August 18, 1899
Up at 6 A.M. and helped cook coffee and bacon. Started back at about 8. Immediately went through a brook waist deep, were going back… Read More »August 18, 1899
Up at 6 A.M. and helped cook coffee and bacon. Started back at about 8. Immediately went through a brook waist deep, were going back… Read More »August 18, 1899
Reveille at 4 a.m. –marched to cascos where had breakfast– started 6.40 a.m. for Calamba, reaching Laguna de Bay 7 p.m.
Slept late. Ate 10 cakes for breakfast. All very quiet today except a few shots early in a.m. –perhaps a parting shot from their outposts… Read More »Friday 8/18/1899
Left Malate at about 7 A.M. for the station, three miles’ distance. Went in heavy marching order and was wet through with perspiration when we… Read More »August 17, 1899
Marched to cascos 1 p.m. Waited till 5 when order was countermanded & after making coffee returned to Cuartel.
Sky clear, sun burning. Two Co’s flanked the niggers early in a.m. Slight brush. Several cases of stealing guns occurred this week. One was captured… Read More »Wednesday 8/17-1899
Teams pass to the left as in England. English sparrows here. I noticed a man fishing on the beach with a net the poles of… Read More »August 16, 1899
Rested today at Quartel [Cuartel] de Infanteria –called with Harris on Dad McAndrew, he in field but saw Ms. McA. & Mary.
Cloudy & pleasant. Light to gentle breezes from W & SW in a.m., changing to heavy winds from NW accompanied by sudden showers, which flooded… Read More »August 16th –’99– Wednesday