The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-07
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| Il Ilacsn they we're to be liberated.
On the evening Of March % anothe,
communication received from Col Ia
Plaoido, in which he informed Co
Villa of his arrival with his forces at s
place called Dibacal, distant about siz
miles from Palanan. He also said thai
his man we're completely worn out with
the fatigue and hardships Of the march
and thst they had not so much as {
grain Of rice to cat iu the last twenty
four hours. He 5egged me to send hin
8 supply of rice st once, so that he coulc
continue the march early in the morn
ing Of the next day. In accordance
with this request I sent him quantity
Of cice that same evening by party 0!
! Negritcs.
The morning Of March % was passed
in making preparations for the forma
ton Of Red Cross LEAGUE among The
ladies who had come up from Casigurau
for ny birthday. With this Object Dl
Bacce!ona had sent them an invitation
to come to ny house at 3 o'clock in the
| afternoon.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon
saw I'll Plaeido's men crossing the Pal
aran River il small boats, and at once
dire cted Col Villa to seud Capt Tomas
| Magssrilo to salute the newcomers ano
welcome them in my name. Col Wills
also arranged that the soldiers Of my
personal guard, who were not on duty,
should fire the proper military salutes.
Il was not long before the new troops.
some eighty five in number, entered the
villsge Of Paianan and halted in the
p!azs in front of my house, about TWEEN
ty soldiers OF my guard we're drawn or
waiting to receive them. Il was about
8 o'clock. The newcomers were dressed
in the regular uniform Of the Flliplnos
army and were armed with Msusers,
R,miDgtons and one or tso Krags. The
officers, Gel Tai Piac;do sud Capt Sego
via-ahe latter Peninsulnr Spsuisr l.
then came into my house. After the
ususl saiutasions I asked them what
| sort Of a journey they had had. To
this S5govia replied that it had been
exceedingly hard, ard that they had not
| had twenty. four hours rest since Feb
rusry II, the date Of their departure
from Nue7a E,i1s. Segovis then told
| me that he had been at one time the
adju.ans Of the Spanish Gen L!anera,
and had seen ne then, but I have no
recoiiections of having seen him before
this occasion.
After talking with Tol Piac;do and
Segovis for fifteen or twenty minutes |
gave orders tbs: the newly arrived men
be allowed to fail out and go to rest in
qusrters which hsd been prepared for
hem. Capt SegoVia immediately left
shs house and returned to the place
where his men we're drawn up waiting
for him. As he csme up 10 them Sego-
via shouted, in a loud voice, an order
which We did not hear distinctly and
did not understand. Instantly his men
begsn to shoot at the soldiers Of my
guari, taking them completely by sur
prise.
When the firing began not suspecting
s2y plau against myself, I thought 1t
aas salute With blank cartridges and
having this in mind, 1 raa TO the win
dow and cried several tir2es, "Cease
G.ing!' But seeing that the firing con-
tinued and that the bullets from the
r.des Of the attacking party we're direct
ed sgsinst me as well as against the
soldiers Of my guard, l for the first tins
realized taat the newcomers were enc
mics. I hurriedly left the window and
ran into another room in the hope
Of finding some means Of escape, but I
saw at once that the house was already
surrounded. Then I seiEad revolver,
Intending to defend myself, but Dr..
Barcelona threw both arms around nae.
crying out, Don't sacrifice yourself
The country needs your life" Thus 1
was prevented from carrying out my in
tention. Col Villa ran from the house
in an attempt to break through the lines
Of the enemy and rally our men, but be
vas shot three times and finally taken
| prisoner.
When the firing commenced Tai
Plscijo thraH himself down on the floor
to avoid the bullets, but low he got up
and told US that we we're prisoners Of
the Americans, who, he said, were on
the other side Of the river with four
hundred American soldiers and would
| soon be hsre. Just at this time several
Of Tai Placido's soldiers came into the
house shouting, ''Hurrah for the Maca-
| bsbesl" and surrounded Barcelona and
| myself. A little later five Americans,
al armed with carbines, came into the
/ room where ne were. They came up to
US and one Of them asked, (which Of
| you is Aguinaldo?" As soon as I had
been identified by the Americans I was
placed, with Dr.. Barcelona and Col
| Villa, in one Of the rooms of the house
and guards we're posted at ali the win
doWs and doors, under command Of one
Of the An ericans. The other four
Americans then began to search the
house for whatever papers and docu-
ments might be thers.
We were then informed that our cap
tors were Gen Funston, Capts Newton
and Hazard AID L:euts Hazard and
Mitchell.
Hnmn Cast Of Tho Nor