The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-23

sized crowd waited till it rolled in. 1t
was noticeable that about two-thirds of
the crowd We're men. There was no for
NAL arrangement for demonstration or
a reception, and it was not Mr.. Hobson' 5
intention to leave the sleeper.
A driving snowstorm was on when the
train arrived, and, as the crowd had no
idea of what car he was in, the people
were scattered along its whole length.
Hobsors section was on the west side,
and he did not appear to know that any
crowd had gathered on the east side IN
his honor.
A Herald reporter and Western Union
messenger boy were in mis- section for the
first ten minutes of his stay, and the
lieutenant alternately talked and wrote.
The messenger boy brought message
from the mayor of San Francisco asking
Hobson to lecture there for The benefit
of a charitable institution. The answer
gave him some trouble. Mr.. Hobson said
to the reporter:
Il have made it q rule to lecture for no
charitable purpose, me only exceptions
being for benefits of widows and families
Of men who have died or suffered at the
front"
LEARNING THE WEST.
This is my first trip west" he said.
''and I am heartily pleased with what l
have seen of this section of our country.
1 grow prouder and prouder that am an
American the more l see and learn OF our
country and its people. L would much
like TO stay longer and get better &C
quainted, but l leave Saturday for Ma
Mia, and must keep going.
A number Of High school boys came in
to the car and were introduced as a com
mittee who had come to ask Mr.. Hobson
out to make a talk. He chatted freely and
inquired about the hlgh school, its size,
courses of study and the like.
Mr. Hobson finally yielded to cries OF
''Hobsonr' from the outside, and, going
to the sleeper steps, said:
My friends, 1 think it would be unklnd
of me to detain you in this snow.
Never mind the snow came from the
crowd.
not really touched by your kindness in
this greeting. 1t is particularly gratifying
to me, as q native OF the south, Whefe
President Mckinley has Just uttered
issues were dead but the kind words OF
our president viii cement the bond OF
friendship more strongly between all sec
tionS. (CheerS.)
DIVERSION BY SWITCH ENGINE.
The switch engine, running down on a
parallel track scattered the crowd ana
interrupted the speaker for snort time.
This occurred several times during the
speech, and at such times Hobson Woulo
discuss other matters with the few ABOUT
him. Resuming his main talk, MI Hop-
1.-The thought / want to leave with you
is that the status of the American CITIZEN
ship is reflected in the status OF the army
and navy. There was not a man IN the
/ fleet or at the front with the army, so tar
as I know. but did his duty. That little
affair of the Merrimac was but one affair
! which gave opportunity of illustrating
this. Every man in the fleet volunteered
| 10 go on that expedition and not only
/ volunteered but begged in every way to
+, be allowed to go. Two men on the Iowa
/ had to draw straws to see which should
( go. When the successful man saw that
! ne drew the long straw, he jumped SIX
/ feet in the air, and could not restrain his
! joy The other poor fellow was discon-
/ solate. and finally went to the successful
I one and offered him a whole years pay
/ for his opportunity. His offer was de
/ clined. From what l saw from the prison
| window of that magnificent charge up the
! heights. l know the soldiers were not one
! They stormed those heights defended BY
| men entrenched, and with modern i'm
| proved magazine rifles. They swept every
| thing before them. 1t was simply superb
SCENES ON SPANISH SHIPS.
Il was sent on board the Spanish ship.
which were sunk July 9, and / wish yoI
could have seen the thoroughness with
which that work was performed. The
work of destruction was simply awful
! On some of those abandoned, tire and shot
had so rained that there was not a space
/ as big as a hat where anything could
/ have lived. An insect could hardly have
] found spot of safety from shell anS
! shot
"And this brings me to a subject / mus
magnificent loyalty of the enemy's men
know their cause was unjust l know
that in a brief hour, a hundred years O.