Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-29
A CRUISE N MANlLA BAY.


Frank Hines Jr.. a member " Battery
u. Utah Volunteers. writes from Manila
To his parents In this city as foil,ws:
My Dear Parcntsi-f wrnt, YOU a f,w
days ago. but as the steamer uolrIe r.
npuhl for san Frnnclaco In the morn.
| lhf, ! take the opportunity " again
| Wiling, and " may be- possible fh9t
lhlH letter Will reach you iir-i anyway.
as ,hc other mail had 10 gp by the way
| OF hOngkunR.
Since I last wrote. many things has.
thhen place. that make things look mo
a god hard battle for u we viii
start 20 disemhark IN tho morning ani
70 ana take position In tho ffani
ah1ut nix hundred yards from ~
spanish batteries. Tho city ~ Cavitg
y M the hands ~ the United statoa
troops ans many OF the anidiers arc 80
ing INTO barracks there. About 5.OO0 III
our troops ARE already IN tho uold III
hetlnn ana nghtlng with the Insurgents
iHalhlt tho spanish fruceH. Very Few
nave been Killed, and the prisons AZ
Ntviie are fast nillnF up wlfh snan,
ilr1s. nut the nnli blow h vi NJ ~
made, and ! am proud 10 think that
VII thko part IN the night
Monday ! had the pleasure OF r1ins
Tor 4 boat ride a. look at tho Ola v'r.ft,
or tho Victims of our brave Dewey.
Msl,ed seven W ~. and got many ilttls
tfinkeifi ! took the hook ~ the ianysri
that hrcd one Of the last guns of the
spanish flagship Marie Christina FROM
The hrrech ~ the gun. I also have SOM
pI the buttons from thu crows clothr.
lhht went down with her. will send
lhese things homo na soon a. possible,
w wv, h' tue Efraioht souvenirs In
To-day | went aboard jhcurl,ed siates
Eunhnlt Petrol and had a long nm
win Lieut.. Plunket. who was ono OF mo
"llnera commanding In tho battle.
, lhlnFa are coming 90 a cl1aa fast. |
VIZ mas given the insurgents guns |
anu ft1inn ammunition. and they nrs |
driving the fpaninrda hack IND ofbs ei,v
or Manila, but nevertheless tho DIV Win |
Htruylnr o.
Ihe horses are 20 small that we arc
unable 10 use them, some of Thorn are |
, nl"i. thah threc foot hlEh, and 40 |
uNt welsh moro than 200 pounds ". /
'Whl move out guns with the hclp M |
thn Infantry. F 90
! have boon over 10 ciyits ana s,d
y look az thu prisoners. audt amanr /
tn " very beautiful woman. IA. vs. |
el lhn FoNefnpr-Etrerll uf thr iHltnla |
VINO was captured by ono of Dnw,,'. /
llitlc tugs the other day WIN. ~, ~
our Tor boat flda. The rlvornor-ren.
'fal OF TIE Lndrunr lHands III ~.
among the pHf1rcrH. Tho rpanis5
pIi.on'ra arc almost starved ~ de1tb
,nl lolk renl bad. this mo-. d.
,N 'i,.',l .1 mull' az they were N Inc
h.miH 90 the Insurgents before.
Ihr natives here are the lowest ri,ss
pr humanity you can think VI. and thslt
ways uFo simply funny. fhay nrs dirty
uischefuuH, and wn viii have 10 d,yi
WIN them after We nnlh Win ihs
~ inilfdh have much 90 toll nblu.
IL 10 a. I
y until We are sitting ln plush chsir,
IN the great city, which we hone Il INV
az least by next Sunday. En1,y ~,
con never rest easy uniil you haar * NJ
am safe, but dear mother, nryer 90,
allh9unh We az uire 10 lose many of
our boys, ! feel confident that 4 Win III
one or those ready Tor tho next lad.
You must an be- very ri,d ~ m.
filrlea won by Sampson. ana rutf',t.
thrfr = nuutler hero in Cubn IN an.
tine' " u our turn next ana / hons
~ -, n'AuE n't lea 'hH they win need
NON az 70 put these people where they
u ls AWFUL hot here ana the uot.r d,
poor, We have 10 boil every dam t,..
We. ! VIII BE- Elad when we gat IN Tho
cry. then u VIII De- better
- niNr hrtn taking Spanish lGHslns
lil ne way over and can spuk fairly
Monkeys and cocoanutH. banana ana
1lntApplrH are az your dlsplrtL II
I've through this. which hone and ~
Infe ] Will, l viii be able a. tsli some
treat experiences, and q this thin don't
make a man out Of any boy, aomothlne
nuHt be lacking. l am Just uH rood Ii
lpt better boy ana q whole l1t ,giser
can see the value q thlnrs b,tteT
low, ] believe am more easy 10 pie,se
t1 nome 9,,,mtofi., but harder In
INNS about the country when we ret
nto permanent camp
capt Grant has Just como nb1ard
rom the china ana after nr,fiv
hnking my hlnd on. he told mo No
was hrst sergeant N battery b. nm
'oys gave me three hearty cheers ma
Tiger Have no fear for me fututs
ma ns ! mingle my prayers with those
'ho love me, ! feel confident r1t
wv soon Pc nmQng you once again
'pyins all ~ wen there a. ID lt1vss
ne, l am with love 10 an. your iov'ne
'"' FRANK.