Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-16

pretty f0urh-we finally arrived IN
Cayite,. which Il jus, acr1rs tho bav
rom Manila and but seven miles
south Dakota boys we're s'e br6nt
and then The great ship hoiieed anchor
and swung slowly around and Saadei
toward Manila. We ran rirhf besgscn
me olympia and Charirft1n. twY -
btWey ships, ana anchored ri,fht I'm
ainonh all our hattleshlps and \ i1t Sf
PUT transports. After day or -
9nFef We were landed and marched
through the ci:y To- whers inc t't1h az.
Nnery We're quartored The boys were
al glad % zee ne and we TO see them.
SETTLED DOWN.
They ala good work on tho IAN os
August. the date OF mo esirine ~
Manl@. and the buys have some very
interesting accounts 90 relate ef mo
bombardmcnt Or Maniln. After havirr
oeeh assigned quarters with the rest u
the buys ana having klt all straight
anu feiiltd In military shape, we an foit
more than satisfied With aut surround.
lnga Tor We we're more nrsp,rei H. ~,
out and pitch our tents IN simo maraby
place near the trenches, from what v.c
had heard.
This would have been - had we cot
here sooner Tor the boys had lust r,ps
into ihelr present quarters a fow DAYS
heiore from the trenches. whore chey
had 10 wade around in mud. and even
70 lay down IN t,Wlth the rain p1urlng
down all around
We could not be more comfortably
located u We were in For' DiuEils "
here for these barracks belonged 90 tho
taken and were bu.. apparently or
military use. We have two large pools
or water o. paih- In, ono for Battery A
and the other Tor w.
SOME PETS.
Several " The boys have bought mon.
keys. ana have one which We can
Batiery," and you would enjoy seeing
them playing and climbing about. az
ana own posts. ropes and anything
that happen a. be handy. Then wo
have about dozen cages % birds. sew.
efhi different kiuda-one kind 10 what
th.y cal the plraque. and Is q bcaut.
Iully c1lorcd bird resembling che par.
rot hut no larger than tu2ln.
DAILY DUTIES.
We drll every morning. some morn.
lngs we have the f11t drll. and I think
Dc would Interest sou to See us. flr We
~ through all shs movements. al com.
mAnd that We would 10 u real action.
We were called out several sImrH. f1r|
word had come that tho utt,vo1 were
about 60 make an attack and au tr1lraI
were % be- IN READINGS 90 nnreh nf a
mumcnt4 notice To the trenches. We
got everything ready. fiicd the lImbrrs
that We attached ID the canon Win
water aud intact E1t all prepared ,1I
fiaft ngh; N al q mnUse'H notice t.
uFht the insurgents. But We were not
called out. everything seems quiei now.
and we are an living peacefully ln our|
military home. We can Ect O. pass tp|
any duty, such as guard etc. And chen
wg Ect chance io LOOK over the Rr0uld
where che battle was fought and 81 look
through the city. etc. a1d see nii that ls
most interesting.
VISIT To THE WAR SHIFTS.
some days ago I ana sovcrai W ihr'
boys EJ' lass ana went down o. THE
river, whore We got a boat and Were
taken Out 90 hook over some uf the big
hnttlcHhlpH laying In ne bay. We hook.
"a over the Olympia, Dewey's nag ship.
and saw tho admiral himself and
thought him very mo looking Old man
10 bis admlrara uniform. We saw alnl
she baltimore and one or two more.
There was a hole In tho streldrck nf
the baltimore which vas made by
spanish she'll but 90 one was injured
BY 10. which seems wonderful. Tor there
were 30 many rali1rs ana marines
ANNAlA VI n'I nulfNN AnN fuEAHfmfhis
Then We were taken over 90 the largest
cruiser IN the world tat least have
been Told q u the largcsD the English
cruiser called the Powerful" and che
certainly vas powerful boat und a big
one. to0. The English sailors were very
Nvli 60 ~ and showed " NIL over the
great ship. and We would not have mis-
sd seeing u Tor a good deal.
~ were all through che big Catholic
Cathedral VI CaNtc. who're she ,naur-
genis murdered the priests. and saw
many things that were very Interesting
We saw the land bagteriea thai helped
20 make u h0t Tor Dewey. ana lust N
the shore about two hundnd yards
we're about zen spanish btttieahipa that
had been sunk In the engagement on
he first NJ May. You could Just sec the
maata and tunnels and they an looked
rnrry lot,
a GAME OF BALL
4 baseball match has been made up
here and We are 20 play che Asior Bat
terry IN three or four days. There 81
two hundred aud my dollar t2ao0l
cup np for tho winners ana We arr
pIactlcing every day and think wc can
win u, because We are the CHAMPIONS
" AN the games we have played 90
KINNEY's KINDNESS.
/ forrlt 60 mention that tho day be-
fore We left Honolulu Mr.. Kinney. an
old Salt Lake banker who has hctn in
Honolulu number of years, and who
thinks lot ~ the Utah people, took
~ boys an out 20 his place In she street
cars and after We had an gone In swim.
ming for he has nno place right on
thte sca) he gave W royal hy out IN
the way Of fruit and eatahlos. We alro
all had our pictures taken there.
our own oiiicer Llutenant WedgW0od.
hayiag taken sick before We lcp. Han
Frnosrn. We had 10 leave him behind
and - We were put under she command
~ South bek1ta oiileer ana ~ AZ
Honolulu when We were invited out 90
Nr kidneys sugar factory We were
NOT permitted 20 20, Cor the south De-
kp.a fellows were MT Invited ANA ! sup
rise (na we an do that the South Dt-
iQlia officers were jealous.
But We had a fine time out ~ Mr.