The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-07
ANAC0NDAS PATRIOTS HAVE DEPARTED
More Than Six Thousand of Anacondas Citizens Were at the
Station to Cheer the Boys in Blue
as the Train Left

I collision between the head of the pa
rade coming down Main street and the
rear going east on Park. so the people
who packed lower Main crowded upon
the sidewalks and the sides of the
streets as best they could. and finally
an opening was made sufficiently wide
for the procession to file through.
The school children formed the most
conspicuous part of the parade. Long
before the time set for the parade to
start Main street. south of Third. where
the children We're TO form. contained at
least 1900 children. All of the teach
ers Of the city schools accompanied
their scholars. and an excellent order
was maintained.
At the word the little ones moved
down Main street n filed in behind
the band, keeping step exactly as
though they were trained soldiers. As
the children passed they were cheered
again and again. and the cheering was
kept up all along the line.
The high school cadets and the schol-
airs of the high school brought up the
rear of this division. The cadets made
"A very handsome appearance as they
marched along. keeping accurate step
to the time furnished by the drum
mer.
Just behind the school children came
the veterans who had served their
ountry in days one by. The contrast
V 'fi nv efis -, Shey
haired veterans. many of them lame
from hostile bullets. was most marked,
and the cheering was ~redoubled. Be-
hind the veterans were the volunteers.
tall. straight. strong, with elastic step
and upright bearing. Here was. then.
the young. the old and the middle
aged. one behind the other.
The arrangement to drop the school
children out of the line when the pro-
cession reached Park avenue on its
way north was successful only In part.
The patriotic school children refused to
he shaken In this way. and all except
the very smallest and youngest contin-
ued on their way tn the station. where
they added their lusty cheers to those
of the assembled crowd.
During the parade the BAN rendered
some excellent selections of patriotic
music that made the blood quicken in
the veins of all In line. At the sta
ton the band played continuously. The
spirited music kept the sadness and sor-
row of the parting down To the mini
mum. and when one felt like crying,
a few strains of martial music would
turn his feelings in the opposite di-
rection, and he would let on some OF
his surplus emotion by three good,
strong cheers.
At the station there were a few sad
partings. but for the most part the
farewells Of those who left behind dear
/ biits ih i''ii it NJ 'htf oh'' -
that would have otherwise turned the
occasion into "A sorrowful scene was
thus avoided.
As the soldiers were getting aboard
many persons who had not yet said
good bye also clambered in, and for a
time there was some confusion. The
crowd was finally gotten out of the
ears, and. after the soldiers had all been
put aboard. there was fully Is minutes
of Handwriting through the windows.
John Canovan. who had been placed
I'm charge of. the piece of artillery. fired
the flag salut of ~ gun during the
procession, and as the annon doomed
forth the whistles began To sound their
farewell. When the engineer gave his
warning signal and the train began to
move slowly, Mr.. Canovan doomed out
an extra heavy salute as a final send
of. The train could make but little
III, gress through The dense throng of
pee Pile that crowded the tracks. and
several times il was compelled to come
to "A stop. After five minutes of ex-
ceedingly slow motion II finally cleared
itself of the people. and, footing a part
ing blast. IL sped toward the east.
The crowd cheered and cheered az
the train pulled away, n the soldiers
responded by waving caps and hats.
The waving arms from the windo VS. were
finally lost in the direction of stuart.
and the crowd turned back toward the
~ nc ire tioh hAh'tN if'iti nv htA'
just sent away would return safe and
sound to the homes they had known
so long.
Among the companies that left here
to-day IL was a noticeable fact that
there was an entire absence of men
who usually flock into such organiza-
ion The men who left here y~ester-
day are men who have lived in Ana
conda for years, who have always
borne a splendid reputation. and many
of whom have occupied high posi-
tons i'm social and political life. AS
they passed one could easily see that
here was an entire absenc of the low
and the vulgar. the tough and the
rowdy. ON the contrary, intelligence
was printed upon the countenances IF
all. Ii is "A pleasing Knowledge that
Anaconda two companies of volun-
teers will cumpar favorahly with any
body of men in the state-mentally. NOR
ally and physically. This gratifying
condition has been brought about Ivy
the care with which the ;"o captains
chose their men. The oftic RS made II
a point to take none but those of known
reputation. and one We're accepted who
were deficient mentally. AS n result
of this care in selecting the men. the
two companies that eft here yester-
day are made up Of as clever a set OF
men a. can be found snyw here.
The two companies of the Anaconda
contingent. as shown by the muster
rolls. are made up as follows:
Company k-Captain. Thomas Dill
lon; first sergeant, Miles Kelly: ser
geants. NJ. Barry. l.. Mcbride. l.. Cul.
lerton: corporals. T.. Duffy. John Kelley
J. Gavin. ". Marion: bugler. Arthu,
O'Leary; privates. ID. Alexandria, q. w
Allgren. u. T. Bellknap. James ID
Brown. X. G. Burke. Harry Barlelgh
". A.. Brown. Harry Bell. Herman
Black. J. =. Cannon. Con Cronin. JOIN
r. Corrigan, Hugh Cooper. Francil
Corrigan. James Callahan. J. +. Grove
NJ. Corrigan. Harry Crowley. Jane
Conlnn, Earl Deuyhert. James Dufty
James Dixon, J. y. DeVine. +. Ever
thyts. James Fitzgerald, Frank Fatey
. L. NJ. Feeney. James Golden. Fred {
Green. James Carney. Frank Gold
worthy. Walter Green, Ed Heafey. job
Hayes. Pau Harmon. Everett Hyd,
= ]. r. Jette. r. +. Jacobs. Earl T.. kisei
James Keenan,. l.. Keenan,. James Ken
nedy. c. q. Killinger. John kirbey. Lar
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