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 Becn
Warmer Had They Been Resi-
North Dakota People on Hand TO
Bid the Boys Welcome-yeterEns
Loaded Down with Flowers I'm
til h Regiment looked Like a
Walking Flower Garden.

a francisco, sept. :. North Da-
kota soldiers are again on American
soil. Yesterday morning at $50
o'clock they disembarked from the
transport Grant and marched through
the principal streets of the city to yhe
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 gllstened 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 to receive it. Reveille was
sounded at 5 o'clock, but 1t 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 hat would tend to show
the esteem in which their soldiers are
held at 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, n OF
which he wore in his coat, while the
other protruded from the muzzle or
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 It
came down the gang plank, and took
It's stand at the head of the line. the
place to witch it was entitled by virtue
OF it's seniority. ihe 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 car
lines that converge into Market from
all directions was loaded TO its utmost
capacity. and sidewalks were crowded
Will itutSt idHS DuiiNihS Np'hf &C.,"
ious to obtain some 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 were
filled with enthusiastic citizens, who
waved flags frantically and cheered
themselves hoarse.
Wednesday afternoon was a busy
time for the soldiers. All h AFTER
noon the decks were crowded witn
visitors. and steamers piled incessant-
Iy between the wharves and the big
transport. Senators H~ansbrough n
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 a list OF North Da-
kota men sick in the hospital:
III. G.. Proctor. first lieutenant n
adjutant; Samuel Andrews, sergeant,
Company X. neuralgia; Winfield Cole
man, private, hospital corps, chronic
gastritis; Robert Donaldson. private,
Company ID. malaria; John r. Edick,
private, Company A, acute enterltis;
Charles s. Defoe, Company X, ma
laria; Chris Ehrie, sergeant, Company
q, acute dysentery; Ralph Frenke, pri-
vatc. Company III, acute gastric ca
tarrl,: Earl A. Hamilton, private, hos
pital corps; Fred e. Hanche, corporal,
Company B, m~elancholia; Christ A.
Kralnist, Company G, chronic gas
tritis: William Logan, corporal, Com
pany d. chronic enteritis; Karl Madi-
son, private, Company X, chronic
d%iarrhoea; John McLain. sergeant,
company III, acute chronic %catarrh;
Oscar Parkins, private, Company Q,
acute enteritis; John Il. Rohrer. pri-
yate. Company X, chronic d~ysentery;
Joseph wurzer, private, Company d,
malaria; Charles Wentz, private, CON-
pany G, chronic dysentery.
None of the above is seriously sick,
excepting Private Wurzer, who, 1t Is