The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-20

| eHlnuSldStlc, ana SAID he was hungry.
want raw Spaniard for lunch"
he said.
lave some salt and pepper" sug-
| geSted friend.
NO., answered the musician. "I
cont want any seasoning. I'll swallow
him whole, just as l find him."
One OF the men of Company D, de-
talled to remain at the fort, was so
disappointed, that he wept. He tried
TO force himself in the ranks, and was
with difficulty restrained from COM
uniting breach of discipline Most
or the men detailed with him felt the
same way.
The men waited and waited and grew
impatient every moment. They were
anxious to start and the delay made
them restless. 1t was cold standing
out in the wind, and many sought shell
ter from the weather. 1t seemed as
though they would never start, and
they grumbled at the railroad COM
pany and at every one they thought
responsible for the delay.
At last Col. Page appeared with his
wife and son, and the men knew the
time for departure had arrived. KNAPP
sacks were hastily secured and the
men formed in line again. A messen-
ger informed Col. Page and he raised
his hand as a signal. Instantly the
order ran along the ranks to fall in.
The band, with Drum Major McGuffln,
and Leader Charles Graves, picked up
their instruments and awaited the or
| der to march. 1t came moment later
from Col. Page, and then to the strains
of THE Stars and Stripes Forever the
| band swung into the road. AS the
band passed up the line the companies
fell in behind 1t, and soon the entire
regiment had started on it's last march
from Smelling.
There was a little cheering from some
of the boys, but most of the spectators
| felt in anything but a cheerful mood
and followed the men in silence. Then
the life and drum corp, under Principal
| Musician Joseph Moore, played Ser
| genat O'Leary," and that was followed
by THE Star Spangled Banner" played
by the full band.
Col. Page and Adjt McRae marched
at the head of the line on foot. Col.
Page wore his field uniform and only
the eagles on his shoulder straps de-
noted his rank.
The regiment turned down the road
leading to the station. AS the men
| marched In tours front passed the hos
pital grounds number Of crippled SOL
diers who were left behind gathered
on the embankment and shouted their
| farewells.
Down the hill the men marched in 81
lence. Their hearts were as heavy as
their knapsacks, and they did not want
| " ldih. OCCASIONALLY DolSlerOuS JOk-
| er would raise a laugh, but it was
short, and the men quickly relapsed
| into silence
In few minutes the column emerged
upon the plain below the old block
house and found steep climb before
them to reach the train, which was
waiting. They were halted and the
labor Of embarking was begun There
was only narrow stairway for the
men to ascend to the cars, and they
had to ascend in single file. It was
| tedious work. While the men were
waiting their turn to board the train
they made a picturesque appearance
drawn up on the plain in the valley.
In the first train, which consisted Of
eight cars, were the officers and Com
panies A, D, and H, composing the
first battalion, in command of Lieut.
| Col. Harbach. 1t was 1:30 when the
men were all aboard, and the command
was given to start. AS it began it's
journey to Chicago the crowd Of men
and women on the platform gave as
hearty cheer as they could muster
| courage for, and then the train drew in
for the second battalion. This consist
ed of Companies B, c, F and G, under
command of Capt Hale
1t required half an hour for this bat
talon to embark
Another faint-hearted cheer from the
crowd and response from the soldiers,
and the last man of the Third had de-
parted from Fort Smelling.
| When the men get In the cars their
| first thought was to relieve themselves
of their heavy knapsacks. The cars
were old Wagner sleepers, and though
comfortable enough to sit In the seats
were deficient In baggage accommoda-
lions. The order was that three men
should occupy each double seat, but
when the knapsacks were piled on the
seats, as was necessary, there was
| scarcely room for two men. The men
quickly found way to overcome this
| Inconvenience, and In few moments
knapsacks were suspended from every
available peg and hook in the cars AS
they swung from side to side the cars
looked like long junk shops. Some CT
the men pulled down the berths and
placed their baggage on them, but as
the berths hung low the men had little
| room for their heads.
| In each knapSack was three days
rations, but the friends of many Of
them had remembered them and pre-
sented them with boxes of delicacies
to stave off hunger. The men were al
ready hungry, and they lost no time in
devouring the food.
In the meantime the first section,
with the officers, band and First bat
talon, was speeding towards ST. Paul
AS the train passed through Mendoza
a number Of people who had gathered
at the station gave the men a cheer
The soldiers waved their hats A num-
Der OF Italians, residents Of the flats,
saw the uniforms as the cars passed
and waved their hands. Women threw
kisses at the men.
Crowds had gathered on the bluffs
as the train approached the city and
shouted to the soldiers 1t soon be-
came apparent that the men were to
receive a demonstration when they got
to the union depot, and that proved to
be the case, for all along the railroad
under the bluff there were crowds Of
railroad men waiting to give the SOL
diers cheer. They shouted Justify as
the train passed.
But it was at Sibley street that the
greatest crowds were collected There
were men, women and children all en-
Enthusiastically cheering and waving
flags. The men leaned out of the win
downs and waved their hats. The de-
pot platform was crowded SO closely
that 1t seemed as though some of the
people would be pushed under the cars
They sent up a mighty shout as the
train drew into the station, and when
it stopped a number Of young ladies
from Mays floral store entered the cars
and distributed roses to the soldiers
A magnificent floral piece was handed
to Col. Page, and the old soldier was so
affected by the remembrance that his
eyes filled and he could hardly express
his thanks.
The young ladies remained on the
train after 1T started and were taken
to Dayton's bluff, where the train was
stopped: There they took their depart
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