The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16


bunting being blown about by the
out across cOrregisiOr.
We had been out from New York just
s-Nty-One days. when. bright and early
IN the morning. we caught our first
glimpse II the great rock that stands as
sentircl TO Manila bay. Through the
Atlantic and the Mediterranean. through
the Red sea. the SEcz canal. the Arabian
sea. the Indian ocean. the great Malacca
strait. and across the China sea we had
gone without seeing the United States
fi1g at the masthead Of any passing YES
sel- There had been everything else. The
British union jack had been Haunting
itself in cur faces 1t every lap Of our
journey: the German flag had graced sew
sraI biz troop ships bringing back Won
WalderScc's men from Pekin and in
number OF the ports We had found Ger
man merchant marine. We had seen the
Russian Tag. the iiaE of Belgium. that oi
Italy: the flag II little Holland is not ab-
fsut from these waters Of the Far East;
even tn. star and crc scent II rirkev and
the bIcspd nd uag of the sultan of Mo-
rocco. tine dragon lag of China and the
Hood rcI sun Il Japln-and Yet not
once ths S.ars ard stripes The nearest
ve came To- IL was when VIC passed the
gallant little g,5nbclt Marietta in the
St-ez canal. but that was at night and. of
courcc. her II was dossn-
We m bauur to De- pretty hungry for
something American as We approached
the end ~ our two months journey out
from New York and tell You it made us
fe-I pretty good when we saw the flag
flyine- over the great hospital on Cor
T. -.fsinr island As we drew in every min
Ut. revealed something of special in
tercst- Correcidor itscif-you will recall
th.t ". heard q great deal about Cor
p si,rnr i-laud and the Corr sidor chan
u..fs i'm thu DAYS when Dew-y's fleet was
waiting un un the China coast for the
vrnr,I o. syvocp down and make that
morning cali upon Admiral MnntoJo.
which n. ..rsgssc curseutIy lid 80 SUCCESSFUL
II W. heard mucii uf the powerful TOR
-sln.-S which tine Spaniards had place"
- IS to guard the approach t. MAMMA DS
.tls.r channel. We had hcant oi the iailh
batteries on COrressidor. and the name
..rfrr.,I up rather narrowing thoughts
4, rl..z.. early ,lays before we had learn
- thst tn. land batteries Were obsolete
OLA things ami that the tOrpedoes. 4
rl,..rs ever h..d b.su any. were absolutely
voFthl.zs-
.-.rr..-sisr rs~as sheer from the water
"a. 49,. .utrauc,. ta Manila hay. making
So, .i,sun.IS A. W. drew near the spoi
vat. r.,Fnte,I out so ts from which Dewey
ff~.,i hi. fi-st shot at tine '"rfeEin"r 1,i'u
l..ts..-I.-s. Then w. siW the hospital
NESTING down iu a little inlet on li'' sii'
- rb.. island and dad ahead 81 Us IN
tt... lar di-tauc,. th- smoke ~ Manila
Ne....alv Ain has mot h.cn here. most
..~..5rf, rnIs .Iy who Is net "a seaiarinr
r,-r s-sr a.t any idea from puhlishe"
,-s,.,. -.zr.,r,.s oE ths size ~ this lEty - M
,.fr. T-f.. rs~f tEat 60 IS - miles from
s-.-~.r..inr ilsht ln hte Sine 4" tA.. 'i''
t..-rtv s..5r,vrzs Iat impr' ssi"n 81 -
,..... v,n5.r strikes wuc upon c"'h-'is
-s.-..--.--. r1.. channel fur tn' iF~t 'ia'- !
-..r.r.,-.. v.-s vc-y green "r rain. -
v-.k be- trgs portion ~ my H'A-
an z-.-rrrhy h'irup "lssht I" -
i naT a1VaY~ tlluuelt "l A-li'l'' .1
..r,.,.. rr.-,- ann 81 surt his h-t"'r- "
.-.- .. f..t it IS un harl.nr nj alL IL
4r.f "a great sweep - water 'l'-..
49,. ..--. - these gentle typh '"us =
,...-.- th.-. IS u,xt o. o" prHt'' i.'h -.
