The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-29
cAYITB, Philippines.
Cant II 1903

Sept. II, 1898.
FRIEND DAVE:-I went over to Ma
Mia yesterday and spen: about six
hours in taking the town in. like 1t
much better than Cavite. The streets
are much wider and the buildings bet
fer. and the stores larger than here
Thev have a street car line; the cars
are verY old and are drawn by two OF
their little ponies. 1t is n very large
eIty and did not have time to take the
whole thing In, but did the best
could. We boarded an insurgent boat
and compelled the captain TO take US
over. and in the evening we got the
ouartermaster's launch to bring US
back.
n il seven miles across and the bay
was very rough. The usual thing hap
pened. We lost the good dinner OF oa-
con and beans that the Nebraska boys
The Chinese were the only ones !
saw doing business In Manila, with tne
execution OF a few natives. About half
of the population is engaged IN the
manufacture OF straw hats, canvas
shoes and white suits for the so!uleTs
and sailors. We were given our nelmets
Yesterday, and we are all in white now
except our leggings. ,,
we went two miles up the "Pasig
river nm n launch. 1t is lined on both
sides by ships Of all sizes ana from e''
ery, port in the world.
Our engineers raised the torpedo boat
Yesterday that the Spanlards sank IN
the river. She is in good condition and
will be repaired and put into commits
sion al once. The harbor Is very busy
niace and everything in sight has ~.
SI' marked on II. I met a lot OF She
boX,s who were in the fight on the 18TH
and they say the Mauser rifles used by
tba Standards are no good. was talk
inc 10 one fellow who was shot through
both lungs and he was out OF PED III
thirteen days.
The Notifications are about the same
as in CavIte. We have guards out eN-
erywhere and n patrol rs on the move
all the time. The insurgents seem 70 oe
very quiet, but we did not see many OF
them. We passed Deweye fleet on ouE
way. over and had good look az all Oh
them, but the two monitors the Monte,
rev and Monadnock, take the cake.
They are so low in the water tnat tne I'
is nothing to shoot at. All Of the ships
are naInted gray. There are six or sew
on runboats here. We have the Callao
anCHOIGN dDOAS
from our camp.
she & the one we captured from the
Snnnish before they could sink her.
we have not not our money get, OUT
tho chaplain has a notice on his quar-"
ters that we are to be paid on MONDAY
We have not had good big fight vet
bpt we are called every once in while
to chase after lot OF the insurgents;
We have TO put out a very heavy guard
| every night to guard against surprise
| as they always attack at night inc
First Montana and battery OF the
Third artillery are the only troops mere
and the island Is full OF Insurgents. inc
bovs over in Manila think We are the
stun, and want to see US have goou
scarp. We caught two OF the natives
stealing from us this morning' anu they
| have lust been taken to the guard
house. They are the worst thieves
ever saw. -,s
we were in bathing this morning and
cauuht n small devil FISH. II Is pecu-
liar looking thing. There are lots or
sharks too. We saw one last week
about thirty feet long. They are all
man.eaters, and We have strict orders
from General Anderson to not so IN
bathing, but we go just the same. l
never saw so many flsh in my life; the
water Is Just full OF them, but they
won't bite except at night.
think the surgeons have the fever
broken. Nobody died yesterday. II was
| the arst day that we have not had the
funeral march played since we got here
wish you could see Philippine job
wagon. 1t is a Tater-bufrnlo and Two
wheeler ox-cart There are about 300
Of them In Manila. When they want 10
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