The herald., 1898-10-15

convalescent. Of which some twenty were
expected.
The Looked-for Lunch
At twenty minutes after IL o'clock the long
walt ended. Suddenly a whistle blew
cheers went up from the crowd outside, the
Seventh Regiment band struck up Home,
Sweet Home and the first section of the
long troop train rolled In. When it stopped
a dozen or more grmy soldiers tumbled off,
but sudden command came from some
where In among the coaches, and the boys
hastily climbed back. and when they again
appeared It was in soldierly order. The
other three sections came in Immediately
following the first, and amid cheers from
the crowd waving ghandkerchlefs and clap
ping hands, the band playing Yankee
Doodle" the soldiers rapidly formed In Nne
and marched in in single file.
First came Company B Of Sam Diego.
Company M Of Riverside, Company Of
Redlands, Company X Of San Bernardino,
Company l Of Pasadena. Company E Of
Santa Paula, Company l. OH Santa Ana,
Company H Of Ventura, Company D Of
Pomona. and, last. Companies A. c and F
Of Los Angeles. Everything had been so
admirably and systematically arranged by
Mrs. Stephens and the members of the va
rious committees that the long avenues of
tables filled up rapidly and quietly. with
out the least confusion or break anywhere.
The whlte-aproned Mattresses were ready
with pitchers Of hot coffee, and in almost a
shorter time that II requires to tell It every
soldier Of the 1867 was seated and being
rapidly and deftly served.
The room reserved for the officers
quarters did not remain reserved very long
The officers were met by the reception COM
mittee. rapidly seated and served, and the
soldier boys filed In and filled the vacant
seats. The rank and flle were hungry and
tired, and they quickly lowered the piles
Of food before them. 1t was picturesque
scene to look down the long rows Of tables
on the blue-coated men.
Tending the Sick
The hospital car, Pullman on the rear
end OF the last section, was the last to be
vacated The convalescents were assisted
to the hospital tent and the sick were car
ried in on strtchers and placed In the COM
Portable cots, and There were several very
sick men. Dr. Elizabeth FoMensbee with
an assistant and staff of trained nurses,
comprising DR.. F. L. Anton, Mss Ida Hell
fresh and Miss AdeEme W. Lille, were
ready and waiting with remedies, nourish-
Ing broths and food suitable for delicate
stomachs As soon as the car stopped warm
chicken broth and beef were carried in to
the fever patients, and everything that long
experience and kindness could suggest was
done to alleviatertheir suferings. Some Of
the men wara really tso-iii- to leave San
brought with the regiment that the jour-
ney was undertaken. though at some risk.
The names Of the sick and convalescents
and their companies are as follows:
William B. Higgins. private Company l.;
John r. Power, private, Company F; Chas.
4. Bullard, corporal Company A; Chas e.
Shuler, private, Company A; Harman lie
hene, private, Company H; Harry Hatha-
way. private. Company F; William Dun
ham, private Company L; Charles Phil
lips, private, Company F; Herbert g..
French. corporal Company A; William r.
Dutton. private. Company H. Ned N.
Brown, private. Company X; Harmon
ell. private. Company B; Howard Mix, pri-
vate, Company B; Edward 8. Riley pri-
vate. Company D; Arthur l. Sarp, private,
Company H; Harry L. Parsons, private.
Company D; Albert H. Sitton, corporal,
Company L; Emerson Collier. corporal,
Company L: Bert Wells private, Company
d; Fred Cosgrove private, Company D;
John o. McGougan, private, Company l.:
George Franklin, private, Company q; For
rest o. Boughan, private, Company E.
Herman Lehme OF Company H, Ventura,
was too Ill to notice anything going on
around him. He was made as comforta-
BILE az possible in the tent and early in the
afternoon was taken to the Sisters hospi-
tai In the ambulance, which Bresee Bros.
kindly placed at the disposal Of the ladies
IN charge Charley Phillips. wan, thin
faced soldier Of Company K who was able
to sit up, but too weak to walk was taken
to the home Of Mrs. Annie Thompson,
1916 West Jefferson street. where he will he
cared for until he gains strength. Geo.
M. Franklin of Company e was taken home
by Mrs. Warnock Of Hollywood. Private
John D. McGougan was also very Ill with
typhoid fever. He was a member Of Com
pany L, and was sent to hts home in the
evening on a cot. Miss Ida Helfrish a
trained nurse. accompanying him. Will
liam l.. Bullard was taken Ill with typhoid
fever on the way from San Francisco and
on the arrival Of the train was taken at
once to his home ON Avenue Twenty-three.
Mines. M. E. Threlkeld, Thompson, B. C..
WhitlOck NJ A. Perkins M C. Delomnl re-