The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-25
Bone 5rom 3attlefieIos
PREsIDIo, CAL, !
Aug. 3. 1899. I

After several weeks service at re-
serve hospital while the campaign
was the hottest. The relief began
early in June to discharge GONZALES
cent patients, and to take aboard in
stead men whose physical condition
forbade their remaining in the Philip
pines and who were not able to under
take the hardships Of journey to the
United States on an army transport.
BY June % the % cots were filled and
at a. M, of that day the relief
steamed away from her place of an
chorage and began her long sea voy-
age to San Francisco.
AS the vessel steamed out of the
historic bay past the numerous war
ships, transports and merchantmen
lying at anchor in the harbor, away
from the scene of Dewey's great
! achievements and from the bloody field
of Luzcnmanyand conflicting were the
emotions that arose in the breasts Of
the men aboard All were glad to be
taken away from historic Manila with
her moss grown walls, ivy mantled
towers, romatic streets and grim for
titicatlons which they had helped to
subdue, although many had spent a
year of the best part of their life in
doing patriotic service at or near the
city, where the Worlds interest has
centered for so many months. The
fever laden ana mosquito infected
swamps of the Pasig, and of the north
line remained the haunts ard strong
holds of hostile Filippinos, but the
men in the relief had no remorse at
leaving the scenes of their campaign.
The spiteful hiss Of the mauser or the
sickening screech Of the remington
were songs Of the past to the depart
ing yetrans. Then came thoughts
of comrades whose lives had been sac
rificed for the honor of the flag in
that land so far from home and
friends. The minds of all recalled
lonely mounds in varousplaces where
rest the remains Of men brave and
true as any who ever wore the blue or
followed the starry flag to victory
They too had hoped one day, after the
storm of battle, to see their loved ones
beyond the seas where the horrors Of
= war are but vaguely imagined.
A few such thoughts as these and.a
half formed conjecture as to what
may be the result of the expansion
policy so recently adopted by the
United States.
The relief had past by Corrigedar
Island into the China Sea- AS the
ship spead nortward on a PARALLEL
line to the Luzon coast, the patients
and hospital attendants secured fine
view of some of the most beautiful
scenery of the Philippines. The sea
was smooth and it was not until the
second day out that seasickness mani
tested ITSELF then it afflicted almost
all on board but the unpleasantness
lasted only few hours.
Nagasaki, Japan was reaced June
26 where the vessel lay for three days
coalng and taking on provisions.
The patients who were able to get
ashore regaled themselves with the
beautiful scenery around the city,
while those who remained on board
.o.too+oJ thon,ealvac wifi l1.,rtari ncr
with the peddlers who swarmod
around the ship, with watching tha
incoming and outgoing vessels and
with studying the various strange
conditions of life that presented
themselves in various ways.
The first death on the voyage occur
red at Nagasaki, private Duvall Of
the Colorado regiment died OF blood
poison, the result of bullet wound
in the knee,
The trip from Nagasakl to Yoko-
homa was through the Inland sea OF
Japan, and the scenery enjoyed Oh the
trip beggars of ali descriptions. The
sea is generally warm and studded
with beautiful green islands, with
here and there quiet village nest
ling down among the trees.
cThe mainland presented almos. eve
ry variety of landscape views from the
fertile and verdant mountain side to
Tie rocky and barren volcanice slope
iUt all seemed to combine to make
the scenery unparalleled, not only for
beauty, but also for diversity.
Sunday morning, July Srd, the relief
entered Yedo Bay, but ran aground
on sandbar.at Saratoga spit about
sa. M, where she lay until midnight
when she floated at hight tide. Early
the next morning she steamed into
Yokohoma harbor where she remain-
ed for days taking coal and water
and waiting for typhoon to spend is
fury.