The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-12
Great Crowds Cheer Their Land
ing at San Francisco.
FUNSTON A POPULAR HERO.
Surging Throngs Impede His Prog
ress Through Streets-TrOops Re-
viewed by Gov. Rogers ~ KAN
saa Executives Guest-Gcn. Fun
stOn Indignantly Denies That
He IL an Anti-Expansionist.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 1.-THE Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment and the 40 dis
charged soldiers who arrived here last
night ON the transport Tartar were landed
today after being anchored In the stream
all morning during the progress OF the
health officers examination.
Their stay at anchor was made less
monotonious by the attentions of hundreds
of people who came as near the transport
as the quarantine regulations would per-
init and shawered messages and questions
upon the boys. Fruit ana good things TO
eat In abundance were passed on board
much to the qualification of the soldierA
Transport Tartar Lands.
The inspection was finished early In the
afternoon and the word was passed among
the soldiers that the vessel would be dock
ed Immediately. A. great hurran greeted
the announcement and the soldiers COM
nenced their preparations for deharka-
ton. Under the guidance Of a powerful
tug boat the transport was towed to the
government dock. The water front was
black with people. all anxious to greet The
Twentieth Kansas.
AS the Tartar passed slowly along the
water front the soldiers were eheered time
and again. Flags were dipped and whistles
added TO the din. The scene In the vicinity
Of the transport deck was an exciting one.
Hundreds Of friends and relatives Of he
discharged California soldiers. who accom-
panied the Kansans home. tried to get a
few words with the soldiers before they
commenced the march.
Loyal Welcome Home.
The march TO the Presisio was an ex-
citing one for the soldiers. The welcome
they received was second only to the one
accorded to the home troops on their ie-
turn. Both sides Of Market street and the
other streets through which the soldiers
PASSED were throngei with excited people,
al anxious 10 do them homage. Cheers
upon cheers passed up and down the lines
OF people. Cannon were !lred al intervals.
bells changed and whistles added their
noise 10 the occasion.
The Kansans marched 10 The Presidio
escorted by the artillery officers and the
hand from the Preside and four COM
panies ot artillery.
Cen Funston and Gov, Stanley. 81 Kan
sas. and escort followed.
The throngs surged around Gen. Fun
ston and he had great difficulty II making
progress through the crowds. Cheers upon
cheers greeted him. but his only aeknowl-
edxrnent was military saluse ard an oc-
casioral iof.ing of his cap. n great break
In the parade occurred here and an ad-
,nirsng throng 81 people filed tire interval.
The soldiers. headed by Gel. Mesealf. tol-
iowed
soldiers March Impeded.
The crowds simply would not les she
solGiers pass In peace. Breaks occurred
every few minutes Relatives and friends
broke sn.o the ranks and marched with
the soldiers some smiling ard laug hing
and others crying. but al happy and glad
THE regsmenial co3nrS. little tae worse
FOR wear fn spite ~ the arduous cam
paigu which they had passed through.
called forth a tremendous t.rst of ap-
piauss wherever they we're sighted The
soldiers s4syuea to he sn fair health
Bringing up ths Fear % the regiment were
the hospital wagons. hut not very heavily
laden with sick.
Tn. parade was reviewed on Van Ness
avenue by Gen. Shafter. Gov. Stanley
and Gov Rogers. Of Washington. ard
their respective STATS
Funston Say. He Ix an American.
GEN Pension. ia az interview tE<iay
saia This Is America. yvu suow-sra
! srl ar American That tells the story
beet OF our delight II reaching hor7e
again There is nothing greater than
the great toY es s~sag srscag yoa again.
among people wlsnEH we know are os.r
cG0sfry men ard kia.
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