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Their Trip.
The following letter from Herman
Kueh, the former well known steward
IT the Fort Sherman hospital. was for
warded 10 the PREss BY his wife from
Alcatraz Island. and win be read with
Interest By his many friends In this Sec
ton:
"Well. here vs. are At Manila. or rath-
or in sight Of It. We arrived here June
30th At 5 p. M. and we are al glad, es-
pecIally myself, for was deathly sick
going through that c0nfonnded China
sea. On june 10th Private Hutchinson
Of company u. Oregon volunteers, was
operated on for appendicitis, but unsuc-
cessfully. as he died on June 2ist and
was buried nc sea that evening, the band
playing and three yoIleys being fired rs
the body was lowered into the ocean To-
ward the setting sun. June 9th we
had severe thunder storm In mid
ocean. Obi 1t was grand. and yet am-
full and terrific. Signs Of insanity are
frequently n0ticed among some of the
volunteers, rs they talk Of how to raise
chickens aud eat eggs.
At Guam island the Charleston de-
stroyed the Notifications and took the
governor, five officers and forty-iiye pri-
Yates as prisoners. They were placed
on our ship. DR.. Cardwell handed 3
piece of ice TO native and he dropped
II 40 quick ~ lightning and cSuld not
be induced 70 pick it up again. Wher
the doctor picked IL up and placed it in
his mouth. the natives all walked away
shaking their heads, no doubt believing
him to be fakir or some other great
man.
June 30th / was invited by the chief
steward Of the ship to lunch. You can
imagine thoroughly enjoyed il. Oys-
ter soup. peas, veal outlets, lthey struck
the bottom OF my stomach in double
timel baked beans. rice fritters with
cranberry sauce, tea, ice seream and
claret. FineI
We entered the harbor at ! IS p. M,
and were all glad to get there. Dropped
anchor under the protection Of Dewey's
6eet at p. M. We are now at the end
OF our trip and l hope the second expe-
dition. with the Monterey and Monad.
mock. viii soon arrive: then well show
the natives some vessels.
Well We are landed at Cayita since
July 2nd, distant from Manila about
fifteen miles around the bay and about
eight miles across the bay. We have a
general hospital organized with three
stewards aud fifteen priyates. am the
chief steward in charge OF the records
and reports, one steward In charge Of
dispensary and medical supplies and
one In charge Of the wards aud sick.
have two assistants besides a clerk, q
regular picnic. We have man In the
hospital that did not know his gun was
loaded, |" and shot on the first, second
and third fingers Of his right hand.
There are also several other cases OF
sickness. Our drinking water Is rain
water caught In large iron tanks.
drink weak coffee, as the water Is then
boiled We have thnnderstorms every
day; they are awful, cranh upon crash
and the rain comes down in torrents
Cigars are one cent apiece, or sixteen
for Is cents. Little girls and boys sir
and eight yean old smoke cigarettes
The women are half dressed, smoke and
chew tobacco, and are a hOmely looking
set, but straight as an arrow. The chill
dren run about without any clothing
whatever. Every night the insurgents
and Spaniards fight. We can hear the
firing Of heavy guns and yolley firing
near by all night.
The other day I met an insnrgenI
doctor who was educated In Germany
and speaks German fairly well. lie
went to the city Of Cavita with me, two
miles distant, and showed me around,
II is a large place, the houses ali being
built on bamboo sticks and open on al
sides Pigs, dogs, chickens, goats. boys
and girls all roam together in the streets
When l took active charge OF the
hospital the floor aud walls were cover.
ed with blood and we had TO scrape il
on Eight Spaniards were dead in theiI
beds, some with a leg taken of, some
with arms of. left there by their com
Tades to die. They are buried behind
the hospital in one big grave.
We expect soon TO start our own mes:
and then we will live. So far / have
existed on bacon, pork, thick stuff
called gravy, bread like lead and coffee
like feather. The weather Is so hol
the place Is like bake oven. Some one
just now wants to bet me III cat Xmas
dinner ut home and | certainly hope
viii. Must close, etc
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