The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-05

history you have added bY your vaior
q new and glorious page. You have
come home after two months OF severe
campaigning, which has embraced as
sault. Siege and battle, so brilliant in
achievement, so far-reaching IN It's re-
suits as 10 command the nnstinted
praise Of all your countrymeu. You
had the brunt Of the battle on land.
You bore yourselves with supreme
courage and your personal bravery,
never before excelied anywhere. has
won the admiration Of your fellow
citizens and the genuine respect OF oil
mankind, while your endurance under
peculiar trial and suffering has given
added meaning to Vour herolsm.
your exertions made easy the con-
quest OF Porto Rico under the reslstless
army commanded by Major General
Miles, and behind you, 20 proceed at a
moments summons, we're more than
100000 OF your comrades, ready to sup
port you, disappointed that the Oppos-
tunIty which you had did not come 70
them, yet filled with pride at your well
earned fame and rejoicing upon youi
signal victories
you were on the line Of battle; they
no less than you were In the line OF du-
w. All have served their country In
It's need; all viii serve so long as they
may be required, and all will forever
have the thanks and regard Of a CRATE
full people.
owe cannot bid you welcome here to-
day without our hearts going out 10
the heroes OF Manila on sea and on
land whose services and sacrifices,
whose courage and Constancy, In that
far distant field Of operations have
never been surpassed by soldiers or
sailors the world over. To the army
and the navy, to the marines, to the
regulars, to the volunteers and to that
Providence which has watched over
them oil tho nation to-day is full OF
Thanksgiving and praise The brave OF.
ficers and men who fell in battle and
those who have died from exposure and
sickness Will live in immortal story, and
their memories will be perpetuated u,
the hearts and histories OF @ geneTous'
people, and those who are dependRnti
upon them will not be neglected by the
government for which they so freely
sacrificed their lives"
The soldiers cheered many times. The
part OF the field where the Eighth Ohio
stood. the regiment which is sometimes
called "The Presidents own" was par
tlculariy noisy. The party then went 10
the detention hospital BY road that
passed in the rear OF the general hospi-
tai. The grave yard, in which sixty or
seventy plain new wooden crosses stood,
was near the road to the left The Pres
ident solemnly raised his hat.
Mr. Mckinley went through all the
wards OF the detention hospital In the
same careful way in which he had gone
through those Of the general hospital
When he came to the last ward Major
r. T. Ebert said!
"ThIs is the dangerous ward" and,
turning TO Secretary Of War Alger, In
quired: do you think the President
had better go In here?"
Mr.. Mckinley. without waiting to
hear what General Alger's reply would
be, started into the ward. General, Al
ger and the others OF the party re-
maIned. outside.
The presidential party then drove
through lines OF cavalry drawn up ON
either sideo the road. Among them
were the rough riders, the Second, Sixth
Ninth. Tenth and First regular cavalry.
The Third regulars were still acting as
the Presidents escort. Mr.. Mckinley
then drove to General Wheeler's head
quarters and sat under the shade OF
tent fly for a while. Secretary Alger
and the President saw Colonel John ia
cob Aston In n group a few yards away.
and he beckoned to the colonel, who
went over. shook hands with the Presl-
dent and sat few minutes with the
party.
The President and those with him
took lunch with General Wheeler and
his stan. After lunch the President,
Mr. Alger, General Wheeler and Colonel
Hard, OF the Eighth Ohio, were photo
graphed In a group.
The President issued an order direct
ing that the regular troops at Camp WI
koff whose posts aTe'east Of the MissIs-
sippi should return with the least pos
slble delay to their posts.
The presidential party then went
down to the station and left on spe-
cIal train at 1850 ON the train Mr.. Nc
Kinley made this statement: 81 was
very much pleased TO meet the heroes
OF Santiago and to observe their SPLEEN
did. spirit What saw OF the care OF
the slcl, rn"n IN the hnSpitals by thos"