The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-15
Tents Pitched in Unusually Quick
Time-SurgeOn ChnrItOn's
Fortitude.
THE 18TH REGIMENT PAID
THE 2sTH BATTERY TAKES ITS DE-
PARTURE FOR FORT WAYNE.
Sick of 157th Discharged from Hos-
pitai-SignaI Corps Company
En- Route Home.


The homecoming ovation rendered to the
Northumberland -fifty-eighth Regiment
yesterday was not only balm for the
homesick feeling Of the boys, but also
sight to be remembered by the thousands OF
excursionists who are visiting this city.
From the time the procession moved from
the east end of the train shed at the Union
Station until the men boarded street ears
at Illinois and Michigan streets, over an
hour later, there was nothing that met
their eyes but acres of flying bunting and
thousands Of smiling faces and shouts of
welcome
The men of the regiment spent a more or
less sleepless night not so much on account
of the poor quarters in the cars as tho
feeling in all their minds that they were
home, with anxious friends all sides.
Most of the Indianapolis boys managed to
climb out of the windows and run the guard
line into the city, where the night was
spent visiting the theaters and other places
of amusement in company with their civilian
friends, who generally managed to keep the
boys busy until daybreak. About o'clock,
however. the regiment began to assume
business air and the might owls" began to
come in to make ready for the parade they
packing Of equipage was finished a delega-
tion of ladies arrived with their breakfasts,
and to say that the men refused to eat the
customary army fare is putting it mildly.
Corned beef and hardtack was passed by
as unworthy of notice, and for the first
time in many days the boys gorged them
selves on such delicacies as chicken, home
baked bread. preserves, coffee with cream
and sugar and all the other dainties that
only mothers know how to make. While
the regiment has been ricknamed the In
dianapolis regiment" there was no distinc-
ton made in the Eesrtiness of The welcome
extended to any of the boys. Sheridan re-
ceived as good as Indianapolis, and the
common fr!ends seen ed to be untiring in
their efforts to please the men.
About o'clock the cars were loaded and
moved to the ULion Station, where the real
welcome awaited them Here for blocks
on all sides of the station were solid walls
OF men and women, all shor ting and wav-
ing their handkerchiefs and hats. About 8
o'clock the line was formed and the pro-
cession started. A hundred mem bers Of the
Columbia Club, of which Colonel Smith is a
member, acted with Senator G. w. Fair
banks and Admiral George Brown as
escort. Starting from the east end of the
a sea Of faces, north on Meridian street to
Washington street First came a platoon
of police under superintendent Quigley.
which worked hard to open large enough
passage for the regiment to march through
by 'fours." Following the police came
Colonel Smith and his staff. including Lieu
tenant Colonel Ed Thayer, Chaplain Cars
tensen, Surgeon Charlton and Assistant
Surgeon Jones, Adjutant George Powell and
Assistant Surgeon Paul Barcus. Then
came the first battalion, under the leader
ship of Acting Major Charles Tarlton, OF
this city, commanding Companies A. d and
II. of Indianapolis, and Company T., Of
Franklin. The second battalion, under the
command of Maj. II. Il. Conde, included
Companies 1 of Sheridan. G of Covington,
M of Crawfordsville and B of Rochester.
Following the second battalion came the
regimental flags. after which the third
battalion marched with Companies l. of
Kokomo, c Of Frankfort, X of Martinsyille
and + OF Winchester.
Swinging into Washington street the SOL
diers were met with friendly personal re-
marks from their various acquaintances
who lined up on both sides. Few of the
men paid any attention to them, however.
except to smile while marching with their
eyes fixed straight ahead Of them. Westward
to Capitol avenue the regiment continued.
each step being accompanied by the shouts
of admring friends. Here the crowds be-
came smaller for time. but as soon as the
column turned into Market street toward
the monument again. the same friendly OBJ
stacles confronted them. Passing around
the south side of the monument the for
nation was changed from "fours" to
platoon front" and the march Continued to
Pennsylvania street. where another turn
was made TO Washington street, thesce
eastward to Alabama street passing the
courthouse where all the officials and ct
taches lined up in front Of decorated win
dows 10 furnish their part of the welcome
Across the windows of the auditors office
the coloners official home, was stretched
q sign reading: There's no place like
home" Passing northward on Alabama
street. the regiment turned back into Mar
ket street, passed around the north side OF
the monument TO Meridian street, then
north on Meridian street 10 Michigan and
westward to Illinois street, where the men
boarded cars for the fair grounds as fast
as they could be procured. As the boys
passed the Columbia Club building a large
number OF members stood in front and
cheered wildly while one of them struggled
through the crowd with big bunch OF roses
for Colonel Smith. In front of the Marion
Club building. the same reception was re-
peated and more flowers were sent out Ia
Adjutant Powell and Surgeon Jones. As
the regiment passed the Number 8 school
building on Meridian street all the pupils
turned out and shouted shriu treble 10
more solid accompaniment Of adult voices.
When the wait came for the ears TO be
brought to take them to the fair grounds.