.s. .rss..-.-re fu-.s3e. IS t"it" '''
.-,,-..-..- s...r. ts closer .u tue l'iii'i'''
t....trr which thr Spanish ="
NJ. -.sr,.r=.d t1 haNe huiii- h'l
..-. ...n.~ Spanish Wraiir enter
-s ---.-t ,.t tla money "s'it tNl''-
.-..,s rs v-.v into the I'"rn''a ~ ~
.s-.-.r- fr rharz. f-.l "a comm
.,.-,1r r.~1r.,rtlou was sisui - p
49,. t--.u Th,. result Is th"t
-.-f,.. ~ fha hr,akwstsr IS i"' it.-
..rf .e ID utak,siift- steps i-tN' -
.-t.- booking q" SOME tnih- N,.i.. N
,su Iu tii- lime. "-t "i '''.'
.- t-s-r.-..in- you -srr 81 i.'r 1N-. -
sr. rfr- trlt Sou rau see -.''- .r.
49,. --,. smoke rising from ~
.hluuegs- uu the .tis - -" .t--.,,,..F,
.r r,.--.r-tnlt IS. 30 y"u <" ass |
-r. ..-,-.r,-7.f which We tn"h JUS
rt,...- E..s-.h. mainland rs'S n',.N
-....-.- .s-.srr- This IS the lH't %. ~
..-.---.-.5-, range which Hes at'N1
- ..4.-- r-sta Manila bay ." '.-'
1,..-tlr.-u tuf uE thH i74ta'l- .
.r..--.r f.-...Es su it fariher "i' 'N-
f.r -I.. 1uuz- at t1t- H-st-ii-t' ,'
TAIN chain ls GulrHh. a. .r...
u-- ..,..--.. JAS a,ad ahead A,i's ~,
t.s. when 81, Lad gone in q i'"
..,.t. IVES ts ne @sru nu ""t i-r".
....- should sir -aA "n "iI s'''-
I-..-.l .ssv--- llt / llve never l',
.t.t. rv flrl.am this uitsi'f4's "-
-t --r..-t- r.- more than ltW
s.-=a--gi.. mlr-' s. "i.N "''' a., t..',,,,,
.s--..r-. that ..m FtEnt u"W- go N.-
~. .s.e. rurE .-sm wE lFtt- hH"'t.4,
-r.r q t.-.uvv rlllt ttVitr vstS Oh ms it-'
....,--- .~ E- WIS her- ttat Dewey i"'i-..
...r .r..-r~n.tg OBJ. .ul~h Ht't ht".s'H
....- =. -~.- lr was Es-@i'-" -
-.-- .f some ~ t1r 4-'At-@H :.
.btu.- a-.nee rh. waiter i'i'il." - ~
ms th. batteries ~ '1t-lN' t.'N -.
-. r.- a-sa-5.-su troops and St.iiia'iis
-f ..,-.- t-,. yxhni. were the tF"''i' ,
1- --4 tI.s Sew York ana s"N'i - =.
.....-...- t....-- ID our navy dressed III '"e'1
whit. lirb- of I~ac"- ...,....,..,
4 rr-r. E.~tl.r uu a small sue " ~ -
ss.arr..r u-5f., tvn sninH,'~iii'A7 ''' p"
..-+..rasu .l captain tran-. ''ii"t So
8. tr. same. tfme ! think creW = ".' =.
a.v-v rus.stur. from his eyes "'l.
know what She is cailt'i N'M .'...-s.
.....- v,.s rht E.aruun D. bay. iiir St--Aiie' il
rr-.-.. ..r.-s..ss which I.s Grants uas-
..s..r. when Do commanded ths operations
=. 5r,.. gsr-I.. Feet ~ river gslnlspits which
..t--5.F S.s,n terror u the Filipin"s from
49,. month III ,he Pssis up % and through
IN. lake after which this craft was
NAMED aui up the rivers which pour their
waters ilts that lake
@.w closer 5u were The army trans
r.-~ts Enratrirk anJ Bufuri. both get
f.u.- ready tu leave Tor home. then a
small army ~ tugs and launches; n. n
smaller boats. the baucn,s ~ the Filipino
tfzh.~u.u. the small sailing craft with
th.f- outri.--srs. and all that makes life
IN a big hArl.or 81 fun u interest
A. las, vre vyer. al anchor. Manila
The special points ~ the city were point
"a aut O. ms 10y those who had been there
before. but truth u tell there IS very
little tB h- seen II Manila from the bay.
I mean very little that Is distinctive.
The city is fat. the buildings are low.