Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-15
WATER CURE INQUIRY
Former Soldiers Tell Of Its Use In
the Philippines.
HOW IT WAS ADMINISTERED
VARYING Methods, According to Nh
ley Of Massachusetts, VINO Lee
scribes- Treatment In the Ease
of the President Of Igbaras'

Washington, April Is. The senate
committee on the Philippines pegah
the week with the intention OF
ing an investigation of the charges "
the effect that the "water cure ~
called. is practiced on the insurgents
and Charles s. Riley of Northampton
| Mass. formerly q sergeant IN Compa-
nv M. Twenty-sixth volunteer lnfan-
try, was the first witness calleo WIFI
that end in view. -,
Mr.. Riley said that he had been IN
the Philippines from Oct. TO- 1872 10
March 4, 1901. In reply to questiohs
bv Senator Rawlins he said ne hao
witnessed the water cure" at 1gbaras'
in the province of Iloilo, on NOV. ~
1aOO. It was administered to the pres
idente or chief Filipino official OF the
town. Ut.
He said that upon the arrival OF MS
command at Igbaras the presidente
was asked whether runners nao Deen
sent out notifying the insurgents Oh
their presence and that upon his re-
fusal to give the information he was
. taken to the convent, where the VIII
ness was stationed, and the "water
cure" was administered to him.
Z Thrown Under . Tank.
When he (the witness) first saw MN
he was standing In the corridor OF tne
convent stripped to the waist ana Mi
hands tied behind him, with captain
Glenn and Lieutenant Conger OF IN
regular army and DR.. Lyons, a contrac
surgeon, standing near. while man.
soldiers stood about.
The man, said he, was then throw
under a water tank which neio aoou
100 gallons of water and his mout
placed directly under the aucet al
held open, so az to compel him to swa
low the water which was allowed I
escape from the tank. Over him stoo
an Interpreter repeating one wor
wh,ch the witness said, he did not u
derstand. but which he believed to (
+he native equivalent Of confess"
When at last the p~residente agre@
to tell what he knew, he was release
and allowed to start away. he w
not. however, permitted to escape al
upon refusing to give further lnrof"
ton he was again taken as he "
about to mount his horse ana the Gu
administered for the second m
This time the man was not Stripe
nor was he taken into the puilu'l
DR.. Lyons said the water coulu
brought to the spot and given the
and when it was brought in a nve 6
lon can one end of a syringe "
n,acad in II and the other in the ma
- mouth.
Salt Brought Desired Result.
As he still refused, a second syril
was brought and one end OF IL pia'
in the PROSTATE mans nose. ne 4
refused, and a handful OF SAT- v
thrown into the water. This nao
desired effect, and the preside
agreed TO answer questions.
Riley also said he had known
many cruelties and indignitles pl
ticed upon American soldiers ny
tives.
Another witness, William u. 81
of Athol, Mass, who was a prlvat'
Company M, Twenty-sixth volun
infantry, corroborated Rileys u
mony, saying he had also witnessed
torture of two policemen OF the II
. of Igbaras. Smith said the detail
i. the ..cure" were in the hands G
squad of the Eighteenth regular
fantry known as 1.-The water cure
tall" He also said that he had as
ed in the burning of the town or l
ras and that the natives generall!
capped from their houses only Will
clothes they wore.