The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-13
HAROLD HAYES M'KIBBIN.
Followed the FIag-Now Fills Grave in
the Philippine Islands.
SON OF DR.. AND MRS. W. L. M'KIBBIN.

Sergeant Ii. ii. McKibbin, sec
ond son of DR.. W. L. and Mrs.
Eleanor McKibbin. was one OF
those who went to The Philippine
Islands in 1899 as a volunteer Of
ficer, after having served for five
years In the regular army, engag-
ing IN the campaign against the
Indians in the far West.
At the close of the Spanish
American War, he, with several
others of his regiment, remained
on the Islands to enter into busi-
ness, and Mr.. McKibbin chose
merchandising, in which he had
been engaged up to the time of
his death last May.
1t had not been his habit to
write home regularly, and for
some time his silence caused no
anxiety on the part of his parents;
but as months rolled away and
they heard nothing of him, they
grew fearful that all was not well
with HIM. Their worst fears
were confirmed when, on last
| Thursday, they received an ex-
press package containing little
keepsakes, family photographs,
his watch, some coins,, badges,
medals, etc.-approprlate relics
of u traveller and soldier. The
day following came letter to his
mother from I1eut. h. G. Bolton,
governor of the District of Davao,
from which we clip the following
extract, giving particulars OF his
death, and explaining any seem
ing delay in report of 1t.
"Your son had left CottabatC
enroute for Davao in a Moro sail
boat, accompanied by crew OF
four Moros. Finding the sea toe
rough off the peninsula lying be
tween Saranganl and Davao Bays
he ran his boat into the former
landing at Clan. From here he
sent his boat and crew back tt
, Cottabato, and determined tt
, await a favorable season in which
to round Saranganl Point and
o continue his journey to Davao
, While at Clan, he was entertain
q ed by Chinese merchant name'
(. Cha, at whose house he stayed
About the'fifth of April he start
ed with CHA to sail out into Sar
anganl Channel IN order to Sc
whether the monsoon had chang
: ed or not While he was on thi
trip, he was taken sick with
: violent fever and had to be take
by Mr.. CHA back to the latter
house in Clan. Here, despite th
> best efforts of the household, b
gradually grew worse, until tn
14th of May, the end came. Iii
. last hours were quiet aud peace
. tul and seemed to be free frol
= pain.
"While sick he had someone
constant attendance upon hin
and was given his medicine reg
larly., He never seemed to rea
ize that his was sickness OF
serious nature. Toward the en-
or he was at times slightly dellriou
W His body was placed in a woodt
- coffin and buried on high al
y i well-drained ground overlookir
os the beautiful harbor of Clan.
II .haye, had a sealed bottle contai
to ing his name, ETC., placed In b
he grave, and will have a head sto'
he'd with his name, age, place of n
! tivit& and the cause of his deaf
do erected by October first; so thu
ns in case you desire his body !
;s moved to the States at any tim
a. there will be no difficultyln loci
ing IT."
ci, Further on IN his'letter, d
nd Governor speaks of him as
nd young man of sterling lntegrlt
i'd and manly qualities of characte
Or, While we deeply sympathi
Ter with the bereaved parents, brot
IN, ers, and sisters Of this bra
nd young officer in their great los
nd we are yet conscious Of high
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