The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08
From The Philippines.
MANILA, P. l., Oct. II, 1898.

DeaCl are several VI Iuo VcooCAo W VIC
Spaniard's sunken feet aud little
farther out the remainder lie where
thew sunk before they could reach
the bunch near the beach. One of
the first things l noticed when l got
within sight of the fleet was the way
the ships we're punched. Six of them
lay almost side by side. I climbed
upon the sea wall to size them up
il was one of the saddest sights l
ever saw. Icould look out over the
bay and see our victorious fleet in all
It, spleadcr and here at my very feet
was the defeated one, utterly ruined:
1t was very quiet that morning and
as stood there alone and looked at
those wrecks I cannot describe my
feelings but it seemed very much like
the sensation one has on being in a
grave yard at night. l wanted to Wis
1t the wrecks but that was impossible
because no one is allowed to go near
chem at present. Since they lie in
shallow water suppose they will be
raised some time but they are terribly
shattered.
After getting a fsw souvenirs for
nv collection, hired native to take
1ns out to the Olympia in hi' canoe:
'Thie canoe was simply log followed
out and tossed around in great shape.
The Olympia lay out about two miles
ard by the time l reached her l was
pretty yell soaked ! know one OF
the officers on the flagship and he
took me down to the dinnipg-room
fcr dinner, at once.I shall meyer forget
That dinner. 1t was feast compared
with what we get in the army. You
DON'T SEQ any half-starved boys in
the navy. After dinner my friend
took me all over the ship and showed
me every nook end corner that he has
the pri gilege of entering himself: He
n.anouvered the different kinds of
9sss and explained the loading and
GinR Of them. 1t is Gust wonderful
to see the ease with which they are
handled. 4 child could handle them.
He showed me through the different
dsoartments Of the ship and it is as
tOnishipp to see how clean every
ding is kept. Everything is just as
elean Al soap and water will make it
and almost spotless. l saw Admiral
Dewey's quarters but be was sitting
In a corner and was unable to see
him and of course we could not enter
thsm. After seeing all there was to
ace. nv friepd and I sat down and he
told me part of bis experiences in the
battle of May Let, Maybe that Was
not treat. Tho Olympia is right up
20 date as far az modern improve
a,nts 90 and is beauty in every
way. With the exception OF our two
monitors, she is, without doubt,
the best man,of-war in the harbor.
One of the first things ! noticed on
her was the men. AZ a whole they
look more intelligs gsnt than any bouy
of men / have seen in the army and
they arc certainly entitled to all the
compliments they have received as
select class of men. This applies
not onlv to the men of this one ship
but TO all the men in our navy. }
have seen dozens of them here in the
city. Ny friend
royalty until it "! =, =,
start back to Manila. Ny but 1 old
hate to 20 back to that dirty hole
with it's Sitting air after my visit to
a floating American home with its
nnre sea brsezes. 1 had the privilege
Of riding back on Spanish prize and
returned to my quarters more dis
1nsted than ever with Manila.
The day visited the battlefield !
GOT some OF the boys who were in the
6attle to 90 with me. To begin with
we had to get a brigadier general
oas. in order to get through the in
currents lines. We took the stree
car ont to Malate and then walked
over to the ruins of old Fort Malate
This is the fort Dewey bombardec
While our boys we're making such
heroic struggle to take the SPaniel
trenches. Nearly all signs OF tn
f;eht have been removed from tn
fort but enough remains to show tina
Tho losn Of life must have been terri
ble. The great gaps in the masonr,'
and the huge piles OF sand and ston
show where the shells got in the7
work. Que eight-inch she'll bored
.iean cut hole in the massive wa
and then exploded inside killing fo'
tv men and wounded scores NOR
The Spanish trenches we're made {
bags Of sand and lay directly east {
the fort. They were very strong an(
with the help of the fire from the TO
the Standards had vory strong p
s;tion. To the south of these, abor
800 yards away. were cur trenche
Betyeen the two was an old grav'
varC and if our boys had been con
pelled to advance through that hui
dreds Of them would never ha'
reached Manila. As it was ever
thing in it was torn to pieces and tn
mart of its hard weed monumen
chat arc still standing are full OF lea
and iron. Fortunately our boys ne
Ar had to advance in that deadly I'll
VIXEN Dewey drove the Spanish fro
the fort their comrades in the trenc
es swung to the left and our bo
closed in on them. II was here tn
our boys conducted themselves
noblv. The Spaniards had every a
vantage. Both sides wsr: alme
hidden In the woods and the SPa!
iah had the better guns, far super
numbers, and knew every inch OF t
Ground while our boys were sdvar
;so over unknown and very une<
tain Ground. The woods are full
marshes and little creeks which col
nelled our boys to advance along t
Finding roads which every now a
then exposed them to view while
~. ..~s time thev could not see