The herald., 1898-09-04

and Miss Wheeler has promised that 20
shall see him."
certainly. Let US 60 to him." Mr.. NC
Kinley said.
The others Of the party discreetly re
mained outside the tent. The president re
appeared with the nurse minute or tw
later. His eyes were moist and downcast.
Hurdles Too High
As 1t was inconvenient to go back to tn
doors of the long tents, Mr.. Mckinley woul'
60 through the framework at the ends
the tent and jump down. The general hos
p:tal is on a slope and the height of th
floor from the ground is increased at eacl
ward. At Ward F the ump was nearly
six feet. Mr.. Mckinley took 1t. Vice
President Hobart, who Is q bulky man
hesitated.
'I balk here Can't go over this hurdle,
he said. Neither would Secretary Alger
who had taken all the Jumps until then
But General Wheeler sprang lightly down.
The day was hot Mr.. Mckinley wore
a black frock coat with waistcoat. T4ie
perspiration streamed from his face A
glass of Appollinaris was offered to him
but he declined to drink, saying that he
was too warm.
On the Infantry Plain
He proceeded to the infantry plain, as
II is called. The men Of the Ninth Mas
sachusetts, the First Illonis. the Eighth
Ohio. the Thirteenth, Twenty-frst, Twen-
ty-second and Tenth regulars infantry
were as ssembled without arms. About 5000
M hoe t.-r
said:
THE president of our great country has
come here to greet the soldiers that
marched so gallan;ly UP San Juan hill! on
July /. He comes here TO express the ma
tion's thanks to these brave men. l wish
to tell you that when the president sent
me here two weeks ago 10 command this
camp he enjoined me in the most emphatic
language that I should, without regard
to expense. exercise any and every author
ity to make comfortable this body of brave
men, who, by their courage, have raised
this republic to the highest position among
the great nations of he earth. l have the
honor and pleasure of introducing to you
the president of the United States"
The Presidents Address
President Mckinley said:
Gen. Wheeler, Soldiers of the Camp,
Soldiers of the Fifth Army Corps-I trust
that you will put your hats on. I am
glad 10 see you. / am honore0 10 stand be-
fore you today. 1 bring the gratitude of
the nation, to whose history you have add
ed by your valor new and glorious page.
You have come home after two months of
severe campaigning, which has embraced
assault, siege and battle. so brilliant In
achievement, so far reaching in results
as to command the unstinted praise of all
your countrymen. You had the brunt OF
the battle on land. You bore yourselves
with supreme courage and your persona!
bravery, never exceled anywhere, has
won the admra ton, of your fellow citizens
and the genuine respect Of all mankind,
while your endurance under peculiar trial
and suffering has given added meaning 20
your heroism. Your eXertioEs made easy
the conquest Of Porto Rico, under the army
by Gen. Miles. ard behind you
TO proceed at a moments summons were
more than 100000 of their comrades. ready
to support you. disappointed that the op-
portunity which you had did not G ome to
them, yet filled with pride at your we'll
earned fame and rejoicing upon your
Signal victory.
"You were on the line Of battle, they n o
less than you were on the line of duty. All
have served their country in its need and
will serve i. as long as they may be re
Quired, and all will forever have the
thanks and regard of a grateful people.
I'VE cannot bid you welcome here today |
without our hearts going out to the heroes |
If Manila, on sea and land, whose services
md sacrifices, whose courage and con-
'tancy in that far distant field Of opera
ions have never been surpassed by any
oldiers or sailors the world over.
ITO the army and to the navy, to the
marines, to the regulars, to the volun
GERS and to the providence which has
watched over them all, the nation today
s full of Thanksgiving and praise.
1.-THE brave officers and men who fell
n battle and those who have died from ex
osure and sickness will live in immortal
istory and their memories will be perpet-
lated in the hearts ond history Of gen.
rous people, and those who are dependent
n them will not be neglected by .he gov
for which they so freely sacr!-
ced their lives"
In the Graveyard
The soldiers cheered many times. The
art of the fed where the Eighth Ohio
TODD, the regiment which is sometimes
alled 1.-THE Presidents Own was partc-
larly noisy. The party then went TO the
etention hospital by a road that passed in
he rear Of the general hospital. The grave
ard, in which sixty or seventy plain new
-oooden crosses stood, was near the road
n The left. The president solemnly raised
IS hat.
The Dangerous Ward
Mr.. Mckinley went through all the wards
f the detention hospital in the same care
u way in which he had gone through those
T the general hospital. When he came to
ne last ward Major R. T. Ebert said:
"This is a dangerous ward" and. turning
} Mr.. Alger. inquired: "Do you think the
resident had better go in here?'
Mr.. Mckinley. without waiting to hear
hat Gen. Alger's reply would be, started
to the ward. Gen. Aiger and the others
the party remained outside The presi-
ential party ther drove through lines Of
lValry drawn up on either side Of the road
morg them wire the Rough Riders. the
econd, Sixth. Tenth and First regular
lvalry. The Third regulars were still act
" then drove to Gen. Wheeler's head
uarters and sat under the shade Of a tent
y for awhile. Secretary Alger and Gen.
Wheeler were with him. The president saw
ol. John Jacob Astor in a group n few