Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
ARESAFE ON
NATIVE SOIL
Six Companies of the Montana Vol
unteers rlarched to the Pre-
sidio This forming.
THEIR WELCOME ENTHUSIASTIC
Thousands of People Cheered Them and the
Fair Sex Pelted Them With Flowers--They
Were Reviewed by Gen. Shafter--Dakota
Boys Gave Them Banqueton Their Arrival
at Their Quarters Colonel kessler is Proud
of the Regiment Other Officers Give
Their Views of the Stuation-.Otis is a Fine
General.
Special to the Inter Mountain,

Special to the Inter Mountain
San Francisco Sept. 23.-The men of
J Montana are again on native soil. The
transport Zealandia docked at Folsom
street at O'Clock this morning and Com
panies d, G. X, NJ, e and H went intd
camp at the Preside.
Only one Butte company was on the
officers and men. All are looking we'll
and gained weight on the trip.
| General Lawton said to the men before
leaving that he never parted With troops
| with so much reluctance.
An Anaconda company has cannon
from the Manila Notifications. The cam
non given to the state by the govern
ment is also on board; likewise two Fill
pno boys. one only eight years old as
mascots.
All the boys are glad to have gone to
war to serve their country. Some favor
retention of the islands, some do not,
while others wish the matter left to con-
! gress to settle. No bitterness against
Otis is expressed.
When the greetings were over vast
quantity of beer and sandwiches were
distributed among the men amid cheers
for Montana and her citizens.
What pleased the soldiers most was
1000 copies of the Inter Mountain of
the programme showing what a glorious
. reception awaits them a t home. They are
unanimous in promising TO go home in a
body and proud that their valor and pat
riotisn has been SO much appreciated by
the home guard
! AS the Valencia, with the remainder of
; the regiment, had not been sighted at
midnight it was decided not to hold the
men ON the Zealandia any longer, but to
get them into camp as soon as possible
And the men expressed their apprecia-
ton of this decision by cheers loud and
long In fact cheering seems to be about
the only thing the big Montanians have
done since they entered the Golden Gate
yesterday.
They We're naturally disappointed at
not going ashore Immediately upon being
released from quarantine, but experience
has taught the army authorities here the
necessity of taking every precaution
against the severe winds and fogs of San
Francisco. The men after their long SER
vice in the Philippines are naturally
weakened. Besides. they come here in
their thinnest clothing. and khaki uni
forms and open work underwear are not
calculated to shield these men from
pneumonia and kindred Affections. In
consequence the men are detained on
board until they can get out their heav-
lest uniforms. underwear and overcoats
and by the time they get into camp they
are rateful for the foresight.
But time did not hang heavily on the
Zealandia last night and there was little
or no sleep 10 speak Of The governor
and staff and the delegation of Montana
citizens remained on board until late in
the afternoon and a large number of
them, including many ladies, dined on
the transport and spent the evening on
board. A few officers We're granted per-
mission to come ashore but the majority
did not land until they marched off the
ship at the dock this morning.
Breakfast call was sounded unusually
early. but every man was waiting for it.
Rifles and accoutrements had already
been polished and brushed, the men in
dark brown heavy canvass trousers, blue
wOOlen shirts and the old familiar slouch
hats bolted their coffee and condiments.