The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
WELCOMED THEM HOME
A Great Demonstration for the
Pennsylvanians.
GREETED BY M'KINLEy
Whistles Shrieked and Cannon Doomed
in Honor of the Fighting Tenth.
Immense Crowds at
the Parade.

shrieking, flags waving and mighty
cheers from hundreds of thousands of
threats, the brave Tenth PENNSYLVANIA
volunteers were welcomed to-day after
more than year of gallant service in
the Philippines
The reception rendered the returning
soldiers will always be remembered in
TINS city as one of the greatest demon
STATIONS of patriotism that has ever
taken place in this country A fund of
$4,000 donated by the generous citizens
or Pittsburg and the surrounding towns
permitted the committee who had the
aHa1r in charge to make lavish prepara-
tlons Tor the homecoming, and nothing
was lett undone that would show the
| nghting tenth" how well their services
| Tor their country in a foreign land were
| appreciated by the residents of their
| native state. The only thing lacking
| TO make the day one of supreme happi-
ness was the absence of the brave and
weii-beloved Colonel Hawkins, who led
| the boys in all of their battles and
shared in all of their sufferings. bur he
| was denied the privilege of marching
| at their head when they returned home
to receive the plaudits of a grateful peo-
| pie.
The weather was threatening and
lowering clouds hung over the city, but
| long before the arrival of the trains
| carrying the troops, the clouds had dis
appeared and the sun was shining
brightly. The crowds that lined the
| streets along the route of the parade
from the parks in Allegheny to the re-
viewing stand in the park We're almost
beyond counting. Good judges estimate
| the number at not less than 100000.
| inh
| sides the fact that the soldiers. fresh
| from the scene of victory, We're 20 be in
| the parade, which in itself was a men,
| ora'ble sight, it was also known that
| President Mckinley, Mrs. Mckinley.
! Major General Merritt, Major General
! Francis V. Greene and other prominent
| military and state officers We're in the
| city. The arrangements which had
| been made for the parade could not
have been improved upon Although
the people from the surrounding coun-
ties began literally pouring" into the
| city soon after the dawn of day. the
| ponce mad made such preparation that
this influx did not create any throng so
as to interfere with the line of march.
From the point of starting in Allie
| gheny over 1000 officers enrolled for the
occasion from the different municipal
departments of the two cities, were To-
Gated along the line at certain intervals,
course of onlookers was kept well un-
| der control
| Rich Decorations.
The decorations of the streets and
buildings were overwhelmingly rich and
gorgeous, and the five miles over which
| the parade took place was practically
| an unbroken line OF flags. flowers, fes-
| toons and bunting. The reviewing
| stand, on which were President Nc
| K ink nd h c tot Sc Ill
Schenley park, was a magnificent work
| of art, composed of silk plush and
damask, all blended tastefully in the
colors Of the national emblem.
The reception of the Philippine heroes
began early in the morning at New
| Brighton, Pa, where a committee of
prominent Pennsylvanians welcomed
them as soon as they had crossed the
borders of the state.
After brief exercises and a hearty
breakfast, rendered by the citizens of
New Brighton, the regiment was rush
ed into Allegheny. The train came in
three sections and Immediately the, SOL
diers had disembarked the line of
march to Schenley park where the ex-
ercises were to be held, was taken up.
The parade moved in the following
order:
Mounted police.
Chief marshal.
General Charles P. Miller and staff
of National Guard officers.
| Carriages containing President Nc
Kinley, General Wesley Merritt. GEN
| eral Francis V. Greene, Colonel George
| Treadwell, representatives of Governor
| Roosevelt, Governor William A. Stone
and visiting senators, congressman and
other distinguished guests.
| Delegations from various Grand
| Army posts.
Provisional brigade of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania, composed of
| 1st, 18th and 18th regiments and bat
terry and under command of Cen
eral John A. Wiley.
| Tenth regiment Pennsylvania volun-
| teers, commanded by Lieutenant Col
| onel James e. Barnett.
Service men of the Spanish war. COM
manded by Colonel S. w. Hay.
Reception committee in carriages.
1t was o'clock when the column
| reached Schenley park. After review
ing the parade, President Mckinley
| proceeded TO the music pavilion, where
the exercises were held. thousands
were unable to secure standing room.
After music by the Economy band,
Major Lee Smith called the meeting to
order and Rev. ]. j. Doyle, d. D.. de-
| livered the invocation. Governor Will
| lam A. Stone was then introduced as
chairman of the meeting and delivered
an address of welcome in behalf or the
| state, in which he said:
Welcomed by Stone.
You return to a land overlooking
with prosperity which is nowhere great
er than right here in your own homes
| and this condition is due to the cour-
| age and wise craftsmanship of Will
lam Mckinley, who is here to honor
| and welcome you. Your services in the
Philippines grew out of war which
was not waged to acquire territory,
| hut ha
a downtrodden people. The war was
attended throughout by, such humane
action on the part of this country as
to win the praise Of the world. There
is no nation on the globe that does not
justify our action. SPANS oppression
of Cuba had instilled such a sentiment
of sympathy into our minds that we
could no longer refuse aid. The result
of the war has left problems with
which we must deal in the future. We
much prefer to see the countries govern
| themselves, but we must not forget
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