The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28
From Emil Howard.

Reserve hospital, Cavite, Philippines.
Sept. l2rsss.
There isn't much change since wrote
before, except the sickness and deaths,
I am still in the surgical ward, l get ex-
paIience in dressing and bandaeing az
we'll as nursing. / like this ward and as
long as Or. Littlefield has charge ! hope
I can stay. was over to Manila the
other day, saw all the Oregon boys
They are getting along tolersby well.
Manila is real nice place. not as nice a
city though az San Francisco or Portland,
The hoNses are old fashioned stone
structures. The most ol the goods are
fancy articles from Hong Kong and Ja'
pan. There were AIS sick in the Gen
eral hospital. They buried 10 men the
day was there, IA the day before. The
nurses told me there were from to IA
died every dav. TSat sounds pretty
large, but think OF the men that are
here. don't believe the numbe: would
be less in the U. S. We have about 60
in our hospital and average not quite
one death day. Some OF the sickness
is caused by themselves. by not obeytng
the instructions Of the physicians. l
helped dress every man in my ward this
morning. They are taken in the sur
gerry to he dressed. also helped with
an operation, very large abcess. One
OF the lst seryants got drunk. The guard
had orders to arrest him, the sergeant
started to run and the guard shot him
through the thigh. the bullet went de
rectly through the middle Of the leg.
He will be reduced to q private besides q
very bad wound. have him to nurse &.
A couple Of boys and myself went out to
the Spanish war vessels, went on every
one of those vessels that lay there, mon
uments of Dewey's great victory. We
brought of q handful Of relics from each
vessel. Twill send you q bottle label
of the Islands of de Cuba, save 1t Tor 1t
came of sunkea Spanish cruiser.
Next Thursday hospital ship leaves
for Frisco with about $50 disabled men.
We dom'I know what Uncle Sam is go
ing TO do with ne, when q man gets sick
he wants to go howe. Is lent q very
desirable place here 10 oe bu.ied. My
man that got shot through the lungs will
get we'll don't look much like did
when left, Iieel more like | did when
l worked on the farm, have been well
all the time, weigh les pounds. oue
q. G. man committed suicide, one died
With fever, and thres more of the nurses
have the fever new. Do not wOrrv
about me, would not have missed this
trip for anything. am ve:y busy, am
on IRON to I, have left this letter ever
so many times to wait on the poor fel-
lows.
Sept. 2f. Angus Grsham, OF our A.
bauy hospital steward is going home.
iust got hack from carrying him down td
the wharf, about 800 yards, he is very
weaK, it made ms home siek 10 pA'i
with him. suppose you girls are go
ing to school. the little girls here have
no schools to go TO They carry baskets
on their heads full Of oranges, babanas,
cigarettes and cocoanuts, TO sell 70 the
boys. Their clothes consist of q very
Thin waist and . long trail skirt which
is brought around the body and fasten.
ed at the waist 60 ss to make shori
skirt, they wear no hose but q wooden
sandal with piece of leather across ths
toe to hold them on. Don't let All chs
, giTls get married untll We get home, j
you d. we'll have 10 be old bacht lors
All have learned about house BeeepinI
. is sweeping and scrubbing. Two OF the
, natives have enlisted in the II. 9. anC
We have them do all the washing. they
are gong back to the states With ue
The stewards have hired little native
20 work in the kitchen.
George Rolphe has the fever now anC
is quite sick, but think be wall get well
You remember Silvia Woods, he is 60
ing home, six went ont Of my ward.
am glad for Angus that be will get hom'
for he is nothing but skin and bones
Yet will miss him so much. We am
, putattd finger this morning.
I am sorry about the big fire in Alban.
bat perhaps it was q good thisg, for
have an IDEA you have fine oper'
house now.
The Spaniards say they would rathel
be American prisoners than Spanish sold
iers. Ali OF our prisoners are having Ill
finest times they ever had. are geGtirg q
fat a. pigs. The Oregon boys have mad
q good name for themselves. have I
Spanish cavalry rife, large knife anC
dirk. want q mouser rife before
come home 1 would like TO be out o
the army here swhile,s man could MAKE
q mint Of money. There is 6ne open
ing for any kind OF business.
Haven't time to write any more, give
my love TO all who inquire about me
God bless you ali and keep you well
From your loving boy in the Philippines
EMIL W HowARD