Willmar tribune., 1899-10-18

but rainy. The air was heavy an1 mug
gy, and there was a feeling that there
might be a doWnpour any minute, but
happily that calarnity,did not materialize,
and the worst the crowd suffered was
muddy feet. -
AS early as O'Clock in the morning lit
tie groups of people, twos and threes,
fives and skies, began to appear on the
streets, slowly trudging down town. The
numbers increased as the gray morning
hours advanced, until by 5 o'clock the
streets were as lively and thronged as
they are at S o'clock on ordinary days.
All had the one meeting place, the Union
depot.
AS soon as the train stopped there was
mad rush for the platforms of the cars,
and then there was no more guard. The
soldiers crowded out and into the arms of
their friends. After year and a half the
boys we're home. Most affecting were the
greetings.
Men and women rushed into each 9TH
er's arms, and their lips touched in long
and affectionate kisses. Women sobbed
on the breasts of the men they had wait
ed so long to see, and tears in plenty
coursed down the cheeks of the returned
warriors. Such a home coming was worth
a journey half around the world.
In Is or 20 minutes the second section of
the Northern Pacific train appeared, only
to have the same scenes repeated. Then,
about 20 minutes after o'clock, the Great
Northern train pulled in with the third
part of the regiment, and the boys were
all at home.
And the breakfast. The women of St.
Paul certainly did themselves proud, and
every man of the regiment must have felt
glad that he returned with the regiment
as guests of the state. There was cof-
fee whole boilers and many boilers of it.
There were sandwiches, there were
doughnuts, bread and butter and more
coffee.
The boys appreciated the speeches, but
they appreciated the breakfast, too, and
at this point a sergeant discovered that
| the women had not been thanked.
whats the matter with the women of
st. Paul?" he shouted as he jumped on
a chair. In an instant every member of
his company was on his feet and there
| was wild yell Of They're all right" fol-
lowed by the company yell.
The special train bearing the president
and his party arrived in Minneapolis over
| the Milwaukee road at 11:10 o'clock this
| morning, one hour and 40 minutes behind
| schedule time. Owing to this delay the
local committee was compelled to cut
short the time spent by President Nc
Kinley at the residence of Thomas Low
| ry, and after a stop of half an hour to
secure little rest carriages were taken
to Park avenue and Twenty-sixth street,
| xa,horn thew io{no1 tho rorodo
At the Milwaukee Union depot the
crowd of people was so immense that it
| was found inadvisable to carry out the
original program and have the party
| make Its egress through the main en-
trance. Fifteen minutes or more were
spent by the police in an endeavor to
clear the entrance. and finally the train
| was backed down to Sixth avenue south
where carriages were waiting to take the
l5distinguished guests. ...;
He was in Minneapolis about the time
the soldiers left St. Paul, and soldiers and
president met#at Twenty-ninth street and
Park avenue. Then the grand parade
was formed, the line passed down Park
avenue and worked over to Nicollet ave.
nue.. It was one great outburst OF en-
thusiasm all the way, the march being
through immense crowds, which choked
the side streets almost, and between and
under the arches, flags and decorations
OF almost every conceivable form. SIS ~ 4
The parade, as g whole, was excellent
! land was carried out practically as an.
1 nounced BY Marshal shuey. While some
TOT those expected failed to appear IA thu
marching column sthereswere vet enough
LEFT TO consume an hours time IN pa ssins
the review stand. sss5.
The president and part and Gov. LIND