Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-09-08
ARE IN CAMP.
The North Dakota Boys Are Now
in Camp at the Preside at San
Francisco.
Brilliant Parade From the Transport
Grant Up Market Street
Today.
Ordere Were Received to Pack Up
and Fall Into Line at O'Clock this
Morning.

Minneapolis, Aug. 31.-A special to
the Minneapolis Tribune from it's staff
correspondent 1t San Francisco says:
The North Dakota volunteers are now
camped at The Preside, although
they will require some time to get
everything Strengthened out again.
With so many people forcing atten-
lions upon them they have no spare
time in which to put up tents
The parade from the transport up
OF the finest the city has seen. For
half an hour before the march COM
menced steam and fog whistles were
shrieking, and the streets for miles
We're densely crowded with friends
and interested spectators. The men
woke up early and were impatient at
the delay in getting them ashore. The
Grant had pulled into the dock during
the night but nth ing was unloaded
until late in the morning, and orders
to- form in line and so ashore were
not received until about 8 o'clock.
Then there was another wait of half
an hour but finally the word was
given and the din and enthusiasm Of
the thousands Of people was something
inspiring. Traffic on Market street
was suspended for over an hour, not
a street car or dray being allowed to
move.
The police deserve great credit for the
way in which the crowd was handled.
There was Il large delegation Of
mounted police at the head Of the line,
then the artillery from California with
a band.
Senators Hansbrough and McCum-
Der and Congressman Spalding occu-
pied the first carriage with Colonel
Peake, who organized the present
North Dakota regiment. The women
of the party had a wagonette and the
rest occupied the best livery outfits
to be found in the city Of San Franz
CISCO. Adjutant General Miller was
the only member of the North Dakota
delegation in uniform and he secured
a fine mount for the occasion.
The North Dakotans were the first
Of the returning soldiers to appear,
and then a great shout went up. The
boys are fayorites here and they kept
in perfect lines while marching. They
drew forth applauds from the tram
sients in the city who are not particu-
larly interested in any regiment. The
Idaho and Wyoming commands We're
in behind Dakota and then came the
escort, the California regiment, which
acquitted itself finely today, and of
course received a large share of the
home applauds. Every volunteer
was decked out with flowers, at least
one boquet in the rifle barrel. They
did not have any baggage to carry but
about every other man had some
thing strapped on to his back. One
man staggered under the weight of q
bass violin and another carried a bird
cage. There were two who would
not part with their pet monkeys, even
until they reached camp, but Adjt.
Osborne, who owns the star monkey
of the regiment, trusted the animal
to other hands. Along the sides. Of
the streets were the prettiest girls
San Francisco can muster, which
statement means a great deal. They
fairly staggered under a %profusion Of
flowers and as soon as they had seen
the parade took cars for camp where
there was floral showers. In addi-
ton to the shrek Of whistles, can
mons were booming, mortars We're
touched off and the officers made
themselves heard with difficulty
/. amidst much patriotism and enthusi-
assn. All the companies were
cheered to the limit. whats the mat
ter with Dakota?' whats the mat
ter with Idaho etc., was shouted all
along the line of march. There were
4 dozen ambulances in the ear of the
volunteers, but they carried few men,
and those who were there were aDle
to sit up.
It could be seen after the Dakotas
were out on the street where a good
look could be had at them, that they
have had a rather rough campaign,
and it has left it's mark on them all.
They cannot be said to be in bad con-
dition and there are few emaciated
forms among them but they lack
color and it will take some time for
them to regain their old time rugged
health. Some Of them will never be
strong again. There is certainly
nothing discouraging in this condition
of the parade was shrdlu shodilnrsh
though.
One Of the interested spectators OF
the parade was General Ovenshine in
whose brigade the North Dakota vol
unteers were most of the time. He
returned on the same boat with them,
and according to his own statement
he would ask nothing better than to
10 oesooio+od with tho North Dakota