The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-14
Re KlIIs 10 Rebels
lUlIl Johnson Of Wiebita GrappItd
lUnb a Still more DANGEROUS Foe.

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The family of Mr.. William Johnson have
received from their son VIII letter frum
the Philippines. VIII is a Wichita boy.
who went TO Kansas City. Kan, - entat
in the Twentieth Kansas. He lived at 1913
Orange street The letter IS addressed 10
his sister. 1t follows:
Manila, March 81, 1899.
Miss Louretta johnson, Wichita. Kan.
Dear SISTER, received your letter, and
TO say I was glad is only half expressing
L III was like a shower OF rain on "A
field OF grain after long drought ] re-
ceived fathers letter all right and will
now explain my negligence in not writ
ing. December q / was taken sick. and
was treated by the Cegimental doctors for
fever. but as 1 became no better and my
pain was not relieved, Doctor Smith or
dered me removed to the division hospital.
I was carted away December 2s. was ex-
amned by the doctors-and what do you
think, 7 had the scourge Of the Philip
pines-smallpox. ! was removed 10 the
pest house For eleven days IL had me in
its grip, but. thanks 10 my VIII power,
and the prayers Of my parents and friends.
I came out victorious. ! was in the pest
house forty-one days and was then trans
ferred to my company. but / looked 50
bad and was 50 weak that I was sent 20
my quarters / joined my company about
March /. They were in the trenches b.
fore Malolos. | was there about a week
when blood poison broke out or nv legs
and vas returned 10 my quarters, where
l was treated by Doctor Kasler; but after
doing all he could, and seeing that be-
came worse. he gave II Up and had me
removed here to the division hospital. I
have been here a week. and am much
better. I can walk about as web as ever.
and feei so well. and the hospital being
short OF nurses. volunteered 70 nurse the
wounded. I am IN the officers ward Ny
watch is from p midnight 20 a. N. 7
think I VIII stay here al the time 7 am
on the island. Colonel Lippincott said I
was OF more use here than 70 Join ny
company in the trenches
The Kansas boys have made a record for
themselves. company y especially. A.
though / was not with them they an sa7
II IS safer on the firing lire than IN the
pest house. They were GA the advance
February 6. and have been on the lire
ever since The Kansas regiment Rad the
extreme left n the line the hottest place
on the Enc. and company = was On fhe
extreme left of the line. next q iac BAY
Company = has lost th-ea men killed 80
far-IIeutenant Alvord. pv-vate Howard
and Sergeant Crs1 The Kansas regiment
has 7eft he lines AZ Caloocan ard gone
on campaign against the capital Msla-
bon has been evacuated. and the Iast a.
counts were that they were within Eve
miles Of Malo.os. the capital.
Just received word that tae capital has
been removed farther INFO the interior
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