The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-06

Such a demonstration has never been
seen before in Ogden as the one yes
terday in honor of the Ogden recruits
prior to their departure for Camp
Kent, to be mustered into regular serv-
ice. The crowd and the enthusiasm
passed all estimates and beat all rec
ords. Never in the history of the city
has such a crowd assembled. There
must have been at least 10000. There
are between A. 900 and 5000 school child
rem in the public schools and these were
out almost to a child. The Weber stake
academy pupils were likewise out with
their teachers. The pupils Of the state
deaf and dumb school were likewise in
line. All the business houses and pub
lie offices were closed to allow the en-
ployees to turn out. Formally was
thrown to the winds. Every one of
those present felt himself or herself
personal friend of each OF the recruits.
BY noon crowds blocked the streets
about the city hail and from that hour
it was constantly augmented till at
l O'Clock Twenty-fifth street leading to
the depot was lined with thousands
upon thousands.
PROCESSION STARTS.
The procession moved in the order as
published, but it was not q procession
in the usual sense OF that word. l. was
simply a stream moving steadily down
Twenty-fifth street There was a pla-
tooE Of police in the 1eaG. and the o.
den band Immediately behind them,
playing Star sp2ngled Banner,
Yankee Doodle, America or
Dixie" Behind the band came q col
umn of elderly mer, gray-haired vet
Grams of the Ct. A. r. Every one of
them in the city was in line, except one,
who was lame. and he rode in a car
rage. Next came the IS recruits, some
with blankets and knapsacks, all in
their ordinary garb. just as they had
left office workshop or farm. to go to
the front. But all along the lines
Surged the crowds, cheering the volun-
teers, shaking hands and saying good
byeS and God-speeds.
At the depot the platform and tracks
were-ia damned with people. 1t was only
with the greatest difficulty that trains
were moved. The speech making was
cut short and not one person in a hun
bred heard the addresses. But all felt
the sentiment Of the occasion.
THE SPEECHES.
Mayor Boyle presided and in a few
words told tbs volunteers Ogden was
grateful TO them and proud of them. To
be an American citizen. he said, was
the greatest hcncr on earth.
Prof T. B. Lewis eulogiZed our coun-
try. contrasting its unity to the dis
sensions now shaking Spain.
c. N. Bcough stirred the patriotism
OF the crowd By . few ringing words.
A J. Weber followed with a short
patriotic speech, and E. T. Hulauiski,
or bahalf of the @. A R, commended
the volunteers for promptness. They
were brave men or they would no. be
there, and no matter what trials and
dangers mighr coma, be felt that the
soldier boys would acquit themselves
like me :.
Captain Justus Witherell, or Buck
skin joe" as he was called when
serving with Custer, finished with a few
rousing words.
All this while people were massed
everywhere in cars and on top of cars.
ALL ABOARDi
It was already 2:10, but the delay in
switching had made it impossible for
the Salt Lake train to be made up.
Slowly the recruits wedged their way to
the cars and got aboard, the engine
coupled on, and at 2:20 the train pulled
out. The band struck up THE Girl 1
Left Behind Me- but no one could tell
the air. Every whistle in the city blew
it's loudest. Every bell rang out its
fullest tones, while the assembled thou
sands cheered as long as the train was
in sight.
It was the greatest demonstration of
spontaneous enthusiasm ever afforded
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