The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
@ v-n AN OVATION.
No Lack of Bnfhosissm ~ san Franrlse'
when the CoIorAdo Boys Landed.

Denver, Aug. 1s.-A special TO the
Republican from San Francisco Inst
night says:
Colorado captured San Fruucisco to-
day. All day cannon have. doomed,
firecrackers have popped and hags
waved In honor OF the homecoming or
the Colorado regiment. Pretty girls
with big bouquets, matroDs with fruit
and good things. stnlwart men WIN
hearty greetings. crowded and ran
races to be first to bestow their offer
ings on the sunburned men from the
, Rockies. 1t was q grent day. Tonight
the Colorado boys are all talking. not
only OF their being glad to be home
again. but OF the outpouring OF loyalty
shown by the CalIfornians.
There's only one word that can de-
scribe IT, said Governor Thomns. /.
magnificent-tbat's the word
And II was pretty sight nnd pret-
, ty noise, mud must be so classed even
by the CnIifornians themselves, who
have become somewhat accustomed 10
turning out and cheering the weary,
worn men home from the war.
The big white transport Warren
locked early-about 3 o'clock. 1t was
not Intended at first that the men
should land to day, hut about noon the
L
march through the city to the big Pre-
sidio reservation. three miles from the
wharf. At ! 30 the start WAS made. the
band OF the Third artillery OF regulars
md detachment from Battery Z,
same regiment. serving as honorary es-
cort.
Leading the way just behind the es-
eort band rode Governor Thomas on n
prnncing black horse Beside him was
Adjutant General Overmyer OF Colo
rado and Major Noble. First Infantry.
aide TO Major General Sheftcr. The
stalwart hero of Santiago was not feel
Ing well to-day and Major Noble acted
ms his representative In all the recep-
Hon ceremonies.
Close behind rode Colonel Mccoy and
Adjutnnt William ii. Sweeney. .Ir.
Then In trim marching order came the
men OF the lighting line. As the march
Ing column swung from the water
front into Market street. the big guns
mp town begnn to boom. and they kept
II up Mt Intervals NIL along the way
Wholesale stores stopped all business
and employees lined up at the curb and
waved flags at the passing warriors.
And how the cheers rang out for that
tattered SILK flag! Color Sergeant
Richard Holmes added ut least an inch
TO his six feet four ns he drew himself
up In pride for the colors he bore.
Cheers ran along the line, spasmode-
ally. but when the waiting crowds saw
that tattercd emblem of liberty. the
cheers became roar and everybody
was too honrse to voice a tiger.
by 3 O'Clock camp was reached, arms
We're stacked and ranks broken.
''Now we cap rest" said one of the
T. company boys.
MS just like getting 10 paradise"
chcerily remarked Chaplain David
Fleming
Just let the Republican say for me"
said Governor Thomas. as he stood
among the tents. "that the boys are
going TO he very comfortable here and
there need he no anxiety. But our
folks Mt home innst see 10 II that the
welcome given them equals the dem
Dnstratiun OF the Callfornlans. ] know
our folks are doing well. but they must
just hump themselves to outdo the
greeting we've had to-day"
The cnmping ground Is To the north
of the Lombard street entrance of The
l'PresIdio reservation. II IL on sand
and slopes TO the bay. The Golden
Gate. Mount Tnmnlpuis and Aicatraz
island are IN full view. At this season
about O'Clock and wrnp everything
In damp embrace until driven away by
the sun the next morning about 10.
But the Colorado men welcome the cool
mir. They have thick underclothing
Issued Just before leaving Manila. md
heavy blue shirts and ovcrcoats. so
there Will he none of the suffering that
the Oregon men at first experienced.
The tents are circular and pitched on
raised timber platforms. In the cen
Ter OF each Is n camp stove. Each
company has big house for kitchen
and mess room. These houses are
light and warm and were built re-
Gently, when the government became
tardily convinced that permanent ar
rangements for caring for the visiting
Troops Were needed At the Presidio.
Down the company streets the men
marched. and after breaking ranks,
proceeded TO make themselves at home.
slowing their belongings In the tents
assigned. But there were interrupt
tlons Every few minutes came
friends or relatives TO pick out George
or Harry or VIII, and carry him away
for hugs and kisses After dinner the
men We're given liberty and went
down to see the sights of the city.
To Captain Buckets of the Sixteenth
infantry has heen assigned the task of
mastering out the Colorado troops He
told Colonel Mccoy tonight that lie
counted on fully three weeks for this
work, which means that II Denver sees
the soldiers before September 10th II
will he because work here has beefi
expedited.