Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-11-09
FIFTY-FIRST AT HOME.
WARMLY WELCOMED ON ARRIVAL
AT COUNCIL BLUFFS,
Twenty-Five Thousand People From Outside Towns Partic>
ipate in Welcome-Bands Galore-Shaw,
White and Others Make Addresses

Council BLUFFS, November g.
Twenty-Five thousand people from all
over Iowa Joined the people of Council
Bluffs today in welcoming back to
Hawkeyedom the Fffty-first Iowa vol
unteers. 1t was a great day in this
town. On Sunday the excursion trains
began to pour their hundreds OF coach
loads of people into the city. The Bur-
lington system brought in over 10000
people on special trains, and while it
was by a long lead at the top of the
list, yet the other lines contributed inn
mense throngs. Sunday afternoon it
became evident that the town was
stalled. The people couldn't be fed, to
say nothing of housing them. The
court house and city hall were convert
ed into bed houses; thousands went
over to Omaha for the night. This
morning they were on hand early, but
not early enough to see the trains come
into the Rock Island station with the
soldiers. Comparatively few were at
the depot when the train was sighted
coming across the Missouri river
bridge. AS soon as possible the signal
was given, and the whistles of the city
were turned loose, in shrieking chorus.
But the citizens and visitors had taken
too many liberties the evening prevl-
Gus with the sanctity Of the Sabbath.
Even In Council Bluffs Sunday is sup
posed to be more quiet than any other
day of the week. But this was an ex-
ception. The people turned night into
day, promenaded the streets, sat in the
parks to listen to the music of score,
more or less, of bands, argued and wor-
ried about the question of sleeping
quarters. and otherwise had a real good
time till early morning. The strain was
too severe, and the town and it's guests
were ringing for ice water or just be-
ginning to get well down to sleep when
the whistles began blowing. So 1t hap
pened that, with $4,000 people waiting
to receive them, there were only few
hundred in the neighborhood Of the de-
pot when the trains came in. But the
town soon awakened, and by the time
the troops could be formed and march,
ed up town, the streets were thronged.
The first train came in at 1880 and the
second an hour later.
The Parade From the Depot.
Everything had been arranged to
make the parade a great affair. There
were about thirty bands in the town;
the police, fire department and all the
civic organizations of the town were
pressed into the parade: then there
were numerous delegations from towns
all over Iowa, wearing badges indi-
eating their respective postoffice ad-
dresses. 1t was great cavalcade, but
III OIc respect the local commit
tee had erred. 1t forgot to make de-
tailed arrangements with the regimen
tai officers for the part the soldiers
should take in the parade. AS soon as
the boys got into the town they climbed
out Of the cars and proceeded to enjoy
themselves. Their legs needed stretch
ing. and some Of them were dry. The
efforts made later to form them and
secure something like the complete
strength of each company for the pa
rade was difficult. and the result was
that comparatively few Of the soldiers
were actually in the line of parade. The
parade, however, was a great success.
Never were so many bands in single
procession in Iowa. The long line took
about forty minutes to pass a given
point. 1t marched all through the CEN
trail district of the town and finally to
BaylesS park, the order being as fol-
lows:
FIRST DIVISION
Chief of Police and Aide.
Platoon of Eight Mounted Police.
Platoon Of Eight Mounted Marshals
.Agnew Band Of Creston-4o Pieces.
partment Iowa. G. A. r.; Chief
Marshal Major John F. Lacy:
Assistant Chief Marshal
]. ]. Steadman.
Council Bluffs Fire Department
Bedford Bands Pieces.
Red Oak Fire Department.
Avoca Bands Pieces.
Governor and President of the Day in
Carriages with Mayor and Chair
man Reception Committee.
Governors Staff. Mounted.
Lake City Band-S5 Pieces.
Speakers in Carriages. with, Chairman
Speakers Committee and Chair
man Invitation Committee.
Newton Bands Pieces.
Department Commander G. A. r. in Car
Howard, Past National Commander
G. A r. Major c. +. Clarkson
and Chairman Military
Carriages Containing State Officers and
Distinguished Guests and Men,
bers of General Executive
Committee.
SECOND DIVISION.
Captain Geo; M. Parker, Commanding.
Atlantic Band-35 Pieces.
Three Mounted Marshals.
High School Cadets.
Anita Band-30 Pieces.
High School ex-Cadets.
Knoxville Band--30 Pieces.
Uniformed Rank Modern Woodmen.
THIRD DIVISION.
Colonel J. F. McNeal, Commanding.
Washington Band-30 Pieces.
Three Mounted Marshals.
Delegations from LoyelandL West Side
Denison. Dunlap. Woodbine, Logan.
Missouri rpSI1ar TsIIeyo GTsseeP Moda xs
with any other Delegations
on the Line Of the, c. &
N. w. Railroad.
Harlan Bands Pieces.
Delegations from Hamburg. Nebraska
CITY and towns on the Kansas City
ST. Joseph & Council Bluffs
Railroad.
FOURTH DIVISION.
G. II. Castle, Commanding.
Guthrie Center Bands Pieces.
Three Mounted Marshals.
Shenandoah Bands Pieces.
Delegations from Silver City. Bartlett.
Thurman, Blanchard, Shenandoah
nd o.,
st. l. Railroad.
Brooks Band-20 Pieces.
Nodaway Band-2o Pieces.
peIesations from Defiance, Earring. Pana-
ma Manila and other towns on the
Sidney Band-9O Pieces.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Major A. Wilson. Commanding.
Glenwood Band- % Pieces.
ksa Oak Eot Hisca
ciarinda, Randolph. Nodaway.
Brooks, Sidney. Essex, Mace
Corning Band-30 Pieces.
Randolph Band-2o Pieces.
Corning. Prescott, Creston,, Bedford. AZ
tom 1;ill es snS other towns on the
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Colonel e. A. Consigney. Commanding.
cs setfsrsos n saaaS piee sssS.
Avoca. Harlan, Des Moines. Adair. AT
iantic. Anita, Extra, Griswold. Lewis
Walnut Shelby, y, Min ntsn. , Under
on the Chicago. Rock Island
Silver City Drum Corpse Pieces
Abe Lincoln Post, G. 4. r., and all visit.
ing Posts OF the Department of
Iowa and Nebraska.