On guard at 10 a.m. Paper says the 1st Wash to soon on the “City of Parra.” Lots of H²O all around church. No excitement at all. A lot of men coolies came to all Co’s here, so we expect to go to Manila very soon.
Alfred Burton Welch
(September 26, 1874 — June 30, 1945). Served with Company D, 1st Washington Volunteer Infantry in the Philippines, April 30, 1898 to November 1, 1899.
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August 8/21 Monday 1899
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