Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-15

countiy's need. treated na we,o ont.
mails until they become such. ready 10
eagerly eat the loavlngs from the mess
Of the Chinese crew. Hail dpoaycd
vegetables In the SWIM from tho ON.
GERS Kitchen were rnvouousiy aoirad
and eaten 10y half starved soldiers ,yh,
stood about the omccrs kitchen ni
swnrins and " la nnuTht bus unoxnr.
Eeratcd truth 60 say that from tho
time We were toasted ON Honolulu
charity until our arrival iu Manila
three weeks later. four-ffths VI tho on
listed men were hungry and utterly
unable 90 rct half the nmount N food
their systems Required. ~ no time
ala we get more than half rnuonr. and
~ general Thing they were HO poorly
cooked. go coarse and attempting in
quality AZ 10 Dc uncntnhic.
Yes. they who had money could buy
food IN board ship. but fancy paying u
Chinamau twenty-five cents o. steal
nvc-crni pie Tor you. Many dld this.
but many more went without. Some
ga their own stealing and 4 am sony
D. say from the Rcd Cross Hlc.ofy'H
supplies. HAD they been uqprchendod
they would have been made examples
~ flr ut,wlthstandinr ;he hungry
condition VI the enlisted animals. the
RCD Cross stun WIS sacred % most ~
Thorn, ana shcy were as anxious 20 pro-
tcci lho dear ola Rcd Cross ne any one
could be-
uui We are NJ Manila row. and the
long Hou Journey o. at Hu end. We
have Joined the boys that preceded Us.
and are commanded by she officers ~
our own state. We are with friends.
We see familiar faces hli around u.s..
and We listen IN rapt attention 10 Ia
mlhnr voices ne they relate fhr story
or Manlin'H fan. our only regret n1w
iH ihat We came too late DO take part
IN ihai work wherein the riah boys %
hraveiy distinguished thamsrlves ~
was q glorious victory Cor all. but f1r
Utah % was Immense.
Halt Whl goes sherpT''
"a utah artlliorymau."
pass on. utah u Hil right"
Scntrlca are every whore hero ana no
password n no effective uH ihs simple
statement that you belong f1 the unh
battery, and though We recruits were
unable % take pau IN winning this
fame Tor our loved State. 10 d. noy,r-
ihrlcHa gratifying % know tho fame
has been won, and o. be able Co enjoy
Ha fruits. The boys are an Nol with
one or two exceptions. Tho sick and
wounded. I am tlld. ~ the American
army 10 the Philippines. does not cx-
coed two per cent. This % course ia
most remarkable. ali things considered.
rived rccruh1 On down with rheumatism
and has beer. thanks 20 the wooden
doctors % the Rio de- Jlneirl. ever
since leaving san Francisco. lie la
now In the hospital and 10 liz under-
stood he win b. rem, home tho mr.; %.
portunity. Among our Utah boys
there has been Hlsue slight cases ns
dyscniery and foyer but none have
thus FAR proven fatal. nor are they apt
10,
Before sailing for Paris. General
Greene sent tho following aalf-cxplan-
ntury letter. % be read before the Utah
light artillery;
Headquarters. e-Brgnde. 2-Dlvision.
Scoops, Gale Oral DE- H1lonn ID Aug
2. ih9s,-ln compliance with urdcra from
the war department. the undersigned
heWhy rcllnqulshca command OF thla
brigade.
In taking leave of the trnops who
manned IN trenches in front VI tho
Spanish dCfcnHcH, and who Ted the adj
vance Into Manila. thc undersigned de-
slros 90 thank them for the hearty and
unrnmplnlnlng response which thUy
made 10 every demand upon thOm. and
90 express his appreciation ~ IN, high
snldierly quuitlca which they have dis
played during the Siege. IN tho attack.
and IN maintaining order iu Manila
since the occupation. The difficulties
Of climate. Of ground ana Of food 10
which We were subjected have never
been surpassed Ia any work which
American soldiers have been called up
On 10 perform. ana Tor two weeks were
forced 10 romain quiet under cons
Htant and deadly nre from the enemy
until the plans f1r a Joint land and naval
attack were perfected, These difficulties
were mot In a spirit not only free from
complaint, but NJ generous and hearty
enthuslnAm. We have orr reward In
the capture Of this fortified city. with
slight loss. iou have thus forever as
ISOLATED your names with one OF the
most important events In American his
tory. ana have won the gratitude ana
esteem OF an your c0untrymcn.
r. v, GEENE.
Brlgadler General Commanding.
Tomorrow I vii visit the trenches. or
NJ the boys call them, the ''drrnchsa."
and In my next letter I win tell the
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