Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-07-11 | Page 15 | Lieutenant Ahearn Reaches Coast Safely

LIEUTENANT AHEARN a f L REACHES COAST SAFELY t MANILA JUl July 11 A 11 A telegram received night from Crom Lieutenant Ah thearn says j IJ While returning with Ith the tho remains or of I CEverett E and Wakeley our party found round In the mountains f At At t first the tho guides were apparently afraid Ito to lead us near the Camp amp Luckily we at length secured d guides acquainted with I tho leader of or the tho murderers it was explained while gambling b V th the guides while ho was as a member io Lot tho the party one ouo night drug drugged ed the whole f art with tho fumes from om a plant and ulen with hl his hla followers killed Jive five guides It was stated elated that tho the reason given en for tor committing the crime was that felt like ko killing some borne one when he found tho botanical and other equipment and Everett's Everetts J mone money All the Montesco vii vii- were abandoned on our approach rand and wo were obliged to discontinue tho the thoy y Search earch for tor Ho He is reported to be the mountains with man many followers Vc Yo wore short of rations tho the trails were bad ad tho the 11 rivers rising and becoming dan dan- Our guides deserted us In dan I tho the 1 mountains ou n