The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
(special Correspondence.l

Ogden, Aug. 19-The returning vol
unteers were given a welcome in Og-
den this morning so rousing and enthu
siastic as to be almost turbulent. Owing
to the delay of the train the Ogden
people had but a short time to- express
their pent-up feelings, and that time
was crowded with scenes which. though
entirely informal, were as sincere and
heartfelt as gratitude and love could
prompt.
The whole country seemed to be out
and a good share of it was at the depot
an hour before the train arrived. Fully
5000 people were about the depot wait
ing for a sight, if not handshake,
with the heroes of Luzon. AS the time
wore on the crowd grew more dense
and all was expectancy and excitement
Flags were everywhere displayed In
honor of the homecoming. Passengers
on trains from the east, north. west and
south came into the depot and peeped
out of the car windows and to find
themselves surrounded by a vast as
sembly of people crowding, pushing
and jostling. but all CHEEKY and good
natured.
At about $50 the special bearing the
batteries rounded the curve and the
crowd knew the soldier boys were home.
Then followed such a din as had never
before been heard in Ogden. Every
steam whistle in the city was set going,
while bells and gongs added to the
noise But above all swelled the mighty
sound from thousands upon thousands
of cheering throats. The great volume
swelled out over the city. Blocks away
from the scene people stopped and
Joined in the demonstration.
Z - a
ing from the cars and grasping some
of the hundreds of extended hands. Rel
atives and friends met for the first
time in more than year and stood
mute, unable to express their emotions
After a time a procession was formed
and moved toward Lester park.
Governor Wells and staff. in car
riages. led the procession, after which
followed the street cars bearing the
volunteers, and citizens in carriages
and on foot. Four bands discoursed
martial music as the parade moved
through the gaily bedecked street, to
the park There was first the military
band of the batteries, the Ogden, North
Ogden and Cache valley bands. On
account of the late arrival of the train
the proceedings were hurried over in
order to allow them to proceed to Salt
Lake The boys were seated around
ten long tables. upon which appeared
every seasonable good thing to tempt
the appetite. Mayor Boyle, in few
words welcomed the boys home, and
expressed the pride of the city in what
they had done. He was followed by
Governor Wells and Major Young, who
each, in behalf of the volunteers
thanked the citizens of Ogden in gen.
eral and the ladies of the Red Cross in
particular for the magnificent demon
stration i'm their honor.
After the breakfast was over the SOL
ders gave three cheers and tiger for
Ogden and her people. and then. form
ing ranks, marched back to the depot.
The Menu.
The menu of the breakfast served the
boys was as follows:
Fruits.
Luzon Blackberries and Cream.
Young Peaches. Grant Apples. Critch-
low Grapes.
Meats.
Fried Manila Chicken. Cold Ham. la
Cavite.
Roast Veal from Caloocan.
Roast Aguinaldo Pork. Roast Lamb
with Jelly.
Vegetables.
Saratoga Chips a la Seaman.
Relishes.
Sliced Cucumbers. Sliced Tomatoes
Picked Beets.
Bread.
Utah Wheat Bread. Battery Rye Bread.
Hot Rolls from Laguna de Bay.
Doughnuts a la Otis.
Ogden Creamery Butter.
Ogden Creamery Cheese.
Tea from Yokohoma
Coffee from Manila Water Works
Heights.
Milk Quien Sabe.