New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
MISSING SOLDIER BACK
Restored to Fall Duty When Has
Strange Tale Is Told.

a.rar hearing his remarkable accounting for his
absence Of three years. the United states mn NM
tarv authorities have restored 70 fun duty, VIII
out trial Private Corie a. Andrews. against whom
+. charge az aesertior was made Andrews's
straightforxard explanation was made to LAeuten-
ant G Fl Janney. the judge advocate OF the lz'h
Infantry stationed at Governors Island, week
ago. and be released from confinement ana as
signed 10 duty IN Company E
Andrews Was private In Company d, 2d IN
zantry al Fort Mcdowell. Angel Island CAL in
-@S He left the post OF pass, ana whle IN
salocu met several sailors who piled him with
drinks While in G sem-stupor, he said, ne was
induced 10 board a boat for Eureka, a port two
hundred mites north Of San Francisco and there
he vas transferred 10 another vessel Andrews
said THAI the saiIormen kept him plentifuly sup
piled with strong drinks. and when he fully recoV-
erred oorsrio9lsnesz he found himself unwilling
member of the crew Of the French bark Beling' OF
Nantes, bound from Eureka for Dunkirk, around
the Horn, Sith a cargo Of redwood.
Private Andrews is a tall, powerful Georgian and
he determined that he Mould not permit the first
officer OF the bark TO coerce him into signing the
boats papers an able seaman or in any other
canacitz The entire crew spoke French. with the
exception Of the second officer, man named Cacin'
and Andrews was a disadvantage from me
beginning % the voyage. Having served three years
in the Philippines with the 41st United States Vol
11nteers Andrews had a working knowledge OF
Spanish. and by the feats Of a linguistic acrooa'
he contrived 10 make known MS wants 10 the Hleih
hers of the crew. Because of his refusal TO sign
over the ration ef fresh bread and the coffee sugar
light wine and morning issue Of brandy were taken
from him and he was forced 10 live bean soup
biscuits and two quarts Of water day.
There were several stormy sessions between the
American soldier ana The captain % tie snip
whose name. Andrews says. was kept from hiln
de refused 20 work unless his rations were made
the same as the French sailors. and he was
charged With rluriny. After five months voyage
7I, Fzelir. Tl1t into Glasgow in August and teaI-
ing riiar the authorities would make trouble 1or
-le oartain because Of the lacking signature or
mark Of The slanghated seaman. Andrews was
permitted 10 land and so free he was ohiE q
lrz-ed g IS for his pay and he compialnea 10 inc
7--.rc, ~oas,ll nut could not recover more
--,e >lortb British Railway gave the stranded
American employment and later the mining HI'h
Of 2 Lindsey & CO. sent for him. Andrews men
,,-e7- 10 London where he obtained work IN ile
,-s~el,r4,sas Of owen owen & Co While in that
of.,- h. became member O. the salvation Army
s-5 after sc-,I7lulating sufficient amount OF
o7e- for his passage. determined 10 return 10 me
7-nftad States and give himself up TO the military
authorities He arrived on the steamship Localil
-, Arrs1 3 and surrendered at the recruiting ONCE
- W street He was sent TO Governors lsfanu
7-o4sr armed guard and held until his hearing d
week ago I'll,
Private Andrews said that he came here Win
80. ;7,sn-ion OF taking whatever punishment lle
Tinted States government saw II 20 give hln anu
h. was the happiest and most surprised soldier III
me Department Of the East When MS s'oIS ~
1,7;ez-ad and he was restored 10 full duty as a
,s,.- Trn-iT MS equipment is issued 10 him ne
1,l he dersiled % kitchen police. ana althousH
-f7i. Is usually the soldiers horror. Private An
z-.7s scanned glad Of the detail ne Is from
Athens Ga and hes a long ana al honoI1loie il
a-a "a the service He viii sail with his company
for The Philippines in July