Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-10
A ROYAL WELCOME
Given 9th Massachusetts on
Arrival at Boston.
Reviewed by Gov. WoIcott and Cheered
by Admitting Thousands.
The Several Companies Have Great 0vatiors
on Reaching Homes.

nj II.
last BODY of volunteer soldiery from
this state To return from active duty.
arrived home this afternoon. on the
United States TRANSPORT Meade and
was welcomed with an enthusiasm
which was simply unbounded.
The TRANSPORT Meade left Matanzas.
! AT 610 A NJ Tuesday. and her run
until She was DEVELOPED in a dense fog
| off cane COD. was exactly 3 DAYS. ~
| hours ana 50 minutes For fuzzy "a
| hours the home port was very near.
| but "a difficult WAS navigation that il
was no. this morning. before. th, yes
| SCI anchored at quarantine and the
! VOYAGE was al an md. After coming
! into Massachusetts bay TIN Meade
| came slowly towards Boston ight and.
| at l30 this morning. anchored off
| NantaSlf-t Ia await clearing weather
| Al daybrcak. INV vessel went tu quar-
antiue ana there awaited thu arrival
| az Dr DuruIu tn. l1rt's medical nrI-
rcr
| If yy1s u bpautjflI uoruin. ana the
| soldier bnys suv the familiar outlines
| uf Hoston undar IN. hest Of conditions
The Maade's Welcome from craft i'm
tho barbor was a merry on. and soon
The TRANSPORT was bedecked with
! color from stem To stern. As Pr
Durslh had ofedlctcd ne oih i'esl-
| lhehl WAS reported pS MdJ. Coss"el'
| the reglmental surgeon, as having
| clean Dill OF health, ana the formai-
| ties at quarantine were quickly at an
end. About the same time the police
| boat Guardian. Capt. Bragdon, arriV
| ed, having on board His EXcellency
| Gov. Wolcott. accompanied by Adit.
| Con Dalton Acting Assie+ant Omar
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amid interesting Incidents AZ the no
lice boat annroachad the transport and
| tba soldiers saw rho familiar tip,,ra of
| Gov. worcott and his officers cheers
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commander on board the Meade Off
GERS call was sounded and the gov
ernor as he came over the side. was
| received IN military style, the sth
| regiment band ana drum corps play
ing Hail to the chief, ana then
| Home Again From Foreign Shore. :
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| was locked. at noon.
| The Meade brought A officers and
1157 men from Matanzas the only ab-
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| Win summer uhoerciothes ana karkhl
| suits Tor the thermometer there ranged
| from l2o to ia degrees. Inc voyage
| up was a fair one, although rather
Hatteras. When off Savannah the first
1901 preezes were lelt ana the men
hanged their karkhi SUITS 1or the DARK
que uniforms. Inc rev patients IN ne
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