On Monday, the 30th of August, our captain ordered that we all had to stay on board as punishment. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock of this same day, we once again sailed off and at 6 o'clock stopped at the mouth of Manila bay, where the steamboat was stocked for the new journey over..
Read moreAugust 29, 1909
In the early morning of Sunday, the 29th of August, we sailed through the Corregidor Islands and Sailed into the large Manila Bay. We soon noticed the lighthouse of the city of Manila in the distance, and soon after this the numerous lights of the city. At 5 o'clock we stopped a few miles from..
Read moreAugust 28, 1909
On Saturday the 28th of August, we turned in a southerly direction and sailed directly toward the south, by the coast of a splendidly green island named Luzon, the biggest Philippine island, which we had already been observing from the small hours of the morning.
Read moreAugust 27, 1909
On Friday the 27th of August, at 6:00 in the morning, just as we were getting up, the captain of the ship noticed a life jacket floating in the water, stopped the ship, dropped some sailors into the sea with a boat and went to get the life jacket, the insignia upon it was "Cracisla..
Read moreAugust 23, 1909
On the 23rd of August at 5:00, I noticed a small mountainous island that belonged to Japan, and at 8:00 noticed a big sailing ship. The sea through here was unusually calm, without the slightest breeze, and unbearably hot on the ship, I felt very bad.
Read moreAugust 14-15, 1909
On Saturday, the 14th of August at 9:00 in the morning, we passed over the line where the west stopped and the east began. We had Saturday the 14th August until 9 o'clock and then after this hour Sunday began, and the date changed to the 15th of August.
Read moreAugust 12-13, 1909
On the 12th and 13th of August there was terrible storm, I shall never forget the majestic waves, how it played with our very large ship like it was only a fleck of dust.
Read moreAugust 11, 1909
On the middle of August 11th, we noticed the Aleutian Islands. They held physical exercises on deck each day for half an hour. Every day a few men from each regiment were on guard in various locations of the ship. We also had an Army priest on board who tried to make us enthusiastic for,..
Read moreAugust 10, 1909
On the 10th of August, we turned directly toward the west.
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