The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-24
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Yesterday I was just about sick. felt as
though I was going 10 have the grip. but
today 1 am o. K and am feeling fine
This is a very monotonous affair. cross
ing the ocean. A person can't get any
papers or news of any kind. He does
not know what is going on in the United
States or any place else. We do no. know
whether Spain is licked or not. but :
would not be surprised TO learn that
Spain Ia dsued for peace by the time
We reach Manila.
II will take US about thirty days TO get
from Honolulu TO Manila as we will be &C
companied by some war ships and they
have 70 be lowed along by our trans
port ships, thus We viii go very slow
II is about 500 miles from Honolulu to
Manila and 200 from San Francisco 20
Honolulu. Just imagine what a trip II
IS wonderful TO take an army 10000 miles.
hope when we come home they VIII
take US on across the Atlantic. We
would then be around the world That
would surely be quite an honor. but we
do not know what the future will bring
US. l only hope that all may get back
safe and sound but II II should be nee
essary for lives to be sacrificed why we
viii die honorably for our country
Well. l guess L viii bring this letter TO
close. don't know when I will be able
to write again. OF course if We stay
at Honolulu long l viii write some more
from there, but after We leave thgre it
may be some time before we can write
again. l hop you Will not worry and
wonder If I am all right. 1 will take
good care of myself and not get sick
We are on a very good boat Il is As
feet wide and about $50 feet long 80 you
Sc il is a good safe boat Ii has been
all over the world, even to Liverpool,
Eng. so it cannot help but be a good
strong one. I hope this will find you all
well a home. Give my regards 20 all
inquiring friends. Love 10 all of you and
be sure and write often as we do ike 90
get letters. especially from home I hope
you will not work yourself TO death in
the harvest fffeld. Take it moderately
and have plenty OF help With love to
all, I am your affectionate son,
A. L. Philips
P. S.-Arrived all safe and sound in
Honolulu Thursday night at Il o'clock
DONE be worried abou,m me. 1 don't know
possibly. It is a queer looking place. peo-
pie are little lighter color ttan negroes.
and such language. Honolulu is about
25. 600. about 10000 Americans. We. the
Pennsylvania regiment play the Nebras-
ka regiment a game Of base ball and foot
ball here. Goodbye. ART.
LETTER FROM FRED BEAL.
LOS Mer1es, Cuba, June %, 1898.
Dear Mother-I wrote you day before
yesterday and told you 1 was wounded.
I suppose you saw 1t IN the newspaper.
and L guess our regiment has made It's
reputation, for GOO OF US stood off $500
Spaniards and made them retreat from
their rife pits. which we captured
have not seen Sell since he went on board,
but have sent him word twice Well, 1
am able 10 walk now. and the surgeon
said he would turn me out in two days,
so may get q chance 10 see the battle
Of Santiago yet; hope I will. The Gu
bans keep coming in from everywhere
chased out by the Spanish.
The army has pushed up within two
miles Of Santiago and has cut off the San
dago water supply. which is located about
six miles from Santiago. That will start
a water famine in town.
When we captured this place we caught
six engines. a big railroad. machine
shops and about 200 cars of coal / was
out looking at all the sights this morn
ing. The Spanish have little blockhouses
all over the hills in this end
Of the island. and they are we'll fortified.
oil ha a 10
Spanish prisoners say they were sur
orised the way we fight; instead of firing
4 volley and retreating. as the Cubans de,
we fire a volIey and keep on coming. fir
ng all the time; and they could not |
stand that.
They expect Gomez to come in any mo- |
nent with his army, and we will com |
1ine forces and besiege Santiago until |
our artillery has been planted.
Every Cuban, from the babies up. car
les a machete.
1 just finished dinner-had bean soup
Ind hard tack. There were four young
ady nurses from off the hospital boat
State Of Texas. and they made a fellow
eel Ike home again to see something be-
'ide men. They were all dressed in white
md had red crosses on their arms. which
S protection in all countries. They
Nurse men taken on board the hospital
1oa Is.
Well, 7 win close, as I have 70 get out
md rustic me an outfit. as l lost mine On
he battlefield Well. am an old battle
icarred veteran. and I can tell how
vas the only one Of eight that came back
IS Colonel Prouty does.
Tel all the boys and girls Hello" for
ne. and give my love to everybody
What are you people ali doing these
ong days? We just lay around. and had
'othing to do al day Sunday but think
4 home and what you people were do
ng-going to church and the dinner you
would have.
I VIII close. and the next time I write
hope VIII be after we take Santiago. /
Which win De soon FRED.
Army Depot. No. /, Cuba, D Troop.
first Regiment L. S V. C, New York
,ity. \. Y.
I viii send you the holes where tha bui-
Fl went in and out and the tag they pu.
n Us in the fed hospital It's huulan
lood that makes mem 50 saf.
BEFORE BABY IS BORN"