New-York tribune., 1901-04-14
is. CATLIN IN THE~ORIENT
HE WRITES OF HIS FEELINGS TO SEN
ATOR PIATT.

s. CatIin, well known citizen of Brooklyn,
who recently sailed from San Francisco for the
Philippine Islands. wrote letter to Senator
Thomas c. Platt when he was on the Pacific
ocean his way back. This letter is printed
herewith. 1t is dated .'Midocean United States
Army Transport Logan, March 21 1901" and
reads follows:
NV Dear Senator took advantage of the first
lull in a three days storm and the breaking away
OF the thick clouds first TO look at the ever wei
myself on deck, and finally wonder whom to
room: And your kind, benevolent face. associated
with innumerable kindnesses came up before me in
and consideration Though 1 have seen New
news Of any kind from the States, save in para
graphs and hence am densely ignorant OF public
its work nobly and that You for short time
among familiar scenes in NewYork. devoting a
ness interests and in the enjoyment L hope, of
have had. with Mrs. Catlin. the most varied
delightful and comprehensive experiences Of my
hearts and broken spirits from home and native
land. The journey. such, has been ideal. and the
timed revelation. You have doubtless taken the
royal trip on the splendid palaces on wheels to the
what marves Of nature meet the eye all across the
tain and valley the Rockies the Sierra Sierra NeVadas,
the mines and shining streams and fruit fields Of
These alone would furnish a fine epilogue to ones
life when he is about to shuttle off this mortal
mentaTy drama drama OF OF the Pace in FIVE acts, he
dreams"
LAZY. DRowsY DREAM.
The sail from the harbor of San Francisco be-
the wonder of our childhood. ending on January IS
and pictures of infinite beauty that will go with us
and work in Us alway. The first the trip
seven long, days without sight of land until
suddenly. on the afternoon of the 24th. the of
no ! "a on Vh
thrilled us and fIed US with unspeakabie joy One
OF the Hawaiian group. great volcanic excres-
ence. Jagged and rocbbound. greeted US, and kept
the aching void. and We sailed on till We reached
the border line OF the harbor of Honolulu on
alongside the dock early on December 26, 1900.
the passengers who divided into groups and started
on the many interesting trips through and in the
without parallel in quiet dTeamlike beauty And in
sort OF semi-circle under the shadows OF great
skies, with many ancient but extinct craters on all
sides, and off 10 the southwest is a long, wide
colors with birds of beautiful plumage which goes
down 10 the Makiki beach. a .yeritable Manhattan,
where you can get long views of the ocean the
s1fce it to say We enjoyed all the notable sights
sve city. the halfway house between the open
door and the Golden Gate" We saw much 70
and queens. all OF which is ecpsed by the glory
the free' whether the constituiion does or not
Rather reluctantly. though not sadly. we left this
a bright sun. with balmy breeze. steamng out of
the harbor under the pressure of double emotions.
and anxiety what was further beyond. The
curtain drops on Act I.
TOUCHING AT GUAM.
Act II began auspiciously with the receding
beach. then the dones of the State House and
finally the highest peaks of the great Hawaiian
scene shut out from eyes perhaps. forever. and
turned toward the Orient. our eyes met only the
at the horizon, and there they clung and hugged
1entnreseme cloud Stepped in Between and stopped
their woong and cooling. For fourteen days we
mighty ocean with naughf but blue sky and heecy
clouds above. and the sea around and eeneatn en- "hea
again were gladdened by the cry Of Land and
over at the north we discovered the same everast,
little German island recently purchased from SPAN
called Rota very rocky and inhosptabbe: WITH & oty
upon it, manly fisheTmen is tgTa
But now away off to the south and far ahead is
Palisades OF the Hudson. and wonder and astonish-
ent and curiosity keenly alive to the situation
Buford, TO mount to the bridge l ascertanssd at at
house. convenient haitng place IN distress Ia or
for martyrs from the mountains of the Philippines
and elsewhere. We arrived off the snug little har,
tor AT about 4 D. m January H. having passed
the first day of'the year and the first day of
the new century in midocean o, xuu
of9eers Of the United States cruiser Brutus and
the usual s doWn 9tf te curtain of the
second act Of the drama OF the Pacinc. 80, having
from San Francisco. For four days we giided
gently on way toward the haven IN wntcn SdS we
Dould be" under weird influences OF the Soouth.
ern tropics listening to the monotonous siNdsLl oL
the against the SHIP ieeg Ind 99 ro,ing Of he
ship. going sleep from its gentle iuaps f
tSnteTrnpted ra SPACE above and around with peace
board and goodwill among az Then en- sun Iss i
o1e Of
covered the dim outlines of land. and there natural
as life was another child or the sea IeaIls am a,o
bald head from its mothers bosom: ana TINS tifne
We caught the first glimpse OF the land when mas mas
caused a controversX ana aiiiioS' "
much beloved Republic
RELICS OF DEwEY's VISIT
vre savv ,non the left the rugged coast Of sumar
Luzon and then all the way 10 Haih1a a u hevy of
srslir s"i islanss on the south. until We paSsea
MinGoro and then sailed due north TO na aa on Ian
uary IS 1901, thereby ending the thiio ae' - ~
Nm, t2avover there a few miles TO the north
west Cavitf Bay-what visions of yaIor ana rni rtl
f sy suggest dM WITH baterea Ieeq and battered in the
wake Of Dewey's triumphant Ieet, ,hen he was in
Hed t6G To rest aab for he'll with IT.
Jets whip 'em now" Mania. az er,neton and
coeofd %s the ali that is loga pa5riSsf Sns
and vaorous; won them & aIe tbem and in another
decade no man. outside of the Anti-mperlasne
tfeiT @aIe or surrender And / have seen and and read
the evidence with my own eyes tlstt sdS - eyni
fed MO nerfanty that Major Mckinley would be
defeated which, together WI eague t and the mis-
ieadine speeches of Senator Hoar and others IN ah
tbo-irv made them defiant and active, ,nough &
thank God not victorious. saw ana heara u & dids
lated an extract of OF the SehatoI 'tcoaniSI
IN ther 0Gial c }0IFna ns scattered among the nsur
gents throughout Luzcn
FALSE HOPES DIsPELLED-