The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13

In The TRENCHES.
The goth Regiment has Six
Miles of Trenches to Hold.

500 Men able for Duty out OF 1920 in
One archaeological Fever Ex-
perience-Otis Commended-Disc
sion OF the Philippines In
teresting Letter From Mestrezat.
PAsAY, P. /. Nov. 5, '99-I suppose
Jack Frost has made you visit by
this time. While it is pretty warm
here il Is not as hot as it was in
Morgantown In July, aud it probably
never gets that hot ia these islands.
We wear heavy flannel shirt all the
time. While it does not always feel
comfortable it is great protector Of
health. The best friend the soldier
has is the abdominal bandage of fan
mel. This must never be taken off ex-
cept when bathing. Yesterday morn
ing we had ninety-nine men on the
sick report, all with minor COM
plants. In the band we have no sick
ness whatever. The companies are
having it pretty hard as they are hold
ing six miles OF trenches and the rainy
season is not over yet.
My old regiment the 21st Infantry
/ Cdlilc lCLG WIN loSO thCu, uOW hafC
500 able for duty. The 18th regiment
has been very unfortunate having
shot two of their own men dead for
failing to halt when ordered to do so.
One of our men, did the same thing
the other night and was shot through
the shoulder.
| must show you how the tropical
fever they have here Will knock man
off his feet. took it when several
days out of Manila. 1t started in
with chill and then fever that last
ed four days. On the second day
every wheel in the ship turned into a
| fiend and screeched ''Well grind the
! life out of him!" On the third day l
thought it would be glorious thing
to be put in box and thrown over
board and hoped they would forget
to put any weight in and would float
off on an endless cruise, just as band
leader did some time ago. On the
fourth day got thirsty for the first
time and drank quart Of ice water
at one time. l went to sleep then
and when / awoke my mind had clear
ed up, the fever was gone and felt
good all over, but so weak could
not walk
When we reached Manila l knew /
would be sent to the general hospital
| if did not look sharp, so when we
landed got behind an old boiler till
l saw the troops leave and the ambu-
lances disperse. then left my retreat
and got Filipino boy to haul me the
four and a half miles to camp, on
cart drawn by water buffalo. While
this was the slowest ride that can be
| imagined it was just what l needed.
The driver could speak Filipino and
Spanish and enough American to
make me understand anything he
wished to explain. Reaching camp
the leader Of the 4th calvary band
took me IN charge and gave me his
room and bed while he fixed up place
for himself on the porch. | had heard
Of hospi tally before but not just of
that kind. In four days was able
to join my regiment but never can /
forget the great kindness l received
from that band while was with them.
! In the conduct Of this campaign Gen.
oels nas snown Himself ho' only
sieao soluiu u oao In.'s.,an sono'o
qualities that does not always go to-
gether. He has avoided all possible
blood shed, and to-day every time an
American soldier shows his head above
the trenches he IS promptly shot at by
one niipinos ~ni'e olio iesI Nv, n,p,n'
oan wan ~ vne wy VI ue oi1uon,
om'o" ny nle nao anu yen ena snouo
al ne p.oaoee' ouo ~ 10 asa,us" o'uo,o
W nte az nam uuiess ne icases n's
, vieu0" a"" ''"' 70 'o""'u ''' a 'i'e' ''"n
iuE,
Ihc rI,ipluoe arc oi'lii.eu, onils-
oian people wno nase peen ueluueo ny
nc" snle"u .ia'oy uen why are
mahing plenVy VI unoney ouo 81 Vne
war; nip''ng cans .,ieni MAJ, uesii'
n,ias oil'u -, ane v.ouoie - Uuey ale
az ox.,u LIN. ~' ~. noa, oou anu seno'ouS
~ iaaio' incy na'e nv'ol snowu
Su l's as 'nuol ues'i as niplins
uiu ~nen nc plonoun0eu ondo TWO
ooiuln ~ oulse VI ,ne AneIiean peo-
PIE. lucy WI, max, ,., eoou clvlzens
Duo aie IVY ol M ilAe W ever ko,eln
themselves, lney uiees ~ eAceiienc
, ,asoe anu 'ne ,.oioonias always iooks
LIN !. was Jus, oue Vi Sne iaunuly.
hne "oiien az, uIess ~ Cney eau SNOW
onon aims anu snouiueie anu oiey are
.el.aluly "or1n ioon,ne az oeiue
oeau ol,ully .olnieu. iney never MAKE
any inueocne ca posuie VI oueii persons'
Moso oi tne leIUers "riuten 10 the
oni.eu oSaVcs lronl '''ese lslauus were
wli1oen W nnen VINO were ANXIOUS 70
ue cons.ueIeu na'Cyrs 50 cney niieu
snel, iesVel WIN nu.uine puo ,alse-
noous aoout oeu' JUS cne lsianos
anu cne natives INC soiuIers mere
nave necs anu lnosquloo oars ana tne
nlehCs are Jusc r,gnt 10 sleep unuef
one pianket. we i've nrst class.
our Iresn peeI ana mutton comes from
Ausoraiia. NO cnance LOT CnicaRo
man 10 puo up Joo. we una our
TOUR coolies great neip. Iney saw
woou LOT Inc stoVe, sweep tne noors,
carry water, poii our drinking wafer
neip Inc COOK, WASH disnes' WASH
ciotnlng auo make themselves useIui
10 many ways: oncie sam gives tnem
,orcy Genus gay ana tneir rations.
never Ia 1ne history OF tne worio mas
tne soiaier nau tne picnic ne mas now.
we nave seen no small BIRDS mere
except the Engiisn sparrows and they
are as tnick mere as IN the states.
ineir never ceasine cnatter Is SO "a
miiiar we feel very kindly towards
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