Evening journal., 1900-10-02
SOLDIER IIFE IN
TnR PHILIPPINES.
Delaware Boy Writes Anus
3 inc Account Of His
Experience
sneolal 10 tho Evenlng Journal.

CLAYTON. oct. John GoldsbOrog gh,
proprietor OF the Stoeckle Hotel, mas
received lctter from II. II. Pitcairn,
formerly assistant engineer OF the Del
aware division. MI Pitcairn, who was
considered one OF the best civil enp
neers In this section OF the country,
gave up railroadlng to fight in he
Philippines David Harrison, OF Clay
ton. a brother Of Horace Harrison, OF
Wilmington. being in his regiment.
Lieutenant Pitcairn says:
SOrsogon, y. l., Aug. II, 1900
Dear John: l received your letter all
right. You don't know how nice Il is
to receive a letter away out here
Sometimes we don't get a mail for two
or three weeks, and then the newspa-
pers are two months old, and then
they are not very interesting, except
the Evening Journals you sent me, and
those / enjoyed so much, as / could
then read the Delaware news. You ask
ed me about the country. Well, it Is
strictly tropical, and vegetation grows
everywhere. When there isn't room on
the ground. other plants and vines
grow on the trees, etc. / will give
you a sample Of this rapid growth,
which seems incredible. l dug a we'll
and then dropped down two trees for
posts and built a fence around IT, This
| was four months ago. and now the
posts are trees ana are doing finely. We
put a small roof shelter over the Well
and in a little while there were three
of The most beautiful orchids growing
along the cone of the roof that / have
ever seen 10 rains here
most OF the time. or all the time, just
as it secs ft When it rains very much
/ everyone looks wise. ana says this is
the rainy season, but when it STOPS
! they an say All. told you So Now
I it does not rain here like &c does in
! Delaware. but just starts out without
any alarm, the bottom drcppine
square ont of the clouds and before yot
can think 20 swim, you are nearly
drowned Then the sun shines some
J times; not the ordinary sun, but ret
hot ball. not fourteen feet away.
seems, but for an that the climate q
not So bad, and If you are careful no
d to observe All the health rules lail
down In books and By kind friends yOl
can pun through and enjoy life, but
you try living by rules you Will be II
the hospital within eight days.
As for a chance 20 make money. VIII,
q &c is here but this rs rather early q
81 ltalk about business enterprises Tn
I. next ten or fifteen years will do 70
I that. as the Filipinos outside Cam
e many in the large cities) are savage.
. They live in grass houses. and are ver
o numerous In the country. Stin n
q man would come here settle down ~
!. "a year ar two until he Ind learned th
g Language and customs Of the people. h
y might do an excellent business buyin
l. hemp cOcoanuts, etc. and in the nCrl
p islands coffee and tobacco. I hav3 jus
~ mailed you q box OF Philippine cigar
They cost here In SOrsogOn ninet
cents per 100. Cheap smoking. isn't St
OF course, they make cheaper one
even gs low as twenty cents per hun
4 dred. but ] act the dude and smCk
a one-centers, nothing less The Tobacco
a here is not so hne as that OF Cuba, bp
vi I Ike IL now ! have gotten use to
"a David Harrison. OF CLAYTON, 10 here /
oil Company X. Forty-seventh Infantr.
r and as l write you Is Oh guird at Oh
= barracks, walking NJ and down, @
N Post No. l. He IS doing very we'll, an
IA makes a good soldier. This Is abOl
= all the news. "a tho insurrection h
r gone to smash. and only q few bant
Of robbers are left, and when they al
done up peace and tranquility wi
reign from one end of the islands
the other, something that never hsl
~ pened In the 800 years the SpaniarC
we're here.
!, H. II. PITCAIRN.
II First Lieutenant 47th Infantry, u. S.
= David Harrison spoken OF is also q
old Delaware division railroadar