The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
OCEAN TRIP TO PHILIPPINES.

The GrangeV1le GLOBE
Dear Friends. -After a most beauti |
full trip across the Pacific we are at
last at Olongapo, PHILIPPINE Islands,
where we are undergoing few min
or repairs preparatory to going to
Cebu, Cebu Island, on the 26th.
September 25th we sailed from San
Francisco for Honolulu, where we
coaled, were paid and given liberty.
We arrived at Honolulu on the 4th
of October and again coaled. Honolulu
Is situated on the southern part of
the Island of Oahu, and Is the most
important city in the Hawiian group.
1t Is about 2100 miles from San Fran
cisco and Is noted for the beautiful
WAIKIKI beach, where thousands and
thousands of tourists visit and go
swimming every year. Surf riding is
also one of the greatest sports there.
The principle business is ON King
and Queen streets. The famous
Alexander Young hotel Is the great
est in the country and they have the
finest esrvice in thew orld. Plenty
of street cars, automobiles and car
romats to haul you around at any
time, day or night. On October 9th
we headed our way southwest on an
other $500 mile trip to Guam, Mar
lana Island, where we arrived on the
26th of October, coaled, and were
given special liberty, and the crew
had their first introduction to Orient
al life. There is seen the Caribou
cart and the wild banana and Or
anges, also lines, "a specie of lem
ON, and the cocoanut; and we had
the pleasure of climbing and picking
cocoanuts, lines, oranges and ba-
nanas. The principle city is Agona,
about six miles from where we lay.
There Is one other small village call
ed Peti, which is where we landed
our liberty parties.
October 9th we sailed from Guam
to Manila, where we arrived Novem-
Der End, and coaled at Cavite. Ca
vite is the navy yard at the islands.
November 8th we got under way
and went to Manila and joined the
u. 8. s. Saratoga, Rainbow, Cincin-
natl and the Asiatic fleet. Manila
IL where we received our first half
civilized liberty since We left the
good old United States. Manila is
on the extreme eastern part of Man
liza Bay and is situated at the mouth
Of the Pasig river. The main street
and business centers are north Of the
: Pasig river, called the escolta. The
play ground Is south Of the old wall
ed city and is called the Luneta.
Manila has the famous old bridge of
Spain over the Pasig river about a
half mile from where 1t empties in
to the Manila bay and Is over $50
years old. Manila also has an abun-
had for four pesos an hour, ($2.00),
and also canomatas, which may be
lad at so cents, go cents gold, to
80 Gets an hour Manila Is an ex-
ceedingly fine place for our speed
artists we have in the States and
they may drive as fast as their little
old machines can go, as there Is no
speed limit here. My experience in
an auto here was a 14-hour drive for
five of us at top notch speed and our
bill was ten pesos a piece, or $500,
but we had some ride, and enjoyed
it too.
| December Is to II were days spent
on the target range, putting out 8
shots in 81 seconds and 8 hits. Our
ship, although we have nearly an en-
tirely new bunch of men on her, won
the gunnery trophy of this fleet and
perhaps we will get the navy prize
for our ship, making over 80 per
cent hits. After our practice we re-
turned to Manila, were paid and Civ
en- liberty.
December 20 we sailed from Man
lila to Olongopo, where we are un-
dergoing a few repairs preparatory
to leaving for Cebu, p. L., on the
Island of Cebu, for carnival which
is to be held there on the last of
the year. Olongopo is a sub-navy
yard, where the dry dock and ma
chine shops are. We arrived here
at $3.50 ON the afternoon of the goth
of December, and Immediately began
work on our engines, after making
good and defeating the Asiatic fleet
: at target practice, and covering 12,-
900 miles of water since September
the 10th. By the time you get THE
We will have another thousand miles
to our credit
! must close with best regards to
all from the good ship Galveston.
/. remain