The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-30


see. Lot, OF Things Worth TeuIng-CalI.
ing on Gca. Fans;oa In the Trenches
Hotel Quarters scared with siH-shooter.
Or. Robert J, McAdory, L. s \. writes
10 relatives IN Washington concerning his
recent trip TO the Philippines on board
the transport Valencia, az follows:
Ia al my whole trip there has been one
continual run of surprises and delight.
the last always seeming 10 Outclass The
former. Honolulu was treat of life
time. and / shall never forget my first
trip ashore 40 Manila, and entrance TO the
Pasig River. and then as srai.i climax,
the stay at NsgasakL. But TO get 20 these
places on an American transport Is the
most mou0tOnOus occupation one could
possibly be engaged Do. on a passenger
steamer IL would be quite different. haV-
.ng then a variety OF passenger and
source OF amusement ! am no: sailor
enough to read and study much, for 1
never feel quite free from mal-de-mer,
and in that state one is a very good hand
70 90 nothing.
Ny eleven days IN Manila were spent
under the usual high pressure. for ! in
tended on this trip 20 see everything that
time would allow, and every one remark
ed, that knew me. that I certainly seemod
10 enjoy myself while ashore more than
any one else.
on arriving. I first had 20 transfer the
ordnance and quartermaster supplies in
my charge. and 10 report 10 headquarters;
that required one day, then / was al lib
eTty 10 do as / pleased as there was no
sick aboard the transport for me to treat.
The first night Lieut.. Fos.er tmy room
mate coming over. and tho son Of Col.
Foster, retired and / drove Gown on the
1.uneta and heard the American band,
which now plays there every evening in
stead Of the Spanish. We hen had dinner
al a Spanish table d'hote. after which we
walked about town, and II being after
we were challenged by sentry at every
turn. but our uniforms were all the pass
required The city Is very dangerous aft
er dark no one is allowed out, and the
stores are closed. IL Is estimated that
there are many insurgents IN the city all
ready to make an attack. 1t is frequent
occurrence for a sentinel TO shoot some
one, and they usually XIII. ] then TIED
TO get a room at the one hotel In town.
but IL was full. so | went with Foster
who was stopping with friend IN the
palace building A field cot was arranged
for me. and ! slept my first sleep IN
palace. and a very poor night 1t was
The Philippine bed is a wonderful IT.
stitution. Instead of a spring there Is
cane bottom, over which sheet Is spread'
no mattress. and nothing for covering. A
mosquito net hangs from the canopy
which is supported by four pillars or
oIl co.
You can imagine how hard they must be.
but you wouldn't sleep on any other kind
after d short stay In Manila
Excursion to the Front.
7 rode one trip up the Pasig River as
far as the town of Pasig, which had re-
Gently been taken by the troops and the
better part burned. / gathered some loot
in the way of Pasig pottery. II was
most interesting trip. We stopped at two
of the old churches. which had served as
strongholds in the early DAYS and only
very recently required almost total eX-
tinction before our troops could capture
them. They now make very good bar
racks, storehouses, and stables. | have
taken pictures of all these places and
Nill send you some when they are printed.
one day l went TO MalOlOs. the rebel
capital, recently captured, together with
A quantity of the money TO be used in
defraying war expenses Here Funston.
RriGadier General now, was in command
Of the Kansas regiment. l paid him a
short call; found him stretched out on
The ground in the trenches. l was suf-
fering so from cramps. which had not
left for two days, that after leaving Fun
EtOn's camp / was compelled to go TO the
ga1a fru1 frak . h.. l.I
tablished in the railroad depot waiting
room. There. with several others ap-
parently suffering from the same condi-
tion. considering the quality OF their
groans. and one prisoner a suspect
smallpox case, l awaited the arrival of
the train, some four hours In coming
Paregoric was poured down me as though
IL was water / must have taken a quar-
ter of a pint of it and no relief and
Scotch whisky l drank by the half
gobletful. The train finally came, and /
went down the road to Caloocan, where
my friend Foster was stationed with the
Third Infantry. On the way down dead
Filipinos could be seen lying unburied on
the roadside, so many having been killed
that there was no time 20 bury them
Arriving at Calooean, l went 20 the hos
pital for more medicine and then down
10 Fosters tent some distance from the
station. II was then quite dark, but here
and there were little fires with bunch of
men around, and OF on the distant hills
were numerous signal fires OF the enemy
while of 10 the north could be seen the
blaze OF Nifa village, which l had
passed through some hours before. and
had been fired by our troops. l met Fos-
ter placing outposts, so was directed ever
to the Captain and his tent until his
work was finished. Capt Day and |
talked for an hour before Foster made an
appearance, during which time the Cap
tain had become uneasy and had sent
out in search. The Captain soon ordered
all lights 10 he extinguished and other
extra precautions 10 be taken, as many
rumors were afioat that trouble was
ahead. We all shortly turned in, / upon
the ground, with few straw mats as a
mattress. the Captain asking me If my
revolver was handy, large army Colts
/ was carrying. There was little sleep
for me, as between the mosquitoes and
cramps l was probably wider awake than
any sentry on his post An occasional
shot during the night was all that was
heard. The sentinels usually blaze away
az the hambOOs II they hear suspicious
sounds, and sometimes the recruits do so
very scary piece OF business 10 be a couple
OF hundred yards away from the camp
pacing back and forth all alone.
- Glimpses of Manila.
In the early morning returned "a the
hospital and drank a lot Of Scotch WINS
Ky, and then managed. after returning TO
the camp, TO eat breakfast. then slept
the sleep OF exhaustion until noon. .Iur
ing which time ! Was entirely free from
the pain. but then IL came on again
Catching a train down during the after
noon, ! was again back In Manila This
train was very interesting feature, box
cars and little compartment coaches. we'll
guarded by the train guard and also SOL
diers THAI are going back and forth: no
one goes unarmed. I returned aboard
ship that evening about done up. and that
night by the aid OF doses OF morohine.
ordinarily tabooed, ] managed to sleep a
little. bun the next day was too SICK 10
20 ashore or 10 eat After that / was On
my feet again, spending the remaining
Time about the city-a visit 10 Cavife 10