The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-06
Across THE PACIFIC.
HOMER BAILEY's DESCRIPTION or
his VOYAGE TO THE PHILIPPINES,
Where the Young Lincoln County
Soldier Met Death at the Hands
Of Savage Moros.

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Of Savage MorOs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Bailey.
of Bogue Chitto, received i tele'
Igram Sunday, announcing that the
Iremains Of their eldest son, g.
Homer Bailey, who met sol
dier's death during the Moro in.
lsurrection in the Philippines last
March, had arrived at San Fran.
cisco, and we're forwarded Oh
Saturday BY rail to bis homo il
Mississippi. 1t is expected that
they will arrive at Bogue Chitte
from San Francisco today or to,
morrow and be inferred III his
native soil with appropriate Cere.
monies.
On his arrival in Manila last
March a year ago, Homer sent Ia
his father and mother a diary ac-
count of his voyage across tile
Pacific to Manila. This will be
read with a peculiarly sad interest
now by the friends of the young
man and his bereaved relatives ia
this county. 1t follows below:
San Francisco, California,
February 28,. 1905.
Today at high noon the United
States Army Transport Logan
left her moorings and we were Oh
our way across the sea to the
Philippine Islands. In about one
hour she had passed through the
I"Golden Gate and The broad ex
panse Of the mighty Pacific
stretched before us In all Of its
radiant splendor. Sol in all Of bis
magnificent glory sank in his
watery grave over the Western
horizon and darkness obscured tile
vision to the extent Of only q few
yards in any direction. Thus
closed the first day on The high
sea.
March 1st dawned with a sky
partly obscured BY fog and feecy
clouds which were soon dispersed
by the rising sun. The most
notable feature OF the day was
occasioned BY the large number
who were ready to throw up their
job at any minute; in other words,
they were sea sick. But, strange
I to say, / was one of the few who
was not troubled with the dis
tressing effects of the maIady. At
noon We had gone two hundred
and ninety miles.
March End opened about the
same as the 1st. At noon we had
gone 299 miles during the last
twenty -four hours. The sun sank
behind thick clouds which we're
indicative of foul weather. About
midnight the storm was encoun-
tered, but it was not severe and
was soon over. The morning Of
the third opened with light, inter-
mittent showers Of rain. By noon
the sun was shining and the rough
sea of the night before was for
gotten. 283 miles were passed
this day.
The fourth. IT was Just day.
break when / came on deck this
morning. Only "a very hight
breeze was stirring and the waters
we're smoothe, except the constant
IsWells that prevail the entire time.
Soon a segment Of the sun APP
peared above the bar Of the dusky
blue which the sea formed Oh the
eastern horizon and the day broke,
with a sublime display OF pyro-
technics. The golden tints of
d setting sun perhaps lend en-
chantment to some of the admirers
of nature, but to me the rising Of
| the great and luminous orb that
gives to us heat and light is
among the most beautiful and sub
lIime sights presented By natures
panoramic views. Considerable
time was spent basking 10 the
morning sun, the joys Of which
were greatly heightened By the
invigorating effects of the balmy
southern breeze, which was ex-
ceedingly exhilarating and re-
freshing. By twelve clock We
Ihad, gone 280 miles. The day
closed with the usual routine char
acteristic Of military rules.
Sunday, the fifth. It seems
that the gentle zephyrs haye been
transformed into a regular March
gale. The resistless force Of the
wind causes the water to rise in
high piies and there is constant
! splash due To the breaking Of The
| waves against the sturdy steel rib
bed sides Of the ship. Number
less have been the times that /
have tried to form some definite
idea OF the bOundless surface Of
the waters of The Pacific. Now |
can console myself that I have