The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-17
WHAT THEY HAD TO EAT
Four Ounces of Beef and One
Small Potato a Day.
BADLY COOKED AT THAT
h Boys Were Eating Raw Potatoes
and Anything Edible They Could
Lay Their Hands On-Later On
They Jared a Little Better.

David Hanley of Butte. in a letter
to his sister. confirms the stories OF
bad treatment or the way over. In his
letter he says:
Honolulu, Hawaii. Aug. 1, 1s9s.-Dear
sister; We arrived here safely Thurs
day morning. July 28. I should first
state that we went on the steamer
Pennsylvania on Monday, July IS, and
Just steamed out a little way in the
bay that evening and started on our
voyag at half past 10 o'clock on the
morning OF the 18th. We had a very
smooth trip except the night of July 10
and the forenoon OF the 10th. when the
ship rocked considerably. but those
who had been to sea before said IT was
nothing
Luke n I never got a bit seasick.
but there were lots of them sick before
the ship was under steam one hour.
Our greatest difficulty was scarcity of
food and room. OF course there was
not any real scarcity of food, only 1t
was not given to US to eat. especially
the first few days. when the
ment was left to Lieutenant seadorf
and Charley Lane. BY that time the
boys were eating raw potatoes and
cabbage, and in fact everything they
could lay their hands upon, and were
In a temper to do almost anything.
They say there were threats made TO
throw Seadorf and Lane overheard. al
though I did not hear any made direct.
Anyhow, they got pretty badly SCARED.
and the officers in general took the
matter up and saw that we got more
food. although IL was pretty badly
cooked and very seldom that we got
enough. To give you an instance of
our bill of fare, the first day we got
about four ounces of beef ZACH and n
small potato; and Seadorf kicked at
the cooks for giving us three days ra-
tons In one and said we would have
to go without supper and breakfast
to make up for ii. but we did not, Just
the same. Sometimes they gave us
hard Jack instead of bread, and some
times a sort of biscuit they bake on the
ship. / should say that these are the
only substitutes for bread that We got
on the voyage and for So hours after
reaching here.
The biscuits are about the size of ordi-
nary o biscuits and one of them is
all we were allowed to a meal. Beans
are the most plentiful thing we get and
they are not half cooked. As / said.
after the forenoon of the 10th, the sea
was very smooth. almost as smooth as
water in a pond. until We arrived near
here and then the water was shallow
and did not rock us much. We were
very crowded for room. there being
about LOIS men OF the LIST Montana and
of the Californians. besides the ships
crew on board. making in all about I,400
men. while the ship could only carry
reasonably about 500. We usually eat
and sleep on the upper decks. as II Ia
They are taking of about 100 of the
.alifornians this evening. but they viii
be missed. To speak about
Honolulu-well. II is beyond description.
Il might be called one continuous park
rom end to end. There are more varie-
lies of palms and different tropical trees
md plants than I could mention, but
The fruits do not seem TO be as good
Is the same kinds from the semi-tropical
parts OF the United States. The people,
both the natives and whites. seem to
be very intelligent and moral. They
US very kindly.
Friday they gave US a big dinner in
he lawn of what used to be the queens
'alace, which is a very fine building.
'eople who have seen the white house
n Washington say the palace here is
IL Is now used as the presidents
flee and other government purposes,
ut in a few days 1t will be the governor
0 be appointed by the president who
7ill occupy IL. We thought that we
rould stay until the 4th. when the Unit
d States flag will be raised and the
ountry formally turned over TO our
overnment. but the decision now Is
hat we pull out of the harbor at 5
clock this evening (only a half hour
lore). and ancho for the night and
tart for Manila tomorrow morning.
Honolulu is about the size of Butte
Ut what a contrast with regard TO veg
tation n the genera tone of the
lace. Well. as Luke is also writing a
'ng letter. / will close with love for all.
our loving brother.
DAVID HANLEY.