The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-11-10
From The Philippines.
MANILA, SEPT, IA,

We arrived in port here Aug. 31s:
after 20 days voyage from nonolu-
lu and for the larger part of the boys
it was twenty days of misery. They
half starved us and when we landed
the majority OF us were 50 weak VT
could hard y walk. We encountered
several storms but none of them were
very dangerous. Our reception III
the harbor WAS very tame and when
the boys were informed that Manila
had fallen they were surely disap-
pointed anu gave the most feeble
cheer | ever heard the m give. They
all wanted to get here III time to hel p
take the city but it Was all over when
we arrived. The morning of the
first we had he treat Of see ny a war
ship prepare for action. The mont
tor Monadnock steamed up alon
side our ship, anchored, and ptpar
ed for action. Il was one of the pet
tiest sights l ever saw. Everything
went oft just as though it was ran by
machinery. The guns were all mau-
ouvered aud several blank shots fired
When the decks were all cleared and
there was almost nothing in sight and
the fur big turret guns were revol-
We'd the monitor seemed very small
out terrible. In the afternoon We
landed and went at once to our diff
terent company quarters. Here We
received d warm reception and it
seemed good to get into our own
companies again. The different COM
pan,es of the 18th are scattered
around all over the city and consti
tute the military police of the city.
We are stationed in large brick
and stone building which used to be
the headquarters Of the Spanish po-
lice. Our duty is to patrol the city
and preserve order. We have city
water and fine shower baths, which
are blessing to US in this climate. Our
food is the best it has been since We
have been in the service and this with
our fine quarters makes US more con
tented than we ha We ever been before.
w, have heard all about the battle
from the boys who were il it and al
though they endured severe bard
ships and encountered many dangers
we still feel very sore to think we
missed it. At present it looks very
much as though We we're going to
have to whip the insurgents before
they will settle down and behave
themselves, so those of US who missed
the fight OF Aug. 18th may get a
chance yet to find out what battle
is like. intended to go out and Wis.,
it the battlefield before writing this
but was unable to do 80 because the
insurgents have their outposts this
side of the field and will not let us
through the lines. So we are penned
up in the city and although we can
g anywhere in it there is very little
to see. l have seen the larger part of
it and to sum it up will say | hate
Manila and everything | have seen in
it. The sanitary condition is fearful
and every day they keep us here
means shortening Of our chances of
ever getting back. The hospitals are
crowd d now and the bows are very
anxious to get out Of here before they
die. u Il 5.sz ,5 If H.. I,
The natives all live in miserable
huts and what buildings have been
built by the Spaniards are very old
and whichever way you look one can
not see anything but something old
or rotten. In fact there is nothing at
tractive about the city.
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