Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-17
Farewell,
Enthusiastic and in the Regular
Salem Way.
To the Cuban Volunteers Bound f0- the
Philippines.

The remainder Of Oregon volunteers
passed through Salem Monday even.
ing for Ssn Frarcisco enrOute TO the
Philippines. They we're enthusiasti-
caily received and the farewell they
gotwIll not be soon forgotten.
Early 10 the evening the crowd 'oe-
gan To assemble at the depot aud long
before the regular overland arrived
at $50 ?. m. the entire platform aud
the grounds surrounding the depot
we're packed By relatives sweethearts,
and friends O. the volunteers. Hun
dreds carried bouquets and they flung
them at the train and into the win
dOHs Of the cars.
Two wagon loads o. lunch were dis
tributed during the brief stop al Ss-
lem. There we're h1ndreis q beauti-
ful bouquets. i1ral pieces, and many
other tokens Of Friendship. The
lunch boxes sere Of all sizes. from
tiny package put up oy baby fingers
70 large boxes from the farmers wives,
and pretty boxes daintily tied in
Cuban cUlOrs.
The first section Of the train trans
porting the troops reached the de-
pot about es3O ?. u. II consisted Of
Companies /. X. L. and M cOmpris -
ing the third Battalion aud Eas 10
the command Of Major P. g. East
wick. 4 stop Of about ; minutes vas
made that the relatives Of the mem
bers Of Company K might bid the
bOys farewell. The request made
prior to the trains arrival that the
crowd make room for the relatives
next the cars and give them an op-
portunity to bid the boys goodbye,
was generally granted.
Tue tram pulled out amid cheer
Ing and the widest enthusiasm. nor
did it cease until the train had disap-
peared from sight. The second section
carrying companies Z, T, q and II,
reached depot about l0:20. II was in
command Of Msjor.Percy Willis ot.this
city. While all the ys On this
train were practically strangers here,
they were given a no less cordial re-
ception and farewell than that given
the Salem Company & few moments
before.
The II. 4. c. band was al the depot
throughout the evening end dis
coursed patriotic numbers.
Shortly after the first section had
come TO q stand still. q delegation
from Central Lodge, No. le, K. OF P e,
approached the car 10 which Company
X was Qusrtered, summoned Second
Lieutenant Chas A. Murphy 10 the
platform. 10 a presentation speech,
Mr.. {. ii. Hinges presented Mr.. MuT.
ply with a solid gold watch charm,
bearing the following inscription:
Central Lodge No. Is. K. Of P, Sa-
lem, Or. to Lieut.. c. A Murphy. a
token Of regard" Mr. Murphy was
made very happy by this gift aud in a
few words made known his apprecia
tion Of the gift Mr.. Murphy is an
esteemed member Of the local lodge.
being one Of the officers.
The crush az the depot platform was
fearful aud II seems miraculous that
accidents did not take place. A lady
came down from an up-Tsliey city for
the express purpose Of bidding her
son goodbye. but she was unable to
get near the train and failed 10 egen
catch a glimpse Of her son. She
might possibly have seen her boy had
she remained at her home where the
crowd would not have been nearly sc
large.
Some efecting scenes we're noted at
the depot platform. One in particu-
lar was that OF a family from Dallas
whose only son had enlisted without
consulting his parents. The parting
vas a very sad one. Another was the
extremely affectionate parting Of a
lover ard his. sweetheart. In fact
they came near failing 10 part, tor the
girl cluug TO the neck Of her soldier
lover even after the train had started
and il was only with a big effort the
brave fellow tore himself from her
embrace aud swung onto the rear
steps Of the car.
The affair was splendidly arranged
and reflects credit on the ladies who
conducted il. 1t will be with pleasant
anticIpations that the boys will lOCs
forward TO a return home and the q
eompanying welcome they will receive
win be still more cordial than their
farewell. That could not have been
more enthusiastic, though Saddeued
by the thought that many volunteer
will never again see the soil Of his
natiYe state.