Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-10
ACROSS THE DEEP OCEAN.
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was up along the beach towards
Cayite on Sunday and saw one of the
vessels which Dewey smashed. Ii is a
complete wreck and not worth its
weigh in mud, although it has the APP
pcarance of having been fine ship once.
Dewey left here a couple of weeks ago
and l guess there will be big time
when he arrives home.
The batteship Oregon and several
cruisers are lying in the harbor. At
night they make a pretty scene while
signalling with their powerful search
lights.
FILIPINos' HEAVY LOSSES.
If you meet Jack Slattery tell him
that Battery II is now the crack battery
of the Sixth. That is why it was sent
to guard the Palace.
We find June weather here very
warm. We do not do much work dur
ing the day, only the necessary guard
The evenings are fine and cool, but
mosquitoes and ants cause great annoy
ance at night.
There was an engagement yesterday
near here in which we lost nine killed
and ninety wounded. The Fourteenth
infantry caught it the heaviest The
loss was serious enough, but the other
side is not done counting yet. 1t is i'm
possible to reckon the insurgents dead
and wounded. 1t is estimated that at
least 5000 of them are dead or on the
way to their long home.
We have not seen any of that kind of
war so far. Our greatest trouble is to
make the Chinese and Filipinos under
stand us when we talk to them. Before
we got away from the islands | suppose
we will know the language thoroughly.
One year of my service will soon be over
and if each Of the remaining two goes as
quickly it will not seem so long. So far
am healthy, but one enlistment in this
country will be enough for me.
BEAUTIFUL CHURCHES.
Whatever else it may be, this is
great Catholic country. The cathedral
and many of the churches are wonder
r
is less than thirty PAGES from where !
am writing this letter, and it is mag
nilicent building. The priests here are
nearly all Spaniards, although many
native clergymen are found in the
churches. We had two American
priests here, but Father McKennon and
his companion left for Iloio the other
day to join the regiments of which they
are chaplains.
Pay day is a scarce article in this
country. They say it comes along every
two months or so, but as for that can't
vouch. We haven't met it yet. Per
haps we moved our camps so often that
the paymaSter couldn't find u.s. Since
we came to guard the Palace and treas
ury building our hopes OF seeing some
good American coin have risen.
DECENT FELLOWS IN BATTERY II.
1t is very unhandy to be without cash
in this country. A fellow must lay in a
large supply of envelopes, paper
stamps, tobacco, soap and other ncces-
sarieS of civilization and then run the
risk of having the whole bunch stolen
before you own it a day. Hereafter
this trouble ought not be, as only Bat
terry II and Major General Otis and
staff will be in the Palace, and | know
our battery is composed of pretty decent
fellows. In camp man had to carry
his knapsack with him in daytime and
sleep on it at night, otherwise his
worldly possessions would soon disap-
pear
Our voyage from San Francisco was
without special incident. We arrived
at Honolulu on April 27 and did not
leave until April 80. | had shore leave
every day and evening while there and
enjoyed our stay very much. Honolulu
is said to be one of the prettiest cities
in the world, and it is all that is claimed
for it.
CITY OF HONOLULU.