Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-09-07
clded to go home all rail at cost OF
5000 for each man. Senator Hans
brough and several others will remain
day or two longer.
What the Officers Say.

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pal streets receiving great ovation.
The men carried nothing but knapsacks
and guns to the camp their other baggage
being carried on drays. The North Da-
kota delegation to receive the boys was
up early. They had sent lunoheons and
fruit aboad the Grant the day before
and yesterday it was flowers. Every
man had two boutonniers, one OF wh ei
be wore in his coat while the other pro-
truded from the muzzle of the Spring
field which he carried through many
hard fought battles. Not few soldiers
had huge bouquets, fastened in the
belts. So protuse were the floral decor
ations that the regiment presented the
appearance of an animated flower gar
den as it came down the gang plank.
and took its stand at the head of the
line, the place to which it was entitled
by virtue of it's seniority.
The parade was composed OF the First
California and the third California ar
tillery, the North Dakotane, the regi-
ments from Idaho.
As the head Of the column deployed
into Market street, and the waiting
thousands caught glimpse of the fad
ed uniforms and tattered battle flags OF
the North Dakota soldiers, great cheer
went up the whole length OF the avenue.
AS they passed the First California, the
entire regiment presented arms, and
again great cheer rent tie air.
Lleut-Col Truensn said:
"Who would not want to say some
thing nice about such regiment as the
North Dakots?" in answer to the quee-
ton as to how be considered his men
had conducted themselves. II cannot
find fault with anyone, he continued.
"The men have behaved like soldiers all
through the long and trying campaign,
and you can tell the people OF Dakota
that every man did his duty. We were
very fortunate in tie small amount of
sickness, due to large extent to the
great care the line officers and physicians
took with the men," 1--WE had less losees
by sickness than through casualties"
said Capt. Moffet, Bismarck. "The
Philippine islands are not healthy for
soldiers, but do not consider that it IS
an unhealthy country"
The North Dakota regiment had TIE
lowest sick report of any regiment in
the islands all the time we we're there"
said MAJ. Pease, Wshpeton, the chief
surgeon. "They seemed determined to
preserve their health and it is almost
remarkable when you consider what
they have been through that they came
out OF it so we'll. The sea voyage has
been fine thing for them and while
there are number who will have to 60
the hospital their cases are not serious.
Dysentery troubled our men more than
any ything else. We had had two cases
CT small -pox but they recovered easily
"Practically every man in Company
Il gained from 10 to 20 pounds is the
best news l car send to the people of
Jamestown" said Lieut.. Gruschus.
"Ne have had an experience that was
trying at times, but We would not have
missed it for nything and now that We
are ut home again we are all happy. We
congratulate ourselves that so many OF
US were permitted to return to the only
country on earth"
"Company are all gaining fesh,"
said Lieutenant Slattery OF Wahpeton.
81 believe that there we're about thirty
North Dakota men who re-enllsted but
we left only two commissioned officers
there. One is Lieutenant Smith, form
erly 2eant-major who IS first lieut..
enant IN Bells regiment. Lieut.. Hill
dreth has received bis discharge, but
will remain in that country for time.
There are some privates who took dis
charges and will tour Japar. I would
not be surprised if part of the thirty I
men toned had that in mind rather than
enlistment"
I'VE lost one man by death on the
way home," said Lieut.. Osborne, the
adjutant of the regiment 1T WAS en-
tirely unexpected. He had spinal menin-
gifts and an sbcess behind the ear. He
was sick but three days. We have
been in at least forty engagements,
some OF them not important, Of course.
The enlisted men have always been
brave and behaved themselves excellent
ly."
The North Dakotsn who were taken
to the hospital are:
Lieutenant Bert Proctor, Co. H; Ser
eesnt John Mclean, Co. G; Corporal
William Logan, Co. D; Corporal Fred
Hsnsche, Co. B; Privstes Joseph Ad-
ans, Co. I; Joseph Wnrcer, Go. B; iona
Edick, Co. A; Fred j. Rohrer, Go. K:
Robert Donaldson, Co. II; Christian
Koslness, Go. G.; Corporal DeFoe, 90.
K, No serious cases.