The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-02
REPRESENTED IN THE PHILLI-
PINES

Winkler Writes an interesting Letter
from the Resting Place of SPANS East
ern Submarine Fleets.
The TINES which few weeks ago pub
lished portions of two letters from Sergt.
Winkler which he had mailed at Honolulu
is pleased to be abe to present It's readers
with another letter from the same writer
this one being mailed from Manila Itself
Sergt. Winkler is member of Co. G, 1st
Colorado Volunteers and is son of ID. l..
Winkler of Owosso township.
Aboad steamer China, Manila Bay,
July 1--we got here all right, had
fine trip, no rough sea whatever Reach
ed here yesterday afternoon about 4 p.
IN. The rest of the fleet arrived this
morning The cruiser Boston met us
Friday noon about $50 miles out We
are lying close to the Olympia, Dewey's
flag ship. Dewey was over to see uslast
| might've are about mile from where
the Spanish boats, which Dewey sank,
lay. Can see the tops OF four of them.
| There are about twenty foreign battle
ships here, belonging to England, Ger
many. France and Japan. A large Jap
anese cruiser just came in. / cannot tell
you anything about this place (Cavite)
as we have not been ashore. The Span
ish and insurgents have been fighting all
| day. We can see the smoke and hear the
! report OF the guns but can't see tie
troops. Don't know when we will Hand.
The first expedition is in camp about
20 miles from Manila and if Dewey
doesn't wait for the third expedi
ton we will be the first to land in Ma
Mia. l don't look for much of battle.
In fact, don't expect to fire gun.
There are 10000 Spanish troops and
$4,000 insurgent volunteers in the army
here and we understand 1000 more
Spaniards are on their way here. This
is the reason Dewey is anxious to take
the city without further delay. The Ger
mans here are n little saucy. The other
night Dewey ordered the foreign fleet to
move further out into the harbor The
Germans refused to go. SO he told them
he would open fire on them, giving them
a certain time to do so. They We're gone
before the time was up. We buried
three boys at sea on the way over; one
from Nebraska, one from Pennsylvania
and the drummer OF cur regimental
band. A lieutenant OF the 18th regiment
died two days out at sea, so they
brought him on in. There was very lit
tie sickness considering everything. AS
for myself, l never felt better. There is
a rumor that our company is to stay
aboard this ship and go with her to
Australia after provisions. l wouldn't
mind the trip if I was sure there would
be no scrap here, but if there is l want
to be in it, The natives have been here
all day selling fruit. They are comical
looking lot with their old dug-out caves.
Manila is a city OF 100000 and from
what l can see is a pretty place. 1t
looks fine at night wlthits electric lights.
The boys are yelling their lungs out
now-iust got news from japanese ship
OF SIMPSONS victory, July l..
| Three miles from Manila.-We landed
here the night OF the 18th. Came part
OF the way from the ship on Chinese
junks and had to wade the rest of the
way. 1t has been raining every day
since we landed, and you bet it rains.
too. 1t is very hot between showers,
but it seems to be healthy, very little
sickness in camp. Fruit is very cheap
and l eat plenty OF it. The natives are
very foxy; they have raised the price
from fifty to hundred per cent on every
thing. Before we came eggs were Be
per dozen; now they want Be
apiece. We have great time to keep
them from cheating on change as we
don't understand their money.
was over at Cavite, Sunday. There
are about 5000 Spanish prisoners
there. One OF the boys and 1 went up
to the firing line the other day and
while there the Spanish made an attack.
You bet l wished for awhile that ma
had her Oldest son at home. l didn't
think bullet could make so much noise.
The natives say there is plenty of ore
here. The big fruit plantations are back
about ten miles from here They raise
principally bananas, pineapples, cocoa
nuts, oranges and lemons which they
bring to market on their backs, or heads
rather. The women carry everything
on their heads and the men on a pole
over their shoulders. 1 saw one come
in with couple OF pigs. Each one was
tied in basket and they were swung
over his shoulder on pole. You bet
there are some queer sights here. Will
have to stop as mail closes in a few
minutes. Give my love to all, write
soon. Your son,