The Newtown bee., 1900-08-03

mile 1rOm eQOI0. wei Wnou tuo UUdb
turned over, we all held on to it. It
started to sink at one time and the ones
who could swim got eff AVIAN along
side, while the others staid on 1t. There
was a heavy sea and the waves would
break over our heads every time they
struck US. AS soon as we found the
boat would fl oat, every one enjoyed the
experience. We finally drifted into the
breakers and then we had to leave the
boat, which was pounded to pieces In
no time. AS soon as the tide went out,
we recovered our guns and belts, but
lost all of our rations and nearly all of US
had lost most of our clothing, which we
had taken off so as to swim easier. We
went along the beach, looking for any
thing that would wash ashore and found
four cans Of salmon and small piece Of
bacon which had been in box and the
box kept it from sinking. When we
came ashore, a crowd of natives had
gathered and they looked at us in won
der, as they couldn't understand how we
took everything so cool. 1t was nearly
dark when we came ashore, so we put a
guard and lay down on the beach, to try
and get little sleep. But it was useless,
as the mosquitoes kept us in torment all
night long. At daylight the next morn
ing we took sail boat which belonged
to the natives and started back for camp.
We had our hands full all the time, as it
Loo or1 70 o0S11d ho
We made pretty good time for the first
twenty miles and then the wind died out
entirely. So we started to row the rest
of the distance. The suns heat was
terrible and we had had nothing to eat in
forty.eight hours but the four cans of
salmon and the piece Of bacon. Two
men could have eaten it all in one meal.
And to make things worse, late in the
afternoon our water gave out. Well I'll
never forget the agony Of that last
twenty miles. Every one took turn at
tho oars, even the lieutenant. As soon
as. a man would be relieved from the
oars, he would drop into stupor and
wouldn't move until he would be awak-
ened to take the oars again. Well we
Kept at it, until we finally reached camp
at midnight and think ii we had been
obliged to 90 another mile, it would have
killed every one of US. We were just
able to crawl up to camp and here a sur
prise awaited US. Everything was
packed up, in readiness to move the next
morning. Orders had come from head.
quarters telling US be prepared to move
the next day. So. the next day, a boat
came up and took US off and now we, are
stationed at the south end of the Island
and the company is split up into three
attachments and is stationed in the
three best towns on the island. I am
stationed with headquarters in Sibonga
and have been pretty busy running back
and forth between the three towns, with
rations for the detachments. The
towns are eight miles apart, so you can
see that it is no fun. Tuesday, one of
our mule teams is going up to Cebu, 40
miles from here, and I have charge of
the detachment which goes with 1t.
None of the teams are allowed to travel
without an escort, as the insurgents
would be after them. Yesterday we re.
ceived telegram from headquarters in
Cebu, saying that band of insurgents
was moving in our direction, 60 We are
them to call most any time.
They will get a wsrm reception when
they do come. On May ~ we lost anoth- |
sr man at Sogod. He died OF cerebral |
meningitis after q sickness of only "a !
hours. He was one OF the finest soldie rs 1
n the company and liked by everyone.
had charge of the pail bearers and we
buried him in rear of our quarters with
military honors. We have q telegraph
sation here and am going to try and
earn the alphabet. am in charge of
he town this morning, as the lieutenant
nd and 1st sergeant have gone to one OF
he other towns. 1 will close now.
Miss Charlotte Pierpont of New Haven
J the guest of hi and Mrs Arthur Hol.
ster.
Mrs Franklin HOLSTER gave pleasant
inner party, one day last week, in honor
her 72d birthday. Those present in
luded Mr. and Mrs Arthur HOLSTER and
on, Dea and Mrs Charles HOLSTER and
On, Mr. and Mrs e. W. Fem and chill
rem and Mr. and Mrs Samuel Hollister
nd children. Ii
The tall pine tree near the residence Of
!. W. Fem was struck by lightning