The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-13
MOROCHIEFTAIN
PREFERS DEATH
TO SURRENDER
Jikiri and Little Band, Trapped
on Old Volcano, Die
Savagely, Fighting
Leader of Outlaws and Follow
ers Fall Before Bayonets
and Rifles of Soldiers

WASHINGTON. July 12.-An addi-
tional list of casualties in connection
with the fight of the combined forces
of the army and navy against Jfkiri,
the Philippine outlaw, and his follow
ers on the island of Patien was today
received from General DuvaIl. COM
manding the Philippine division:
John EAussr, Troop A. Sixth regiment, United
States cavalry. died from wounds received in
action July 10.
Additional names of the wounded fol-
low:
Edward Farasher. Troop A, Sixth Regiment,
United States cavalry.
John Martin, Frank I. Psrdu. william A. Mil
Ier, Richard Lsndgrzf, Troop 2, Sixth regiment,
United States cavalry.
william 3. Fraley, Grover C. Steele, Fred
Mayss, Troop C, Sixth regiment, United States
cavalry.
James W. Mclaughlin, Troop K, Sixth rsgi-
ment, United States cavalry.
Louis McCleIand, George 2. Van vleet. John
C. Scott. Anatol czarnecki, Alexander Literbat-
sky, Troop z, Second artillery.
Details of the Fight
accounts of the last fight of Jikiri, the
famous Moro outlaw chieftain. who
was killed and his band extermfnated
in pitched battle fought near Patian,
on the island of JoIo. July ). are lack
ing. several brief dispatches and a
who fought against the outlaw give
fairly complete story Of the fight.
Hunted from place to place by the
regulars and constabuIary, who had
been in close pursuit for days. Jikiri,
with seven men, two women and one
child. took refuge in cave which
pierced the side Of the crater of an
extinct volcano The narrow hole had
two ntrances. the principal one open
ing on7z ledge of rock high up on the
steep slope. Here the outlaws gath
cred to make their last stand.
As the soldiers came up the scouts
located the party and the troops
worked their way around the place
until it was entirely surrounded and
there was no chance for escape.
Ordered to Surrender
Captain George l. Byram of the
sixth cavalry, who commanded the
attacking force. then ordered white
flag displayed and, through his inter-
prefer, called upon Jikiri to surrender
The outlaw leader refused and declined
also to accept a safe conduct for the
women Of his party who remained with
the band and bore their share of the
hghting.
Captain Byram ordered up the guns
and a terrific shell fire was opened on
the cave. The missiles broke above
and around the opening. but the ledge
protected those inside from the fire
Of the guns and little damage was in
ficted.
storming parties then worked their
way up the steep slope and. gaining
footing on the ledge, attempted to rush
the larger entrance to the cave The
Aehting for few minutes was desper-
ate. but the outlaws drove their as
sailants back by a savage spear
charge. The soldiers were not to. be
completely routed, however. and tax
ing up their posts at the ends Of the
ledge. poured a terrible rifle fire into
the mouth of the cave. the bullets
glancing from the walls and throwing
showers Of sharp splinters of rock
among the besieged
Natives Fight to the Last
Accounts of the final encounter diff
fer. one dispatch says that the rife
fire made the cave unendurable, and
that the outlaw band finally rushed
from the entrance in q body TO assault
the besiegers. All perished on the mar
row ledge fghting with barongs and
crises against the bayonets and
dubbed rifles of the soldiers.
The other version of the struggle
describes the natives as coming from
the cave one by one to face the bullets
Of the soldiers. Both accounts agree,
however, that they died hghting to the
last.
Iikiri himself singled out Lieutenant
Arthur H. wilson of the Sixth cavalry.
who commanded one section of the at
lacking party. Dashing from the cave
the outlaw flung himself upon the
American before Wilson could raise his
pistol. with one hand gripping the
officers hair, the bandit slashed at his
neck with the heavy native knife he
carried. endeavoring TO behead him.
Lieutenant Joseph A Baer of the Sixth
cavalry saw his comrades peril and
dashed to his aid. AS Jikiri swung
back the knife to strike again, Baer-
shot him dead and Wilson dropped to
the ground covered with blood flowing
from the gashes in his throat It is
feared that Wilson viii be incapaei-
tated for further service in the army.
as muscles and cords OF his neck were
severed by the bandits knife
writing Of the fight, American off,
GERS say that in the desperate hand to
hand engagement on the narrow ledge
some Of the attackers may have been
wounded b. their own fire.