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May 9, 1901
The Weiser Signal
Weiser, Washington County, Idaho
What is this article about?
Second Lieutenant Brewer of the 27th Infantry was captured by Philippine tribesmen, buried alive up to his neck with unreachable food, and starved to death. His bound body was later exhumed; the crime confessed by murderers of another officer, Engineer Wilson.
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BURIED ALIVE
Sad Fate of American Officer by Savages in the Philippines
An idea of the barbarous character and hideous practices of some of the tribes that inhabit the Philippines may be gained from the horrible death which was inflicted on Second Lieutenant Brewer of the Twenty-seventh Infantry.
Lieutenant Brewer's death was an exhibition of atrocity the like of which would be hard to duplicate anywhere but in the orient. Lieutenant Brewer and a private of the regiment were on their way to Manila bearing a report to headquarters there. Brewer's escort was shot. Brewer himself was carried away and put to death by starvation—having, in fact, been buried to his neck with a dish of food near his face, but beyond his reach.
BURIED ALIVE.
When his body was exhumed, it was found that his hands had been bound to his sides and his feet tied together. In this awful position, with death's torture aggravated by the sight of food, he was left to starve.
The facts surrounding the death of Lieutenant Brewer were learned through the confession of one of the men arrested for the murder of Engineer Wilson, another American officer who had been murdered and robbed and who, with his seven companions, confessed to having killed and robbed Mr. Wilson, and incidentally confessed the murder of Lieutenant Brewer. The confession implicates several other persons, and the date fixed for the execution of these men has been postponed in the hope that the others may be apprehended.
Sad Fate of American Officer by Savages in the Philippines
An idea of the barbarous character and hideous practices of some of the tribes that inhabit the Philippines may be gained from the horrible death which was inflicted on Second Lieutenant Brewer of the Twenty-seventh Infantry.
Lieutenant Brewer's death was an exhibition of atrocity the like of which would be hard to duplicate anywhere but in the orient. Lieutenant Brewer and a private of the regiment were on their way to Manila bearing a report to headquarters there. Brewer's escort was shot. Brewer himself was carried away and put to death by starvation—having, in fact, been buried to his neck with a dish of food near his face, but beyond his reach.
BURIED ALIVE.
When his body was exhumed, it was found that his hands had been bound to his sides and his feet tied together. In this awful position, with death's torture aggravated by the sight of food, he was left to starve.
The facts surrounding the death of Lieutenant Brewer were learned through the confession of one of the men arrested for the murder of Engineer Wilson, another American officer who had been murdered and robbed and who, with his seven companions, confessed to having killed and robbed Mr. Wilson, and incidentally confessed the murder of Lieutenant Brewer. The confession implicates several other persons, and the date fixed for the execution of these men has been postponed in the hope that the others may be apprehended.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Buried Alive
Philippine Tribes
American Officer
Starvation Death
Murder Confession
What entities or persons were involved?
Second Lieutenant Brewer
Engineer Wilson
Where did it happen?
Philippines, On Way To Manila
Story Details
Key Persons
Second Lieutenant Brewer
Engineer Wilson
Location
Philippines, On Way To Manila
Story Details
Second Lieutenant Brewer and a private were ambushed while heading to Manila; the private was shot, Brewer captured and buried alive to his neck with food out of reach, bound, and left to starve by Philippine tribesmen. His murder confessed by men arrested for killing Engineer Wilson.