The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-11-25
LETTER FROM HONOLULU.
Chas. WCNulty Writes to His
Parents at 1hayer.
OUT ON THE OCEAN,

Oct. 2S, 1893.
Dear folks at HONEYWELL, l feel
we'll enough to write little today.
l have had good siege Of it: L got
sick the first night, and talk about IL!
-sea-sickness is a tough thing. Was
sick all the second day, but the next
day Saturday | felt better, but was
sick again Sunday. Today | feel fair
| ly well. l never in my life saw SO
many sick people; they are lying
around everywhere. Some were wish
| ing themselves dead, and others sad
they wished the ship would sink. L
was not near 50 sick as some of them.
l have very nice place to sleep, a
state room on the second deck. III
gets pretty warm. but l stay on deck
all day till bedtime. The ship rolls
constantly, the sea is so rough. We
hadn't seen any sign OF another vessel
until today; we sighted Il sail vessel
and passed within a mile or her. she
was a Britisher. We are out about
1900 miles now and expect to get into
Hon olulu about Friday or Saturday.
Nov. 2. - Everything about the
same. The boys are getting over
their sickness and recovering their
appetites; and such q one as l have!
could eat hog, bristles and all! We
saw some flying fish this morning.
The boys are enjoying their trip
pretty well. A ship passed us in the
night; think 1t was the ''Ohio." car
rying the Washington volunteers. 1t
| is a much faster vessel than ours.
She left San Francisco the day after
we left. At night The sigat is grand.
The sea is all lighted up at times.
HONOLULU, Nov. 6.-I received two
letters from you when l got here, and
| it was such pleasure. We arrived
| o. X. Saturday morning, but our ship
has not put in the dock yet. We are
still out in the bay, as there is no
room at the dock for us, We have to
| nav the natives ten cents each way
| for taking US to the shore. and back
again to the ship. This is a beautiful
place-a regular Paradise. Palm,
.ocoanut, banana, orange and other
kinds of trees grow in abundance in
the town. In fact, it is the most de-
lightful place / ever saw. me ma
tiVes as a rule are dark compleXioned,
but are quite sociable, and those VINO
are educated are very clever people.
The city looks very much ike an
| American city, and there are great
many Americans here.
1t is warm here now, but there is al
WAYS good breeze blowing. We had
a nice trip over here. and without an
accident, We expect to vote on Tues
day and leave for Manila on Wcdnes-
day, the 9th. Tell father the Repub'
llicans will get a good big majority
from the goth Kansas Regiment. l
would like to stay here about two or
three weeks to see all the places OF in
terest. I went over to the College to
see Brother Frank, but he was not
there. The Brothers treated me very
nicely and took NEAL Through the
College. I attended mass at the Ca
thedral Sunday morning. 1t 10
magnificent church, about like tht
one ut Usage Mission. There are 4
i good many Chinese and japanese
i here. The streets are very narrow
but they have some nice buildings anc
some splendid dwellings. -
Nov. Tt Is much warmer today
They are coaling our ship where she
lis anchored. j do not think she will
come in to the dock at all. l was Out
In the park yesterday and heard the
celebrated Hawaiian band. 1t Is fine
They played at the Worlds Fair. The
park is the most beautiful place
ever saw. do not think there Is any
in the States to equal it,.
Nov. Swell, we voted today. The
pops wanted two judges, but we coulo
not see it that way. Frank Long act
ed as one of the Pop clerks. l don't
think they will poll Is votes in Co. g.,
and my opinion is the Republicans
will get two-thirds Of the whole regl:
ment. We sail tomorrow, but will
have to leave several of the boys who
are sick with fever. Three OF the
Tennessee boys died on the way over
Two of the transports left this a. M,
the Ohio and the Arizona. They will
both beat us there.
1t will be long time before 1 can
mail you any more letters unless we
meet mail steamer coming home.
They say il we have good luck We will
reach Manila In % days, but it may
take us longer. George and Ed and
Frank are all enjoying themselves,
but l think we will all be willing 70
come back as soon as possible If it Is
as warm there as reported. Give my
regards to everybody, and love to ALL
G. A, MCNULTY.