The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-30
LETTER FROM CAVITE.
Written by Soldier who is serv-
ing His Country in the Philip
pine Islands - Visited the
Spanish Wrecks.

letter written by a member Of the
First Montana regiment of infantry at
Cavite, Philippine Islands, has been re-
ceived by his sister in this city. AS in
his previous letters the writer reveals
a sentiment against the native rebels
and anticipates trouble with them. The
letter is, in part as follows
"Cavite, Sept. 10, 1898.
my Dear Sister: have just
returned from dungeon in which the
insurgents used to keep and kill Span
ish prisoners. The place contains some
horrible suggestions, can tell you.
The room which was only recently va
Gated by the insurgents is one mass
of blood. The walls are fairly speckled
with holes from bullets which first
pierced the unfortunate Spaniards and
then the walls.
"On the walls, too, are holes made by
nails which were first driven through
the hands or arms Of the prisoners
There is ample proof of this. Another
| choice method of torture was to nail
the feet of the prisoners to the floor
Do you blame us for wanting to lick
h out of these Philippine beasts?
We are going to do 1t as sure as | live
1t must come and the sooner the better
1t suits us.
THE fools cannot shoot as good as
the Spaniards, but are very vain and
think they are cracks. They average
about feet and inches in heighth
| and are puny specimens OF humanity
| There will be a hot time down here,
| but it won't last long; we will attend
| to the insurgents case in short order.
| The boys feel very hostile toward them
they are so conceited and cruel-and
we do not hesitate to administer per-
sonal chastisement to them on slight
| provocation. That this is not unjust, is
| shown by the nature of the beast. After
he is whipped he is a bowling suppli-
cant, but if he thinks you fear him he
will strut and lord 1t over you in great
| fashion
I'VE have visited all the accessible
Spanish wrecks and 1 have secured
| some relies from most of them. My
| plunder is heavy, however, and 1 may
| have trouble in getting it home.
| II am anxious to get away. There is
a great deal of sickness and many seri-
ous cases, though / am we'll and have
been ever since our arrival 'Sojering'
has done me one good turn: it has
| Strengthened me up and given me a
correctness of attitude, particularly of
chest and shoulders, which I would
never have possessed but for the drills
| and setting-up exercises
1--WE have white uniforms and he'll
| NETS now. The regiment looks fine. 1t
rains every day. We haven't had much
| to do, so the rain has not seriously in
| convenienced us, as it never lasts long,
| but on Monday our company will go
| out into the trenches and that will be
tough. 1t is a part of our job. how
| ever.
"Since writing the above I have been
| laid up with fever, the kind prevalent
| here. 1t doesn't do Il thing but take
the starch out of you. / thought 1 was
| never so sick in my life, but / am all
| right again. Was vaccinated again on
| the island. as the first vaccination did
not take effect. Every mothers son of
us have had to have it DONE as small
| poX has prevailed all about us.
| 1T is getting awfully tiresome. We
| all long for home, but / guess we are
| good for year yet.
| Lovingly, your brother
| "Dick