The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-08

In the New York Evening Post says:
Although some 10000 bales Of hepm and
about 5000 tons OF sugar annually found
oheir way from the Philippines to the
United States at the time OF my residence
there. the balance OF trade was never main
tanned by American goods coming the
other way. and the local business com
uunIty in Manila or in the smaller centers
to the south remain in comparative sgnor-
ance OF the existence OF New York. Chi
cago and San Francisco. It's members
know London-what foreign people do no:
and placidly imagine that the few i'm
pjorted American articles. such as -four
and pieces Of machinery. which now and
thencreep into Manila, come from some
suburb OF the great English capital. The
old American houses. which long ago used
to control bhe business OF the Islands and
have long sinse gone 10 the wall. seem to
have been completely forbotten and until
the guns Of OUT feet broke the silence
reigning in Manila Bay the name OF the
/ United States meant nothing on the Pasig
or in the Escolta-
one OF my most pleasant experiences in
/ the Philippines, and certainly the most
! amusing. was that which my American
chum and l had as a result Of our intro
uucing TO Manila society a piece Of up-to-
date American machinery fire engine
by way Of lessening that balance Of trade
existing against the United States
Our wealthy friend Alvarez, who. IN
spite of the fact of his being part Spanish.
Z 1rr
steamers and store houses, saw some pic
lures Of American fire engines in one of
the catalogues on our Office table. and
Immediately determined to have one So
we got him one of the biggest that they
make in Rochester. that he might cancel
the insurance which he mad placed 20
cover the goods stored in his ware houses
and still go on collecting premiums from
people who left their hemp, sugar and to-
bacco in his care.
Four months after placing the order
the new engine arrived on the Esmeralda,
and was all but dropped into the river
through the clumsy handling OF the heavy
cases. But in due course II was hoisted
out Of lighters and dumped on to the quay I
in front of the Office Of our wealthy friend .
Alvarez.
The Englishmen Of the Manila colony IN I
passing laughed at the wheels Of red and /
gold AID the nickel plated boiler The To- /
cal engineers made sarcastic comments.
But we din't reply, and only wondered /
how TO put the parts together. For no one I
in the capital had seen the Ike OF fire /
engine before. Assisted by drawings and /
descriptions. we set the boiler on its feet
and adjusted wheels. crank pins. and 4
valve connections. It seemed Ike tempt
ing Providence to fill the boiler by pouring
water down the whistle but that was VIVA
we did from an uncertain perch on a
step ladder. As the water gurgled in all
right and did not run out OF the bottom.
our method seemed successful IN the due
course We started the fire IN the crate,
and were pleased to find that the new en-
CINE got up steam enough to work her
own pumps.
Ny chum and knew 70 little abou. the
anatomy OF fire engines that we were
much surprised on andIng that Americas
biggest variety did not blow up when the
wheels ran so speedily. Everything
seemed fitted to T. however. and our
friend Alvarez was 50 pleased with the
outlook that he Sc. day for a public ,
trial Of the new toy from the United ,
States
When the time came. everybody came )
with Il. for there was 70 be a collation. .
afterwards. and that IS always a drawing {
ard 20 any entertainment whore the aud ?
euce IS Spanish. The engine worked % ,
ard Alvarez stood his pet ser :
Gou-r In bo In 40 tf-
leck. in order to let him hold the big sue
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yrasped the Big nozzle on the hve-lnch r
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lershirts played around On the mud pu4- g
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lew pipes. The EBEiishmen made sarcas- &.
ic remarks. the Spanish chnckied. bat :,
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