New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
SOLDIERS TELL OF WATER CURE
STORIES OF CRUELTY LAID BEFORE 0i--'
ATOR LODGE BY FORMER PRIVATEs.

LYNN. Mass April 23--Two Lynn men VINO were
formerly members Of Company D. 25th Feslliiet.a,
Tinted States Volunteers and stationed N NJ
F7h51innires have sent Senator Henry oapo'
80 f.. statement of instances OF the application
oe he water cure in the Philippines that came
under their observation. Senator Lodge lf'loi e
them that the matter will be laid before lle p op
,,,-br-i+fes These men are PTivates William La
belle and Albert W Bertrand, the natter hn'Iie
ree, clerk Of Company D and regtmental clerk Al
beadoi1arters while the 26th Regiment was sta
uqIeG i a statement 70 Senator Lodge. Labelle says
no nersonay saw several instances OF me % az
a3Ilao three natives were taken BY Company g,re
Tner into Catholic church and the 49, 5 c Tie
- - +ter, TabeIle says Il was UNDERSTOOD lIe
natives knew where tnsurgent guns We fg f tell
80 the guns were secreted. and after the wdLeI
cure had been given 10 him ne was Oti nv ,1'e
I'D one of the soldiers fred his gun near me man
Saa5A The same instant the gun was nFtd aIo to
member Of the squad hit the nauve W.T. ,Ta I7afiIe
4b 1G tod the United States soldiers where t7ey
beije gives the names Of the officers ana Prl'a'eS
Wn0 his statement LabeIle says that in the
NJ 1900 While the United states FORCES were
about three miles from Estancia COMPANY - c4pe
- +t7rea ratfves and gave them the water CURE
Yer the men had been filed with water blooo
from their eyes ana senator Lodge with par
+fGJ1lars of the alleged disappearance ana hI5 5is
81 aL-e II was reported that Father Augustine
knew where nsurgent gold was ouIleI, ~ 800 e
= nc,,Td he found Bertrand says men from Com
pany captured him IN pec g!ii sI ~, ar
tIIyery He was then taken TO Bandte and kept IN
T-o1i He refused tell where the gold was
burfed and on the night OF December was taken
- - t7o11se formerly occupied by the PreSloenle OF
20 --iijsS % Ipon his arrival at the house. Ber-
tIle s a9e the water cure given TO him by
the water cure squad Inc men In. Len p be- ala
70 get nearly al the water out OF hin out e uld
70 Te,1i[e The men then became frightened. and
MOI oo vyas sent for His services proved un-
So ard Bertrand says that the priest died
1870 Of the men sworn 70 secrecy and the
,oSv was buried in plot Of land used by tAe
nc-s aC baseraIl ground. Bertrand says tnat a
f,on1r,isSioned officer seen with the priests
g5atcb and chain. and when a commissioned oIlcer
arna6 This they were turned over TO him IN MS
s4s+eT7ent Bertrand gives the names or the men
$3.50 na-+ and also refers 10 several Officers.
cc0rdtng 70 Labelle. when Company u was 0Gt
m hike while station at DuIlgas. n : uly, 49,
u .-,eT, were ordered burn everything ana see
+I.a- no grown person escaped -
eaIs that is the proceeded &c DO
Iabeiie and Bertrand say that while at Dungas
- soldiers came hut where a natlEe woman
49, i,Isr given birth TO a child. The husband was
wade prisoner, and the woman and chlId Ws[S
15-arzed from the house and left on the grounc
r+-e 7a+ive shack then burned, but LabelIe ana
Eaar+rand do not know what became OF the woman
and child