. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. atare scattered between Cavite and Manila,combine to make a panorama that rivals thebeautiful Bay of Naples. There is usually a little visiting from oneship to another of the American vessels, butthat is only when it is necessary. Althoughlying but a few hundred yards from one an-other, and barely a mile from shore, the of-ficers very seldom get away from their ownships. Occasionally the launch from one ofthe foreign fleets comes across toward Caviteand groups of foreign officers visit the wrecks
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. atare scattered between Cavite and Manila,combine to make a panorama that rivals thebeautiful Bay of Naples. There is usually a little visiting from oneship to another of the American vessels, butthat is only when it is necessary. Althoughlying but a few hundred yards from one an-other, and barely a mile from shore, the of-ficers very seldom get away from their ownships. Occasionally the launch from one ofthe foreign fleets comes across toward Caviteand groups of foreign officers visit the wrecksaround the arsenal or explore the picturesquequarters of the town or the very interestingnative settlement of SanRoque. The Eng-lish captain of the Immortalite is a frequentvisitor on the Olympia. He calls to seeAdmiral Dewey and to help him and pass away part of a monotonousafternoon. Every two or three days the whitebarge of the admiral may be seen running intoward the arsenal, and that is an almostunfailing sign that the admiral is taking a THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES 135. MOUTH OF THE PASIG RIVER, MANILA, SHOWING SUNKEN VESSELS OBSTRUCTING THE CHANNEL. trip to the American possession of these little excursions the bronzed faceof the hero of Manila is shaded by a whitesun hat, and he looks like the ideal face is very brown, his hair and heavymustache quite gray and his eyes and eye-orows black. The admiral is a man of strik-ing appearance, and much better looking thanthe pictures that have been printed of face is full of character and firmness,usually very amiable, but sometimes, as theoncers of the Olympia testify, as fierce andglowering as a thunder cloud. Just abreast of the Olympia, 200 yardsaway, is the dispatch boat McCulloch, whichhas been my home for so many months. Sheis always under steam, ready to start outand intercept any vessel that may be seenentering the bay. This is an interestingduty, for there is always the
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