Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-02-16 | Page 2 | Tortured to Death

I TORTURED TO DEATH Horrible Punishment Inflicted on I American Soldiers Boston Feb 1A dlsaptch to the Globe from Hollo cays Three Massa chuseils soldiers or the TwVirityslxth regiment 17 S V have bceh tortured l to death by Insurgents I THe men were Dennis Hayes William Dugau and Michael Tracey privates of company F under Capt William M Tutherly They remained behind the column at Ballnag last November to get a tuba and refused to accompany the corporal I sent by Capt Tutherly to bring them along They were captured by the Insurgents hanging on the rear or the column and were cruelly tortured and murdered by the rebels In the public plaza at Ball I nag tile action being countenanced by the Spanish priest The padre has since I loft his parish for the mountains When the men remained behind they had with them their full equipment of anna and ammunition which was cap tured