The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-30

esftalnIy Us the result of my military
service. because | never felt right
after April, 1899, aud was never
sick In my life before ! entered the
army.
was quartermaster aud com.
mlssaFy and cAnteen officer Of the
regiment from the timA We left Boise.
May 10. 1898, TO date Of muster out
IN San Francisco, September 25,
1898, except ! was relieved as quarter
master in April, 1899, and took
charge Of my company, doing active
seFFiee in the trenches aud at the
same time acted as eommissary aud
canteen officer Of the regiment. |
could not get relieved a. eommissary.
Every officer petitiened that |
remain in charge u the eommissary.
suffered severe hardshipg during the
landing II Cayite and storing Of
supplies and equipments and in
establishing camp, sud In getting
equipments and commissariSs to the
regiment Al Camp Dewey and In the
trenches ia front Of Manila, up to
August 3, 1898, when that city fell.
sud thereafter continuously keeping
the regiment equipped and rati0ns
furnished, and up TO February, 1899.
AMI thereafret continuously ia All
The engagements and Geld service in
which cur regiment Was engaged up
TO our departure from Manila ! was
never excused = moment
In San Francisco bad u severe
cold. II was contracted the night
we landed In San Francisco. /
could not speak for several days
above = whisper. was sent ashore
from the shlp 10 attend 10 camp
eqnIppaRs and Tations for the regi.
aent when Il shonid leave the ship
the following day. This cold seemed
to add 10 my then condition Of feel.
Ina badly. | recall that on the
occasion 0f that cold dropped into
the Geld hospital there aud bad my
throat examined do not recall
the names Of tho surgeons. They
told me they san nothing =FoBR With
my throat except that seemed 10
have a cold.
Within six days after | reached
home ! consulted Dr. II. s. Martin.
Of Spokane. Wash. AZ that time
was sslii Suffering from the cold and
felt wrwtchedls all over. bad an
aching feeling and core all over. |
res mol alck at the stomach and had
= fair APOSTLE. I then thought my
condition was due 20 the sudden
change of climate. DR. Martin did
not cay much, bat gave me trest.
ment, aud | got rid Of tho cold, but
at night my legs and arms would so
to sleep and later on turned into
sevsEs cEumr@ 10 my leap. DIR. Martin
did not for . year later express 10 me
nay opinion a. 10 the character Of my
dIsa0ss; fnAlly be began 10 treat me
for scleFossa. He bad full charge Of
inc uniil about June, ieo2,
''Aboal May. 1899. received a
sesvFu wrench and struck my back on
tbs whecl Of a auilez at Manila, IN
front q tbs depot Of quartermaster's
! uas ON this vehicle on official bust
ness, getting supplies, and the cayusc
tackled II off the wharf aud bad tC
jump. was sore for about a Wecl
and thought BoshiI about IL. WA
thrown ont Of the auileE about Jan
uafy. 1899. 10 line Of duty: that jus
skinned my shin and shook me al
generally.
Prom discharge TO August, 1901
! would have that bad feeling. wonl'
sake up feeling badly, with limb
asleep or partly go, and then tn
!, eramps came on me, this sleepy con
dltson Of limhe and cramps existe
:, nearly all the time after dIschargV
: and I do not know but that the
commenced even before discharge. "