The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29

PITTsBURa, Aug. 2S.-The Tenth
Pennsylvania volunteers arrived at the
Fort Wayne station, III Allegheny City,
about 2 o'clock today. To welcome
them were the chief executive OF the
United States, a major general in the
United States army and the governors
of several states and other prominent
citizens, with thousands of friends and
admirers, who gathered from fennsyl.
yania and adjacent states to do them
honor.
About IL o'clock the presidents party
left the residence of Robert ri, cairn and
was driven to the Hotel SChenley,
where they met the reception committee
and the other guests, and all were
driven over the route of parade and
formed in line on Ridge avenue, Ale
gheny City.
1t took about an hour for the long
trains to deliver their loads of returnlD g
heroes, so that it was about 3 O'Clock
when the parade moved toward Schen-
ley park, PitUsOurg.
The parade led off with squad Of
mounted police, under command OF AS
sistant Superin endent Coulson.
Then came Chief Marshal Miller and
staff.
Following were the Grand Army OF
the Republic organizations escortlng
the president, the governor and staff.
Then followed carriages containing
the following persons:
First carriage-President William Nc
Kinley and hObert Pitcairn.
Second-General Wesley Merritt and
Mayor w. j. Diehl.
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and Adjutant General L. j. Stewart.
Seven carriages following will con-
tain members OF Governor Stones staff.
Eleventh-Colonel George Treadwell,
Governor Atkinson and Mayor j. q.
Wyman.
Twelfth-General Greene and Major
Schiffeln.
Thirteenth-Senator Boies Penrose,
Attorney General John p, Elkin and
Congressman Samuel Jack
r Fourteenth-Senator William Finn,
Congressman John Dalzell and w. Il.
Graham and Colonel George +. Huff of
Greensburg.
Fifteenth-George B. Cortelyou, Sec
retary to the president; DR.. RiXey, ply
sician to the president; Mr., Barnes,
guest of the president, and Max G. Les.
lie.
Sixteenth-Rev. Drs. Lucas, Boyle,
Nevin Woodside and S. Edward Young.
Carriages occupied by members of
the committee which escorted the regi-
ment from the Pacific coast.
Then came commissioned officers of
the national guard of Pennsylvania.
Then followed the First, Fourteenth
and Eighteenth regiments, N. G. F.,
acting as escort TO the Tenth regiment
80 ~as the Tenth regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Harnett was IN
the lead, slim, young, solulv.-.S 'ooA'
ing fellow.
Behind him was the graybearded sur
geon, Major Neff, who looked after the
health of the boys SO well, as their
faces and bearing Showed. With him
were the two assistant surgeons and
Chaplain Hunter, the "hghtlng chap
lain" who could both preach, tight,
forage and carry ammunition to the
boys on the firing line, also the boyish
looking AdJutant Scott, who was one OF
the youngest officers in the Philippines.
Then came the band of l6 pieces-the
famous "boilerworks which started
as fife and drum corps and had a few
pieces of brass added TO give it weight.
With them were the buglers, everyone
of whom has blown his war trumpet in
the face of the enemy.
Major CuUhbertson, who led the regi.
ment at the battle of Malate against the
Spaniards, was the saall fellow on
horseback who led the battalion. Major
Everhart Bierer, also small in stature,
was mounted at the head OF the second
battalion. He was severely wounded,
l.. fltrr IN, frnF
the effects of the Mauser bullet. Bar
nett, it will be remembered, was shot
also, his watch and Testament stopping
the bullet above his heart.
OF the company officers and men all
had been under fire, but it would be i'm
possible to distinguish them unless the
onlooker knows the companies. pne
tallest lieutenant in the regiment was
bIonde-haired Dick Coulter of Com
pany L, Greeusburg. He 1t was VINO
duplicated the feat OF the now famous
General Funston. There were monkeys
and dogs in the parade, and the Ia
nous deer, and these are the mascotf
the men brought nome with them.
Captain A. E. Hunt camp OF Service
Men of War and other organizations.
About 4:30 the president left the car
riage and mounted the reviewing stand
near Schenley park.
When the parade had passed he re
entered the carriage and was driven u
the music stand, where the exercises
were held.
John s. Duss' band started the jolli.
dCatlon with the popular and character
istic composition, 'Shot and Shell, de
scriptiye of the battle OF Manila. Th'