Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-31
Ia PERILOUS MARCH
TERRIBLE HARDsHlPs SUFFERED
BY A PARTY OF MARINES.
Men Were Without Food for Several Days-
Relief Party Found Several Of the Com.
pany Delirious-lnsursent Officers Sur.
rendered-Fisht Between Police and Re-
bels Led by Two Americans.

Manila, Jan. 3O.-General Chaffee
curtailed his trip and returned here
this morning. He says he found the
conditions satisfactory everywhere ex-
cept in Samar, where continuous rain
during the past two months has re-
tarded the campaign, especially against
such an elusive enemy.
The condition of Captain David B.
Porter's marines, who took part in the
expedition into the interior of Samar,
is worse than previously described.
They suffered fearful hardships, and
were without food for several days.
They had been provided with rations
for only five days. The natives who
accompanied the marines declared they
were unable to distinguish the edible
roots, which the marines did not be-
lieve. The anger of the marines
against the natives is intense. None
OF. the latter returned with the marines.
The marines suffered SO acutely from
tarvation that they ate raw the flesh
Of two dogs.
When Captain Porter and 26 of his
men staggered into camp January 2
they were delirious, and difficulty was
experienced in ascertaining the wherea-
bouts of their companions. Williams,
of the First infantry, headed the relief
expedition in the face of terrible
storm which flooded the rivers. He
succeeded in reaching the remaining
10 men, who would otherwise have GER
tainly perished. He found them all
delirious. Two of the men were dis
covered in the branches of trees, bark
ing like dogs. Some of the marines are
SO ill that they are not likely to re-
cover.
General Chaffee has endeavored to
obtain full details of the trip of the
marines, but Captain Porter is not yet
able lucidly to explain matters.
Major. Lot and three Filipino lieuten-
ants, with 10 rifles. three revolvers and
"a bolos, surrendered to Major Ander-
son, of the Sixth cavalry, yesterday at
Lipa, province of Batangas. Lot
was brought in sick on a litter. He is
cordially hated at Lipa, where he looted
$55, 900 worth of jewelry from promin-
ent families. Nickerson's scouts have
captured Colonel Lot, a brother of Ma.
jor Lot, near Batangas. =. .....
Lieutenant Larned, of the Sixth cav
airy, had a slight engagement with
some Filipinos, during which he killed
two insurgents and captured captain
and two soldiers. The general out
look in Batangas province is decidedly
| favorable. n.-
A party of insurgents, led by two
renegade Americans, recently entered
Alangulang, in Leyte province. claim.
ing they we're constab abulary, but not YET
uniformed. The imposters were taken
to police headquarters and were royalty
entertained by the, native sergeant in
charge. At given signal the rene.
gades and insurgents fell on the police
who, though outnumbered two to one
| fought desperately and drove off thei1
assailants after a hand-to-hand fight
in which bolos were the chief weapons
The victory was notable, as the police
were completely surprised and outnum
bered. They lost two men killed anc
i had one man wounded. The insur
gents left one man dead.