The Portland daily press., 1898-09-23

DIS bilSy were CAlkcQ III tho StfsbS m1llUiSs,
had 80 men in line, with Capt. Hogan
and Lieut.. McGillioudy in command.
Then came Company L, known in the
state militia as the Sheridan Rifles. This
company sturned out 25 men, under COM
m and of Sergeant Rogers.
Company b, commanded by Lieut.
Welsh, had 28 men in line.
When the soldier boys came along the
crowds began to applaud and cheer from
the moment the soldier boys left the
armory until they marched into it again
two hours and half later, the cheers
The welcome given these men did q
great deal towards making them forget
the hardships they have undergone in
the last four months and one could tell
by the s1nilessand happy faces that all of
them were glad to get back home once
more. At soms points the enthusiasm
of the crowd was simply overwhelming
and the roll of applause and the cheers
which greeted the appearance of the Port
land battalion drowned out the thunder
of the drums and the shrieking OF the
flies of the drum corps ahead.
The route of parade was quite long but
the evening was cool and the men did
not seem to mind it very much. In one
or two cases men had over estimated
their strength and were obligedEto fall
out, but these cases were rare indeed.
The parade was through one continuous
1,Iou~ oe ro5 1;.h+ f,~Y,, taoinniDo 70 and
and at some places roman candles and
fireworks of all kinds were set of as the
soldier boys marched past. The illumi-
nations of the residences along Pine,
Emery. Spring and high streets, were
very pretty and there were many very
elaborate illuminations on Cumberland,
Congress and State street. The Cumber-
land club on High street, was ablaze with
lights and red fire from top to bottom as
might have been expected, and here the
soldier boys were warmly greeted. Along
Congress street and Middle street many
merchants had decorated for the oooa-
sion and all of them burned more or less
red fire as the parade passed along.
CITY hall was festooned with colored
electric lights and was q beautiful sight,
while the engine houses along the route
of the parade wers illuminated more or
less elaborately. Congress street from
High to Washington was simply an arch
of lights of all colors The effect was
very pretty and as the parade passed
along benaath these lights the effect was
magnificent.
After two and a half hours Of march
ing the procession returned. to. the armory
and the various commands were marched
into the big drill she'd and wheeled into
line. The gallery and every available
place In the building was crowded with
people. Mayor Randall and the members
of the city government, who had reviewed
the parade in front of City hall here re-
viewed the procession once more and
when the soldier boys were drawn up
in line Mayor Randall welcomed them
home In this way:
THE MAYORS ADDRESS.
Mr. Commander, Officers and men of the
| Battalion:
few months ago had the honor of
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the army In the field, and today it is again
my privilege to welcome you homo after
| the close of the war, and assure yon
every one, that ] express the feeling or
every citizen of Portland when ] say
that, while you return, not from the bat
| tleneld, but from the fever-infessed camp
| at Chickamauga, that you have nobly
done your part in this war, and are en-
titled to as much praise and as great hon
or as though you stormed the heights at
| Ell Caney or manned the trenches in front
| of Santiago. The city of Portland and
the state are proud Of you, and will ever
hold you in grateful remembrance. You
left the state, tbs pride OF our citizens,
acknowledged the equal OF any Fegimeut
of the army, you return to us, not torn
by Spanish bullets, but wasted and emaoi-
ated BY foe more terrible.
In IN the name of the city of Portland /
thank you and welcome ycu home with
the hope that never again during your
life will you be called to fight the battles
occasion require, which God forbid, you
{ III be found then as now, in the front
rank of her defenders.
But, while we rejoice at your safe re-
turn. let us not forget to honor the
memory of those brave comrades who
have lost their lives in this call to duty.
and who tonight sleep IN a soldier 9
"a
Gratitude as deep as though they fell in
the front of battle, and their names shall
ever stand among the heroes of the war.
Again I welcome you to the city, and
home and friends.
Then the soldier boys cheered the
Mayor and the city Of Portland after
which the naval reserves, cadets and 9TH
ers oheered the soldiers three times
three and for awhile there was more
cheering going on than is sometimes
done in a whole political campaign.
Alderman Rounds, who had been work
ing all day to complete the arrangements
for this celebration and to whose efforts
the success of the affair is largely due
had arranged lunch for the soldier boys
and the participants in the parade which
was eerved in the basement of the armory.
Here ice cream and cake, hot coffee and
fruit was served to all and was greatly