Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-23
TIE ARRIN- AL.
The Transport senator Reaches
Frisco = Soldiers Warmly Well

Ihe transport senator Reaches
Frisco soldiers Warmly Well
coined.
San Francisco, Oct. 2ss.-The trans
port Senator with the Fifty-first Iowa
volunteers aboard was sighted off the
Heads shortly after noon Sunday and is
now anchored in the bay The Sena-
tors voyage from Yokohama was rath-
ser an eventful one. The typhoon which
did so much damage to the Empress of
INDIA struck the transport just after
she left the coast of Japan. For twenty
lour hours the vessel pitched and
tossed at the mercy of the wind The
seas broke over her, flooding even tla
upper decks. The captain ordered the
engines stopped and the Senator laid
to until the fury of the gale abated
The matches We're battened down and
everybody was ordered below The
storm continued all day and night. A
couple Of men who ventured on deck
We're caught by wave and almost
washed overheard. When the gale died
out the Senator continued on her trip,
arrving before she vas expected.
There was but one death during the
progress of the voyage Private Ed
ward kissick. COMPANY f. of oska-
ioosa. died While The Senator was al
Nagasaki. kissiek was a brother Of
Lieut.. Kissick of the same company
land had made an enviable record in the
Islands. He was stricken with typhoid
fever some time before the transport
|sailed. but seemed to b. recovering. At
Nagasaki he grew suddenly worse and
died the next morning. Fitting tribute
was paid the dead soldier by the COM
pany. The funeral services were espe-
|cially impressive. The body was
brought home on the transport.
The Iowa troops were accorded a
warm Welcome while they We're coming
up the bay. Gaily decorated tugs, car
frying the citizens reception committee
land the local Iowa delegation, met the
transport and greeted the returning he
roes. Mayor Phelan. of san Francisco.
made a neat speech Of welcome and
While the band played Home. Sweet
Home, the soldiers, hanging over the
vessels sides, tossed their hats IN the
air and cheered again and again.
Col. j. c. Loper is proud of the rec
ord made by his regiment in the Phil
Iippine ISLANDS. His men did their duty
fearlessly and honored the name Of
their state, says he Lieut.. Col. NJ NJ.
Miller also praised The conduct of the
Iowa men.
I'VE are safely home at last" said
he; "all the men are in fine condition
and are even n better health Than
when we left for the Philippines. Our
man are true soldiers. They did their
whole duty in the Philippines and never
failed in any task set them. Officers
and men are unit. Old Iowa has rea-
son to be proud of her sons who Went
to the Philippines
Col. Miller received a telegram from
Des Moines asking if he would accept
the nomination for state senator. He is
undecided as Yet.
Two DAYS out from Yokohama two of
the soldiers came near being killed by
the breaking of sail at the stern Of
the transport. A stiff wind was blow
ing and when the sail gave way it
struck the two soldiers. fracturing the
skull.of Homer w. Read of Company A,
and breaking the right leg of Edwin
Stotter Of Company Nj. The men sur
vived their injuries and today they We're
transferred TO the Preside hospital.
Regimental and compans officers are
quite severe in denunciation of Capt.
a. F. Burton of Company b. who was
charged With cowardice on the firing
line. Capt. Burton was relieved from
the command Of his company at Calum-
pit in May. The officers of Company
h sent a communication to Lieut.. Col.
Miller, who was in charge of the regi-
ment. asking that Capt. Burton be re-
moved as he was unfit to command
men. They cited numerous instances in
which their captain had Jagged behind
when he should have been on the firing
line. Lieut.. Col. Miller investigated the
charges and found that there was some
truth in the assertion of the officers and
men. For the honor of the regiment he
wanted to quiet the affair, so he adj
vised Capt. Burton to resign. Burton
was willing, but the department would
not acquiesce. Burton was relieved
from duty and took no part in the oper-
ations after the regiment left Calumpit
Under command of Lieut.. Baker the
company retrieved its lost laurels and
lreturns with an excellent record.