The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21

7 -.AsV Ill fAg'N. u al is me SET broke I'D
on our vessel.
Feared 81 T,phoon.
The tire" last days Of oar trip az sea
We're marked 10y anxiety upon tho par; Of
ot';cerS lest We run into Il tvphOou. The
typhoou is freighted with NOR concern To-
captain ami ship crew a.: al vessels than
l. Vie CEcl"ne To thu avcTIg" citizen Of
Kansas or Southwestern Missouri. The
china sea, which w were rapidly ap-
preaching. i the home Of these terrors.
For about lfH miles out from Manila ship
captains study their barrm-JcTs and the
appearance ct the clouds almost constant
y, and arr generally enabled 10 determine"
the appearance Of the t%yphoom several
hours IN advance: though IL sometimes
epp"ars - suddenly that little time is given
IL" snip officers So prepare for il
y very calm s"a and the appearance" OF
thin i~-ath-ry clouds on a day of sun
shine. with a sudden falling of the barone-
ter. ar, accepted AZ an uncTring sign Of the
approach NJ N" typEoon. When such con-
1ItIoUS are found the ship changes iJs
course. if necessary. and seeks To- get out
side the limit Of the tyrho"u- In most
cases these efforts arr crow ned with sue
cess. bat if caught in IN" trough of the
tFrh"on. As called by ssamen. the vessel
suffers great damage. ami sometimes is
crushed l!ke an esgshell and sent to the
on Thursday. November = ut noon. ty-
phoon indications wer- manifested. our
vessel Was in the China Sea. sailing along
the coast Of LUZJn. which here rises 10
mountain heights with tn sea studded with
coral reefs. extending from six to ten milos
GU from shore. With no harbor Of refuge
the only possible hope Of escape for a YES
sci j. to charge its course and head for
the open sea ia the hope to escape the fury
Of the coming storm. All Tho afternoon of
tlat day the captain scanned the horizon
and studied his barometer. with little in
;hc outlook for hope or ENCOURAGEMENT All
through the night the same condition Oh
ttiIcc.
The next morning the sun rose with all
the hrililancy with which il shines in a
tropical climate. with not q cloud in sight
me EnfT = PFsN and officers mud ap1HZ+.l
men on III" boat were full Of enthusiasm
over The fact that the day Ilpon which they
hau 1uSt entered would mark the close of
their long St voyage. ami that before sun
set. tn vessel would anchor IN Manila. Ey
3 o'clock. however. the weather conditions
had changed. The heavens seemed 20 be-
"NerhunG by dark ana threatening clouds.
am" a rainfall. accompanied by a strong
wind from the south, set in.
Tn" ship waS put in order for a storm
ami al believed that We were to face the
dreaded tvphugn. the'fury Of which IL y-as
hop"i to "Scap" hy entering Manila Bay
before the force Of the storm should bra,k
upon rs. ON went our little vessel not
WlthSiInding that the rain and darku.ss
increased until finally. at 4 little after y
Sl@or rose in the darkness. a little To our
right, and We knew that very soon we
would b" IN Manila Bay. where the fury of
the tNphoon would he Broken to sui a de-
GTta as to lessen its dangers.
Mount Corr"2idOr was safely passed and
al bEeath"d the sigh of relief and realized
49,. ~ W. y" NhT~Alb over a DU!ni
made famous by Dewey'S .lro- who a.,
tn morning Of May !. ISsS. H. crushed The
Spanish fleet.
Scene Of Manila hattie.
To our right could he seen. protrnd!ng
4 short distance above the waters. III. huIi
OF one of the vessels OF the Spanish fleet
which was beached by its commander in
an effort 10 save his crew from capture.
1t was there lh;,t the great battle of Ma
mia Bay was fought.
tn" nip was without Incident. and men
and officers nrgVt in Tho an I'm. - -
h"al;h- tn" narbrr at Manila was filled
with vessels. many being Government trans
ports, and the others mad" up Of those rep
ltNcniiNS Thc Of every civilized
nation on earth But IN" British nag ffoateJ
rom the Inast5 II a gre ter number uf YES
S"ls than tina: of any other nation. save
that Of the United States.
We had been in the harhor but a few
hours whom our vessel was boarded by the
TWO DraUh0O boys. who are MEMBERS Of The
Twentieth United States Infantry. on duty
At Manila. and Charles l.. q. Hunt. who
Is employed in the Quartermaster's Depart-
mcnf. The homes of these men are in Mar
rcnSnurg. Mo. and the last-namrd ka..ps !,
touch with Missouri and the States Eaner-
ally by being a regular reader Of The Re
public.
A Manila if was discovered that tho ten
other companies of oar regiment haI berr
sent north and were at the front. about
sixty miles distant. Owing to the inahil-
iry to obtain lighters We remained on the
transport until Monday morning. when the
men. having packed al their effects in
'+'h h-'aESs tA'flN hllhI suns,
campaign hats and a change OF shirts,
turned in their bayonetS and SCahbards and
were supplied with I9 rounds Of ammuni-
ton. and the officers being cquipped the
same way as to clothing. swords hacked.
armed with belt and revolver as the ooIv
Insignia Of Office. We embarked on the Kan
S1s City, Il small lighter. and soon landed
on the wharf at Manila, two miles distant
from our transport.
Here a special train was made up to con-
Tey us TO the headGuarters OF the regiment
AZ Angeles. The cars are such as i have
thing just like them could h. found any
be the home of more unique things and
animals han any other place Of which
we have any record. The coaches are abouf
sixteen feet long. probably eight feet wide.
The seats run across the coach. and the
entrance is from the side. with fGotboards
the length of the coach. Each coach will
accommodate thirty-two men. packed in
like S%arlires in a box. This is the only
railroad on the island. and extends from
Manila on the south 10 Dagupan. on the
i.nguyan Gulf. on the north, a distance of
10 miles. There is no connection between
the coaches of the train. and the passage
from one TO another is by the foothoard
on the outside.
Travel RationS.
Five days travel rations were issued the
men 1T the depot. and at Il O'Clock the
train moved out. headed for the firing line.
The first stop was made at Caloocan. a
few miles out. and stops were made at
Malolos. Calumpit and San Fernando. where