Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-16
ON THE WAY TO MANILA.


July l4.-Rain fell early this
morning, but the sun came out
brightly afterwards and became
quite warm. Some way or other
we are the leading vessel. AtS:45
a. m. there was quite a little ex
element created on board. The
word was passed that there was a
mail steamer off our starboard
quarter. All was excitement and
everybody commenced to write
letters. In coming about we came
in the trough of the sea, and felt
the effects of a good stiff breeze,
which did not feel when
on our course. AS we came
about and closer to the steamer
we found that instead of being
mail steamer, it was the Indiana.
The boys in their excitement, when
they saw the steamer, did not rec
ognize her, and so of course
thought it must be a mail steamer,
heading for us, and was going to
take our mail along, but another
disappointment. The cause of our
coming about was that we were
too far ahead of the fleet and had
to turn around to get into position.
Today is one of misfortune, one
of the regulars on board the Indi-
ana, died, and was buried this
afternoon. At &c o'clock the Ohio
signaled that her machinery was
out of order; 10:45, Indiana signal.
ed to stop; Hos, Indiana turned
back heading for Ohio, mot the
State but the steamer!] Got under
way again in little while. Dis
lance 243.7 miles. Total ISL. Had
some rain this afternoon.
July l6.-Yesterday was the l4th
and today is the 10Th, accounted
for by having passed the 1S0th
parallel of longitude thereby gain
ing a day, and putting us in the
eastern half of the world. Last
night it rained all night on and
off. When it came down, we knew
it was raining, we also had a dis
play of lightning. We ran away
from the fleet again; lay to for half
an hour till the fleet caught up
with us. Distance 24S. Total 1929
miles.
Sunday, July l7.-Today is quite
warm, not a breath Of wind. The
smoke of the steamers is rising
straight up. II sea is the smooth
est we have had; chuIch at 10. A
flying fish came on board tonight,
and was very quickly captured, the
wings to be kept as souvenirs.
Distance 247. Total 1876.
July l9.-Hot as blazes! Not a
breath of wind. Same scenery as
yesterday. Distance 241. Total
1917. This morning, we had regi
mental inspection, in full
marching order. Oh it was nice,
standing in the hot sun! Who
wouldn't be soldier ?
July l9.-Hot today.
This morning at $40 we saw
the Ohio stop. She was a little
ahead of us, and as we came up,
we saw that she was lowering a
boat, which was rowed back over
her course. We chopped and lay
to. We were stopped about Z
Of an hour. The cause of this
affair was the suicide of one of
her firemen. They did not find
him. Distance 22l. Total 213S.
July 29.-Last night was a lit
tie cooler, otherwise same as pre-
ceding days. Same scenery. Dis.
lance 23S. Total 1866.
July 2l.-The weather is cooler
today. AT l0:45 a. m. the fleet
was signaled to stop and send
their doctors on board the Indi-
ana, which was done, with the ex-
ception of Morgan City. The
cause of this consultation was that
a signal corps man was dying but
he was beyond help. He died
this afternoon, this making the
third death IN the fleet. Distance
237. Total 2605. A lieutenant
of engineers on the Indiana died
today.
July 22-This morning it was
quite warm, but toward afternoon
a gentle breeze sprang up, much
to our qualification. Everything
quiet; scenery same. Distance
24l. Total 2S46. Lieutenant on
Indiana buried today.
July 23.-Last night it was cool
so that a person could sleep. We
are getting well along into Span
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