Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14


and almost every hour Of the day has
iu duty. AZ g q. m. rcvelllc " sounded.
at $3.50 breakfast. az 5'ii the sick call. az
, guardmounting. M 10 Inspection and
nt Y dinner ~ y. M. there ~ another
sick call. at thirty minutes after sunset
inspection, az ,. m. supper. at s.ib call
TO quarters. and .. M. taps. when
lights are out and all are supposed 20
be In bed.
The ventilation Of tho mems quarters
u an Interesting feature, They sleep In
many cases below the water line. and
when II was planned TO turn freight
steamers into troop ships u was q qucH-
ton as 10 how the men could live In
such quarters Yankee Invention, how
ever. provided a system NJ ventilation
which u entirely successful ny means
OF steam fans. coolers and water pipes.
fcginigra etc. air OF Just the right tenn
pcrature Of heat or cold ~ sent go viii
through every part OF the ship This IN
also the case with the ships transport
ing animals, ~ which | write further on.
HOW THE OFFICERS LIVE.
In addition TO the quarters for the
common soldiers there are on each ~
the steamers cabins Tor the officers and
a special table at which they eat pay
Ing an amount per day which Just about
equals the cost of the food consumed.
The cabins and other rooms Of this part
u the ship ARE a. comfortable ana as
well equipped as those uf "a large ocean
steamer and the table IL as good ~ man
could wish. Here. for Instance, u u SAM
pie dinner bill o. fare on the Mcpherson.
II Is one which ! saved during my trip
Soups.
oyster. 1uce. Tomato.
Fish.
Baked blue with wine sauce.
I.ufrnna
Salmi OF duck and olives. shrimp patties
Calveahend On tOrtur,
Boiled.
corncd beef and string beans,
Roast.
Ribs Of beef. Veal with dressing.
Vegetables.
Mashed AMI sweet potatoes. stcwed
uarHulps,
Egg plant
salad.
Lobster. Olives.
Dessert.
Tapiocn pudding, wine sauce. Apple and
burberry pies. Wine Jelly As
sorted cake. Fruits.
Oranges. Grapes. Pears. Nuts. Prunea.
Crackers and cheese. cofec and ten.
For meals like this We each pay 20
cents, or ii.tO per day. am not SURF.
but ! think the meals On the ships TO the
Philippines cost only n dollar day.
The common soldiers are well fed. al
though, Of course, they do not have such
a variety aa that above described.
NO LACK OF FOOD HERE.
In order TO show that there r. no lack
" food l have taken from a recent re-
port sent 20 the comniiHaary general the
amount Of various articles which the
transport sherman had on board when
starting out. with iGi officers and 900
men, on a recent trip 10 Manila:
Fresh beef. lOiS pounds. bacon,
6.Q0O pounds; veal. 300 pounds. flour.
2G3,0O0 pounds. hardtack 10000 pounds,
baking powder, 3,3gs pounds. rice, 1000
poundsi potatoes n 900 pounds. NUT
ton, 1900 pounds, beans. 1900 pounds.
sugar 5000 pounds butter, 1000
pounds; loaf sugar. 1000 pounds. chew
ing tobacco, 5000 pounds; smoking to-
bncco, 10000 pounds. toilet soap. 5000
pounds; cigarettes, $4,000 packages.
tooth brushes. 1000 combs. 1000.
matches. 10000 boxes. towels. 1000
pairs OF shoe strings. 1000. barrels 81
pork ", and bologna sausage, ga
pounds.
1t must be remembered that many OF
the above articles are kept on the ship
20 be sold 10 the men aud that only
ordinary food IN free. The supply OF
these ana other things. however, n
large enough 10 on wholesale grocery
above the Sherman had about 5000
pounds OF onions. 400 pounds Of coffee,
1900 pounds OF salt 400 cans OF apples,
2l9 cans OF aprlcotH, 1900 pounds OF
cheese and abo.t 1000 cnns OF doNiued
ham, II had $40 cans of HOLSTERS. 23l
cans OF Mushrooms, ia0 cans OF cove
oysters, sii cans Of green peas, s9s cans
OF preserved pneapples, 1000 cans of
damson plums ana 1000 pounds OF
prunea. II carried $4,000 cans of snlmon,
J 500 boxes OF sardlnes. 800 cans OF cur
rant Jelly, 1000 bottles OF lime Juice.
1000 Jars Of pickles and 1000 cans OF
cranberry sauce. II had spices NJ al
kinds, thousands OF cigars uf an makes
and everything TO delight the palate. Ii
carried fresh chickens. wild ducks, par
tridgea and squads. IL had 90 OK tails.
100 sweet breads, kegs OF picked pigs
feet, 1000 cans ~ fresh oysters nnd
loo cans Of soft shell clans II carried
Wines and liquors, among which We're
i2 dozen bottles OF clnret, ie dozen white
wines, IS dozen bottles OF brandy ana
~ dozen OF rum, II had asparagus.
string beans, sourkraut. spinach, Brus. !
sells sprouts, mnccnroni and spaghettl |
and $40 bottles Of clam broth ID had |
500 yeast cakes, 1900 bottles Of ginger
ale and ~ bottles OF Tuhnaco sauce. II |
carried 40 tons OF Ice ana all sorts Of |
clothing most In demand among the
soldiers.
The packing away Of the goods on the