Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-24
GWEN GRAND WELCOME
Incidents of the Landing and Greet
ing of the Iowa Vol
unteers.
Speech of Gov. Shaw Giving Official
Welcome of the State-The
Parade.
Pathetic Scenes on Board the SEN
ator- Captain Of the Transport
Pays a Tribute.

40JS q A44UuIOs
San Francisco, Oct. 24.-The men of
the Fifty-tirst Iowa Volunteers slept
last night on American soil for the first
time in nearly twelve months Seven
hundred and seventy-three soldiers of
the regiment took up their quarters in
the big camp at the Presidio, being as
signed to the tents on the hillside over
looking the general hospital. There
they Will remain until they are mus
tered out and as civilians return 10
their eastern homes.
When the troops disembarked, as re-
ported yesterday, they formed what
many people remarked was the most
nealthful looking lot of soldiers yet
brought back from Manila not except
ing the Pennsylvania and Colorado
regiments
The twenty-five convalescing inva-
lided men bad been removed the day
before To the We'll equipped and com
Portable general hospital so that there
We're no sickly, lame or emaciated vet
Grams TO tell the silent story presented
lin the war-worn and over-fought Ne
braska troops, Who We're the most pa
thetic looking and at the same time
one of the piuckiest commands that
forced Filipinos TO flee from their
trenches.
Il was joyful landing upon the big
roof-covered army transport pier, and
it was followed by notably long delay
right there. Some one had slowed the
rifles near the bottom of the ship and
much baggage had to be moved before
the men could get their implements of
warfare With which TO make a soldierly
showing during the four-nlile march
through the city to the same old camp
that Iowa occupied year ago.
Two converging lines solid with i'm
patient friends stood for hours just
outside the narrow wharf gate to the
wharf and waited and peered in at the
pronienading volunteers, who Were
good naturedly compelled TO remain
back OF an imaginary dead line. lest
They stroll away and be engulfed in the
civilian throng and lost TO the com
naild fot the day.
Favored friends With previously pro-
eured passes and yellow badged mem
bers Of the Iowa delegation walked Sc
renely past the police and the watch
men on guard at the entrance TO the
Temporary resting place of the warriors
and their loved ones. Other persons at
tempted TO follow and We're put back
for orders from superiors made thes'
human watch dogs no Discrimination o
persons.
There we're some fearful womei
turned Away. and one who had come al
1.-The Way from Iowa to sec her nephew
made such Il determined stand that {
Irregular army officer passing within III,
| gate became Interested and Immediate
ily gave m order that brought the LITTLE
woman into the waiting arms of a tai
Eprva;e.
City girls Who had learned % love til,
4 Iowans during the days of soldering a
shoulder To shoulder in the front rank
Jon East street While men peered owe
ltheir heads and repeated the genera
luery WHAT'S keeping them?
4 n the long. roomy Warehouse vel
lceules Vi the day before were done al
iyer again ard by many OF the sam
f.fvllisns. They came prepared witt
3fvnicai t.alifornia greetings expresse
81 great baskets OF fresh cur flowers
t.l,sf.v- soiaier was Subjected Ia flora
4 ,l.,.oiatio,ls nntil his chest tigbtene
5f0nl The bunch Of stems tucked be
tween The buttons OF his blouse. an
l.senf. az rhefa tried Ia avoid the fiowe
l.lsf,lfs and me toi1ch of their dainty fin
l,s4rs
rlast after tNo ho,,.s, search tn
= hu,iad INNS ,yer. fot,na dteo in the mol
4 .f5,b4 chin and al ii 20 the comrnan
.se.,ll ~" ,vas given Headed pv COZ
jA,nof shaw inc procession began ii
,,,a,.e, II the Preside Aait Cen. n,
ars ~ iowa yas The only officer OF III
lsbvennor,s staff who was present. The
failolyea tha Iowa delegation in cal
,jaaas among whom we're Secretary
statA Dohson STATE Auditor Fran
A,,g,..,.,,,, stata e,1s.odian McG,arra,1s
aa,,tla,,,s,, ladies'
,rba Io,va y,lr,,esrs who we're ne,
a.. ,,,.e,sa,,taa an evcaIiant a,,naa
5,,es ana u,s,e given an ovation ;
,,,sy ,,,,nad INTO Market street ri
lstre.fs 1vare hacked with surgir
g,.a,,,d az bfn,anitv and wtth cheers
5vs,5ona sirens screaming and gun
fhoonine no volunteers we're accorde
ha.,,y walcome
San FRANCISCO has seen scores of reg
,,,a,ts - and from tha pbilinnin