Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-07
Incidents of the Return.

1t was exactly two months ago that the
regiment left Manila for the return home.
but 1T Is believed that every one who de-
sired 1t found something to eat.
The boys say they all gained from twenty,
to forty pounds since leaving Manila and
their looks support the statement
The cars on the Rock Island containing
the delegations from Stuart and Guthrie
Center were elaborately decorated.
Bates Girl band from Villisca made
quite showing in the parade. The young
women wore natty uniforms of green.
Henry Webb of Company * and G. w.
Dow of Company G came in on the first
section. They are colored men and COM
pany cooks.
The delegations from the various towns
all wore conspicuous streamcrs Of colorcd
ribbons bearing ;. the legend welcome,
The members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and Womans Relief corps served
refreshments in their hall on Broadway to
lilies.
The soldiers were wearing their uniforms
that they went to San Francisco in. not
fresh.
A striking feature of the parade was
Fire Chief ,liL Bates buggy; in which was a
1t received perfect ovation along the
line of march
Dewey and Bob" two dogs that the
came home with the third section The
dogs served all through the campaign.
They are the property of Company NJ of
Red Oak
in the parade with its apparatus hand
somely decorated. The firemen rendered
valuable assistance in decorating the tall
buildings and in otherwise assisting the
committee on decorations
Major Duggan of the First battalion was
the center of an interested throng at the
wounded at the battle of Pulilan on April
A. but is quite recovered He made a fine
record for bravery in the field.
The gayest uniformed band was the
posed of colored musicians. They We're ar
rayed in blue and gold regimentals with
white astrakhan fur BUSHES and plumes:
well.
Private Nate Hodges of Company D.
Knoxville, did not learn of the death of
until he reached Council Bluffs. The intel
ligence came in the midst of his rejoicing
over his return home and proved an almost
unbearable shock.
sortment of camp songs which they are
singing to the amusement of their friends.
They We're COMPOSED ON to fit particular stu,
known tunes Some of them are lively and
exceedingly well written.
Nest Of IT the bnr brought with them
Duggans was dimnutive Japanese
poodle. unlike anything of the canine va
riety known in this country. A number
of the. men brought poodles from Japan,
but all but two have died on the way.
Colonel c. G. Saunders and State Treas
urer Herriott and Frank Armstrong of Des
Moines, who went to Lincoln Sunday even
ing, came in with the first section. Free
man Reed and the other members of the
committee waited in Lincoln for the third
section and came in with Company L.
Superintendent Rothert had all the pupils
from the Institute for the Deaf down town
to witness the people and take part in
the festivities Each had a flag, which
he or she waved with the greatest enthu-
siasm To keep the pupils in touch with
the prevailing spirit of patriotism Superin-
tendent Rothert had the main building of
the institute decorated
AS the train bearing the first section ap-
preached the bridge the men hailed the
sight of the Iowa shore with irrenressible
joy and enthusiasm. They shouted fare
well to Nebraska as they had shouted
farewell to each state they had travelled
through. Along the line of the Rock Is
land In Kansas and Nebraska they We're
several times greeted by crowds at the
depots