The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-14
! / TROOP TRANSPORT.
a. THE AMERICAN voLUN-
Ire En- yoY AGE TO MANILA.
- rrsm ). W. white, Oh the
csty Of Pesing-'.r"ma heesp'io"
= ns.siuIu-Hieh People Act ~
r,ssksss-cspture OF

- x.raxs Of the tr9ossSta4P ~t+@ - ans
q, rranessco 70 Msu,Ia, has been
- ssre by Or }. r. Waite. fron his
80, : w. white o. the FIRST Ca''tor-
..ss.ssrs. Tae letter Is written on
,-.rs the troopsalp jBsE as SIZE Is entering
8. ssrso. Of Msnl-a. and IS dated June
!. ssss Among tie features Of the letter
8 - .sessant o. the reception and hearty
-.,~~nf accorded the soldiers II Homo
-. vh.re rnultl-gstilionaires passed sand
,-s<a.. spd ssda 70 lss hungry and appre-
...,sxV vaiantesgs. The letter says;
sx. asa a very uneven 9ful trip from the
-, b. neaegal1. SdoftIy sfser noon OH
f-~& y. s.ahte1 lard aud made TIRE inner
xsxsor and tied ~ 10 the wharf just at
49, The officers ven ashore. we OF
- cousuon herd had 10 stay on the snip.
naf .sn p~eple o. xaoFe sent lis some fruit
a. couxoIafion Tie boxes were pat on
a. "a. 10 re,a ourselves. and yours truly
al fsxssce t. the greater part ~ a mag
raarsns psnsagp.e giving the tas1sl and
- 20 q poor fellow who Was too slow 20
10 hinself. for II Is everybody for No. ]
asd ths dsyil take the hin6most CT this
SO. That evening several boat and canoe
srpacE the snip singing their native songs.
n seunded very pretty Oh the water by
Moonlight.
@Tns nsxt morning We were all marched
mecss gnarned. with only iegglngs and
"a and ~ 10 the palace grounds There
~ we're turned lcoss. bat were not allowed
eusss6s the gates. the people welcomed rs
= ssssy side and we were given all the
tsds water and cigars We could handle.
Ne went all through the palace the senate
eaxsabsr and other rooms. and also in the
txo rooms where the queen vas kept a
yssSsnsr ser nearly two years The govern
mat keeps standing army % two eompa-
MES 81 artillery, CHARTERED In the base
rsEt Of the palace. snads the acqua!n-
.sacs Of four 81 the sergeants. who showed
ns over the grounds and buildings. II was
81 rev aud very interesting 10 M
Al noon Va marched back to the ship
aaa had lunch. Then NE went out TO the
e-sat bathing place. called Waikiki, and
hsf fine swim In the surf. Coming back
lnssxn We had liberty until O'Clock that
Ash,.
'Hoaoln.u is quite a civilized town OF.
haul Judge about 500sn population. with
kme Tsry good store buildings. most Of
shiea ara two stories high, and many very
sessiiy residences. with large gardens OF
aspieai plants and palm trees. Ii Is an
Ma place 10 spend a month or two In
winter
niiiionaires Serving Sandwiches.
The next day the people OF the town
snss u big lunch on the palace grounds
mi We ate and ate and ate-cold meats.
spiass. ali kinds OF tropical fruits. mel
- coffee. milk. soda water and cigars
leu cab easily imagine how people can eat
Ser being on a troopxship for mere than a
vstk living on beans. bacon. boiled pota-
ioss and coffee. assure you we did jas
~ 10 everything. Every body took a hand
Asplng las enjoy ourselves. and tbs la
Ess Sho waited on the table we're very
M One man. who was dealing out sand
wteaas VAS pointed cut to me as being
ssvth ever Aocoool. Now. do you sup
ease man THAI wealthy In San Francisco
You'll take his coat OF and work like thate
NJ much. The result Ia that every soldier
@ ials transport. and on the other two as
~, s Tor annexation. That night we
vat on board tho ship and slept as We
ssssr slept before. with cur sfomachs full
nd al well satisfied. The reception we
~ here could not have been surpassed.
TIE mex, day. about noon. We pulled
vt IN the stream with the other trans
set1 to walt fer the Charleston to coma
aat which we wers told would he about
ssc'oex tn the evening. We set 10 work
write some letters. and I had Just start
- Hlns wssn out sAs came We hal i,gs,
Wiz 70 throw our letters into the sack and
ts'e The pile; hoat and we were off. That
WY ny last letter vas go short.
i1ere is no place TO write here excapt
nG down or deck. IN the daytime II =
.so hot 10 do anything and there "a no
1sst mat We can set near enough 10 At
sta' u see II write. Since the third night
vs. 'Fesn san Francisco have been s,aeG,-
Ms on deck Tor {; - Impossible - sfeep
aasa In 'he held. II Is itss; like an oven
aac The air is very foul.
AFTER vs. left Honolulu We received or
ees Zen the Charleston that We were "a
e % tsa island n Guam. one az the Ia
ssas group, two-thirts ot the way IL Ma
~ We Mere 80 CAPTURE TIE ss,lni, de-
.,sF ire forts ard sHize any Spanish YES.
'Ast might be there. We heard that
.asFe vas raee % ~ two weo,lsn gun
s&s snd thousand or more troops on
As kana
Tho f-iand of Guam.
Ne sighted Land about daylight last
aondsr. june :, snd Of coursae ~ hands
'sfs en deck az ou,e We slowed down
saa he Charleston cleared sor aetloa nv
ux'as dovn az the awnings. ve4.na,ors
: everything movable On aoek. She
s'sa started ahead willis We lald ~ out
~ 'aSkias on. + VAS very cloudy. bn,
- smooth aa3 shgre was great excite
- - 9oar*- We wsre the nesrest trans
- = TIE harsar aaA cou't sse every
- 'ae t1&t eStau wa@e We. she
- s,aF'e3 1a. n3s knowing what che
IS s"shS AKA u.s. WEN s3tasniv We saw
- So t-te ano,~o~ ahcu. seven
rs 81 evt stlli W. reu'9 see rota-
- = Sf00' a. fT'H~o al Mas susst fer m
-. - NO. when ws we're s.gva-.4 -
49, ~ TIE Syaoey raa1Alref outside
- 2.ssa a- sn3 3ew9 ere coast o,, svsr-
=. gay Ag,ee He came 70 anchor a,ans-
"a. ga 'nss,~e'an ws Scs he- s-orv.
:. '%d can'e 'a v~~v slowly feeling Ner
%'oiF at5 g. :ae Saase .-s,e ,aeS}ag
ne 'Hr'< Fcat', she made o-it one
- axe ts'ta@ teas ahead 81 tAa rntt4le
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