El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-16
Passed Through Ell Paso To-
day On His Way West.
RECEPTION IN The PLAZA.
He Is Welcomed By A Number OF Old
Friends, And By the McGinty Band
And A Crowd OF Two Thousand
PeOple.-A Short Address In the
Park.-The General Remembers
His Old Horse, That Died A Few
Months Ago.

| The G. 81 & 8. A. train arriving
here this afternoon brought to FL
Paso Major General w. r. Shafter and
his military staff.
Gen. Shafter is on his way from New
York to San Francisco to resume his
command of the department of Califor-
mia which b held prior to the late war
with Spain.
The general and his staff spent yes
terday IL San Antonio. where J.
N. SKATER, q brother of the general, re-
sides. The party consists of the gener-
al g daughter and her husband, Capt.
McKittrfck, Capt. Plummer, and Maj.
Noble, and Mr.. and Mrs J. N. Shafter.
General Shafter was we'll known In
and around Ell Psso not many years
ago. he commanded Fort Davis in
during the campaigns against the In
dams along the PecOs river. In those
days he was given the name of "Pecos
Bill" by which he is known to the
present day. ID E1H9 q I'D
There are several old negroes in
this city who fought under Shsfter
against the Indians. Among them
might be mentioned 'Rastus," the
col0red man who is we'll known all
over town.
Officers from Fort Bliss, Mayor
Judge Crosby, District
Attorney Dean and other citizens, who
we're we'll acquainted with Gen. Shat
ter years ago, will meet the train when
1t arrives this afternoon.
In regard to Gen. Shafter's military
prior to the Santiago campaign,
the San Antonio Light says:
General Shafter was lieutenant
Duncan In 1869. General Ord was in |
of the department. at tina
time. He was the commanding officer |
~ Fort Clark, Fort Duncan and Fort |
COncho, after being stationed at Fort |
It was In 1870 that he was |
II Fort Cencho, and in 1871 at Fort Nc
Ksvitt.
Several gentlemen went down to
Yslets on the G: H. 20 meet General
M :S9s '''S sp psanS ''n' zsea;
zach Of the Times and HERALD.
The Ell Pasoans were introduced by
J. N.'McKittrick. son-in-law of the gen.
raj, to the generals party.
The general when spoken to of the
I'D horse that the HERALD discovered
asst July spoke feelingly of the animal
md expressed regrets that the animal
rip.
AT the White Oaks crossing several
'Oung lads boarded the car and were
,iudly received by the general.
Among old friends who met him at the
epot we're Judge Falvey and District
Attorney Dean.
Mayor Magoff1n was at the depot as
vas the McGinty band and about two
thousand of Ell Paso citizens. The plat
orm was so blocked that the party
ould hardly get to the carriages and
'fter they did so they could not pro-
ICED through the dense crowd.
The party had intended driving
cross the river but the demand was SO {,
.reat to see and hear the general that
be HERALD representative proposed
o him reception at the plaza and the
was. accepted. The crowd
nth drew to the plaza where the gen.
raj after being introduced by Mayor
1agOffin made neat little address.
The party proceeded west on the re-
ular s. p. train. Capt. McKittrick is
Interested in cattle at Wilcox, and is
ell known there, although he makes
IL home at Bakersfield, Calf.