The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
FILIPINO SAILORS
ARE LONESOME MEN
Social EniOyments Fail to End
Craving for COmpanionship
of COuntrymen
Shore Leave Develops Enthusi-
asm and Various Qualities
of Enlisted Men

The lonesomeSt men in San Francisco
fodas-the lonesomest men in the feet
WoOiost know who they are? Filipinos
Andre Alegaro; his friend, Abnallo
Caunto; FIVE Of their fellow counfrvrmen
on the battieship Nebraska and 80 or 40
oqers on the different ships of the two
combined fleets.
Hefe they are. wearing the uniform
OF lncle sam and enjoying ali the
privileges which his service bestows
upoh n4S msn, yet participating in none
- ths social enJoymenis which have
AsHen and are falling 10 the lot of
tne lucky bluelacket. The white sailor
IS PROVIDED for, the negro sailor is pro-
Nlqec Iori but the Filipino sailor
WeAs ne IS in the position to appre-
Siage the pTedicament Of the man who
Neetareo- Yes. ] know every son of
gcn here. bat not a man is my friend.
Aiegaro enlisted at Manila and was
assigned TO the Burnside. the former
caoie snip. He was dispatched to
Alaska and from there was sent to
Tacoma, Wash. where he was trans
ierred 20 the battleship Nebraska four
months ago He is very proud Of his
service in the United States navy. as
All OF his companions seem to be. and
ne speaks English with reasonable
ease. but there is none of his kind 10
8feet him here-and he is lonesome
yes. very lonesome.
ne only thing that brought a smile
70 toe faces OF Alegaro and Caunto was
ehance meeting with Captain H I
Hunt OF the Filipino onstabular-y. sta
tloneo at San Fernando la Union.
Luzon. ard r. B. Westcott news
pSpermSn of Manila, who arrived in San
Francisco Friday on the army transport
CROOK 4 talk with these men seemed
70 brighten up the Fiiipinos consider
oone Tor months That parting hand
shake and adios' TO them was like
peneniction- Even q yellow dog from
Mania would have looked good 70 them
about that time II all sounds good
anc looks 5000 when you are far away
from home.
A sailor from the battleship Colorado
rushed up 10 citizen on East street
yesterday afternoon znd laid his hand
on his shoulder
Perhaps it would be unfair to say
what this particular sailor had been
drinking before he made this said rush:
perhaps Il would be superauous to say
SO At ali events he was enthusiastic
Well, what Go yon know about the
cruiser Coioradeg" he shouted Amt
she the finest in the Pacific feete Amt
she the finest ever; Amt she the best
that ever was7 Tell you one thing
that ever stepped aboard. I'm I'm
Louisiana. myself-born n raised in N
OFlunz-but my place is aboard the
Colorado Well, whsddu you know
about that"
And he went on his way rejoicing
after being solemHIy assured By the
etuzen Inat he had the only boat in |
the fleet worth mentioning and that he
himself was the Candy Kid par ex-
oellenee.
Whenever they land me" said Mi
chael Burke. first class petty oficer on
the batt1eship Rhode Island. L hone
they viii land ne on the Pacific coast.
I have about one year TO serve yet
this is my second enlistment and l
have been in the navy seven years conwj
tinUously-and when I get through this
time j am done. / come from Boston
a town which is full of good Irish
men--don't you remember that Pat
Collins was mayor and that he was
succeeded by Estzgerald-but l must
say that I would like 20 try my for
tune on the Pacific coast, where so
many men have made good before
now san Francisco is certainly a fine
city snd is showing the boys a great
time"
An odd thing happened to the tall
young member Of the marine patrol
who was sent out from the battleship
Ohie. He was detailed on shore to take
care OF the sailors. At last accounts.
late yesterday afternooE. sailors were
taking care Of him He stumbled into
Jose's place on Dupont street singing:
1T amt that hate ye,
The reason l bate ye;
But to show my autho-ri-e-tyi''
Z have been in the navy u years.
said Thomas s. Knox Of Buffalo. \. Y,
q petty oficer on the cruiser Maryland.
and ] have landed in almost every port
Of Importance during that time in Eu-
rope, Asia Africa and America. and I
must say that ! have never had a bet
ter time than I have had right here IN
San Francisco. ] saw service on the
guaboat Wilmington during the Span
ish-Americsn war and am mighty proud
OF the navy and whatever little record
may have been able TO make In it."
r. Hickey, who has been a soldier in
the Philippines. as well as a sailor on
the big boats, and who claims to be
one OF the best middle weights in the
feet. may have something to show the
sport fans before the ships get away
from San Francisco Robert Grimm of
the Maryland believes that Hickey is
more than the equal OF anything Of his
weight on the Pacific coast and is will
ing 70 back him TO any reasonable
amount.
Manila is preparing TO welcome the
big feet in royal style" said Captain
Hunt OF the Filipino constabuiary. and
II viii be an awful shock to the Amer
.csns and loyal Fflipinos there TO know
--es they must know by this time
that Admiral Evans is not to be at the
head OF the great ships, for Evans is
certainly an idol In the far east, as he |
seems 70 be here
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