The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03

the ground and expired,
A Moro insular policeman. formerly
noted pirate, who knows the character
istics Of tho Moro savage. drew his baron
and with single blow for each completely
deca plated the fanatics. on the principle
that q Moro Ia never harmless AZ long q" hif
head 10 attached to his body.
The fanatic who runs amuck does not re.
quire any preparation. He " snlicted
with what the Spanish call "cnifenfe on Ia
cabcsa" His victims are among all clnssts
of people. Moros, Chinese, Filipnos and
! Americans, while the jurnmentado seeks
only the liza Of the Christian All Moros,
Cinnamon and Malays living In the small
villages adjoining .Iolo who are In any
manner connected with 'he Americans
! either rs laborers or servants. are consid-
cred Christians
The fourth case ! examined belonged to
, the am,lck class. Armed with barong' the
| Moro made an attack on the sentry ou'side
the gate After receivirg flesh wound
on his arm tho sertry stepped back and
cmpt led his revolver into tho body ~ tho
fanatic.
This happened at stable call and tho
| whole troop, hearing the racket and behg
only about one hundred yards distant
came running and began firing into the
Glmos, helpless Moro. When his body
had received about twenty bullets, he sank
to the ground, and was carried TO the nos
pital, whore he expired few minutes after'
The ;enaciiy of life exhibited by these
savages is certainly remarkable and shows
that the humane Krag bullet is no match
for tho short sword or baroug. especially
when welded by furious fanatic.
The fifth case belongs also to the class
of amucls, and the courage. bravery and
execution Of the fellow will be the talk OF
the people for the year and should go down
in history. The Sunday cockAght In the
Town of TuiIei. adjoining the walled city,
was at its most exciting pitch The pit
waa filled with Chinos, Filipinos, Malays,
Moros and many American soldiers,
No armed Moros arc admitted at these
cockilghts; but this particular fanatic,
armed with a barong, rushed the gate,
and as he did so slashed Mt the gatekeeper
and gained an entrance into the crowded
pit. Then he began his deadly work. His
first victim was Filipino. whom he almost
decapitated. who died In about two min
utes.
The second victim. Chino. received one
cut over the shoulder joint. which COM
petely enucleated the head Of the bone
from tho glenoid cavity and penetrated
through the aoromlum process Of the
soapula and the coracoid attachment.
Another cut parallel to this one. and ten
Inches in length, left narrow strip of skin
one-half inch wide between 1t and the
first cut.
Another long and deep cut severed the
outer third OF the scapula, beginning at
The back Of the mastoid process. ranging
backward and downward Still another
mot this last cut at an angle and ranged
downward and toward tho left hip. and
vet another was over the eighth, ninth and
tenth ribs. These wounds cut through
bones and the deep muscles OF the back.
which we're hacked up considerably
This Chinnman walked to the hospital,
unsupported, distance Of half mile.
His wounds we're irrigated with antiseptic
solution, and with the assistance of the
dental surgeon. who drilled suitable holes
through the bones, they were brought to-
ge,her with silver wire.
Tie head OF the humerus was replaced
In its cavity, the cartllaginous structures
stitched together ard the wound closed
UP with elk sutu-cs. II required sixty
seven sutures to close the wounds. No
anesthetic was used other than injection
OF morphine and glass or two of whiskey.
At this time of writing, seven days later.
many Of the stitches have been removed;
healing has gone on by first intention. Tho
progress, 80 far, does not indicate par
tic!e Of pus formation and bids fair to
ooptip,,a until ntirklv healed
The third and fourth victims Of this ia
natic were Filipinos. each re ceiving several
wounds, long and deep hut in the heshy
parts. These we're stitched up and are
about healed.
The savage all this while was not mo-
Tested. The soldiers could not fire a, him
the crowd
However, our own little Moro-dandy-
pirate policeman, who happened TO enter
the pit. saw what was going on and he soon
despatched the nurderous Moro in the
usual Moro fashion The first blow from
his many-notchel barong did the bua-
ness, as the cut almost severed the muir
tlerer's head from the body. He continued
20 hack away at his VICTIM until lie thought
that he had completely wiped out the long
score that stood against the savage Moro.
Scarcely were the wounds OF the living
Creased. the bodies of the victims buried,
and the intense excitement CT Sunday
abated, when. on Tuesday morning follow
ing, four first-class privates of the Engi-
nser Corps with four Filpinos and two
OF three Moros went TO work les0 than two
miles from this lit.le city, down on the
coast Of tho Sulu Sea on u rock pile. where
the work Of blasting rock for tho pier had
for the past two months.
The men were preparing for the days
work, and were quietly smoking manila
cigarettes. The shore was thickly timbered
behind, while In front the blue waves
dashed gently on the white coral beach.
? Suddenly from around the point Moro.
armed with Remington and a barong APP
peared and greeted the seated workmen
with the Moro word -bagai." which means
friend" while at the same time he lowered
his gun from his shoulder and aimed at
one Of the engineers. Perhaps unfortu-
nately for the engineer. the gun missed
FIRE.
The man dropped his gun instantly and
drawing his harong ran toward the work.
man. The engineer in rising caught his
foot in a frog Of the timber and falling
forward over the derrick received blow
from the merciless fanatic, furiousiy dealt
On the right side Of his neck md sho,il-