The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12

! tutL OWL STATE. IneTe may not HAVE
been as many thousands as Den
yer will put forth but there was
just as strong a feeling shown last
night as will be exhibited in Colorado
! Thousands of persons went down to
| the Rio Grande Western depot to re-
| ceive the men who had chased Aguin-
aldo's black men over Philippine hills.
| The front platform was thronged with
men and women in a tumultuous and
struggling mass. For more than 100
! yards up and down the walk they
crowded and surged awaiting the arri-
val of the first section of the train and
some of them remained way into the
night to meet the third and fourth sec
tons.
Governor Wells with, his staff, con-
sisting of Colonel Clayton, Lieutenant
Colonies Nebeker and Bruback and
General John J. Cannon, General Pen
rose, Major r. w. Young, Major F. A.
Grant, Lieutenant Gibbs, Lieutenant
Smeltzer, Major Williams, Captain
Wedgewood, Mrs. Julia Taylor, Mrs. R.
w. Young and Mayor Clark.
Fruits and Flowers.
There were in addition President
Barnes of the city council, Mrs. Ritter
Mrs. Simon Bamberger. Miss Lucy Van
Colt and Miss Price, who had charge
of the vast quantity of fruit for distri-
button among the. soldiers. Mrs. Ritter
and Mrs. Bamberger were hard at work
covering the large baskets with flow
erS and evergreens. In each there were
peaches, pears, apples, bananas and
grapes with large watermelon filing
the center. The boys appreciated the
work of these ladies more than they
did the hurrah of the crowds and the
tunes of the band.
First Section Arrives.
The governor and his staff with 9TH
ers in authority stood waiting at the
north end of the depot platform as the
first section came in at SIS with the
general officers of the regiments and
companies A c and M. AS the train
pulled in Held's band burst forth with
Marching Through Georgia" The sol
diers were leaning out of the windows
and the platforms of the coaches were
crowded.
Three cheers for Colorado" cried out
Major Grant who had come down in
his uniform, and the cheering became
continual and uproarious.
Three cheers for Salt Lake" yelled
a soldier on the platform of the first
coach. The cheer was taken from car
to car and it burst afresh at every
coach.
AS the train stopped there was
wild, fierce scramble of the soldiers to
get off and the screening crowds to get
on the train. Governor Wells caught
Colonel Mccoy just leaving the rear
end of the Pullman, where the officers
Travelled. He fell into the arms of the
whole staff. Governor Wells did not
stand on ceremony; in the darkness he
introduced himself to the colonel and
then called up all those about him. The
colonel brought his wife forward and
she was introduced. Other officers and
their wives were introduced. There
were besides Colonel and Mrs. Mccoy,
Major L. ]. Kimball, Adjutant Sween-
ey, Captain Brooks, First Lieutenant
Means, and Second Lieutenant Bid
well of company C. Captain Dorten-
bach and wife, First Lieutenant Thorn
as and Second Lieutenant Teal and
wife of company a and Captain Spicer
and First Lieutenant Gowdy of COM
pany M.
OF the companies on the first section
A and belong at Pueblo and M at
Colorado Springs.
Scenes at the Depot.
While the officers had gone up town
and to the Salt Palace the soldiers of
section one had merry time about the
relatives. and many of them were in
troduced to Salt Lake people by those
with whom they were acquainted
There We're young ladies whose great
for and admiration of re-
turned fighters did not wait upon in
In an hour after the train
had stopped the cars were filed with
young women who were hearing bloody
battles fought over again.
The boys wandered up town. Some
of the street cars were loaded and
nearly all the hacks were called into
use. The first section of the train re-
NAMED until 9:45, and it pulled out as
Held's band played the STARS and
with vim.
But the waiting crowds did not be-
come impatient during the wait for the
second section, which came at 1875.
Second Section Arrives.
Held's band continued it's patriotic
tunes till the train came and during it's
stay until 1880. There was repetition
If the rush and the turmoil, but Gov
amor Wells had gone home so that
here was no reception of the officers
Major Cassius M. Moses WAS in charge
With the officers of three companies
which the section carried. They were