The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-01
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
The Regiment DISSEMINATING
Today at San Francisco.
FOREsTALLED THE NAVAL PARADE.

OQay at San francisco.
HORESTALLED THE NAVAL PARADE.
The Hancock Gets Clean Dill and the
Sick aud Wounded Are Taken to the
& PresidlO Hospital-Enough of Soltlier-
lng-xmpatient San Franciscans.
San Francisco, July 31.-The un-
timely arrival of the United States trans.
port Hancock, having on board the Ne
braska regiment and two batteries Of the
Utah artillery, completed destroyed all
the arrangements which had been made
Tor royal reception and an enthusiastic
welcome to the fighting volunteers re-
turning crowned with their laurels.
The Hancock dropped anchor in the
stream shortly before midnight Satur-
day. The committees here from Ne
braska and Utah had given up all idea
Of the vessel arriving earlier than Sun
day and had prepared to be up at dawn
to greet the expected ship Tugs and
launches had been chartered and Gov
ernor POINTER Of Nebraska had planned
with all care and detail to be the first
man aboard the Hancock and welcome
the heroes from his state back to Amer
lean soil. But there was no reception
committees afloat at midnight, and only
one small delegation of Nebraska peo-
pie, headed by Judge Robert Ryan Of
Lincoln and G. o. Whedon of the same
city, accompanied the customs house Of
dcials and the correspondents on the
race down the bay. Quarantine and
Qstons regulations prevented even this
little band from getting nearer the deck
Of the ship than the approach to the
gang plank.
The returning soldiers have no criti-
cism to offer for their silent reception.
They cheered themselves hoarse at sight
Of the little feet Of launches and from
the decks of the transport shouted greet
ings and messages to the people on the
dancing craft below. Colonel H. B.
milford Of the Nebraskans, who is in
command, soon appeared at the railing.
By his side stood William Grazen of
company d, the sentinel Of the Nebraska
regiment who fired the first shot in
answer to shots from the Filipinos
which started the war with the insurg-
ents. He killed the first Filipino who
died by an American bullet, and it was
this shot which was the signal for the
advance of the entire American line and
the great rout of the rebel army on the
night of Feb. 4.
Enough of the Philippines.
II don't think you will see any of us
returning to Manila very soon,'' said
Colonel milford, i'll response to ques-
ton. "Just one man in the entire regi-
ment re-enlisted. Only % remained in
the Philippines to engage in business.
The Nebraska has had as much rough
: work N this war;" continued Colonel
Milford, ''as any regiment, volunteer
or regular. Our death roll in the Phil
ippines from gunshot wounds, accidents
and disease is 50. Including the sick
and wounded who are recovering, we
dropped, all told, 204 men. On the
Hancock are more than 100 wounded
soldiers. The entire regiment is glad to
know that it is to be mustered out in
San Francisco. We have had pleas
ant trip" concluded Colonel Milford,
sand it has improved the men wonder
fully. Quite a number of them will
have to go to their homes, but am as
sured that every one will soon be all
right
The first man to grasp the hand of a
returning Nebraska volunteer. was Mr.
Z Whedon, whose son, Burt Whedon, is
first lieutenant and adjutant of the
regiment. The young officer was low
cred on the gang plank and father and
son greeted each other with some diff
Guilty. The quarantine officer does not
board incoming ships between sunset
and sunrise, and there was nothing to
do but wait for the morning with what
patience was possible.
The men on the Hancock numbered
1876 and include the two Utah light
batteries and six discharged men from
the Twenty second regiment, U. S. A.
Colonel milford, who is in command of
the Nebraska regiment, succeeded the
late Colonel Stotsenburg, killed in bat
tie. Lieutenant Colonel Cotton of the
Nebraska regiment remained at Manila,
where he will engage in banking.
Only one man died on the Hancock
after she left Manila. He was Private
Richard Walph of battery A, Utah ar
tillery, and he died of typhoid fever at
Nagasaki. Among the officers of the
Nebraska regiment who were severely
wounded are Captain Hollingsworth,
and Lieutenant Wadsworth was Oh two
different occasions shot in the legs.
Clear Bill Of Health.
At an early hour yesterday the quar-
antine officer of the port boarded the
Hancock, and after careful inspection,
gave the vessel clean bill of health.
Soon afterward the sick and wounded
were taken in ambulances to the hospi-
tai at the Presidio. 1t had been ar
ranged that those Of the men able to
march should be landed at noon and
march to the Preside by way Of the