The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-06

dying condition. lie has asked about
your coming, and Miss Wheeler has
promised that you shall see him."
''Certainly. Let Us go to him." Mr.
Mckinley said.
The others of the party discreetly re-
manned outside the tent. The President
appeared with the nurse Il minute or
two later. His eyes were moist and down
cast.
AS il was inconvenient to go back to
the doors of the long tents, NJ. Mckin-
ley SAID he would go through the frame
Worl. at the ends Of the tents and jump
down. The general hospital is on slope,
and the height of the floors from the
ground increased with each ward. At
Ward +. the jump was nearly six feet.
Mr.. Mckinley took it. Vice President
Hobart, who IS bulky man. hesitated.
Il balk here. Can't 90 over this hul-
die" he said. Neither would Secretary
Aiger, who had taken ali the jumps until
then. But General Wheeler sprang
lightly down. Today was hot. Mr. Nc
kinley wore Il black frock coat with
WaiStcoat. The perspiratiOn streamcd
from his face. \ glass Of appolinarls
was offered to him. but he declined to
drink, saying that he was too warm He
proceeded to the infantry plain as it is
called. The men of the Ninth Massachu-
sets. the First Illinois. the Eighth Ohio
the Thirteenth, Twenty First Twenty
Second and Tenth regular infantry were
assembled without arms. About J,OuJ
men stood in close order. General
Wheeler said:
THE President of our great country
has come here to greet the soldiers that
marched so gallantly up San Juan hill on
July 1st. He comes here to express the
nations thanks to these brave men. /
wish to tell You that when the preSident
sent me here two weeks ago to COM
mand this camp he enjoined me in the
most emphatic language that | should
without regard to expense. exercise any
and every authority necessary 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 the earth. l have the honor
ana pleasure Of Introducing to YOU, tie
! President of the United Statcs.'
President Mckinley said
General Wheeler. soldiers of Camp
Wikoff soldiers Of the Fifth Army corps.
trust that YOU will put your hats on
ann glad to meet YOU. | am honored to
stand before YOU to-day. ] bring YOU the
gratitude of the nation to whose history
! Yor nave added by your valOr. Il new
and glorious page. YOU have come home
after two months of severe canpaignin~
which has embraced assault siege and
battle. 50 brilliant III achievement so far
reaching III 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 personal bravery
never before eNcelcd anywhere, has Won
the admiration OF Your fellow citizens
and the genuine respect on Ill mankind
Will" your endurance under peculiar
trial and suffering has given added mean
ing to your heroiSm Your eXertions
made easy the conquest Of Porto Rico
under the reSistless army conlman led Hv
Major General Miles. and behind you to
proceed at moments : summons We're
more than 100000 of your comrades
ready to support You disappointed that
the opportunity which yau had dill not
come to them, yet filled wish pride 4.
your Well-earned fame anI rejoicing
upon your signal Victories
You were on the line Of battle. 1hey
no less than YOU were III he Inc of
duty. All have served their country in
It's need, all will serve it so long as they
may be required, and al. viii forever
have The thanks and regard of Il CRATE
full people.
I'VE cannot bid YOU welcome here to-
day without our hearts going out to 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 sur
passed hy any soldiers or sailors the
world over. 70 the army and the navy.
To the marines, to the regulars to the
volunteers, and to that providence which
has watched over them all the nation to-
day Is full of thanksgiving and praise
| The grave officers and mci- who fell III
battle and those who have died from
exposure and sickness will live in inn
mortal story and their meories will be
perpetuatcd in the hearts and the his
tories of Il generous people. and those
who are dependent upon them will not
be neglected by the Government for
which they 50 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 parti-
cularly noisy. The party then went to
the detention hospital. The graveyard
! III which sixty or Sevnty plain new
wooden crosses stood was near the road
s., on the left. The President solemnly
raised his hat
| Mr.. Mckinley went through all the
wards of the detention hospital il the
| same careful way in which he had
gone through those Of the general hospi
| tai. When he came to the last ward,
! Major Il. 7. Ebert said:
This is Il dangerous ward and turn
| ing to Secretary of War Alger. inquired:
DO YOU think the President had bet
| ter go in hore?'
| Mr. Mckinley without waiting to hear
what General Ayers reply would be,
started into the ward. General Alger and
/ the others of the party remained out
| side The Presidential party then drove
! through lines of cavalry drawn mp on
either side of the road Among them
were the Rough Riders. the Second.
! Sixth. Tenth and First regular cavalry
The Third regulars were still acting as
| the Presidents escort. Mr.. McKinley
! thnn lrnNn to Gnnn,.sl Whnnlnr's. hnnl-