The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-17
Tho Boys Besieged All Along the
Route by Pretty Girls Who Begged
for Porto Rican Relics.
FEAST FOR THEM 1T HOME
A DOWNTOWN PARADE THAT WILL
LEAD TO TOMLINsON HALL.
Special Train to Go Out This Morning
to Meet the Battery-Re-
ception Features.
Special to tn. indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ON TRAIN, en- route home, Sept. 16.-The
Twenty-seventh Indiana Battery will reach
Indianapolis about noon tomorrow, not
tonight, as many of the boys fondly hoped
when they landed from the transport Con-
cha yesterday. 1t was expected the special
train would leave Jersey City last night at
o'clock, but the loading of the guns and
camp equipage kept the artillerymen busy
until late, and the train did not pull out Of
the station till Las o'clock this morning.
The train is a long one, consisting of seven
coaches. one sleeping car, three fiat cars for
the guns and two baggage cars. Four of
the boys were left behind, but will probably
turn up at Indianapolis Saturday. George
Kuhn, Oliver Light. Frederick Swan, Will
liam Becker, Horace Furnas and Oscar
Amthor, who are slightly i'll, were placed in
the sleeper and cared for by Mrs. o. H.
Palmer. Mrs. /. v. Webb and Messrs. Holt
and Rauh, of the Indianapolis reception
committee, who have been very kind and
attentive to all the men.
The early hours of the morning were de-
void of incident. though there were occa-
sional greetings as the Il ain sped through
the railway yards at important points. The
first stop was made at Harrisburg, where
coffee was served, and then the train
whirled on towards Altoona. which was
reached about 1 o'clock this afternoon. At
almost every station between Harrisburg
and Altoona crowds cheered the soldier boys
end factory whistles were blown. At AL
toona, where dinner was eaten, there was
a great throng of people and nearly every
person in the crowd wanted relic from
Porto Rico. Pretty girls begged buttons,
and other gatherers of curios asked for
anything they fancied, from Porto Rican
coin to a Spanish cannon ball. Some, no
doubt, would have taken the wheels off the
field pieces on the fiat cars if the guards
had not been alert.
At Pittsburg a surprise awaited the bat
terry. The boys did not expect more than
the usual cheers from the throng and smiles
from the fair girls, but they found a band
Of good Samaritans awaiting them. When
the train rolled into the Pennsylvania sta
tion the battery was informed that the Red
Cross Society, assisted by the local recep-
ton committee, had supper prepared for ev-
cry member. The supper consisted of hot
coffee, cold meats, sandwiches, oranges and
other fruits and cigars. 1t was put up in
packages for each man and there was also
a pot of coffee for every member of the
battery. Altogether the committee has
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within the. last four weeks. Cheer after
cheer was given by the battery for the
young ladies and gentlemen that served the
boys, and it will be long while before
Pittsburg people will be forgotten by the
Indianapolis Light Artillery
Return of Mr.. and Mrs. Overstreet.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Representative
and Mrs. Overstreet returned from New
York this morning after their greeting to
the members of the Twenty-seventh Indiana
Battery. Before he left New York Mr..
Overstreet saw that every arrangement had
been made for the transportation of the
battery to Indianapolis and this afternoon
he received a dispatch from Captain Curtis,
dated Altoona, Pa, in which it was stated
the boys were rolling rapidly westward and
would be in Indianapolis early tomorrow.
Generally speaking the boys were well satis-
fed with their experience and are in ex-
cellent shape physically.