The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-02-13
Anew Method
of Torture
By ALBERT T. KENYON

was sent with u detachment of twelv,
men to regulate SS;ne unruly natives
He found a larger number than he hat
expected, and. instead of regulating
them, they regulated him and his men
There were about fifty Of them, ant
they had good arms and ammunition
They drove the soldiers into q sort OF
| pocket, where they killed most of them
and put the rest TO the sword, except
| the lieutenant, whose leadership had
resulted in the slaughter of nearly one
| third their number. This and their
hatred for Americans generally decided
them to put him to death by as fright
full means as could be devised.
Being near the seaShore, four Of their
number were deputed 10 take the Off
Ger to the beach and bury him to his
chin in the sand. where an incoming
tide would drown him. The four men
were we'll armed, while Winward WAS
defenSeless. The Filipinos had pos
SeSSed themselves of n demijOhn of
whisky and quinine which the soldiers
had brought with them as protection
against malaria This the execution
erS, after giving every man left behind
a drink, took with them, but, being
aware of its effect. prudently determin-
ed to abstain from it till they had ac-
cOmplished their purpose.
When they reached the seashore
which Winward, not understanding
their language, could not interpret but
by their gestures he inferred that some
were in favor Of giving him n short
time to live by placing him far from
the incoming tide, while others pro-
posed that he should be placed near it,
He also believed that the latter wish
ed to make quick work with him in
order to get at the liquor He hoped
they would prevail, since the longer
the contemplation of such a death pin
ned in the sand the more agOnizing il
would be. A compromise was made
by placing him at half tide, the waters
receding. This would give him till the
return of the food tide to live.
A hole was dug in the sand deep
enough to place him in the proposed
position. When they attempted to put
him in he made a desperate fight hop
ing to force them to shoot him. But.
seeing his intention, they RETAINED,
and, being powerful men while Win
ward was small and slight, notwith-
standing that horror gave him
strength. they had no great difficulty
in burying him. His arms were placed
against his sides and the sand packed
close about him by the men tramping
upon it. He was placed with his face
to the ocean in order that he might
suffer the greater mental torture by
seeing it slowly crawl upon him.
No sooner had he been buried than
some of the Filipinos began to show
signs by their actions that they were
in favor of taking pull from the demi
john. Winward could not see how ii
could make any difference TO him
whether they were drunk or sober
Had the desires of those who wished
to drink at once prevailed they would
have had time to get drunk and sober
again before the tide receded and re-
turned to their victim, but there was
one who seemed to be leader among |
them who counseled delay. Why. the
officer could not understand. At any
rate he was enabled TO keep them from |
the liquor till the tide had turned and |
passed half the distance between the |
ebb and the man it was to drown.
Then one Of the men seized the demi-
John and took a drink. That started
he rest. including the leader, and they
Ill got drunk
When the last one had succumbed
the waters had advanced to within a
few feet of the buried man. The 81
ence permitted his mind to concen-
rate upon the approaching death. His
despair led him to make an effort to
free himself, which he knew would be
'utile. Slowly came the tide, now and
again a wave advancing nearer his
hin, till at last ripple broke against
lis mouth.
Winward was enabled to put off the
vii moment by holding his breath as
he edge Of the waves rolled past him.
Presently he began to feel that the
PRESSURE of sand against the front of
lis neck had diminished. The water
vas washing it away from there aud
fling it up behind. Each wave in
reased this change. A wild hope
prang within him. Would enough
and in front of him be displaced to
nable him to free himself? He could
end forward slightly. The water had
the sand. and by doing so he
Ound he could assist in the displace-
lent. 1t was not long before his
rms were free. Using his hands Wig
rously, he scooped away a part of the
and, while the waves continued to
isplace the rest. His body was lOOs-
ned. BY an effort he freed his legs
nd was saved.
His first act was TO possess himself
the arms of the Filipinos. and. re-
lining those he could use. he threw
he rest into deep water.
Winward has never told the rest of
lie story, for he was ashamed of 1t.
he brutality under which he suffered !,
made brute of him. The o
,ean which was to have drowned him c
ecame the burial place Of his would 4
2 executioners. But. whether it en- a
llfed them alive or dead the officer :