I am satisfied the entire lot was the output of some store which had failed years before. The men were given brown canvas overalls. and thus equipped we were loaded on to an antiquated vessel built for the coasting trade in 1874. The men were quartered below the water line. under conditions which would have brought condemnation from an immigrant inspector if imposed on the poorest type of immigrant. We made the journey across the Pacific and finally 1Iwded on the island of Luzon and in a few days were in action with -the Spaniards. where we found our guns were not equal to theirs. We were using oldfashioned black powder. with Springfield rifles of a type condemned years ago.
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