The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-06
WHAT MONTREAL sAYsl
The sa ep"rter Tells of the Royal Scots
Kecep nan Amusing Incident at the
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The S'a e2'rter Tells of the Royal Scots
kec@p' nan Amusing Incident at the
Gained a.
The staff correspondent of the Montr sal
Star, who accompanied the Royal Scots
on their trip to Portland, thus speaks of
the reception and Sundays occurrences:
The Fourth of July, ever glorious to
those of American BIRTH is being cels-
brated in this city this year with becom-
ing eclat. One of the most interesting
features in connection with the celebra-
ton is the visit of the 9Th Royal Scots, of
Montreal, the fine kiIted corps of the
Canadian metropolis.
They arrived here on Sunday morning.
Although the train was scheduled to ar
rive at eight O'Clock. it was fully AN hour
later when the bursting of torpedoes on
the track heralded its approach. The sta
ton was quickly cleared of the thousands
who had gathered to witness the arrival
| of the Royal Scotch Highlanders, rs they
call the Montreal laddies here, and the
Decentralization of the mon consequently
| took very little time. With commend
able attention to discipline, not a man
stirred from the cars until the order to do
SO was given by the commanding officer.
Several members of the Portland Com
w
| welcome the corps including the British
vice consul, Mr. Heating.
After short delay the battalion began
its march through the almost impossible
streets to the armory OF the Portland
Company of the National Guard for tho
state of Maine. AS the strains of ''Scot-
land YETI burst upon the air from the
magnificent regimental band, the crowd
began to cheer, and the ovation was con-
| tlnued until the armory was reached.
The corps certainly looked we'll, and the
men did not appear TO be the least
fatigu3d as a result of their long night
journey. One cannot dwell too long
upon the wonderful enthusiasm which
their visit has evoked among the citizens
of this place. Many of them had never
before seen a Killed regiment, and they
eyed the strange and pretty uniforms and
waving bonnets with open mouthed Won
der.
| 1t was indeed pleasure to the fellow
townsmen of the Scots, many Of whom
are here taking in the two days celebra-
ton, to witness the cordial and hearty re-
ception that the regiment has met with.
| Every arrangement for their comfort
| has been made. In anticipation of their
coming the basement of the armory was
| Saturday converted into a mammoth
| cafe. When your representative called
there on Saturday evening, everything
1 was III p6Il6Gb OIQ6f, LIS lOu2 bdDl6S
were spread with the whitest of linen IAN d
| the room was fragrant with plants. On
the market side was parttioned of q spa
| cious apartment in which had been set
up n temporary kitchen, provided with
ten gas stoves and ovens and all the para
phernalia of a we'll ordered kitchen. just
beyond were refrigerators, filled with
roasted chickens, boiled hams and
| tongue, and cooked meat Of various kinds.
Tables near by were piled high with other
provisions, such as cakes, canned fruits
and sWeetmeats. In the rear of this de-
partment were fitted up ten temporary
barber chairs. On long benches to the
left stood twenty pals of water and be-
side them as many basins, together with
plenty of fresh towels, clothes brushes
and other toilet articles.
After attending to their ablutionary
duties the Scots were escorted to the
tables and New England breakfast
served to them. The bill of fare included
| oatmeal and cream, baked beans, brown
bread, pickles, olives, cold roast beef, ham
and tongue, apple pie, hot biscuits and
Coffee After breakfast an hour was spent
| in brushing up and getting ready for the
church parade, which took place at eleven
o'clock, to the Cathedral of st. Luke.
His Lordship the Right Rev. DR..
Nicely, Bishop OF Maine, conducted the
service and preached the sermon. Dur
luS bA6 SSEflC0 bli0 uy Iuu Aul0TlCd WaS
sung, Our boys, thinking it was their
own National Anthem, began to sing
| 'God Save the Queen" and the volume
| of sound from their lusty Threats made
| the words of ''America" quite indi stin-
guishable. The service was long one,
and several of the Scots had to be take n
out owing to sudden illness, caused by
| the intense heat. The day has indeed
| been a scorcher, a maximum temperature
of 0S degrees being recorded at one
O'Clock. Notwithstanding the severe heat
| and excessive humidity, large crowds
were out to witness the return march of
the men to their armory. On the way
thither the band struck up yankee
Doodle, ~ and the pent-up enthusiasm of
the crowd burst forth again, and cheer
after cheer rent the air. The armory was
reached shortly after one o'clock, when
dinner was served, consisting of tomato
soup, breadsticks, mashed potatoes.
brown gravy, roast lamb, cuoum bers,
strawberry short cake, coffee and bread
and ice cream. The last named dish was
| particularly relished.
| At half past two o'clock steamer in
| waiting at the Customs House wharf
| took the r, giment and newspaper report.
| ers for trip among the islands and out
some considerable distance in the ocean.
A stop was made at Cushing's Island,
and here the mon enjoyed much coveted
| oauh III oiio eaib WaGer. LIS experience
was a new one to many, and was conse
quently greatly appreciated. Several OF
the more venuuresoJne had d narrow es
cape from being left on the rocks unit
the tide receded. While they were be
sporting themselves in the waters the tide
rose, and when they had dressed them
selves, they found their approach to lane
cut off by the water. Both spats ant
hose had to come off again, and wade
through the water to shore became ne
cesSity.
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