Evening journal., 1899-06-17
MEMOIRS OF THE WAR.


rHTIAN1ARE BOY TELLS OF HIS
EXPERIENCES WHILE IN UNCLE
SAINTS SERVICE.
The following interesting interview
WAS had by am Evening Journa. re-
norter with Richard Sloan. corporal u.
s NJ c., regarding his experience
while in the service OF Uncle Sam;
AS 1 was raised in Delaware, and
as I have many warm friends through
ont tine state who would no doubt IKE
10 hear something from me, will en-
deavor to give you a rough sketch OF
my experiences dnriEg my enlistment
in the United States Marine Corps.
Il enlisted at Philadelphia Pa, in
August, 1894, and the same month was
sent to New York, where | did duty un-
der Colonel Forney until February,
1895. when / was detailed as member
Of the Marine Guard for the U. 5. 5.
MINNEAPOLIS. then coaling at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard. After she had finish
ed coaling and taking on stores we sail
ed for Newport R. l., where we took
on board our torpedo outfit and started
ON a Winter cruise among the balmV
WH-I IflUINn IcANuNcs AIfNA ANAANAAI-
SIGHT OF 'and / found myself like many
another 'lund-Mbber, involuntarily
feeding the fish, We arrived at Port
an Prince. Trinidad, just after the crew
cf the u. IS. s. New York did such wall
rnble services i'm extinguishing a fire
hat threatened the whole town, and
for which they received the personal
thanks OF Queen Victoria through her
consul there. We then visited Coon,
Hayti. and Kingston, wihere we were
eranted our first shore leave. and tell
YOU some of the boys painted the town
cd.' Here we received orders to pro-
coed to Norfolk (Va) Navy Yard fer
rome minor repairs, painting, COAL etc,
md from there we went TO Gibraltar
fnainl where we saw many strange
s'ghts. We next visited Alexandrettai
,rersina. and Smyrna. Here saw
my first caravan, a long string Of
reavily laden camels. tied head and
tail. vending their way to tho Turkish
Tazar.. One sees all kinda of people
in this old and Interesting city'-Jows
Arabs Turks, Armenians, Greeks and q
ew English The proveTbial Irishmar
% also there.
I'VE then went TO Naples where Ad-
ratral Thomas o. Seifridge transferred
ris flag from the u. S. g. San Fran
,sco 10 the Minneapolis. Here we hat
an opoprtunit yof visiting the old anC
interesting city OF POmpeh, That hal
ieen covered from oinders from MI
Vesuvins hundreds OF years before. II
tisc National Museum in Nap,e5 we saw
tte different things that were unearth
"a there. including carpenters tools
household utensils lOaves OF bread tha
ad ben baked, scme OF than cut. ans
hers whole; statuary, paintings. mo
slics. etc, From here We visited To
rontO and Genoa, where we received or
C-rs to 60 TO Southampton. England
End from thence 20 Kronstadi, Russia
fl rrder to enable Admiral Selfriige d
be at Moscow during the Cer5mOnie
attending the c-ronatiOn o. the szar.
When we arrived at kronstadt W
'Jlnd two English men-ofTwar an
about th.rty-fiye Russian ships. tn
Cay the car was crowned was a red
etter day in our calendar. There ar
nine forts guarding the entrance to Ia
harbor, and they each fired a salute Z
lO1 guns. the Russian ships each fire
thirty-one guns, and the English an
American ships. fired twenty-on8 gun
each. We all had shore leave her
and visited St. Petersburg a few mile
shove kronstadf Here we saw ID
man with his shLrt-tail out. as n
Russian paasant 3 called because h
does not wear his shirt inside of N
trousers. After leaving kr0nstadt v
visited Stockholm, Sweden. Christ
ana Norway and Helsinzfors. FIJI
land. ln these Scandinavian countri,
fellow sees 20 many pretl
girls. We got over tais attraction, hcv
ever. al right: fheu away 10 fora
Llondo1. Quac-stlwn. Ireland and u
in,slrz. Scotland. where we had anoth.
good tine. TIE City Council gave
a receptic1 iu s. Georges Hall az
here amo1g the big-hearteI Scots y
drank -oass ~ the Qlreen and pres
dent % the United States. as Whie
ever was prouosei was an the same
uz iast -1en and some % ne had o. D
our halls % with sloe-horus ne
morning Our visit 10 E1inDureh W
lolE BE- c1erE11i as a pleasant mel
orr among both Officers and men q q
N1ueaDo.is
From Etil1u1gh We were order
back 20 L1e Le- e-raleaI. and We "
ited Venice. TrtDo.L Balrut and 1ef
Duriuz cur voyage party u tls we
up 10 jerusalem from Jana and s;
many things that more than paid us
the Journey Returning We visited
group q Greek islands called
Cyciades, stopping Tor coal az the G
OF T'herm0pylae. From there we ar
TO Athens. where We recaved rrd
TO turn cur prov homeward. and q
arose a cheer from the good Sd.
deck that had not been equalied
many a day for De It ever 50 huml
there Is no place like home VI
the Fourth of July came a found
still cleaving the waters q fhe Ati
tic. So we had a little Fourth al
ourselves. We were called 70 muI
and our executive officer read the 7
laration OF Independence and. no