New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
THE PASSING THRONG.


6fers OF Army have crossed the Pacific the
direct from the Sandwich
THE VOYAGE Islands Luzon." said r R.
TO MANILA Watrous Of st. Louis. at the Vic
toria Hotel yesterday Very few,
7 should think 1t is route but seldom travelled
I served IN the Eighth Army Corps during the
cent unpleasantness and the steamer IN which
sailed for Manila left San Francisco the last part
of July, 1895, and arrived at her destination about
month later. While still we'll within sight OF
the Cliff House and the Heads we passed full
rugged ship inward bound. but from then until
reached the Hawaiian Islands sign Of sail did
see, but while passing Mauna Loa
across of the island schooners. From Homo
Itself and in the hearty three Weeks that passed
+be only tbirps we bs5 n ca "a r01 yvara +b 5aao
impenetrabie and mysterious ocean, the gulls, the
flying hsh and a sixty glimpse OF Ascension
have run comparatively near the island but the
night previous the only storm experienced
upon US, and since he had never previously sailed
those waters the captain. with commendable eau
TTueF 20 oe Deyonq peradventure on the safe side
The storm was the most wonderful 1 have ever
racking as we had feared, but its approach was
2 terrfyng spectacle S9uarely across our bows.
PACK cold mat ,' N the evening cleaning looked
met with on our Northern coasts, This resemblance
1 w4S SO SCaTda9g tnat every andsman on BOARD
sion Island the captain had advised US we would
pass-and as we rushed toward II full speed
rushing on 10 certain death
THE next day was clear and sunny. as were all
other days on the voyage, and away to our rear we
were shown Ascension Island the
ASCENSION only break in the monotony Of
ISLAND FROM our waterscape until Cape En-
A STEAMERS gano was sighted. It was sixty
DhCh miles away at the time, a
shaped and apparently translu-
cent mass To the naked eye il looked Pc
cuiarly beautiful cloud. Through the glass it re-
vealed itself as land. Then came Fugano but even
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which remaining unlit the night closed IN caused
US to delightfully."- argue that Manila still held out
and VIC We're in time tor the game hope that was
shattered the next day About 2 o'clock in the
which Immediately changed her and
again returned to her course, and the next day
We found out that she was the China bound for
afternoon we came to anchor within Manilas break
At Arst there was some discussion as the mouth Of
a bay slowly revealed itself as to whether or no
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we came 10 the entrance Of Manila There bristiing
with guns was the Corregidor we had read of and
the batteries on the mainland we're likewise plain
Corregfdor and the guns friendly So turning
TO the eastward and following on Dewey course,
We headed for the city itself 1t is something like
sufficient distance TO cause more than hull down
horizon line. This led many Of us TO fall into a
the Spanish feet, the ships IN the of1ng showed
only their top hamper ana tnese 4 tot
their Ruiis and made them stand out for what they
were
There to port lay Cavite, and then we had no
need 10 inquire where the Spanish feet was
for it lay all about Its attitude
SOLDIERS seemed TO reflect despair and hope
WHO WE'RE lessness, and the auxiliary steamer
LOOKING which had been aground some
FOR FIGHT. miles away added loneliness 10
its aspect as well On star
board bow was Manila. its gstenng white houses
"a o1 thafr bac -
meath the serni-tropicaI sun. In front
others grouped nearer the shore A tug launch,
which formerly had carried the Spanish flag, ran
alongside. Has Manila fallen% a hundred voices
iied The engi0aer General Merritt left Yesterday
on the China. You must have passed him during
the night Such universal disappointment I have
never seen. The men who had been good natured
throughout the voyage turned the moment.
Suggestions that the old tub be turned round and
straightway sail for home were heard on every
hand, but the officers, heartsick as their men;
for the time being relaxed Their discipline ana
took no notice Finally the officer in command
returned with word that would land the next
alongside IN whch went ashore. An ofncer OF
the 18th Minnesota, who had come out with some
which We mad on ooard, went PACK WIN US ana
dwelt so unctuousy the fights he had been in
not gladly have thrown him overheard and felt no
remorse in the throwing. Up the Paslg we Went
of the Ports Office. just across from which frowned
he roya1 IotI Oh 24.!aso, VIII ~, SuheI 9Ran.sa
down. then stopped and we set foot in the city
Americans had wrested from them 327 years later.
Our ship. thanks to Captain HAYS and the other
officers. came through without death and with a
clean bill of health. a record be proud Of That
little vessel had carried over nine hundred men
RATS had accident occurred would not have held
a quarter of the men aboard, and so one day
ship for any reason become wrecked or have TO be
server was the all sufficient and grim answer
received"