Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-04
ENSIGN HOVEYS DEATH
Described In Detail By YeOman
Mason-Vivid Account OF Young
Officer Killed In Philippines.
ASSAULT MADE BY MOROS.
An Echo Of Disaster Two Months
AGO.

Details OF the killing of Ensign
Charles E. Hovey, U. S. N, in the
Philippine Islands, September "a,
have been received from James T.
Mason acting yeoman on the gunboat
Pampagna to which Ensign Hovey
was attached according to the New
York Herald.
Ensign Hovey was a brother of
Mrs. Klyce wife of Lieut.. S. Klyce
| U. s. ". who was stationed here last
year. Mr.. Mason gives this vivid ac-
count:
Camp Tablas, Island of Baslan, p.
|. September 25.-Ensign Hovey
left this camp at about $50 a. m.
yesterday to act in conjunction with
Lieut.. A. Cody in the capture of the
outlaw Mundang. He had with him a
Yacan, guide Nisperas, a private of
the saith Company Philippine Scouts,
as interpreter. and these men of his
own detachment: j. Volz, carpen-
ter's mate, third class; F. H. Nc
Guire, hospital apprentice: p. R.
Harrison, seaman; j. H. Catherwood,
ordinary seaman, and Henrechen,
private.
About 6 O'Clock in the morning
the guide discovered several shacks,
or nepi houses, ahead and near the
trail. This was the rancheria of
Lapurap. Ensign Hovey went for
ward with the guide and the scout
soldier, to reconnoiter, leaving Volz,
Harrison, Catherwood and Mcclure
on the trail about 800 yards to the
rear. Ensign Hovey then sent the
guard back and ordered Mcclure,
Henrechen end Catherwood to take
station within 100 yards of the houses
and to allow no one to pass them. En-
sign Hovey then went up to the
houses, accompanied by the guide,
the scout soldier and Catherwood.
Before they reached the houses this
party went off the trail, as if in search
of something. They then retraced
their steps and halted in front of the
er halted Than The Moros obened ire.
AS soon as the first shot was fired
the Moros charged from behind trees.
Ensign Hovey emptied his revolver
at the attacking Moros. The number
of Moros attacking was estimated at
from fifteen to twenty.
Ensign Hovey called for help and
Henrechen, Mcclure, and Harrison
advanced to the rescue. Henrechen
and Mcguire arrived on the scene first
and found Ensign Hovey, Catherwood
and the scout soldier on the ground,
bt still fighting. The guide was killed
at the first volley. Mcclure emptied
his rife and then sprang in with
clubed rife. HenTechen's rife jammed
after the first shot, and he also club
bed his rifle, breaking the stock over
the head of the nearest Moro, and
then. drawing is pistols, he started
in pursuit of one of the fleeing Moros.
Harrison and Volz had meanwhile
arrived, firing with shotgun and rifle
as they charged. Harrison, with a
double-barreled shotgun, blew the
heads off three of the attacking
Moros, and Volz accounted for several
more. Our men rallied around the
bodies of Ensign Hovey, Catherwood
and the scout soldier, and the Moros
fed.
On the arrival of Volz and Harri-
| son, Mcclure went TO the assistance
of Ensign Hovey, but seeing he was
dead, went to the assistance of Cath
erwood and the scout soldier. Mcclure
had finished caring for Catherwood
when the. company of Philippine scouts
arrived. The scouts assisted in
caring for the wounded men. There
were no wounded among the attacking
Moros, all on the field being dead.
A guard was place over the body of
Ensign Hovey and the wounded men
| were carried to the scouts camp.
| The loss on our side was: Ensign
G.. E. Hovey, killed and terribly cut
up; ]. H. Catherwood, wounded seven
times with bolo and spear; F. H. Nc
Guire, spear run in arm; G. F. Here
chen, wounded in right hand and left
arm; the scout soldier Nisperes, arm
shot off above the elbow; the Moro
guide, Maharajah Maisin, killed.
The enemy lost six killed and one
wounded, the latter escaping. Friend
ly Moros pursued Mundang, and kill
ing him, brought his head back in {
box.