The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-24

WOODWARD, Okla, June <4-Heor8e
p. Hayhurst Of woodward, writes 20
his parents here. from the Philippines
aa follows
L'sinanan. p. T., April 3, 1902.
Dear Father It has been long
time since & have received letter
from you. me last one was dated Dec.
10, 1907 "A
We received word the other cay
that cholera is epidemic in Manila, OF
course you win have read all about it
in the papers long before you receive
this letter nope you received those
pictures ali right and did mother get
that envelope with the handkerchief
all right?
Since E company came here we are
getting seven or eight nights in. Call
10 quarters
April Sd. Yesterday, Corporal
warner. Pat Baker and myself went
down to the big rlSer Which is about
three miles 10 mhere, and hSed the
cable across the river. The cable is
LOO yards long we took out the
oI done and laid a new one in its
place and lost it. We then went back
across the river, picked It up and laid
it again. sss ever any one worked un-
der difficulties we certainly did.
Where we laid the cabie II Is about
four miles tro mthe head Of the Bay
The tide was running 10 and the wind
was blowing pretty high and against
the tide. We only had twelve foot
banco TO work in / wonder now how
We kept iIom sinking We had all
our clothes on except our undershirts
and we were at work from O'Clock II
tbs morning until O'CLOCK in the a.
ternoon, without bite to eat. Thi.
morning all three Of as went on sicl
report. for we we're in very bad shape
The doctor gave US some mediciue anC
a lecture to wash It down. He sale
that if tho water was too high for vi
to keep our clothes on we had no bust
mess TO go 70 work. We told him tn,
co. O.s order was to fix that cable
because Il was of great Importance
ina ne oe kept in communication
with caceres. The c. o. is all righ
just the same All that we three car
do now is Just to cuss. for we can no
sit down or walk. Ny legs feel a.
though they were cooked. | am sit
ting on my banket with my leg
straight out
April How is this for a souvenir
of the Philippine islands? It is non'
OF Eagan's canned beef but il is goot
American skin, and II the cholera get
me you will nave piece lett anyway
because II it does, there viii be moth
ing left but ashes when they ge
through with me CThere was pIec,
OF skin pasted at the top Of this pae
Of the letter that had peeled of on &C
count OF his exposure to the hot SUI
while laying the eable.-Ed) Their
have been 2a0 deaths in Manila an
three Americans have died in Caceres
There are two houses burning not
block from the quarters where peopl
have died OF the cholera, The bodie
Of the dead are in the burning builc
ings. If US soldiers get the cholera
win not be the fault Of our doctor 70
II ever a man deserves praise for haf
work he does. Ever since there ha
been cholera in caceres he has worl
ed night and day Eeach town has
predicate (mayori and the docto
and c. o. went TO him and told hir
III he did not put quarantine on tn
stown against other towns, and hav
the town thoroughly cleaned, he woul
put him and all the police in the guar
house. You ought to have seen hil
get move on himself The tow
now looks like a clean swept ohor, b'
It is too late. We soldiers are nj
allowed 70 go 100 yards from OF
quarters. We have a small plaza heI
and We play ball an dother games q
n 10 Will eaway the time.
feel sorry for our doctor, for
mas his wife and two little childre
here with him These goo COOS a.
the worst scared lot Of people ev'
saw before we we're stopped fro
associatlng with them, one told n
that God was angry with them, but
the contrary the devil is about TO To-
all his subjects, for there is mo