The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-10
FROM COL. F. W. AMEs.
e. w. Goddard Receives an Inter-
esting Letter From Him.

e. w. Goddard Receives an Inter-
esting Letter From Him.
The following is a portion Of a. letter
resolved by E. w. Goddard, Of Mime
apolis. from Lieut.. Col. Fred W. Ames.
1t bears date Of Manila bay, Aug. 4.
1t says. after telling about the stay at
Honolulu:
Friday morning, July 90. we sighted
Cape EuganO, on the northeast coast Of
the Island of Luzon, on which Manila
is located. and after crossing the north
coast Of the same, passed into the stor-
my China sea, and here experienced our
first stormy, rainy weather.
Rain! Why Billy. we don't know
what rain is in the states. It comes
down in bucketfuls, and the best illus
tration l can think of which will give
you any idea of it is standing under
Minnehaha falls during the dry season.
On Sunday morning, July 81, we steam
ed into the harbor, and at last came to
anchor behind Admiral Dewey's irwin
chile fleet, amid the cheers of the Jack
tars and the waving Of flags. Here we
received the news that the Spanish
fleet at Santiago had been destroyed
and the city taken, and the officers and
men danced and yelled and cried with
joy.
We are anchored off the point called
Cavite on which were situated the bat
teries, arsenal and barracks of the
Spaniards, and almost on the same spot
where the Spanish fleet lay when Dew
ey fought them to finish, just thirteen
weeks to a day previous to our arrival.
Here lie the wrecks of their entire
navy, sunken in the bay, nothing but
spars and smoke stacks visible above
the water, and Cavite occupied by the
insurgents and our troops in the bar
racks. 90
At 10 o'clock this morning. the Mon
terey steamed in amid the booming
of cannon and cheers of thousands ot
loyal sailors and soldiers, and At last
we feel safe from Germany and France,
for she is considered the most fornid-
able fighting ship in smooth water in
the world. [ never saw such culhdSi-
asm in my life. Here, II 900 miles II ON
dear old Minnesota, we felt az rome
and safe from harm, from the sea at
least.
The situation here at present is as
follows: The insurgents surround the
city, but are not strong enough to take
1t. The California. Nebraska, Colorado,
Pennsylvania. Eighteenth regulars.
Utah battery and Aston battery are
cemped on the bay about 1000 yards
from the Spanish lines, and we will
JOIN tneH JOHlOTTOW or next Gdy. Ten.
Merritt and Admiral Dewey do rot m
tend to act in conjunction W.rh the
insurgents. because it is Well knCWn
fact that they intend to sack ana PHI
lage the city, ravish the women, and
murder the Spaniards, if they once
succeed in getting inside. When the
proper time comes our leaders intend
to offer terms for either surrender or
capitulation, which, If properly ac-
coded to by the Spanish. will result
in our defending the people and city
from the bloodthirsty Insurgents. If
the Spanish do not give in to these
terms, it Is only a question OF a short
time when we shah capture the city,
but it will be q hard proposition item
to keep the insurgents from lootlng the
same
1 think when this is properly brought
to the attention of the Spanards, they
will give up and our army will occupy
the city and it's Notifications. The in
surgents and Spanish don't fight during
the day, but almost every night we sit
here on deck and watch the flash OF
the artillery and listen to the report of
the same. We will have to be landed
In small boats and wade ashore in the
surf, as there are no wharves here.
Billy Dunn and Harvey Rogers are
we'll and getting along fine. While out
In the middle Of the Pacific ocean we
stopped for short time, and I saw
one Of the boys dive off the deck into
the ocean, and when he came up who
should it be but Billy Dunn. L yelled
to him, ordering him to get on board
instantly, as the sea Is full Of sharks.
and he obeyed promptly.
Harvey Rogers Is still acting as our
postmaster, but our mail now is most
ly going home instead Of coming from
home.
We hoped to escape the sad sight OF
burial at sea, but at last 1t came and
almost In sight Of land we buried
Frederick auckland. bugler Of Com
pany e. His parents, who live in Eng
land, have been notified Well. Billy,
I'll say goodbye. Read this to
the boys of No. A. and remember your
absent brothers. 1 hope we shall all
live to see you again in the near future.
Let the papers know that you have
heard from me.