The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-23

AS d HIsL taste ol the hospitality tHat
Montana is preparing for the boys, sew
eral big hampers of sandwiches. boiled
egg and fruit and 1000 quarts of beer
were hoisted on board, and it was not
long before every man aboard was en-
joying luncheon.
The Governor Irwin, with a band of
music, took out the citizens executive
committee, state and county officials
and prominent citizens and a small fleet
of other craft accompanied the Zeal
andia from Angel island to her anchor
age off Folsom street wharf.
Bands Of music were playing all the
way either on the tugs or on board the
transport. The boys were plainly de-
lighted to be back and gave expressions
to their satisfaction in all manner of
extravsgant ways. They tried to read
papers, eat the lunch provided, gaze at
the shore and talk to their visitors all
at the same time. They yielded with
reluctance to the necessity of remain
ing on board all night, while many of
the discharged men went ashore.
Governor Smith had promoted five of
the Montana officers since the transport
left Manila and the commissions re-
ceived by them to-day informed them
for the first time of their good fortune.
The promotions are as follows:
First Lieutenant Samuel Hilborn of
Company H, to be captain: Second
Lieutenant Miles Kelly to be first lieu
tenant, and Sergeant Andrew Swaney
to be second lieutenant Second Lieu
lieutenant of Company X, and Ser
geant George w. King to be second
lieutenant.
The Zealandia will dock at the Pacific
street dock early tomorrow morning
and the regiment will be marched to
the Presido. General Shafter has de-
tailed as escort the headquarters band
and light Battery C. with Batteries l,
o and half of Batteries N and A and
one troop of the 9Th cavalry, which Or
ganizations are commanded to be at
the Folsom street wharf at $50 o'clock
in the city are invited to join the escort
in which Governor Smith and his staff
will take part There will be no formal
programme followed by the committee
from Montana, but when the boys get
home in their special train there will be
a $4,000 reception to make them know
what Montana thinks of their SER
vices.
The Sick and Disabled.
Among those on the transport who
are sick or disabled are:
Abraham L. Glen, Company D, gun
shot wound right femur; Andrew An
derson, Company f, list Montana. rheu-
matism; George Hart. Company Fl, LIST
Montana, chronic darrhoea, and Oar
win Boots, Company A, 1st Montana,
soriasis.
Five officers and g. enlisted men of
the regiment re-enlisled in the United
States volunteers and remained in Ma
Mia. Two officers and 80 men were dis
charged there and nine were left be-
hind sick Major Duncan of Missoula
was also left behind by mistake He
will follow the regiment on the City OF
Para. now due here almost any day.
The First Montana regiment of vol
unteers was on the firing line contin-
uously from February until June ana
claims to have participated in more en-
gagements than any other regiment
Its list of casualties is elegant test-
mony to it's fighting record. Eleven
men were killed in battle, 10 died OF
their wounds, ~ died of disease and lo5
were wounded,
The regiment participated in engage
ments in February, March, April, May
and part of June. Both officers ana
men displayed great gallantry ana
there were many cases of honorable
mention for bravery. The people OF
Montana may well be proud OF the
record of their regiment.
PRAISES THE MEN.