Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-05
TINE psealpEMI
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your coming and Miss Wheeler has
promised that you shall see him."
Certainly. let us go to him." Mr..
Mckinley said.
The others OF the party discreetly re-
manned back OF the tent. The Pres!-
dent reappeared with the nurse min
ute or two later. His eyes were moist
and downcast.
As it was inconvenient to go back to
the doors of the long tents. Mr.. Nc
Kinley would go through the frame
work at the ends OF the tents and jump
down. The general hospital is on a
slope, and the height of the floors from
the ground increased with each ward.
At ward F the jump was nearly six
feet. Mr.. Mckinley took it, Vice Pres
i,ient Hobart, who is a bulky man,
hesitated.
II balk here; can't go over this hur-
die" he said.
Neither would Secretary Alger, who
had taken all the jumps until then.
But Gen. Wheeler sprang lightly down.
The day was hot. Mr. Mckinley
wore black frock coat with waist
coat. The perspiration streamed from
his face. A glass of appolinaris was
offered to him, but he declined to drink
saying that he was too warm. He
proceeded to the infantry plain, as it is
called
The men of the 9th Massachusetts.
the 9Th Illinois. the Sth Ohio, the 18th
21st, 23ld and 10th Infantry, were as
se,nbled without arms. About 5000
men stood in close order. Gen. Wheel
er said
"The President OF our great country
has come here to greet the soldiers that
marched so galiantly up San Juan hill
on July l. He comes here to express
the nations thanks to these brave
men. / wish to tell you that when the
President sent me here two weeks ago
10 coiilHldiiu tHlS camp, He eIiJoiieu iiie
in the most emphatic language that
should. without regard to expense,
eAereise airy anu every a"i''''' me-
essary to make comfortable this BODY
of brave men. who by their courage
have raised the republic to the high
-,
.,, , ~. . ,. ,,oo.,,ro
earth. nave the hohor anu pleasure
of Introducing to Won the President of
the United States"
n.. :,
fresldent Mchindey saaa'
.co, uy,oa,a. co,a,or. 30 c,mn
heH. w neeleF, ooaulers VI camp
Wikoff, Soldiers of the 5th Army Corps
= trust tb,t voa, will mt yorr hats
-, 49,,
on. am giad TO meet you am non
ored to stand before you, today.
hr;,c won tho Gratitude of tho NATHAN
ms ~" - ~.
| to whose history you nave ADDED, Dy
your valor, a new and gsorius page.
| .you boyo cooo homo aftar two
'ia'e Noe noi''. Nv"
| months OF severe campaigning which
| has embraced assault siege and battle
90 hr;l,i.rt in. a.b;ayamant so for-
." " ~ q, ny
reaching IN results as 70 command the
unstinted praise of all your country
| mar ynu h,d ,ho hr,,,t of +ho ho ~,
| ''e" -" ,,ao 'iie VI "i'. VI ehe o't.,e
| on land. Your bore yourselves with
| sllpreme courage. and yo,,r nersonal
,,ro,,a,,, s,.a aa,,o1 .,,,..a
"1"'ei!' never eAceiieu IHyW mere,
| has won the admiration of your fellow
| citizens and the renuine resnact of all
| ,,,o,,.;.,a ,,,,,;,o a, -.
4 hiaHhiaiu' Whiie your endurance uhuer
peculiar trial and suffering has given
added meaning to your heroism
| "y,our exortiors m,ae o,cn tho ooro,ost
of Porto Rico under the resistless army
commander Maj. Gen. Miles. and behind
nro ." % aoo q oda ~
ready to support YOU, disappointed tha /
the opportunity which you had did not
,o,r I'm ~ ine. e' ,,,u M1t' WI plut
upon your signal victories.
You We're on the line of battle: they.
AZ m ~ 49, aian you; mre IN uHe hne OF GUY
| all serve II as long as they NAV he re-
| quired. and all will forever have the
'nauns .W % a,,u atsaiu ~, ol d % sihtelui peopie.
day. without our hearts going out to the
heroes of Manila on sea and land. whose
srrI1cen I ao ana sacrthess; a.; th wnose courage
operations have never been surnassed bv
any soldiers or sailors the world over
.. no 'me @ mlrs anu h i,avy, 10 tne MARINES I 5:
mat Providence which has watched Owe,
them all the nation, today, is full OF
t4,a,nlkssivns INK aliM pralse.
| =. -. ~ .,o aio my iIieh " no lei leI