Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-05-26

FEB. IL. FOR tine laSG "A hours W.
made 294 miles; length of the day wa,
"a hours and 35 minutes. Had banC
concert at p. IN. Ais well.
! Feb. 1S.-Friday night, 1880. Every
thing about the same as usual. Started
mon com s. school today last "a
hours we travelled 295 miles; length
of day, "A hours and % minutes; we
skip one day this week; won't have
any Saturday, SO tomorrow will be
Sunday The band is now giving a
concert on the forward deck. We pass,
ed over the Meridian line sometime
this afternoon.
Feb. 2O.-Sunday morning and ev-
erything is running smooth; last night
when we went to bed it was Friday
night and when we got up this morn
ing it was Sunday.
Feb. 2l.-No change; everything
running smooth; for the last "a hours
we made 291 miles; length of day "a
hours and 30 minutes; Passed Wake Is
land in afternoon, about go miles south.
Feb. 22.-Today is holiday as it is
Washington birthday. The sea is
rougher today than it has been in sew
eral days; for the last "a hours we
made $50 miles; today we are 2016
miles from Honolulu and 1895 miles
from Guam Island length of day "a
hours. % minutes today at 10 we are
Alb miles from San Francisco and 1906
miles from Manila, P. 1.
Feb. 23.-Everything o. X. The
water is so smooth that it looks like
glass; crew had fire drill and man ov-
erboard drill in afternoon For last "a
hours we made 1871 miles.
Feb. 24-For last "a hours we made
2SS miles We are due at Guam Isla nd
Sunday. Everything else is about the
same as usual.
Feb. %. Everything running
smooth. Today at 10 we were IA miles
from Guam Island. For the last "a
hours we made 283 miles. Length of
day, "a hours and 10 minutes. Am in
charge of quarters today.
Feb. 26. Had inspection of rifles
this morning. We are expected to be
in Guam about 70 tonight. For the
last "a hours we made 800 miles, the
fastest time we have made.
Feb. 81. We are at Guam Island to-
day. We arrived last night, but didn't
pull into the harbor until this morn
ing. We are anchored about two miles
from the shore. They have been un-
loading freight all day, and it will be
sometime tomorrow before they get it
all unloaded; about 200 of us went in
bathing this afternoon and had fine
time. No one allowed to go ashore.
Feb. 90. We are still at Guam;
they have been busy all day unloading
freight. 1t is $50 p. M. now; don't |
know if we will get away from here
today or not. No one has been allowed |
to go go ashore here; we have about |
six cases of measles on the boat; we |
have been in swimming all day; one
soldier took the cramps and came very
near drowning. two soldiers got him
out They finished unloading all the
freight at pm. and we sailed at 4:15
D. m. The next stop will put us in the
March To-day at 10 we are 257
miles from Guam Everything is run
ming smooth, but it is awful warm.
Mar. 2.-For the last "a hours we
made 800 miles. 1t was the best time
we have made yet. Very warm
Mar. 3.-For the last "a hours we
made 306 miles. We are expected to
arrive at Ormoc tomorrow night.
The first Battalion gets off there. Or
moe is town on Layte Island, one of
the Philippine group.
Mar. I've came in sight of some
If the Philippine Islands this morning
1t 7:30. We ran alongside of Samar
Island for some time. For the last "a
lours we made a02 miles and have 151
niles to go to Ormoc. The LIST Battal-
on will get off there We are expected
o get there about 10 tonight Have
,een in sight of land all day. Can see
everal lights on the Islands as we pass
hru the straits.
Mar. 5.-The LIST Battalion got off at
heir station this morning at Ormoc,
4ayte Island We are now ON our way
o the Island of Cebu where we will
nut off the End Battalion. We will be
here about | clock this afternoon.
We arrived at Cebu at 1 80 p. m. and
eft at $50 a. m.
Mar. 6. Sunday morning and every
ne is busy getting their things ready
o get off. I'm in charge of quarters
oday, They are having services on
he deck this morning. Dropped an
hor at $3.50 p. m. at our station, but
We didn't get ashore until 6:15 p. M,
nd then we had to march four miles
o our station.
March T. Monday morning and we
re at our station, Camp Jossman on
iuimaras Island, and every one is glad I
hat our long trip is over. We have a
cry nice station. This ends our jour
ey of 7, ia miles and glad of it.