Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1903 — Story of Suffering. [ARTICLE]

Story of Suffering.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 9 Mrs. W. H. Hendryx has been officially notified of the manner in whioh her son, Lieutenant Aylmer Hendryx, inspector of the native constabulary, isle of Samar, Philippines, was wonnded during an engagement with Filipino bandits and Was left for dead on the field afterward recovering coneoion ness and making hie way back to shelter after six days of horrible experience. The bandits were led by Antonio Anogar and Hendryx bad fired one shot when he was wonnded in the arm by one of bis own men. the bullet entering above the elbow of the right arm and ooming oat near the wrist When he fell his men deserted him and as he regained his senses and raised to bis knees he was discovered by the natives. Their officers ordered them to advance, bat the nearest one was shot by Hendryx, who then plunged into a thicket near by and rolled down an embankment, striking against a log and again rendering himself unconscious. After regaining his senses he continued his retreat m the direction of Erenas. Two days later he was attacked by three Filipinos, but he shot two of them and the third ran away. Throughoat his six days’ wnnderiDg he was without a morsel of food. He was finally found by a burying party which had been instructed to give his body decent interment He was then too weak to travel and must have perished within a few hours. ..