The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-09-29
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The Fourteenth Regiment Arrived in
st. Paul Friday forming and
Joy Was Unconfined.
The Boys Will All Be Home in Few
Days. rlore and We Will Cele-
brate Their Return.

| Ihe FOurte regiment arrived in
st. Paul last Friday morning at seven
o,'clockand the boys were happy lot.
they had not been given an opportun-
ity to show their valor on the battle
field, but that was not their fault.
Nor was their welcome to their native
State less warm on this account. The
people knew that had they been called
they would have been found ready and
anxious to face the Mausers of the
ISpaniards s. $3.50. -~.e.e.z.es..s
The arrival of the trains within. the
city limits was heralded By tile scream
ling whistles of every factory shop
an that vicinity and the waiting throng
rushed TO the tracks to welcome the
soldiers. It was d great American
crowd, we say American because It
contained people from every walk in
life. First should be mentioned the
anxious fathers, mothers and wives,
who realized most of all the dangers
their sons and husbands had faced
in pestilent Chickamauga:- then the
sweethearts, whose eyes bore evidence
that absence makes the heart grow
fonder;h brothers and sisters, proud of
the boy in blue who would soon join
their loving home circle; old veterans,
whose sympathy for the returned was
as strong as that of anyone in the gath
ering: and lastly, perhaps, the society
belle, who had left her bed several
hours before her usual hour of rising
because she was on the committee of
reception. There were kisses, tears of
Joy, cheers. handshakings, and disap-
pointments, for all did not return.
Some lay withe parched throats in
southern hospitals and some were left
behind on detached duty. I'LL.
As soon as. the regiment could be
formed it marched to the auditorium,
where a bountiful breakfast awaited
the boys AL along the route. the
crowds cheered, flags waved and the
boys,.of company NJ smiled, for they re-
Imembered how the crowd called them
sstramps." "Coxeyites, etc. when they
marched into town April29 last.
On arrival at the Auditorium the
,battalions were swung into line and the
arms stacked. whereupon a movement
was made on the tables. Inside the
room was beautifully decorated, the
national colors being everywhere in
evidence, while the tables were beau
titled by palms, flowers, and: what the
boys considered more beautiful than all
else, were laden with dainties of home
cuisine. They we're a happy set, those
exiles from bone for five months, and
the ladies of St. Paul will have reason
to remember them: .~
When the edibles had fairly disap-
peared Gov. Clough, Mayor Kiefer,
Col. Johnson, Col. Hartley, and others
made short addresses and then the reg
iment moved out and took up the march
to Camp Van Duzee. By night the
prairie above the Kitsondale racetrack
was covered with tents and the boys
were fairly at home again. r
OF course there were many incidents
during the day, some happy, some sad,
but nothing happened to stir the null
titude like one in which Maj. sScheffer
was the central. figure. His little
daughter of nine summers had been
watching diligently for her father
during the morning and when she saw
him marching at the head of his bat
TALON she eluded the restraining arms
of the big blue-coated policeman and
ran to her fathers side. He felt a tug
at the scabbard of his sabre and look
ing down discovered the little mite.
His strong arms lifted her to his
shoulder and the crowd cheered itself
hoarse. &,
The boys have many interesting
yarns to tell of their trip north. At
one little town below Indianapolis,
Capt. Patterson and Lieut.. Brisbin, of
Company M, were left by the train
while hunting for breakfast. They
were forced to wait for the second sec
tion which was supposed to overtake
the first section at Indianapolis.
When the second section started it
took so slow a speed that it looked
doubtful if the second battalion would
reach st. Paul before next week.
Lieut.. Brisbin is a locomotive engineer
and offered his services to Major Bid
well. They were.accepted and with a
squad of men the lieutenant boarded
the engine at the next stop and from
that point to Indianapolis the rails
sang a liTelier tune. Sixty miles an
hour was frequently the rate and
lsSergt. Norell, of company B, told the
UNION thatit was really the only fast