Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-02
ARE SPEEDING HoMEwARD.
FIfty- First Iowa Mustered Out and
Depart for Home.

San Francisco. Nov. 2.-The Fifty
first regiment is homeward bound and.
barring accidents. should reach Council
Bluffs Monday morning.
Wednesday was busy day for the
Iowans. Early in the morning the camp
was astir and final preparations for de-
parture We're soon completed. Then
came the final mastering out Of the.
regiment. Each man was given his
discharge, paid off and left the camp
a civilian, after months of military
discipline.
The captains of the different COM
panies arranged a meeting point for
their men a the ferry building at D..
m. The men came into town on the
street cars as they received their dis
charges. They did not observe any reg
ular order. but boarded the cars in
knots of fifteen of twenty.
After making any desired purchases
they went to the ferry building and
crossed the bay to Oakland Mole, where
the three special trains We're awaiting
them on the boats and at the Oakland
pier they were given their transporta-
ton and checks calling for berths,
Each captain distributed tickets to
tanning free transportation at the ex-
pense of Iowa. Each section OF the
Itrain carried four companies.
All the companies are practically in
tact and parade at Council Bluffs
will embrace the entire regiment. The
first section is composed of eight
coaches and two baggage cars, the sec
| ond of seven coaches and two baggage
cars and the third of eight coaches and
| TWO baggage cars
| The two baggage cars attached to
leach section We're transformed into
| hrst-class diners and We're stored with
rood The quality of the latter seems
TO be first class, such delicacies as
grapes, apples, raisins. nuts, besides
plenty of Solid food, being on the menu.
4 rhe sleeping cars are the best which
could be obtained.
The fact that the men are no longer
under the control of the government
Vas emphasized by an unappreciable
difference between the quarters of the
Iofficers and nlen. All go back to Iowa
Jas equals.
The trains were scheduled to leave at
|3:25 and $50, but it was 3:55 before the
first special pulled out from Oakland
pier. The others followed at short in
terval.s.
The men were in a jovial humor The
/ certainty of speedy return home
frightened them wonderfully.
4 Neither Mss Della Weeks nor Capt
4 Burton, of Company b, returned with
/ the regiment. Capt. Burton expected
to leave with his company, and Wen
lto Oakland for that purpose. but wa:
compelled To return To San Francisco
to look after some misplaced baggage
He will take the morning train. anS
Z may overtake the regiment at Ogden
4 The crowd in the depot rose to it
fleet as the specials passed out an,
with raised hats gave three cheers TO
the Fifty-first. The men,, hanging from
the platforms and out of the windows
returned the compliment. The citizen
continued the demonstration until tn
trains bearing the Iowa fighters wer
lost in the clouds of dust.
/ In addition TO those already men
ltioned. the following remain here
lLieut. Cameo, Company X; Corp. Will
/, Iiams, of Company b; d. Remission. o
Company b; Z. Fresher, of Compan
/ H; w. Lewis, OF Company I; and +
lGlackmarer. OF Company A.