Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-23
BY ALBERT 7. KENY N

Aul1lUCl Y SpuNS w
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 Wtnward was
defenseless. The Filipinos had pos
sessed themselves Of a demijohn OF
whisky and quinine which the soldiers
had brought with them as a 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 &C.
complished their purpose.
When they reached the s%eashore
there was a discussion among them
which Winward, not understanding
their language, could not interpret, but
by their gestures he inferred that some
were in favor of giving him a short
time to live by placing him far from
the incoming tide, while others pro-
posed that he should be placed near 1t.
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 agon1z1ng 1t
would be. A compromise was made
by placing him at half tide, the waters
receding. This would give him till the
return Of the flood 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 forte them to shoot him. But,
seeing his intention. they re%frained:
and, being powerful men while Win
ward was small and slight, notWlth>
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. EIe was placed with his face
to the ocear i'll 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 Fiaipinos began to show
signs by their actions that they were
in favor Of taking a pull from the demi-
john. WinFard could not see how 1t
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 n sober
| again before the tide receded and re-
turned to their victim, but there was
one who seemed to be a leader among
them who counseied 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 Che distance between the
ebb and thu man it was to drown,
Then one OF the men seized the demi
john and took a drink. That started
the rest. Inc,udine the leader. and they
all got drupN.
When tae last m had succumhed
the waters had advanced to within Il
few feet Ct the buried man. The 81
lence perE.itted his mind to concen
trate upon the approaching death. His
despair lei him to make an effort tc
free himself, which! he knew would be
futile. Slowly came the tide, now anc
again a wave ad, ancing nearer his
chin, till g! last a ripple broke against
his mouth.
Winwaru was ena bled to put off thu
evil momeut by holding his breath a:
the edge o. the waves rolled past him
Presently he begun to feel that thu
pressure OF sand against the front o
his neck had dimipished. The waite
was washing it away from there ant
piling it up behind. Each wave in
creased this change. A wild hop
, sprang within him. Would enougl
> sand in front Of him be displaced t
enable him to free himself? He coul
. bend forward slightly. The water ha'
. softened the sand, and by doing so b
found he could assist in the displace
: ment. 1t was not long before hi
! arms were free. Using his hands WIG
orously, he scoope1 away a part Of tn
sand, while the wave continued t
> displace the rest. His body was loo:
I ened. By an effort he freed his leg
! and was saved.
u His first act was to possess himse
I of the arms Of tho F%ilipinos, and. n
J. tanning those he could use, he tire
t the rest into deep water.
Winward has never told the rest
the story, for he was ashamed of ]
The brutality under which he suffere
l. temporarily made a brute of him. III
If ocean which was to have drowned hi
r" became the burial place of his woul
% be ex%ecutioners. But whether it e.
IS quilted them alive or dead the Office
N will not say. All he admits is that l
1t was like a wild animal and that l
lc made the death Of his torturers as tie
rible rs possible.