Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
WITH WILD ACCLAIM
NORTH DAKOTA HEROES WE'RE
GREETED AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Their Welcome Could not Have Keen
Warmer Had They Been Resi-
North Dakota People on Hand to
bid the Boys welcome-yeterans
Loaded Down with Flowers I'm
til the Regiment Looked Like n
Walking Flower Garden.

San Francisco, Sept. .. North Da-
kota soldiers are again on American
soil. Yesterday morning at 9:30
o'clock they disembarked from the
transport Grant and marched through
the principal streets of the city TO the
Preside amid scenes of the widest en-
thusiasm. The welcome given the re-
turning veterans of the Philippine war
could hardly have been more warmly
received had they been residents of
this city, and eyes %glistened with pride
as with steady step and in perfest
alignment they moved up Market
street. the cynosure of thousands Of
eyes.
Precisely at 2 O'clock yesterday
morning the transport hoisted anchor
and made its way to the Folsom street
wharf, where preparations had been
made 10 receive it. Reyeille was
sounded ut 8 O'Clock, but it needed no
bugle to awaken the soldiers. all OF
whom were anxious to set foot once
more On their native land. The North
Dakota delegation was astir as early
as the soldiers, and nothing that could
be thought of that would tend to show
the esteem in which their soldiers are
held al home was left undone. On
Wednesday they sent ~luncheons and
boxes Of fruit aboard the Grant; yes
terday morning 1t was flowers. Every
man had two butonnaires, one OF
which he wore in his coat, while the
other protruded from the muzzle OF
the Springfield which he carried
through many hard-fought battles.
Not a few soldiers had been made The
recipients of huge bouquets, which
they fastened in their belts. So pro-
fuse were the floral decorations that
the regiment presented the appearance
OF an animated flower garden as 1t
came down the gang plank, and TOOK
Its stand at the head of the line, the
place to witch ii was entitled by virtue
of it's seniority. The streets were
packed to ~suffocation an hour before
It was time for the column to start.
Market street for two miles was a
great mass of humanity. Every car
on each Of the numerous street ear
lines that converge into Market from
all directions was loaded to its utmost
capacity. and sidewalks were crowded
with pedestrians hurrying down, anx-
ious to obtain someI point OF vantage
from which to view the, spectacle.
Every window along the route OF
march was black with spectators. and
the big buildings resembled enormous
beehiyes. the openings of which We're
filled with enthusiastic citizens. who
waved flags frantically and cheered
themselves hoarse.
Wednesday afternoon was a busy
time for the soldiers. All the after
noon the decks were crowded WITH
visitors. and steamers piled i~ncessant-
ly between the wharves and the big
transport. Senators Hansbrough and
McCumber and Congressman Spalding
were everywhere, giving greetings to
the men and assuring them of the
warm welcome that awaited them
when they stood again on North Da-
kota soil.
The following is n list OF North Da-
kota men sick in the hospital:
III. G. Proctor. first lieutenant and
adjutant; Samuel Andrews, sergeant,
Company X, neuralgia; Winfield Cole
man, private. hospital corps, chronic
gastritis; Robert Donaldson. private,
Company ID, malaria; John X. Edick,
private, Company A, acute enteritis;
Charles S. Defoe, Company X, ma
laria: Chris Ehrie, sergeant, Company
9, acute d~ysentery; Ralph Frenke, pri-
waite. Company III, acute gastric ca
tarrh; Earl A. Hamilton, private, hos
pital corps; Fred e. Hanche, corporal,
Company B, melancholia; Christ A.
Kralnist, Company G, chronic gas
tritis: William Logan, corporal, Com
pany d. chronic enteritis; Karl Madi-
son, private, Company X, chronic
diarrhoea; John McLain, sergeant,
company II, acute chronic %catarrh;
Oscar Parkins, private, Company Q,
acute enteritis; John f. Rohrer, pri-
vate, Company X, chronic dysentery;
Joseph Wurzer. private. Company b,
malaria; Charles Wentz, private, Com
pany G. chronic dysentery.
None Of the above is seriously SICK,
excepting Private Wurzer, who, 1t Is
feared, will not live.