The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION or 1T ny A
YOUNG SOLDIER FROM sA-
NANNAH.

In n Letter TO n Relative In savannah
We Tells of incidents of the War.
Two soldiers shot ns the Result OF
Their DesertioR-One of Them
Savannah NIan-vNtd Description
of Volcano and the Earthquake
That Accompany It's Eruptions.
The Plague of Gra@.hoppers. and
the Natives View OF Them From
the standpoint of Food.
Mr.. J. c. Cornell Of this city yesterday
received an interesting letter that was
sen. him from the Philippine Islands by
his nephew. Mr. Charles l.. Palm. a cor
porsl IN Company OF the Twenty-ninth
Regiment Infantry Besides the faces OF
the letter Il Is rendered the more interest
ing from the fact that the company 90
which the writer belongs Is part Of she
regiment from which another company,
r. IN a dispatch from Gen. Macarthur.
dated Sept. II. Is reported lost on the lei
and OF Torrijos. Mr. Palms letter,
however was written more than month
before that event happened. though tho
parry ANhA NHH NHNtNAfA FtftN AH'a
pursuing. when captured. just such tao
tics as he describes.
In his letter Mr. Palm says My health
Is good and have high hopes OF its con-
tinuing 80. rs 1 am now climatized. and
can stand this tropical climate better
than at first. see by the papers that
Gen. Otis has declared tho war ga che
Philippines is over. but the taking Of the
different islands has begun since his de-
parture. ana our sroops have scrap on
nearly every island thai they take
The I.adrones are giving the friendly
natives a great deal Of trouble, also our
soldiers. who. as soon as a band Is re-
ported. are sent out after them in de
tachments June . detachment under
the command OF Lieut. Miller OF Company
Il was sent out 10 round up some La
drones on this island. After chasing them
for nearly three days and nights over the
mountains. they at last found them.
short. sharp fight ensued which resulted
boz the killing OF thirteen. the wounding OF
three. and the capture Of three. only two
escaped. thus putting an end 20 l.adroning
on this island.
Speaking OF chilly weather how ! wish
We could have a part Of II over here.
some days % stops raining for few hours.
and Old sol peeps through break in
the clouds. and 81 Is 80 hot that we can
scarcely stay In our tents. believe /
would rather have che rain than the sun
We now drink rain water In preference
10 the well water that we were at one
time compelled 90 drink. which was not
very palatahle after boiling.
July - Company g. embarked on tho
gunboat Helena for the Island 81 Samar.
where there Is said go be great deal Of
lighting ! was left here and have no
idea when I shall be returned TO the com
pnny FOR duty.
ION July q. Prlvates Artz. Mickler. Cor
ren, ard Moss al 81 Company b. desert
-. taking government horses with them.
on the 9th. detachment IN command
OF Lieut.. Miller was sent out TO bring
them IN dead or alive. A few minutes be
fore 70 LET, Moss came In ana gave him
self IN. After the detachme had been
out two days Il was met by Artz. who
was on his way back He also gave him
self up. and offered 20 show where the
other two men were. After being ont
five days the detachment at last found
them. Corren fred at the detachment
wounding one OF the soldiers in the arm
The detachment then returned the FRO.
WoundinE both men bur not seriously
They then went up 20 them 10 take them
prisoners. when Corren and Mickler both
fired. hut without effect. No mercy was
then shown them. the detachment firing
and riddling them with bullets. Their
bodies were brought here two days later
ana are buried in the cemetery at this
place. Hoe Corren used 90 work for 4
arm on Bay street IN savannah AMI en-
listed there Aug .
we have been visited by a swarm OF
grasshoppers. The air was filled with
them. and they were at least six inches
deep on the ground far as the eve
could see. They covered the trees strip
ping them % their leaves aud bark. They
left the next day They are at least three
inches long and pay us u visit about once
every two weeks. The natives boil and eat
them ana say they are "mucha bueno
chow chow meaning that they are good
to eat.
Earthquakes are frequent. caused by
volcanic eruptions There IS volcano
about twenty miles from here. which IS IN
plain view. II has occasional eruptions
one night while ON guard / saw one 81
them, Il was terrible as well as pictur-
esque. II spoutcd up a stream or IRE sew
cral hundred feet In the air and kent
up continuous roar for 9bout two hours.
while every few minutes we would re-
ccive a shock that would nearly throw US
on our feet. II rains necessarily and has
been doing 50 for nearly two months.
About four more months OF the rainy sea-
son stil has 20 come.
Three volunteer regiments start for the
states IN November aud after that three
or four will follow each month. All Of the
volunteers viii be IN the United States hy
May 1901 Tho Twcuty-nlnth Regiment
being the fourth over here. will leave.
probably, in December, arrive In Jan
uIry. ana be mustered out in February
Then ] will bid good bye to army Hfo.