Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-25

partment. Why the soldier Ia ever ia
sued such an amount OF superfiuous
clothing as We had TO contend with. Il
something beyond ordinary comprehen.
sion, especially 80. when II Is taken into
consideration the necessities for dress In
This climate, unless 1t is that the gov
eminent has q job lot on its hands and II
dispoeing OF IL at a forced sale. Ten e
sixteen dollars worth OF clothing at the
figures at which they were issued would
have been a monumental suficiency, YET
the clothing accounts will exceed these
sums by from sixty TO seventy per cent.
OF all the paraphanalia issued us we have
only the karka suit, two pairs Of socks,
q flannel shirt and a wooden undershirt,
That which we left behind. In all proba.
bility would never be seen again, ~ we
have been informed by ONE who have
had the same experience. Possibly they
will do duty again In the same manner
The numerous crafts all )at upon, and
those anchored ut the whsrves OF the Pa.
sig river gives that water way a very for.
midsble appearance. To the. stranger
the scene Is one OF interest. for here maj
be seen boats OF all descriptions. modelled
after fashions OF olden times-such AZ
we have seen 10 the picture books-snd
some OF them have the appearance Of
having done service during the days Of
Columbus.
From u landing place we are
marched out upon u broad boulevard,
and halted, where WI receive rations for
three days. This part Of the program
convinces US that the stuff Is. all of,
and that we are In for q dght or q hike
The boulevard is along the waterway OF
Manila Bay, In front being q hne beach
Here Is situated the fort which the shots
from Dewey's guns played such havoc
with. Our road leads US through old
Manila-or the walled city. New Ma.
nilla being on the north side OF the
river Pasig, and 10 our backs.
Viewing these ruins from the bay W.
fancy we see q resemblance to Pompeii
az IL has been pictured to US. There IL
every indication OF many generations
having passed since II was built. w
pass many massive structures Of ancient
architecture, which seems TO invite OK.
ploration, but ~ our time. under the cir
cumstances, Is rather limited VIZ do not
stop but keep begging" away 1875 steps
TO the minute, while a beaming sun IL
bringing great drops Of perspirstion "a
our brow. and We feel that Yuma, Ariz.
would be q cool place in comparison.
While the populsce are out In num-
bers, they do not seem a~we-inspired,
but view III with an indifference that
oespesks their becoming accustomed "
the sight Of armed bodies Of men pass.
ing through their streets. We pass
many quaint structures and frequent
truck patches In the front yard with q
pickaniny or Q half grown Fhilipino
man or woman peeping out from under
= matched roof, or resting their arms In.
dolently upon . bamboo fence gazing q,
US with unconcern. Now We are Out
upon = dusty road and the sun Is chasing
the mercury from the bottom OF the
bulb to near the top. After q rest" Of a
few moments we are on the move again
and oon arrive ut our destination,
Pssay. i've miles from Manila, and the
hrst line Of infantry outposts guarding
the city on the south. We are at once
thrown into position relieving the dis
mounted troops Of the Third cavalry,
who had In turn relieved the Thirteenth
infantry. All ''grandstand" drilling and
inspection has been done away with, and
we are lying In the trenches-prsctically
speaking. The line Of trenches were
built by the Spanish In their defence Of
the city against the insurrectos, the
last trench east 10 west. Company X
has the right, which rests upon Manila
bay, the left wing Is held by Company N.
live miles distant at the town OF
San Pedro McCarty. The battalion
formation Is the second on the right,
the iirst In the center and the
third on the left. At San Pedro McCarty
Is brigade headquarters In command OF
Col. kernon. Regimental headquarters
are al Pasay, In command OF Lieut.. Col.
Howse. We are about nine miles from
the firing line, and comprise the reserve
forces, the Fourteenth infantry being In
our front about iye miles away. A mile
IN u rear Is stationed a battery Of the
Fourth artillery with six pieces, guard
ing the coast line. Thus are We station
cd, and our quarters are very good; nu-
merous bamboo "shscks" at intervals
along the trenches sffording US shelter
from the occasional showers OF rain and
the suns hot rays. There was consider
able promiscuous firing along our front
last night but OF NO import.
The remainder Of the regiment ar
rived on the 10Th and were thrown into
position on the 10th; shortened the dis
lance OF company fronts. They report
having q fine trip over, and no accidents
or sickness.
As TO the health Of the New Mexico
boys Of my acquaintance In the Thirty
fourth, II Is good with u or two excep-
lions, that being Walter p. G~albraith,
who enlisted at Albuquerque, on whom
an operation was performed for a rising
on the left breast; and Earle l.. Tyler,
who enlisted at Las Vegas. whom we left
at Presidio. He has not a. yet Joined the
company. Otis X, Gleasner, OF Albuquer-
que, and Joseph j. Keith, OF White Oaks,
OF Company X, have been put In the
sharpshoOter class. and will probably be
put to the front In q day or two. Lieut..
Max. Luna, has been detached from the
regiment to serve upon the staff OF Gen
eral Lawton, who Is operating In the
north. Samuel X. Dial, who enlisted at
Albuquerque, absented himself from the