The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-06

The people surpassed all records yes
terday in h manner in which they
honored the Butte battalion of the cit
izen soldiery of Montana upon it's de-
parture for Helena to volunteer In the
service of the government. II the peo-
pie Of Spain could have looked in on
Suite yesterday, or If some combina-
ton of photograph and kaleidoscope
could have been devised to catch the
motion and the sound and convert to
the senses of sight and hearing of the
hot-blooded don an adequate impress
sion of the intense patriotism n unity
of mind of the American people as IL
Illustrated by the people of a compare
lively unimportant inland town, thous-
ands of miles from the seat of conflict,
the people of Spain might then realize
the utter hopelessness of the war the
fading monarchy has invited. At least,
IL would seem so, and IL was a thought
that was in the minds and an express
sion hat was on the lips OF many
people during the progress of the dem
onstration mad by the citizens of
Butte In honor of the brave boys VINO
left yesterday for the states capitol to
u ~
service of the government.
IF the ~Spaniards could only behold
this scene." said a military officer. as
the column of troops and their escort
turned into Granite street on the way
to the court house, where the ceremon-
les were held, and $1,000 enthusiastic
Americans were to be seen packed into
the thoroughfare from Montana to
Main street. IF the S~paniards could
witness this scene, u boys would not
have to go far" remarked a prominent
official on the court house steps, where
the dignitaries had assembled, as the
boys i'm blue marched up to the receiv-
ing stand and came to about face amid
the waving of 5000 flags in the hands
of as many young Americans, and a
mighty cheer that fairly shook the
earth which went up from the great
multitude as a wave of patriotism
swept over it at the sight Of the ma
tional blue and glistening musket
barrels, n expressions of the same
sentiment were to be heard throughout
the vast throngs of people who turned
out to assist in making the farewell to
the departing soldiers a bentting one.
And II was a magnificent ~demonstra-
ton. The people of Butte never arose
to an emergency as they did yester-
day. So many people never crowded
the streets before and such enthusi-
asm was never manifested over any
event. In fact, only n demonstra-
ton ever approached 1t, and that was
when Bryan came to Butte" Ex-
Governor Richards. in his address to
the soldier boys. said that since the
visit of the great silver champion. peo-
pie q been wont to measure events
that would live in peoples memories
by that occasion, but in future the
comparison OF important events would
- -. ystA Ah4 1aN The h~xr.
left Butte for the front, n IL Ia lit
orally true. OF all of Butte's inhabi-
tants. not less han 5000 of them saw
the boys as they marched away from
some point along the line of march,
Inc fully $1,000 thronged the railroad
yards to say q last farewell. Not one
in all the vast multitude of people
seemed to be prompted in turning out
by idle curiosity, but all seemed to
take a direct inc heartfelt interest in
all that was going on. Neither did 1t
appear to occur to anyone that il is
possible the boys may go no farther
than Helena. but, instead, all appeared
imbued with the impression they were
going away to face great dangers
from which many might not return,
and prompted by this feeling there
were many distressingly pathetic
scenes from h moment the men be-
gan to assemble at the armory In the
morning till the train that bore them
away was lost in the distance.
Business Suspended.
In response to Mayor H~arrington's
proclamation requesting business insti'
tutions to close while the demonstra
ton was I'm progress. nearly all the bust
ness houses Of the city remained closed
during the morning hours. giving prin'
cipals n employees an opportunity &c
turn out. As early as z o'clock in tho
morning people began gathering in thu
streets. From, that our on the resi-
dences We're alive with them, all head
ing for some portion OF the business
center. Gradually the points of want
g on all the principal business thor
o~ughfares were k up. Then tn
sidewalks became blockaded and inall,
they took to the streets M eventually
blocked them so effectively that traffi'
Of all kinds was almost entirely sus
pended long before the hour for tn
troops to move arrived.
In West Granite street those II
charge OF the programme had tn,
greatest difnculty in reserving sufhcien
space about the court house ground
for the school children who were to as
semble there and from the court hous
to Main street the street was n soli'
mass of humanity. At the junction o
Broadway and Academy streets tn
crowd was so dense that the heads o
the police department with two platoon
OF officers OF 16 men each were barrel.
able to make room for the formation o
the various divisions Of the parade Tn
walks along all streets included in tn
line of march were denseiy crowded
and In some places the street as well.
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