The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-09-03
ERom HONOLULU.
Private worster Writes of the
Trip of h Dakota Regiment.
From the Madison Outlook.
On The OCEAN, ABo

ON THE OCEAN, ABOARD
STEAMSHIP RIO JANEIRo, July q.
After two months OF Camp on the
Sandy Ex-Chlnese graveyard we are at
last on the briuy deep. California is u
big place and there is considerable va
cant land adjacent to Frisco but we
required to camp in a sand pit
were near G. P. Huntington's street car
line, so he and the other bosses Of the S.
z. X. r. could get the boys nickeIs as
they went to the city some three or four
miles distant. II our Col. did not stand
in with the r. r. Co. he certainly did not
express good sense in selecting q camp
ground. As 1t was an impossibility 10
Keep a gun clean, for we were SO crowd
ed that the least move Of TIE feet would
SHIFT sand to the chambers Of our guns.
No sod Oh the surface whatever, clear
sand, used formerly az u cemetery by The
plg-tails. LII digging vaults We found
several pieces OF cotlin. The space orcu-
pied ny tho regiment was SO snail that
eight OF us slept and ate in a tent SxlO,
still We are ready to fight all OF Europe
il necessary. We have been in pracllce
for several weeks fighting lice but as We
are now on the ship we have access to u
shower every day also hot water to douse
our clothes in, we will no doubt come
out victorious Ill the skirmish; / see that
am getting some ahead Of my story. L
want to tell you that when the N. Y. Vol.
came to Frisco that their colonel, Col.
Barber had the manhood to state that u
sand pit was nc place for his men,
therefore his regiment found a good
place at the government reserve two
miles farther out and at that point is
the Union Car line that carries them to
town free; such il the difference be-
tween the two commanders. Our colonel
is we'll named: he is just what we need
In a warm climate, his presence will
cool the atmosphere at Manila so that
fans will be at q discount, and les cream
Will go begging for some one to eat it.
Some Of tho boys grumble on account of
81 officers having half OF the boat while
$50 privates occupy the other half but l
don't think they should be disturbed by
q little thing like that, as long as they
are not crowded over board before we
get to Manila they should hold their
peace and eat SOW bosom" until we are
shot down by the Spanish, for is that not
what we enlisted for.
Only two tatallions OF South Dakota
are on board the Rio Janiero, the End
and Bird. The LIST was booked to leave
Frisco about 4 days after we sailed.
Besides our boys we have a corps of the
signal service and .04 of the Utah light
artillery with us.
We left Frisco Saturday, July 23rd, 8
o'clock a. IN. tut we went on board the
END. After dinner the first day we
commenced to feed the fish. We felt as
though we did not care to eat at supper,
but the next breakfast time SO per cent
OF the boys lined up for mess. Your
humble servant was with the 20 per
cent and did not care to eat until after
"a hours fast. We have had our first
funeral at sea. Private jerks OF Co. L
had just come from the hospital as We
were ordered on the transport. He had
just recovered from the measles; the
change Of air was too much for his
weakened state. Hc was buried the Goth
at a. N. 1t made quite a sad impres.
sion on the balance Of us, Very few are
on the sick list, most Of US are feeling
better each day as the time passes.
HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, Aug l,
1888. l wrote the above while coming
across. Today is Monday, Aug. I. We
arrived here (Honolulu) yesterday morn,
ing, The anne Of this island is Oahu
pronounced Oahu, first sound OF 0 and
long sound OF alb.
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