The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-31
NEBRASKANS ARRIVE
The Men Who Did the First Fight
- ing Against Filipinos. "a
ONLY ONE SOLDIER RE-ENLIsTED,

ana IWenuy-HVe lore Remained IN
the Philippines to Engage In Bust
ness-UntImeIy Arrival at San Franz
cisco Interferes With Reception. a
a San Francisco, July 31.-The un-
timely arrival of the United States
. transport Hancock, having on board
the Nebraska regiment and two bat
teries of the Utah artillery, completely
0 destroyed all the arrangements which
: had been made for q royal reception
r and an enthusiastic. welcome to the
hghtlng volunteers returning crowned
with their laurels. The Hancock
, dropped anchor in the stream shortly
before Saturday midnight. Governor
Poynter and the committees here from
Nebraska and Utah were obliged to
wait until after the quarantine inspec-
tion today before they could 60 on
board and welcome the men. Quaran-
tine and customs regulations prevent
ed even this little band from getting
nearer the deck of the ship than the
approach to the gangplank. The re-
turning soldiers have no criticism to
offer on their quiet reception. They
cheered themselves hoarse at the sight
| - tAS iit'iS HCCI vi IuuHSHcS duu lTOlH
the decks of the transport shouted
greetings and messages to the people
on the craft below
Colonel Fl. B. Mulford, of the Me-
braskans, who is in command, soon
appeared at the railing. By his side
stood William Grazen, Of Company d, z
the sentinel of the Nebraska regiment
who fired the first shot in answer to
shots from the Filipinos which started
the war with the insurgents. He kill \
ed the first Filipino who died by an
American bullet and it was this shot
which was the signal for the advance
of the entire American line and the
great rout of the rebel army on the
night of Feb. 4. r
Il don't think you will see any Of us
returning to Manila very soon," said
Colonel Mulford, in response to a ques-
ton. Just one man in the entire regi-
ment re-enisted Only 25 remained in s
the Philippines to engage in business.
"The Nebraskans had as much work
in this war; continued Colonel Null
ford, "as any regiment, volunteer or
regular. Our death roll in the Philip
pines from gunshot wounds, accidents
and disease is 81. Including the sick
and wounded who are recovering we
dropped all told 204 men. On the Han
cock are more than hundred wound-
ed soldiers. The entire regiment is
glad to know that it is to be mustered
out in San Francisco We have had a
pleasant trip" concluded Colonel Null
ford, land 1t has improved the men
Quite number of them
will have to go to their homes, but IA
am assured that every one will soon
be all right"
The men on the Hancock numbered
l,l36 and include the two Utah light
batteries and six discharged men from
he Twenty second regiment, U. S. A.
Lieutenant Colonel Cotton, of the
Nebraska regiment, remained at Man
la, where he will engage in banking.
Only one man died on the Hancock
ince she left Manila. He was Private
Walph, of Battery A, Utah
rtillery, who died of typhoid fever at
lagaski. Among the officers of the
Nebraska regiment who were severely
are Captain Hollingswerth
md Lieutenant Wadsworth The lat 4.
er was on two different occasions shot
n the legs.
AT al early HOur yesterday the
officer of the port boarded
he Hancock and after a careful In
pecton gave the vessel a clean bill
{ health. Soon afterward the sick and
rounded were taken in ambulances to
he hospital at the Presidio. v
General Shafter ordered that tho
anding of the Hancock's passengers
e delayed until today as the soldiers
ould not get ready for their parade ri
esterday. Ignorant of the amended
thousands of San Fran
scoans in holiday attire lined both IA
des of Market street and Vanness,
nd waited for hours to shout a well y
'me to the returning soldiers. 1t was
ot until the Oregon companies who
ad been assigned as an escort, a
arched back alone that the waiting
owd understood that they must bot
e up their enthusiasm for 20 hours
niger. When the returning heroes
arched to the camp today the recep-
on accorded them was wildly en-
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