The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-23
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco, Sept 22-Back from
the campaign in Luzon came gallant
band of fighting men to-day on the
transport Zealandia. Those aboard in
cluded Companies d, e. G. H, X and
M of the 1st Montana volunteer in
fantry, 211 discharged soldiers of vari-
Gus commands, eight men of the hos
pital corps, two Filipino servants and AZ
of the Montana regiment are on the
transport Valencia, which left 16 hours
ahead of the Zealanda and is expected
to arrive to-day.
The men were greeted by a noisy wei
come as the transport steamed up the
soon surrounded the vessel Bands of
music played, the welcoming committee
went on board and there was joyful
demonstration.
The hardy men from Montana look
little like the emaciated, enfeebled in
Mia Aug. 10, nearly every one suffering
to some extent from sickness. The vio-
lence of a typhoon kept the transports
in Manila harbor several days after the
date set, but they finally set sail Aug.
% at 10 o'clock in the morning. The
typhoon was encountered the next day
out and the Valencia was passed. No
damage was done by heavy weather
and Nagasaki was made Aug. 80. An
chor was weighed Sept l and on the
Sd the transports We're in Yokohama.
The Valencia sailed on the following
day and on Sept. 5, 16 hours later, the
zealandia turned her prov home
ward
The start of the Valencia was not a
sufficient handicap, for she was passed
Sept. Is in fog, but those on the Zea-
landia recognized her whistle. The
steamers had marked out the same
course and sailed as near as possible in
the same track. Little of interest oc-
CURED on the voyage. Men improved
wonderfully in health. A short stop
made on the coast of Japan doing them
great good Few men suffered from
lack of ventilation, and 1T was made
apparent that the vessel should have
some arrangement for baking or roast
ing meat The men had nothing but
steamed food all the way over and the
bakery is too small to permit of baking
the full ration of bread.
Still there was little complaint One
death occurred on the voyage, James
Ashton, a corporal of companyE, 4th
infantry, discharged. He died Sept. 19
of pneumonia.
Among 339 men of the 1st Montana
regiment which returned on the Zeal
andia only one, A. S. Clem of company
d, is incapacitated from duty from
wounds. There are 20 men marked
quarters who are unable to do more
than be about, but they are suffering
from bowel trouble and an affliction
called "dobe ITCH" the latter being
caught from wearing garments washed
by Filipino women.
Boarded the Transport.
The Zealandia steamed into the har-
Dor about II o'clock and was taken on
order of Quarantine officer Kinyon to
Angel island She was soon passed by
the quarantine officer and tugs that
had been impatiently waiting near
We're allowed TO come alongside The
Montana visitors We're guests of Con-
gressman Kahn on the Governor Mark
ham. and when the transport was sight
ed were making a trip around the bay.
They at once headed for the Zealandia
and We're among the first ones on board.
The party included United States SEN
ator Thomas H. Carter, Governor r. B.
Smith, United States Senator T. Fl.
Porter, ex-Minister to Siam John Bar
rett, Ex-Governor j. E. Richards, Lieu
tenant Homer Richards, Captain VIII
liam II. Hill. E. n. Ederkin, W. H.
Winters, Thomas McTague, Colonel
John F. Firch. General Charles F. Eng
lish, General F. T. Stanford, ex-Mayor
w. A. Thompson, Captain Andrew
Jensen, E. B. Judd, ]. H. Durston. AL
bert Hawkins, w. II. Trowbridge, H. C.
Suitzer, j. H. Spencer, Adjutant Ben
Calkins, Lieutenant Sullivan, Lieuten-
ant Doyle, Hugh Daily, T. F. Courtney,
Colonel James t, Stanford and Julius
Kahn.