Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-23
A ROYAL WELCOME
Wet Weather Has No Effect on Re-
ceiving the Marines.
CROWDS CHEER The HEROES
President Mckinley Gives Them
Enthusiastic Greeting
4 MORABLE EVEN IT

| Washington gave its marines royal well
come yesterday afternoon. Though the
| rain poured down in regular equinoctial
| style while the heroes of Guantanamo We're
marching up the avenue to be reviewed by
| the commander-in-chief of all the nations
| forces. there were cheering crowds along
| the line and entkl siasm everywhere that
| the throng assembled. The people recog-
| nized that the men passing along a such
| a jaunty quick-step were returning from
campaign N which they had faced most
desperate odds, and where by their peerless
| courage and heroic bravery and their de-
| termination to keep the flag flying on the
Cuban heights where they were the first
| TO hoist it they had proven to the Span
| iards the stuff the invaders of Cuba were
made of. The faces of the men were tam
ned by their exposure to the tropical sun
| until they looked like Indians. Their hats
bore upon them the written records of the
experiences they had undergone. for the
soldiers headpiece is his diary. Their uni
terms of blue wooden were stained with the
soil of hurredly thrown-up intrenchments
ana powder marks, until color and texture
Were indistinguishable. Even a novice
could have told they were fighters of the
true American stripe.
The Escort Was Also at the Front
They were in heavy marching order, their
| red blankets slung behind their shoulders,
but they marched through the rain to the
| lively, quick-time music of their band with
| the same precision and dash as if they had
been starting out on an Inauguration or
Decoration day parade. In the trinity uni
formed ranks Of the marines from the bar
racks who escorted the returning heroes
nearly all the men had also been at the
front at Guantanamo. Not more than 10 of
the escort were new recruits, but the
crowds did not know this, and confined
their plaudits to the roughly covered
marchers.
The train bearing the marines who we're
under command of Capt. Frank H. Har-
rington and Lieuts: Bannon and Hall,
reached the Pennsylvania depot at $50
O'Clock The heroes were met on the plat
form by Col. and Commandant Haywood
and Maj. F. l.. Denny in undress uniform,
while the ladies of the corps were also
present The escort, comprising eighty
men, under command of Capt Doyen and
Lieuts. Moses, Rittenhouse, Lee and Davis
Lieut- Moses having recently returned
from service at the front in CubaD with
the band, under Leader Santelmann, and
the drum corps, was drawn up on 9th
street, where a derse crowd was also
gathered. When the new arrivals disem-
barked and filed out on 9th street, the band
struck up:
Home again, homo again, from a foreign
shore;
And, Oh it fills my soul with joy to see
my friends once more
Marched Through Heavy Rain.
AS the lire was formed and swung out
into Pennsylvania avenue the band began
lively melange of rag-time airs, including
"A Hot Time i'll the Old Town Tonight"
''All Coons Look Alike to Me" and the 9TH
er familiar popular tunes of this character
The music was nearly drowned by the
tumult of cheers and yells, and, as the men
started up the avenue at quick step, COM
pliments upon their soldie1ly appearance
were thick the leaves of Valiambrosa.
The rain increased in vigor as the COM
mand moved up the avenue and every man
and officer was thoroughly drenched, hut
none showed any evidence of discomfort
Swinging into the White House grounds,
the marines marched before the portico
upon which were President Mckinley, AS
sistant Secretary Allen of the navy. Col
Haywood and Maj. Denny of the Marine
Corps, Admirals Sicard, Mathews and Nor
ton, Capt. Crowinshield, Chief Engineer
Melville. Chief Constructor Hichborn, Civil
Engineer Endicott. Surgeon General Van
Reypen and number of others, including
many War Department and State Depart
Inent officials.
President McF<inley's Greeting.
President Mckinley was plainly moved by
the appearance of the marines. 1t was APP
parent that he could not restrain his en-
thusiasm at seeing the men who had added
so much to the nations record of prowess
He waved his hat and claDped his hands
as the fearless fighters passed on, and when
the last file had marched by he called Col
Haywood to him and paid high praise to
the marines for their heroism and their
self-sacriticing devotion to duty under I'M
usual privations and in the face of almost
insurmountable obstacles.
Leaving the White House the command
marched to the marine barracks, the rain
meanwhile increasing in volume until there
was not dry stitch on any man in the
command.
At the Barracks.
AT the barracks the officers and men were
quickly made to forget the discomfort of
wet clothes. Lieuts. Damon and Hall sim
ply put the Hobson kiss at a discount when
they confronted the pouting and willing
lips of their fair friends at the barracks
But their greeting was nobly deserved and
gwen with as hearty good will as ii was re-
ceiVed. The marines proceeded to the mess
hall. which was tastefuliy decorated with
flags and golden rod, and INDUCED in a re-
past provided by the ladies of the corps
The men Were given liberty last night
and the announcement by the band yester-
day afternoon that there would be "A Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight was abund-
antly verified But the magnificent dscip-
hne and good health of the corps was ex-
emplfied when it was shown at roll call
this morning that there was not single
The comment of the experienced officers
at the White House and those along the
line was that no finer body of men had ever
marched up Pennsylvania avenue, the pre-
cision and ease of step being particularly
Complimented.
In the escort were Lieut.. Davis, who was
on the Oregon, and, as stated above, Lieut.
Moses, who saw valiant service at the
'front.', while the commanding officer, Capt
Doyen, was also at Guantanamo and did
notable work.
The Roster of the Men.
Besides the officers, the men who return
ed to TIE barracks were First Sergeant S.
e. Manson, Sergeant Emil Cumyburg, Ser
geant Eben NJ. Fairbanks, Sergeant Ben
jamin F. Fogg, Corporal Tristram Cary,
Corporal James Boyle, Drummer John
Cromwell, Drummer Arthur Stewart Drum
Iner William Ross Clifford, Fifer Robert A.
l. Adams, Fifer Joseph De Mari, Fifer
Fred e. Egelseer. Privates Emanuel Beach,
George n. Bell, Herman A Berch. Thos.
Brett, John j. Brennan, Harry E. Brown.
W. H. cadwallader. Michael CoIohan, John
Cluney, Edward Collins Daniel Cliff Frank
Drake George W. Dean. Mitchell De Wolf,