The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-24
RELIC OF PRESENT WAR.

II
! The oldest inhabitant is vet telling
graphic tales of the days of the early
scenes of the war of the rebellion, and
! relics Of those now ancient times are
! today displayed with great pride and self
| satisfaction because they speak an I'M
! known tongue to the youth who were born
! since those stirring times, and who look
with generation and infinite respect upon
| these relics so dear to their owners Not
every one perhaps realizes that right now
| history is being made, history that be-
| longs to the whole world, Involving two
! hemispheres. So it is that in the years
10 come little trophies of today and to-
morrow. and last week as well, will be
laid away among family archives to be
! glowingly displayed to the then living
| generations, fit and valued legacies of the
early days of the last war" when the
most magnificent republic on the globe,
transcendent with hoary honor and bril-
liantly wrought glory, demonstrated to
the waiting and doubling world the fall
! lacy and hideousness of the age-old pos
| tulate that might makes right" Sc all
the real and actual accomplishments Of
llllS very IuuI l6idliOli Win t4ib Initial
scenes of the Latin-Saxon conflict. should
be treasured up for the benefit of the
children's children of the present genAr-
alton. Last Thursday when it was an
nounced that three sections of the Santa
Fe train bearing the L. S. A. troops would
pass through the city. coming from the
north. the whole stock yards district at
once assembled al the crossing a Twenty
first street TO bid God-speed and courage
TO the departing soldier boys Enthusi-
asm ran high, and every stockusn s
breast beat with the fervid fire Of true
loyalty and national pride and patriotism.
The immense flag of stars and stripes be-
longing to the Dold Packing company had
been nailed 10 a telegraph pole ~ the
tracks. an employee had been stationed
on the high board fence as a lookout and
as the several sections slowly pulled past
the exultant and impatient crowd the
Waterman on the fence waved a signal
TO the waiting chief engineer Of the plant,
who upon receiving the warning that the
train was close by. pulled wide omen The
powerful whistle Of the immense boilers
and tied by rope the valves emitting
fog-horn blast that brought every window
up in the moving train and hundreds os
soldiers heads out 10 receive the cheering
welcome from the best town in tho state.
and its chief industry. Az business a.
tae Union Stock Yards and the Dold
Abattoirs had been suspenici. and from
FIVE hundred threats rang ogt a cheer. the
safety valve Of as many wildly enthusi-
astie beating hearts. From the gaming
windows OF the train responded q hearty
Thank YOU in the form 81 waving hats.
floating flags. and manly cheers. One TX
cited artillerymaE. II waving his mill
tary hat too viEorous.r, shook N he
band 81 yellow braid watch G.stine lished
hiyu from the cavalry ana infantry. \
hundred enthusiastic men ana boys -gsh-
Cd for the emblem Of a nations proves
and in the race. jack Osbo~re. ore OF the
lorenen q the stock Ya-ds forces. oct
-an the others and se.EaG TIE litac -zuty
cord 10 be s2c-e5ly kept - hita ali
his life IS one Of th4 Vziue3 and u.vaI-
liable trophies OF the carly DAYS C: the
War with Spain, which IN the years n
Re Viii ba yeaera;sd Win al the ave
with which this saasrasicn regards ire
var OF the RevoIuco1