, Lieut.. Morrison closing OF
the insurTecto who had taken him TO
lis target and fred three shots a
him one taking effect. The insurgen
falling behind rice dyke, raised hi
gun and fired at close range, the bal
entering the breast near the heart. {
''The brave troop commander fire.
two shots at the insurrecto as Ii,
slowly fell from his horse, falling with
in a few feet of his enemy"