The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-28
~ = AgHINGT0S's brave volunteers
~ at Manila are CHARTERED Ia one
w of the heaitns~ss portions OF this

Of f4g Third avenue vino 81 home on
farseugh. The Pess-Ints5ligeneer yss-
terday told Of Re return nome. and gave
brief interview had with him.
Mr.. ikeevee Ia member OF the pioneer
signal corps organized la the United
States. and orrr4ted with great success
~ Manila de enlisted June To- fsss at
San Francisco. left there June q On the
transport Indiana. and arrived at the
scene Of Deweyts great victory August !.
SEATED In isttI. tower seventy feet
above the water. he Witnessed the fail 81
Manila August Il. and with tags com
mugicated the progress OF the hattie ~
General Merritt.
Among the memenfoes OF his stay In ths
Philippines Mr.. Reeves has one OF Agui-
ns3dos flags. made is natives a boIa or
native weapon answering 10 the Cuban
mArhets. = razor strup made from the
pith of a palm. copper ballet that was
dug from the walls Of an old convent near
the United States trenches and a pair Of
Np1den slipper. suea the fuAky namid-
ems wear. ssrxf. Andrease OF tins United
Atates signal corps whose picture In Civ
On with that OF Mr.. Reeves, WAS captured
~ the insurgents, and would have been
executed rs u spy but for the Intervention
Of q German merchant.
Ar- Reeves appears streng and yigor-
ous. despite six months life In Uncle
B2n = new possessions. lie talks inter
esenkly at what he saw and the eonciu-
sions he has reached regarding that coan-
try and It's inhabitants.
HOME or THE VOLUNTEERS.
When we arrived at cur new homee he.
taid III was raining very hard. Ia fact
never had true conception Of what
rain meant although I was born and
brought up on Puget sound until I ar
rived AZ Manila
III was early morning when We sneaked
Into the harbor with every light on the
ship out and everyone on the alert for
trouble. Finally the little 5panish gun
boat CaiIae. which was captured By Dew
ey. caught sight OF and came out to
assign Us 70 anchorage. We anchored
near ksastse which is ten miles sy water
and stwcntf seven ay land from Manila
and before going ashore enjoyed one OF
the 4randest and yet most awful sights
imaginable IL must 0e understood that
al this time Manila stu In the pos
session of the Spanish forces when we ar
rived
nour troops were In the trenches and
arsenal al Cavtte. and had no knowledge
OF what was going on In Manila proper
We saw a vast cloud Of smoke and
flame rising from the native i4nrtion OF
Manila. From an ordinary sized cloud "
grew and grew until II seemed IL sna
entire city was being swept away BY the
fiery demon. Much speculation was In
duired Ia as 10 the cause, but II was fully
month later before wa learned that fully
= third or the native district Including
stores and horses. had beer consumed II
was generally supposed TINT the fire was
set by the Spanish. but IN the heat Of
more Important events IL seemed as Meth
ing more than trifag Incident
THE signal corps went ashore and VAS
guaftsrfd In The arsenal Most Of The
sroops were tn the trenches a prey 10 The
elements The shelter tents they hal
proved protection. as the rain went
Through them. Many of the poor fellows
contracted severe attacks OF rheumatism
and fever
There were ffsy-nve In the signal corps,
and the quarters assigned We're not only
comniosiinus but vsry comfortable Al
this tim. tue American forces Were In
trsaehed on the outskirts OF Manila at
camr Dewey. about go yards from the
Spanish. our ffssf work was the estah-
hshment of a telegraph Tine connecting
Iavite with the front The country was
iex. swamp and dotted With pools Of stag
haat water ana lagaofs. The junkies were
very thick and II was very difficult
matter 81 penetrate them In running eur
Hines. We succeeded in establishing com
nunicatian .n about flee days and every
thing In perfect warkng order hsfore
the day 90 The biz hattie. which took
place August ~.
saw BATTLE THROUGH GLASSES.
when the battle took place I was 10
Gated In a signal tower al Cavite my duty
heinz 70 transmit the messages received
+ by telegraph TO Gen. Merritt by means ~
nags. Ne eall II 'wlgwsging.' ! saw the
entlfv hattie by means II glasses. eu'
scsia not hear scuHd, Was
hysnsy feet ahave wafer IN an oia hoist
Ing apparatus formerly usea ay the span
lab part ~ 1aek yard. ENerytains
saas passed before my eyes WAS Ike a
srand panorama. would see a pu1 OF
sneka from TIE ships and then y cloud Of
ssnoke fron the Spanish forls. 1t was itp-
passsble Ia tell an account 81 the smoke
Wat was being done htis every Fneasis (;
nessAser were eemtns ever the wire ia
uen. Merritt telling af The success OF our
suAss. Manila fsu thai evening and oar
81 x4r H.. ~sak fr.4T4 h.zssa
ssRs IN the streets ard squares The only
sasEE left in the fEwn WAS a large supply
MxFanes. 50 there was sEeal skirnish n
sne fer provisions Tire moment she Span
"a surrendered cur sg0ons had - post
ssnsinels - keep the Insurgents sat. The
.fsNhss ths Americans had was 10 Keep
tas tnSgFsenft from pouring IN and fssas-
asssng ta# Spanish The Spanish we're
e~swesn TAO ates. tAat there Was Sc
ssea q cur troops exercising vigilance ~
assr sassa ffssn f@Sap - II spsnlsFd
san~ea alnssesf aut ~ the city ne was i'm
cents.
ef7he slsnsI oorg,s followed up every al,
vsaee nss4e ~ the tFeaps. So that even ~
seFe oen- Anderson hal headquarters ~.
assShsa n Manila telegraph Ifs wa'
4 Tss1stsHed &I1t issF sSsses sent - IavEf
~ f'iss achis estiea t the gerNs receives
s. merton ~ TIE report 81 sas eoas-
TIE sigmal gssps vas lnaaeslg Ateiv trsmz
sTsF*9 - MagStfa heAH9 3sgtsrs aesng Assa1
ssss1 va stwsss. asffeiH.ng TIC rsseArasffs
a1nsste tsfnoas rs tas execution ggag q,
I. EnssI''esl esAeu@rS essen Nv the spar .sts
Is 1852 eais}se sae ga wMlisxs stty Ia
sts's3tsSiaA sFeeFs ~aseh dts mes srTts,
ssA s'sfas hsee &tsT are new issas sss'
NssAlsaa
LIVED AVN satAloa.
sAf ssxaal cerfs was Esvon quarters s.
ss'sses fsrinsrsy oeraases oy SsaAassa 80
- sR8 est Nsen Seft Rs y most s8srsgn
.@sss ambition d isok "a tuIfy a nasn'1
.4s Z ~ sfeaf ~.tNs