The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14

dinnu~o approving the contract when tho
proper timo COMES. To pass the measure
over the mayors veto VIII t1Ec uuiil iit
latter part of March and Iva The mean
timo another mouths wator rrptnl win
be due and will nave 10 hc guawutccQ 10y
private citizens. the present months FeW
tal being guaranteed by the mayor sha'
city secretary. - So
In inc megD4ms. .dbaaf,> i8t3r1,ss ~, a 5ef M. ma
''rt"'' which were sent our To tIo,y1n
pushed ON 10 overtaks Colonel Hare a.,
WIS thrn three days ahead. Colonel Iton n
"u,idI' llnr lnslslllg ilpt Hare was on
iio"h' ltJplned Colonel Hare they fouplI
l1r rear guard OF The Insurgents rsrortf,,
TL''"'Glg auu IRON me wounded obtainc5
lnh lhiutmhtlOu that the prisoners ,xnr,
aA'ad. lpon his information Colonel lar,
lnHpliled his soldiers to the parforunan',
I ,, ,ao most afduous duty ever performed
ON december rs, 1892 Gilmore and hi.
companions were discovered In The inoni,
t9lu canyon on the hanks Of the Abolon,
til'F Whefr they, hnd been deserted by
,ho insurgents qua LEFT absolutely defcnsC
less, there being only one man in III,
'I"Wa a. an armed and he only had Il
sln l'iI, b'lo' with this they were at
tempting 10 build RATS upon which I,
hoat down the river, knowing thew vouid
como our sometime, somehow, somewhere
20 remain whore they were meant certain
cannibals aud had Colonel Hare been ter
hours later Gilmore and his companions
would have been eaten by those peonio
therefore Colonel Hare was justly rewlrd
od upon his return 10 FeRau aud reporting
10 General Young IN receiving the briqe.
der genernlshlp In the United States Vol
uhteers, aud he, above all others should
have brlgadicr Reueraiship of regulars Ia
day. II II * true, as the articles / have
seen 70 the papers state. that his promo,
lion hinges apOn the establishment Of the
iact ~ 70 Who deserves the credit Of the
liberation Of Gilmore think every OFFICER
! ana soldier In The Thirty, third Infantry
/ should come forward at this particular
/ Inc aud under affidavlts, II necessary, de.
] clare whnt they know 10 be facts that
+ colonel Hare alone Is the man entitled TO
tbs credit
} Had Tagnadin mountain not been vic.
tory for the Americans Tinio would have
had ample time 10 get away successfully
win tho prisoners. Had Hare not liberated
Y gilmore az the oppOrtune moment he aid
fillmore ana his companions would have
I been eaten by the cannlbals Had Colonel
! Hare listened 70 the counsel Of Howe and
/ not been 40 hrm Ia Ills determination 10
/ pursue IlniQ alone Gilmore and his com
Ishl9hs would haYe suffered most horrible
( death and certainly have been eaten by
I tile cannibalS. Had Colonel Hare not had
this determination, this fine Judgment, this
excellent ability, coupled with his superior
physical endurance. his natural qualihca.
lions that eudearod him TO his soldiers he
never would have been able to march With
eighty men. with only 100 rounds OF anu
milton per man, away from the base OF sun
piles away from medicine without rations
without clothing every man barefooted day
after day leaving a trail Of blood behind
them. Had he not been the noble. gener,
Gus, brave. heroic gentleman that he 4
and had he not exercised these qualihca.
lions IN the inspiring ~ his followers
America today would have Just cause 10
haug her head with shame over the graves
81 GnWrre and BIS rumpauinns who bad
hccp held - prisoners for eight long
weary months.
~ q ieruifBriv unfqrtneatc f,a General
Hare thai mo NJ hi afhrerS distinguished
themselves Hutsalently to held commissions