The evening times., 1898-09-09

there until they sailed for this country
on August 10. During the voyage the
transports encountered strong, head
winds and a heavy sea- Many of the
District volunteers became violently sea
sick
They arrived at Moutaslss Roints sBons-
Island. on August &c. weak from hunger,
their diet on the voyage having 30 en-
confined to hardtack and a very Inferior
quality of canned corned beef. The regf-
nlent disembarked from the transports
at Montauk Point on August n, the day
after their arrival, and the men were at.
once quarantined. They remained in the
detention camp until August %. On Au-
gust 30 the regiment was released from
quarantine and pitched their tents IN
Camp Wikoff ----------s-=
An inquiry developed the fact that many
of the men who were sent to the hospital
at Camp Wikoff owed their illness TO
lack of proper food exposure to the Sc
we're tropical electric and rain storms and
lying unprotected in the water-fllled,
muddy trenches before Santiago. se5tI ~ ~
On Sunday. August 2S. committee,
headed by Major Bell, and composedS or
members of the general recention commit
tee of Washington, visited Camp Wikoff
and made arrangements to provide the
District volunteers, especially the sick,
later the regiment was visited bysapothsr
committee, composed of Major Sylvester
and Messrs. West and Noyes.
The joyous day for the home coming. to
be mustered out of the military service.
after each man receives a sixty days
furlough, with pay, arrived on Thursday,
September 8. Camp was broken and the
men embarked on a steamer for Jersey
City, where they were provided with sleep
ing cars. through the efforts of Major
Richard Sylvester
The regiment arrived in Washington
on Friday September 9, and disembarked
from the cars at Third Street and Vir-
ginia Avenue southwest. There they
were met by members of the reception
committee and served with a hot break
fast by volunteer lady mattresses.
After breakfast the regiment was taken
in hand by the committees and given a
reception such as has never been accord
ed to any body of men. civic or military
in the District before. The citizens turn
ed out en- masse to bid the volunteers
welcome home; the broad Avenue was
alive with bright colored flags and bunt-
ing and there was one continuous roll of
cheers for the heroes%of Santiago 80 - -
Followed by many civic, military, and
veteran organizations, the First District
of Columbia Regiment of Volunteer in
ldntrS pdraued along pennsylvania Ave-
nue. to the Executive Mansion. where II
was reviewed by President Mckinley and
members of his Cabinet amid more
! cheers and the waving of flags The vol
unteers then marched to the White Lot
where, after stacking their arms the regi-
| ment was disbanded and their campaign
of nearly four months of hardships and
| exposure was at an end.
| Note-Company Ii. of the First District of Co
| lumbia Regiment Of Volunteer Infantry Capt
II. b. LOCKER, commanding, was detached frou
the regiment at Tampa and sent TO Porto Ric
Tor duty as a company OF engineers. The company
has been ordered home, and left Ponce on trans
port September g.
| The District Signal Corps, commanded by
Capt. Lamar, is in Porto Rico constructing ant
operating telegraph and telephone lines for. tn,
Government