Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
1.-THE FIGHTING TWENTIETH"
Kansas Soldiers who Served I'm tn Q
Philippines are Given Grand Re-
cepIion on Their Return TO Topeka. a.

Topeka, Kan, Nov 3.-Rcturning
warriors never received a more royal
welcome than that accorded Thursday
to the soldiers of kansas Famous
Fighting Twentieth" on its arrival
from San Francisco. Gen. Funston
came in for the lions share of attten-
tion shown to the officers and the "lit-
tie hero of Manila" was literally taken
Oft his feet by his admirers in their
eaeerncss to display their regard for
him. At every station cheering
crowds met the soldiers and greeted
them in un5tinted fashion.
Snow in the mountains delayed the
trains and it was afternoon before the
first reached Topeka. The three 9TH
er sections followed closely. the last
squad OF soldiers being landed short
lv before 4 o'clock.
So many thousand people were on
the platform and the railroad tracks
that the train had to fairly crawl into
the depot. Whistles screeched, can
non doomed, dozens of bands played
and the cheers were almost deafening.
From every window leaned soldiers
waving hats and yelling They leaped
from the car steps before the train
stopped and fell into the arms of
friends, who grasped and hugged them
as they passed them on to the eager
relatives and swecthearts. Fathers
and mothers pushed through the
crowd in frantic endeavor to find
"their boy" Many affecting scenes
were enacted.
Gen. and Mrs. Funston were in the
rear Pullman of the first section.
When the train came to a stop there
was rush to get to them and it took
half dozen strong men to keep the
people off the car platform. a woman
epied Mrs. Funston at a window and
pushed her baby up to be kissed by
| the generals wife. Mrs. Funston
complied promptly, and Immediately
dozens of mothers reached forward
with their babies to be kissed. Fun
ston was hardly off the car before he
was half dragged, half carried up
stairs into the dining room.
Solid blocks of people filed every
street leading to the depot and the
for its guests. It seemed as if the
whole state of Kansas had come to
town and it is estimated that 10000
outsiders were here. Tons of bunt-
ing had been used in decorating the
buildings, and electrical and other
decorations were used with Il lavish
! hand.
IT was after 4 o'clock when the pa
rade to the city began. A guard of
honor for the boys of the Twentieth
was the civil war veterans, members
of the National guard and many civic
! organizations. There were 81 bands
! in the parade, the performers num-
| berin@ nearly 1000 musicians. The
| entire parade line of over two miles
was u mass of cheering humanity.
| Gen. Funston, with his wife, rode in
| the carriage of honor, while Col. Met
| calf on Il white charger and Lieut.. Col.
Little on Il prancing black. took their
appointed stations at the head of the
regiment. All received ovations at
| every point along the line. At the
state house Chief Justice Doster, in n
brief speech, introduced Gen. j. X.
Hudson. who on behalf of the people
of Kansas presented the beautiful ST.
600 sword to Gen. Funston.
In short speech of acceptance Gen.
Funston said he predicted that in one
wears time the island of LuZon will be
as quiet as Massachusetts. II return
to MANILA sale he. 'and unless | get
sick or disabled. / will not return till
the war is over