The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-03
LETTER FROM GUAM
c. X. SCHAFER GIVES GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.

again. While at Guam the boys or
crew had q half dozen lines out for fish
but they succeeded in landing none
although they hooked some pretty nice
ones they said. There was slim fish
about or q feet ioug I judge that
would sometimes swim back and forth
temptingly near the water and some of
the boys took few shots at them with
my revolver but only succeeded in
stunning one little. The salt air is
hard on any metal as is evident by my
gun and pen-knife. All polished brass
work over the entire ship is polished
every morning and sometimes it is
furnished before inspection at II a. IN.
From nov on the ship will receive es-
pecial care as to cleanliness in
order to stand inspection by health
officers at Manila.
Thursday, Sept. 5--We did sight land
yesterday p. m. about 6:15 O'Clock. We
saw sticks of sea-weed all p. m. but
of land did not keep US awake to look
at it. l was awakened about four
o'clock this morning to look at land
and found it all around Us for we had
entered the Bernardino Straits and
we're steadily working our way through
the many small islands to the south Of
Luzon. A light house shed its light
from behind US, alternating red and
white with seeming intermitions. I
went back to bed and got up for good
at 8 O'Clock. Plenty of land TO look at
some close and some far distant but we
SOON got so we did not look at every
lump of dirt. About 8 o'clock we sight
ed town,on Luzon flying our brilliant
! and glorious s'stars and stripes. II don't
know the name of the place but it was
some post Of our army of occupation.
A number of small sail ships and steam
ers are seen from time to time. Nearly
every one now is either writing letters
or getting ready to repsck their trunks
for the room will not be opened to US
tomorrow.
| Friday Sept. 6th-Well at last we
are at Manila. We cast anchor about
II a. m. out in the bay The morning
was misty and had several heavy
showers. In consequence we could not
get as nice view of the country as We
Iotherwise would got quite a good
! view of one sunken boat, a cable boat
1 / understand Quite a number of ships
were lying off Cavite but we did not
pass close enough to see them clearly
and the mist obscured observation by
glass. There were many boats in
sight in the bay but it would have
taken too much time to have tried tc
see all of them. The sea was smooth
so our last hours aboard were very
agreeable in that respect. Light clouds
hung over the hill tops very similar
to Honolulu in that particular. We
did not have to stand inspection in the
same manner az at Honolulu though
the officer was Hoard and investigating
to his satisfaction. 1t was about 1896
when boat came along side for mai
and another for baggage. The baggage
of army or navy officers was transferred
without any Customs inspection bu
we had TO wait and go through that
We waited until 2 o'clock for him tt
come aboard and then every one wanted
him first, naturally, SO it was 4:4O before
/ could get his attention. He looked
in the different departments of my
trunk and lifted up few things II
the lower part he looked at each enc
nearly to the bottom but on the Who'll,
i he could tell very little about tn,
contents. We all had to fill out a dec
laration stating pieces of baggage
possessed and if we had any duuiabl,
. articles. Our revolvers were taker
from us but we can get them again.
At 4:50 l and about 20 other pas
sengers left the good ship Fitzpatrick
!, for the city. Our launch rode tn,
waves nicely and quickly and soon WI
were steaming up Pasig River,
stream nearly full of busy craft o
many descriptions. had my hant
baggage with me SO if my trunk doesn'
get around soon can get along. Tn,
Quartermaster's depot is just at tn,
place where we landed. The two Y
M. c. A. men we're with US and kindl,
invited US to lodge at the association
rooms in the city, which most of u
gladly accepted. Don't know yet wha
they charge. They seem to max
quite business of it. We rode mos
of the way here in cart. covered
The horses are all small and seem t.
be mostly driven singly. A street ca
is in operation too. &c. Amer. per ride
Got meal of ham and eggs at a,
Amer. restaurant for 25c. Books ar
from one-third to one-half higher her
than in the United States. Will clos
ns tho mail will closa t0,nOrrow AZ