The record-union., 1899-07-31
Have Not Yet Been Landed From
the Transport Hancock.
The Quarantine Regulations Prevented
Their Decentralization Yesterday.
Thousands Of People Were on the
Streets at San Francisco Yes
terday to Do Honor to the Re-
turning Heroes, But Were Dis
appointed.


appointed.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3O.-The I'M
timely arrival of the United States
| transport Hancock, having on board the
| Nebraska Regiment and two batteries
of the Utah Artillery, completely de-
stroyed all the arrangements which
had been made for a royal reception
and an enthusiastic welcome to the
fighting volunteers returning crowned
with their laurels.
The Hancock dropped anchor in
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 dawn to-day to greet the ex-
pected ship. Tugs and launches had
been chartered, and Governor 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 American soil.
But there were no reception commit
tees afloat at midnight, and only one
small delegation of Nebraska people,
|
coin and c. o. Wheaton of the same
city, accompanied the custom house
officials and the correspondents on the
race down the bay
Quarantine and customs regulations
prevented even this little band from
getting nearer the deck of the ship
than the approach to the gang plank.
The returning soldiers, however, had
no criticism to offer at their silent re-
ceptions. They cheered themselves
! hoarse at sight of the little fleet OF
launches, and shouted greetings and
messages to the people on the dancing
craft below.
Colonel H. B. Milford of the Ne
braskas, who is in command, soon ap-
peared 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 insurgents. He killed
the first Filipino who died by an Amer
lean buffet. and it was his shot which
was the general signal for the advance
of the entire American line and the
great route of the rebel army on the
night of the 4th of February,
Il don't think you'll see any of us
returning to Manila very soon,'' said
! Colonel Milford, in response to a ques-
ton. Just one man in the entire reg
iment re-enlisted. Only twenty five
remained in the Philippines to engage
in business.
THE Nebraskans had as much rough
work in this war;" continued Colonel
Mulford, las any regiment, volunteer
or regular. Our death roll in the Phil
Ippines from gunshot wounds, acct
dents and disease is sixty-two. Includ
ing the sick and wounded who are re-
covering we dropped, all told, 204 men.
On the Hancock are more than 100
wounded soldiers.
The entire regiment is glad to know
that 1T is to be mustered out in San
FRANCISCO. We have had a pleasant
| trip" continued Colonel milford, land
it has improved the men wonderfully
! quite a number of them will have to
! go to the hospital but l am assured
that every one will soon be all right"
The first man to grasp the hand OF
a returning Nebraskan volunteer was
| Mr.. Wheaton, whose son, Burt Whea-
ton, is First Lieutenant and Adjutant
OF the regiment. The young officer was
! lowered on the gangplank, and father
and son greeted each other with some
difficulty
! The quarantine officer does not board
incoming ships between sunset and
sunrise, and there was nothing to do
but to wait for the morning with what
patience was possible
| The men on the Hancock numbor
1,136, 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.
succeeded the late Colonel Stotzenberg
killed in battle.
In command OF the Utah batteries is
Major Grant. Captain Wedgewooj
leads Battery A and Captain Critchlow
commands Battery B, but Captain
Critchlow is on the sick list, being i'll
with dysentery. When the Utah Ar
tillery sailed from San Francisco Ma
jor Young was at the head of it. He
was appointed Chief Justice of the
Philippines, and of course resigned his
command. Judge Young is now on his
way to the United States on one of the
regular liners for short visit home
Lieutenant Colonel Cotton of the Ne
where he will engage in banking.
Only one man died on the Hancock
after she left Manila He was Private
Richard Ralph 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 The for
mer was hit in the leg and Lieutenant
| Wadsworth was on two different oc-
casions shot in the legs. Corporal Will
liams of Battery A of the Utah Light
Artillery was left behind at Nagasaki
to recuperate from serious attack of
dysentery. He was taken ashore and
placed in the Marine Hospital at that
! place.
The following men of the Utah Ar
tillery remained behind at Manila:
Battery A-John A. Tillson, Henry
Meyer, F. c. Peters, L. p Hanson
Frank p Shelly, John P. Rogers and
August 1. Ritcher.
Battery B-P. iB. Frederickson, Geo
Brantham, Elmer Johnson, Sergeant
ST Morris, Charles Asplund, Thomas
Thornbery, George Simmons, Charles
IT Eoy Thomas Schull w q Rrana-