The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-17
STAY AND HUNT GOLD
Kansas Boy VIII Prospect in the
Philippines.

Philippines.
/ ". A Fishbaugh. a Kansas boy with
war-like procliv.tles. having taken part n
a SCUM African campaign and being nov
at Manila. writes ms sister. Mrs. F. B.
( Calender. OF this city. a very interesting
letter. as follows:
Manila. Sep I. 1855
II have Just received your last welcome
letter and was glad % hear thai you are
sui enjoying good health. We reached
Manila bay about July =, after very
pIeasan. trip. Our battery was on nc
flagship with General Merritt. and We
were not crowded az badly as ne other
soldiers were. As soon As We arrived Al
miraI Dewey came on board 70 seSGen-
eraI Merritt and We gave him three rous-
ing cheers. as the evidence % MS good
work was all around Us Only the tops
OF the Spanish wars3 r were visible and
The fort 4; Cavite was demolished. Sew
eral days later we landed AZ Camp Dewey
within about four miles % Manila Il was
raining hard and We had 70 carry every
thing ashore through a heavy surf T.
was pretty tough for a few days until
~ got our camp fixed up and floors in
our tentx. as q ralned every day and made
everything disagreeable. We landed on
Thursday and the following Sunday raght
the Spaniards made hercs attack on
the boys IN the Entertainments but were
driven back Ni,h heavy loss Most o:
our men In the hst, were armed wIth
the Old Springfield rife. Which IL the u1os-
effective az close range. Tney had another
Try a few days Iater with ths SANE re-
ordered Up % the front and we spent -Aa
nigh; "a TIE trenches. Tns following
morning the spsuiards opened % on ~
with their artillery while We were eating
breakfast One shell burst within twenty
feet q u A lot OF the boys didn't feel
hungry after thai, but had ben under
FIRE before and knowing what was tefore
~ poi; shed OF enough beans ard Hard
tack 20 last ne al ca. We hen moved
our guns further up che Ins into en-
brazures prepared for rh-n. " we're
v;.nin 20 yards % a Spanish box hone
and rrey we're raklns - Nh bot ere
al me tine -. were placing our E1-s.
Tc-n ~ gave cnen te1. or s1asls s@t
their block house On hr@ and sIDiods1
ne ammunition STORED n g. A3Out forty
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