The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-31

Re-en1tsted for Service Against
the Insurgents Man Who Fired
the First Shot at FiIipinos on
Board the Hancock.
SAN FRANCISCO, July S0-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, completely destroyed
all the arrangements which had been
| made for a royal reception and an en-
thusiastic welcome to the fighting vol
| unteers returning crowned with their
laurels.
The Hancock dropped anchor in the
stream shortly before midnight last
night. The committees here from Ne
braska and Utah had given up all idea
of the vessels arriving earlier than this
morning, and had prepared to be up at
daylight today to greet the expected
ship. Tugs and launches had been char
tered, and Gov. Poynter 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 American soil. But they were
no reception committees af1oat at mid
night, and only one small delegation of
Nebraska people, headed by Judge Rob-
ert Ryan, of Lincoln, and c. o. Wheaton,
of the same city, accompanied the Gus
tom house officials and the correspond
ents on the race down the bay.
Quarantine regulations prevented even
this little band from getting nearer the
deck of the ship than the approach to
the gang plank.
The returning soldiers had no criticism
to offer their silent reception. They
cheered themselves hoarse at the sight
of the little fleet of launches and from
the decks of the transport shouted greet
ings and messages to the people on the
dancing craft below
FIRED FIRST SHOT.
Col. H. &. Mulford, of the Nebraskas.
who was in command, soon appeared at
the railing. BY his side stood VIM.
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
insurgents. 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 rout of the rebel army on the
night of Feb. f.
'I don't think you will see any of us
returning to Manila very soon" said Col.
Mulford, in response to a question. Just
one man in the entire regiment re-enlist-
ed. Only twenty-five remained in the
Philippines TO engage in business.
''The Nebraska men had as much rough
work in this war" continued Col MuF-
ford, ''as any regiment, volunteer or
regular. Our death roll in the Philip
pines from gunshot wounds, accidents
and disease is 62. 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.
1--WE have had pleasant trip con-
cluded Col. Mulford, and it has i'm
proved the men wonderfully Quite a
number of them will have to go to their
homes, but 1 am assured that every one
will soon be all right
GIVEN GREETING.
The first man to grasp the hand of a
returning Nebraska volunteer was Mr.
Wheaton, whose son, Burt Wheaton is
first lieutenant and adiutant of the reg
iment. The young officer was lowered
on the gang plank, and father and son
greeted each other with some difficulty
The quarantine officer does not board
ships between sunset and sunrise, and
there was nothing to do but wait for
the morning with what patience was pos
Sible.
The men on the Hancock numbered
1,1S6, and include the two Utah light bat
teries and six discharged men from the
Twenty-second regiment, U. S. A
Col Mulford, who is in command of the
Nebraska regiment, succeeded the late
Col Stotsenburg, killed in battle Lieut..
Col. Cotton, of the Nebraska regiment
remained at Manila, where he will en-
gage 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
Nagasak Among the officers of the
Nebraska regiment who were severely
wounded are Capt. HolFingsworth and
Lieut.. Wadsworth, who was on two diff
ferent occasions shot in the legs.
SICK LANDED.
AC an early hour today the quarantine
| officer of the port boarded the Hancock,
| and after a careful inspection gave the
vessel a clean bill of health. Soon after
| ward the sick and wounded were taken
| In ambulances to the hospital at the
| Presidio. 1t had been arranged that
| those of the men able to march should
be landed at noon and march to the
! Preside by way of the principal streets.
| As an attendant guard of honor six COM
| panies of the Second Oregon, with the
| regimental band, were detailed at the
| dock. 1t was found, however, that the
men could not conveniently be landed
| earlier than o'clock and that even then
| some of their paraphernalia and trophies
| of war which they desired to use in their
triumphaF march were deep down in the
| hold, and would not be available.
| Gov. Poynter, of Nebraska, made these
representations to Maj. Cen Shafter
and at the urgent request of the governor
| Gen. Shafter ordered that the landing
| of the Hancock's passengers be DELAYED
until Monday morning at 9 o'clock Ig-
norant of the amended arrangement
! thousands of San Franciscans in holiday
attire lined both sides of Market street
and Vaness, and waited for hours to
| shout a welcome to the returning SOL
diers. 1t was not until the Oregon COM
| panieS who had been ASSIGNED as an es-