The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-04
HIS LITTLE SPEECH.
President Mckinley said:

,
hats OIL am glad to see you. 1 am
honored to stand before you today. !
bring the gratitude of the nation to
whose history you have added by your
valor new and glorious page. You
have come home after two months of
severe campaigning, which has en-
braced assault, siege and battle, so
brilliant an achievement so far reach
ing in results as to command the I'M
stinted praise of all your countrymen
You had the brunt of the battle on
land. You bore yourselves with su-
preme courage, and your personal bra
very, never before excelled anywhere
has won the admiration of your fellow
citizens and the genuine respect of all
mankind, while your endurance under
peculiar trial and suffering has given
added meaning to your heroism. Your
exertions made easy the conquest of
Porto Rico, under the army command
ed by Major General Miles, and behind
you to proceed at moments sum-
mons We're more than 100000 of their
comrades, ready to support you, dis
appointed that the opportunity which
you had did not come to them, yet
filled with pride at your we'll earned
fame and rejoicing upon your signal
victories.
You We're on the line of battle, they
no less than you were in the line of
duty. All have served their country in
its need, and will serve it so long as
they may be required and will forever
have the thanks and regard of a CRATE
full people.
1--WE cannot bid you welcome here
today without our hearts going out to
the heroes of Manila, on sea and land
whose services and sacrifices, whose
courage and constancy in that far dis
tant field of operations have never been
surpassed by any soldiers or sailors the
world over. To the army and the navy,
to the marines, to the regulars, to the
and to the providence which
has watched over them all, the nation
today is full of thanksgiving and
praise. The brave officers and men
who fell in battle and those who have
died from exposure and sickness will
live in immortal story and their memo
r1es wiz be perpetuated in the hearts
and history of a generous people and
those who are dependent on them will
not be neglected by the government
for which they so freely sacrificed their
lives"
CHEERED AGAIN AND AGAIN.
The soldiers cheered many times. The
part of the field where the Eighth Ohio
stood, the regiment which is sometimes
-dlItQ Inc 1IGSlQcHI ) ONn was par
-icularly noisy. The party then Went
to the detention hospital by a road
that passed in the rear of the general
hospital. The graveyard, in which so
1r 20 plain new wooden crosses stood, |
was near the road on the left. The
president solemnly raised his hat.
Mr.. Mckinley went through all the |
wards of the detention hospital in the |
same careful way in which he had gone
through those of the general hospital. !
When he came to the last ward, Major |
R. T. Ebert said:
THE DANGEROUS WARD.
This is a dangerous ward" and
urning to Secretary of War Alger, in
Iuired:
do you think the president had bet |
er go in here" Mr.. Mckinley. without |
Waiting to hear what General Ayers |
'eply would be. started into the ward. |
General Alger and the others of the !
'arty remained outside, The presiden- |
ial party then drove through lines of |
'avalry drawn up on either side of the /
Dad. Among them was the rough rid |
RS, the Second, Sixth, Tenth and First |
ocular cavalry. The Third regulars /
we're still acting as the presidents es-
ort- Mr.. Mckinley then drove to Gen
raj Wheeler's headquarters and sat !
a
secretary Alger and General Wheeler
we're with him.
The president saw Colonel John ia
oh Astor in group a few yards away,
nd he beckoned to the colonel, who
vent over. shook hands with the presi-
ent and remained a few minutes in
he party.
The president and those with him
ook lunch with General Wheeler and
c-ru
1r. Alger, General Wheeler and Col
mel Hard of the Eighth Ohio, were
in a group.
The president then issued an order
Erecting that the regular troops at
amp Wikoff whose posts are east of
he Mississippi river should return
With the least possible delay to their
osts.
The party arrived at Paterson at 6:2Z.
'arriages were in waiting and all were
riVen to Mr.. Hobart's home, Carroll
ial. There Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. Ho-
art and Mrs. NJ T. Herrick were
waiting them. The ladies had arrived
4 Paterson in the afternoon from New
DIRK. Luncheon was served at the Ho-
art residence and the distinguished
uests kept themselves secluded. At
orney General Griggs did not stop all
light with the vice president, but went
= MS Wv II AiO4ilt- LIE received a |
ig reception from the Paterson peo-
lie, who were waiting for them to ar
i've.
OPINIONS EXPRESSED.
The presidential party then went down
} the station, and left on a special train
$50 On the train Mr.. Mckinley made
lis statement: Il was very much pleas
4 10 meet the heroes of Santiago and to
oserve their splendid spirit. What 1
aw OF the care of the sick men in the
ospitals by those in charge and by the
oole women engaged in that work was
specially gratifying to me-"
Vice President Hobart said: 1T am not
army ofhcer. and have not a full ex-
erience in judging of camps and calnp
Ister1s. but II seemed to me that Camp
lfkon was admirably adapted for army
urooseS at this time as a camp for re-
operation. The hospitals and hospital
sryice seem perfect in appointments and
ell adapted for the rapid recovery of the
ok The hospital locations. their sur
and their climatic conditions
)uld not be improved.
The men. with their trained nurses
eautiful surroundings, full medical |
Iuipments and god hospital service. will |
ION be ready to be sent home or to have /
quarters. The country is rich
lough, prosperous enough. to give these
eroes every consideration every com
'rt and every luxury that they deserve
request. / am most agreeably surpris-
at the facilities / found. particuiarlv
the hospital service. The men will he |