Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-01-13
Among the lIilipinOS.

CABANATUAN, p. l., Nov Il, 1850.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
Please allow me space IN your good
paper TO tell in my own way my eX-
perlence as a soldier in the Philippine
Islands.
Our regiment left Fort Logan on the
10Th of August, arrived at San Fran
cisco Sept. ID, and marched to Pre-
sldlo, where we went into camp.
We left Preside Sept. Ii on the
transport Belgian King" and sailed
that evening for "a land where it never
SHOWS. Our first week out was de-
lightful, our duty being very light.
On the morning of the 9th Homo
lula was sighted and during the after
noon we anchored and all went ashore.
Next morning we took in the town"
Fruit is lentlful-bananaS, oranges.
lemons, cocoanuts and mangocS.
Going up street | met man named
Conner, from Borden Shaft. His first
name | did not learn.
At $50 "assemblY' was sounded.
We went aboard and at $50 sailed.
The remainder of our voyage was
rough. The waves washed over the
decks and everything had to be tied
down to keep it from going over
board. One of the crew was lost.
We were put below and matches bat
tened down to keep out the water. AT
one time the fires were out and the
pumps stopped, leaving about feet of
water IN the hull. | feared our time
had come.
Thursday, October - the Phillip
pine Islands came into view and on
l4th we anchored in Manila bay. Go
ing through the bay | saw the remains
of two Spanish gunboats, the names
of which, however, were under water.
They are monuments, though, of what
Dewey and his men did to old Montejo.
On the 18Th We went ashore and gave
three cheers for the captain OF the
ship. All OUT clothes were stored
away and we were ready for action.
All we carried was just what we had on.
We marched to Pasig. on the south
firing line, aud relieved the 18Th In
fantry, which was sent to Manila to
rest. Our outpOstS and pickets were
put out and that night the fun began.
Everything that moved looked like Il
Filipino, and it was bang" ''bang,'
all night long.
We left Pasig on the Doth for San
| Fernando, and next day set ont for and
reached Santa Ana. Next morning,
| 18th, left for CabaIero. Oar company
| took the right flank and we ADVANCED to
take Sanisldo. Eleven companies held
the centre. Our company, as said be
fore, and four troops Of cavalry took
the right, the 9th (cOlOred) infantry
| the left-all under command of Gen.
| kennOn. The town was taken with
very little difficulty. In one storage
room 1000 gallons of beno was found.
tons of sugar and $4,000 bushels Of
rice. Brass cannon. guns Of all kinds,
powder mill and IA machine for max
ing cartridges We're captured. In an
other storageroom there We're sacks
Of -four marked ~. $. st Louis"
We are now at Talavero, IA little
town on the Rio Grande river We
will stay here and rest awhile, for we
| have put in "a tough month.
The next move will be to take IA
town named Tarac, about - miles
from here. population about $4,000,
and is Aguinaldo's headquarters. |
expect hot time of it. The roads are
plowed for miles and mud and water
walst-decp. We have 200 carts loaded
with rations to follow IN our wake.
We are $50 miles from Manila,
sweeping everything as we 60. Last
night we had "a little skirmish. but no
damage was done.
We have nine men in the hospital.
| will have to close and get ready
for guard duty.
| obtained this paper (ruled ledger
sheets, pages 3l5 to BIS, inclusive,
with columns headed "Numero,'
"Presupuesto," "Seccion," capt.
ulo," "Artlculo," "Pesos," "Cent"--
ED from one of the storagc-rooms al
| luded to. Yours,
JOSEPH STEVENS,
Co. G., 34th Infantry,
phillinpina Islands