Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-29
A CRUISE N MANILA BAY.
What Volunteer Frank Hines n. Saw There
and on the Islands.


Frank Hlnos Jr.. member Of Battery
n. Utah Volunteers. writes from Manila
To hla parents In this city AZ follows;
My Doa, Parcntsi--I wrote you a few
days aEoS hut az the steamer lleirlc h.
bound f1r San Francisco In the morn
ing. I take the opportunity " again
writing, ana u may ba possible that
this letter viii reach you mat anyway,
~ the other mall had 20 80 by Inv way
Of Hungkung.
Since I last wrote. many things have
taken place, that mako things look Ike
a gud hard battle Tor u. We will
start 20 dlscmbafk IN the morning aud
60 and take position In the front
about ak hundred yards from the
spanish batteries. The city N cavits
u In the hands ~ the United Stntra
troops and many Of the soldiers are 40.
INK Into barracks there About 5000 81
our troops nre already In the neii on
action ana lighting with the insurgents
against the Spanish froccs. Very frw
have been Killed. and the prisons at
caviic are fast nrlng 10 with SPAN
inrds. but The inni blow l. yet 10 be
made. and l am proud 10 think that I
viii take part In the night
Monday I had the pleasure Of going
FOR boat ride 90 look at the old wrecks
Of The victims Of our brave Dewey.
Nf"iAN1 HfNfN W Wv anu NNt NniNl NfiI"
trinketg. I took tho hook ~ the lanyard
that nrcd one OF the last guns of the
spanish naEthlp Marie Christina from
the hrcech N the gun, | also have some
of the buttons from the crows clothes
that went down with her. / viii send
these things home NJ soon ~ possible.
lhey VIII DO the grratsht souvenirs In
the country.
To-day wen, aboard thcunl,ed states
gunhoni Petrol and had a long tank
with Lieut.. Plunket, who was one OF the
officers commanding In the battle
Things arr coming 60 a close fast,
ptWy has given the Insurgents guns
and frume ammunition. and they are
driving the snanlnrda back Int othe elty
~ Manila. but nevcrthelc-l the city viii
BE- very hard 90 capture without de-.
HtruyinE h.
Tho horses are 20 small that We are
unable 10 Use Them; some 0f them nre
not more than three feet hlEh, ana 40
not weigh more than 200 pounds. We
will move out guns with the holp "
tho Infantry.
l have been over TO Cayite ana sad
look az the prisoners nndl among
thfm a very beautiful woman. the Vile
or the FuNefnor-Erneral NJ tho iHlan1n
who was captured by one uf Dewry'a
itle tugs the other LAY while she was
out for boat ride. The g1yornor-Fcn-
among the pH1nners. The snanlsh
prisonora are almost starved IN death
and look real bad. This nos thr
Amcricana' fault. AZ they were In the
hands OF the insurgents before.
The natives here are the lowest class
% humanity you can think ". and their
ways are simply funny. they arc dirty.
treachsrous. ana we viii have 10 deSi
| with them after We finish with The
| Sranlnrdn. have much 10 ten aboui
| mis-. hut ns we are moving must DELAY
u until We are sitting In plush chnirs
In tho great city. which we hope q havr
at least BY next sunday. I know ydu
can never rest easy until you hear thnt
| am safe, hut dear mother, nSvcr fear
although We are aurc IN lose many of
our boys. I feel confident that 1 win H.
one OF those ready for the next bat
he.
You must an be very glad OF the
Florieh won ~ sampson, aud l Euhplsa
there ~ another hero IN Cuba BY ais
time, II Il our turn next ana 4 hnps
10 see many heroes ,as they win need
them an TO put these people whore they
want them.
II Is aNful hot here and the water 1,
poor, we have 10 boil every dran w1
use. l win DO Fiad whom we gol IN ,hs
city. then Il VIII b. better.
| have been taking Spanish leason.
all the way over ana can apoak falrly
well how.
Monkeys and coeoanuts. bananas and
pineapplca arr at your disposal. n
live through this. which ! hope and fer
sure ! viii. I Will be able o. tel SOM
great experiences. and 81 this trim dom
make a man out OF any hoy, hOmothlui
must be lacking, ! am Just as good 4
not better boy and q whole lot wiser
! can see the value Of things hettel
now. ! believe ] am more easy 10 pleas,
az TO home comforts, hut harder Il
discipline. ! viii be n'hle TO write some,
thing about the country whom we 20
Into a permanent camp
capt. Grant has Just como nhoari
from the china and after nearl,
shaking my fand on, he told mo Inn
I was first sergeant OF Battery n. Tn
boys gave mo three hearty cheers anl
tiger. Have nO fear for the future
and ms ! mlHgle my prayers with th0s,
who love me. feel confident that
VIII soon be among you onre again
Praying all II well there IA u leave
me, 1 am, with love 10 all. your lovinl
son, FRANK