The Yale expositor., 1899-08-11
FROM The PHILIPPINES.
Candaba, Z. l., June IL, 1899.

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you.
On Vriday the goth day of January
we received orders to pack up for Man
liza. The Bird Battalion left on the next
Thursday, the 1st and End Battalions
leaving the next day, our Co. being in
the End and the last TO leave; all three
sections going over different routes and
meeting in Cheyenne Saturday the 28th.
All leaving there on that date and ar
irving in San Francisco, Tuesday the
31st, loading on the transports Ohio and
Senator almost Immediately.
We were paid off that afternoon on
board the ship and not allowed to leave
the boat, which meant good many
nell slipping ropes and accidentally
not getting back in time to leave the
next day.
The steamer Ohio left the wharf at
high tide the next day-just twenty
minutes later than the Senator, both
being escorted to the Golden gate by q
band playing the tune, Il don't care if
| never come back" (which the boys
think different of since they have been
over here three months) and was look
ed at in a different way not one hour
after. We were all enjoying the scenery
when some on deck made a break for
the rail. 1t was not between very long
intervals before we were all at it, and
no one missing. | would rather leave
you to imagine what | have been writ
ing about than explain it, as it is gen.
orally understood.
We arrived in Honolulu Thursday
the 9th of February, coaling up and
leaving there 18th. AS it happened to
be Chinese New Year in Honolulu the
time there was nothing but the snap
ping of fire crackers from morning til
night and the Cinnamon were good
natured on treats. We were allowed
three and four hours shore leave while
there, naturally taking in the whole
town.
There is not lovelier place on earth
than Honolulu, with its big palace and
fancy residences on the one side and
the dirty little Chinese streets all SHOW
ed off by themselves. With its palm,
cocoanut trees and banana groves.
There was not an American soldier that
left but what thought it was the great
est treat he ever had.
After leaving there on the 18th we
could see the tropical flashes i'll the
water more plainly. Saturday the 18th
we crossed the $50 meridian, making
the next day Monday the goth, thus
losing day unaccOuntable and seeing
only 81 days in February. something
unusual. Then on the 22nd, Washing
tons birthday, we had our pennants
and flags flying all day.
| We passed a volcano isle Sunday
evening the 26th lone of the Ladrones)
l470 miles from Manila, and 1900 feet
high, jutting right straight up out of
| nly oI
Sighted land Saturday morning the
4th of March and anchored one mile
out in Manila bay one day behind the
Senator, having had excellent weather
all the way over and only one death on
board our ship. a man from our Coy,
also one death on the Senator, upon
leaving San Francisco one of the Cor
porals on guard being dashed over
| board.
Those on board the Ohio disembark-
ed the morning of the next day Mon
day. and marched 81 miles from the
| landing place into bamboo quarters at
Malatti, being paid and drawing Kha-
kia uniforms, a thin yellow cloth fitted
out for the climate.
| The regiment left the barracks Sun
day the 18th for their first trip, going
northwest in the direction of Passig.
The night of the 18th we slept right in
| the trenches, advancing beyond them
the next day and running into scrap,
killing few out Of the 4th cavalry and
| harming no one III our outfit.
Everything remained quiet until Sat
urday night the 18th when one battal
ion (the 2nd) of the 22nd went out on a
skirmish on one ridge of what is called
the devils gulch", in front of Passig,
where whole regiment of Spanish
went in and only one Co. came out
alive and killing six of our men and
wounding eighteen, two of the wound
ed being from my Company. Their
| firing was so interesting to us and the
bullets scattering so close, that they
kept our eyes full of dirt, so much SO
that we had to keep a digging and sent
my hat on detached service to the rear
with chunk of Remington lead in it.
The next day, Sunday, we took about
an eight mile march chasing them over
hills and down in hollows, but couldn't
catch up; returning that night tired
and hungry, to camp for the night, re.
| turning into quarters the next day. 1t
was not destined to be long rest for we
were ordered out right away on Thurs
day the 23rd, relieving the Montanas
that night and running right ahead in
to fight the next day,wounding or 9,
one in our Company. We lay in their
trenches all the next day Saturday 25)
firing on them across the river. The
next day we crossed the river under
fire and started the charge of Milindi
hill; in the beginning of which our good
old Colonel was killed (Col. Egbert).
He would stand up in the thickest of it
and make the men lay down to fire.
On Wednesday the both, three days
later, we ran into little fighting in
helping in the capture of Malolas. The
reg't returned to quarters Sunday the
End of April.
| Leaving again on Saturday the Sth TO
relieve the l4th Unfit at Pascal in the
trenches at the extreme Eceholon;
staying there until Wednesday the 10th
and marching back to quarters, only
distance of about three miles. This
was a place where the enemy were in
sort of corral and used TO take great
pleasure in sneaking up within so or 70
yards and opening up on us until we
returned the fire, then disappear as
mysteriously as they came. This was
all night work of theirs.
We left the quarters for the trip we