The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-03
oPlease give me the details." said the

"Please give me the details" said the
reporter.
"Wednesday afternoon of last week a
little schooner, the Bueno Viejo with a
cargo of commissary, quartemaster. and
ordnance stores, started from Lucena for
old San Juan de Bocboc. She dropped
anchor long after dark, too late to report
her presence. and began TO discharge her
cargo. A band Of rowing insurgents.
twenty-five In number, had noted the
coming Of the schooner and planned a
capture Sometime between 10 and II in
the evening they rowed out in bancas and
took the schooner and her load In charge.
Two of the native crew made their es-
cape, and lost no time in notifying the
sergeant of the First Cavalry, In charge
Of stores at San Juan de Bacboc, of the
capture
Though the night was dark and the
men new to San Juan de Bocboc. and
roads as bad as bad can be, he galloped.
with one man for escort, TO headquarters
of the company, five miles away, and re-
ported 20 Lieut.. Craig, First Cavalry,
commander Of the post. Within ten MIN
utes Lieut.. Craig and several fighting
men of his troop were speeding over that
horrible road In darkness that was most
unwelcome for such an event, and be-
tween and 4 O'Clock Thursday morning,
Thanksgiving morning. his force had
made the five miles, over two rivers. and
was on the seashore. half mile from the
captured boat. One man was drowned
while swimming the deepest river. There
were no boats, but search In the jungle
discovered a small leaky banca. into
which Lieut. Tilford sprang, after having
thrown off his coat and trousers. and be-
gan to paddle toward the schooner. Just
as his banca had filled with water and
was about to sink, Lieut.. Craig and ak
men, in a larger and better banca they
had found concealed In the bushes, came
along and rescued him and saved two
revolvers, and then the two officers and
six men pulled for the captured boat.
Seeing the American soldiers in their
banca charge upon the Buen viejo. the
insurgents Immediately jumped into their
boats and fed, but as they fed bullets
sang about their ears. How many were
killed by the carbines cannot be told at
this time.
"The two officers and their gallant men
were as ready 40 DO deeds OF valor as
their commander was to lead them IN
such work, and climbed upon the schoon-
er 70 find that none Of the cargo had been
taken away, sailed back TO the point from
which the robbers had taken II, and the
next morning the work OF discharging
the valuable loud began.
II forgot 10 tell you that when Lieut.
Craig asked fer si1 volunteers 40 accom-
pany him in the hazardous exDedition-a
charge Of more than half a mile on a
rough sea. IN a boat that required the
greatest care 10 keep Il from upsetting-
10 charge upon foe four times their
number, fortified la a vessel every man
Of his forty-nins stepped forth. anxious
10 make the charge, that. too IN face OF
the fact that comrade had given bis
life IN the Grand race for his oountrys
honor Two days later I paid those brave
boys visit ana felt like saluting each
one.
yes, the insurgents made a desperate
Effort 20 escape with their prize They
sailed two " three milea from the point