Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-27
FROM ENSIGN PEARSON.
WHICH FIGURED IN THE sUsIe INCIDENT.
,,,.d n rweive-roundcr Into the spanish
Commanders Palace when He Sur
rendered-vIs,ted Utah Volunteers.


"a hls relatives here anent the sublg
Ray Incident. which came near leading
!, unpleasant complications between
,hls country and Germany. Incl
aeniaily he figured quite conspicuously
IN IT, That IL he was one Of the oiii-
cerp on the Raleigh, which was sent by
Admiral Dewey to the scene Of dis
,urbancc. having been transferred TO
that ship from the zalro. which cut
tho cable Immediately after the de-
,,,ue,lon Of Admiral Montejo's fleet.
ON the arrival OF the Raleigh and
concord the German man-of-war ly-
inr In sublg Bay quickly sailed out
through another channel and thus
nyoldcd n collision.
spanish troops were on,rcnchcd ON
shore TO a considerable number. The
uaiolrh sent an under officer and a
number OF marines 60 the forts with
nm unconditional demand for Hurrcn-
der. The Spanish colonel refused and
the American sailors returned TO their
boat. But the American ahips wcrc
there on business ~ the Spanish soon
found out 10 their discontinue ana re-.
grrt, a b1mbardment was commenced
I'm The forts. AZ first II had but little
eject. Then the American gunners
got the distance and hit the main
f1rtincatiuns with uncrring accuracy
and terrific force. Instantly. says
Ensign Pearson. the Spanish troops
poured forth like swarm " bees.
SIN they were obdurntc and defiant,
resisting with all possible force. Then
the Raleigh sent i2-pound shot
through tho Spanish commanders
house. That settled matterai without
further loss 81 time a white flng was
run ~ ana the enemy capitulatcd. lay
ing down their arms ana turning over
500 priaoncfu 10 the Americans.
on Saturday two more letters came
frum the ensign 20 HIS parents at
Draper one being written from Manila
on August 29nd and tho other from
Hon Kong September End, showing the
latter 20 have been but three weeks In
transit That IN most marvellous
counted Tor BY the fact that II came
By a returning troop transport. the
china, while the other letter which was
tuHt month on the way came by one
Of the regular mail ships, The letters
were both written on the Raleigh and
nfu A. flllnWHi
VISITED UTAH VOLUNTEERS.
Manila, August q. iS9S-slncc we
took Manila everything IN opening up
again. The cable 20 Hong Kong has
been repaired. street cars nrc running.
all business Il open again and buHi-
nca generally II booming. They say
there are many steamers frusn Shnug-
hal, Hong Kong. Singapore and Japan
On the way 10 Manila with various car
goes 70 illl up the many different kinds
VI stores whnae supplies were Wholly
zone owing % the long blockade.
During the blockade no steamers
were permitted 60 enter or leave port.
20 II hnhlly tpt 20 that supplies IN The
rlty even we're nearly gone. We hear
That peace negotiations are progressing
aud that they Will soon be completed.
While ashore a day or two ago.
visited the Utah volunteers. who are
now stationed In iine barracks In the
city OF Manila. I had the pleasure OF
secinr most " the officers and learned
that the Utah men ivcra generally In
excellent condition. I am surprised that
Draper did not furnish some men. II
seems that Salt Lake and ogden fur
uiahsd most 81 then.
Gen. Merit has isued his prociama-
ton stating that he assumes the POSI-
ION or governor general In the name
nt tho United States We have post
liilce nlrvudy, have aHHunNd charge ~
inc customs, taken all the public build.
.nEr ana barracks for our use and in
Iact entire control OF the government OF
ne place, The old police force. which
,lnflsted OF natives. and the street
.lc,nlng teicc have been hired by us 10
continue IN their respective places,
August si-rwo mnre transport Fhips
WIN troops from San Francisco have
Just arrived. ana the mail for the United
states, which goes by one OF the trans
ports that came some time ago. closes In
IN a few minutes.
We got orders yesterday 10 20 10
hongkong tomorrow 10 dock ship ana
slVt liberty on show to the crews who
have not been on shore for four or Ave
nohlhA VIII remain there about two
weeks, The Olympia starts for Hong.
Kong the day after Us for a similar stay. |
Then We viii return TO Manila, and |
olhtr ships VIII 20 there for like stay.
II. a. PEARSON.
Hongkong. Sept Awe arrived here |
several days ago and have d0ekei the |
snip and given all the crew liberty, and |
expect 20 return to Manila In a day or |
lNQ' The olympia came mere DAY or |
lNp after Us, and yesterday the Con- /
,oll eune' az FOR the purpose of dock
~ H'ff NfhNNh Wv NNNM lnNlAN ON i
'h1fe, the fitst Ia Ave months.
Today the 4. T. China, one OF the
" inHporiH That brought troops 90 Ma
hllai came here with General Merritt on
npArl' Ito Ia going from Manila 10 Paris
W aci AZ one Of ths peace commissions
~, The China leaves for san Fran
.seo IN day or two. and may take
,na letter Thore II no news worth men,
eliahg' There are rum0rs OF ships go-
lnk home this fan but nothing definite
~ iongkong Is very hot. more 30
'hlh Manila.
SHOOTING OF THE UTAH BAT
TERNMBN.
we learn from the Olympia, which
w Manila after We ala. thar two mon
~ ne Utah volunteers had been shot
'g nllveH' II seems that they were out
lullns something at store, aud some
l1eauln arose ~ 10 the price OF a.,
,hsfrunon they drew their revolvers
wv ngsan hrlng not at anybody par
'vulAily' but perhaps more 20 make
ll.' Thcy were perhaps under tho In
'uehee Of liquor n1mewhat. though /
.ih nn' positive " ghls. when the lre
T,,S,an, some natives shot these men.
..'''hs one ana fatally woundins anolh-
Regards 10 an.
n t.FsAna..AT