Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-22
FROM THE PHILIPPINES

FROM THE PHILIPPINES
An Interesting Letter from q South Da-
kota Boy to q Fall River Friend.
Daet North Prov. Camorenes. r. 1.
April 18th, 1900.
Dear Friend Howard
have waited so long to get letter
from you that have begun to think
it must have got lost, SO will write
and tell you what We have been doing
since bid you good bye on the street
in st. Paul the day we pulled out for
Frisco.
We left camp "Presidio" on the 18th
of Nov. and boarded the Transport
Benmoher and left for Manila the next
day. We had very bad weather for
about three days, :almost all of US
were seasick. was sick for four or
Eve days but felt we'll the rest OF the
way over.
We arrived at Honolulu the 26th and
stopped for four days. We landed
and took in the town. It is the finest
city ever saw. The streets are most
all wide, and each residence has q
beautiful lawn and so many trees and
flowers that you can hardly see it.
Back of the town is an old extinct
volcano and in front is the bay and
harbor. There are many Americans
there, in fact it seems like an American
town.
The people are very hospitable to
American troops. One old lady In
particular, she is we'll of and makes
. business of treating all the soldiers
who stop at Honululu. She has 9
hired man standing out on the street
in front of her residence, who invites
them all in. Inside she has nice lunch,
big glass of cider and all the fruit one
can eat.
Before leaving Frisco all of the boys
in my company Clipped in so We could
have turkey" for Thanksgiving din
ner. But we failed to find any turkey
when Thanksgiving came around and
30 we had our regular bill-of-fsre
Two slices of "Punk," one boiled po.
tato with its hide on, pint of bean
soup and cup Of coffee.
heard some Of the boys giving
thanks but leave you to imagine the
language they used for being SO badly
disappointed.
After leaving Honolulu we did not
see any more land for IA days sne
that was only an active volcano. w
passed within about six miles OF I
and had fine view. We arrived II
Manila Bay Dec. 2lst. Thirty ok day
after leaving San Francisco bu
did not 20 ashore until the 23rd and
was then sent north to examining pos
at Baloocan. It seemed like home Z
get ashore again. We stayed ther
three days and the first battalion wa
sent out to San Mateo, where Gen
Lawton was killed few days before
To reinforce his men. The insurgent
had retreated back in the mountains
few miles from there and took up
very strong position in some oil
trenches at Mt. Matoiben. On the
some of the 1lth Cav. one battalio
46th, 29th, and 45th with L Co. 45t
moved up the river to attack them.
felt like saying my prayers for "
heard that it would be the hardes
scrap that had yet been fought. The
had lots of ammunition and the bes
position they had ever held. The la
ter was true but the scrap was not
very hard although some bullets g
as close to me as ever care abor
having them come again. Our artiller
shelled them until we got in rang
then We gave it to them while.
only lasted about thirty five minute
but sharp-shooters kept popping ava
all day from up in the mountain b'
they did not hurt any body. We To-
one man out OF Co. L and son
wounded in Co. A, wounded in III
Cav, 4 wounded and killed in Il
46th. 1 do not know how many insu
gent were killed but there we're go'
lu @s