Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-03
They Oisembark and San Francisco
Goes Wild Over Them.
ON THE WAY TO PRESIDE.
streets Lined with Enthusiastic Ciu-
zcns Loudcst cheers for the Tat
tered aud Dingy Battle RAG.

San Francisco. Aug. AT o o'clock
this morning tho Pennsylvania troops
dIrymhlrh,I from the transport senn-
Tor ana commenced the march % the
Preside reservation. whore the soldlefs
VIII Ep Into camp preparatory IN mus
t'rinT OUT Tho reception accorded tho
soldiers from The Keystone state was
hlmiIlr Co that giyon thc oregon, Ne
haHh1 and Utah boys who had pre-
cedel them. Thousands upon thou
sands VI people lined the streets
through which tho boys were to pass.
The usual medley OF whistles. cannon
ana fireworks accompanied them all
through the business section uf the city.
Lower Market street was packed with
people, ana as tho parade swung into
that thoroughfurc "a mighty cheer went
up aud was carried ull the way up the
street ana repeated. Flags waved
constantly aa the soldiers marched be-
tween the lines % spectators. and il
seemed uH " every piece OF bunting and
every Tag lu The city had been brought
INTO service From hotel windows and
business houses Htrcamgrs OF bunting
were thrown Co the breeze. and In some
places strings OF CuwbrIs had been
suspended from windows Goo add % the
din
Three heavy batteries. one light bait
terry ana the tvgimrntul band vi the
Third artillery came first ln the pa
fhivi Followed hy the Nebraska regl-
meut; and then came the Ponnsyl-
NuuiaH led BY Lieut. Col Barnett.
col burnrttH sword. duped ln crepe
OUT ui respect 90 the memory OF Col.
Hawkins, commander OF the regiment
who died at sea cn route home. caused
ID hush TO fan un the multitudcs OF pco-
pie.
The Pcunsylyanlans were a sturdy
lot and presented even u better appear
uurv, from "a health standpoint, than
ala the Nebraska boys ana those from
Utah. but they uHcrlbc this 10 the tonic
effects ui the sea voyage home and 10
the fact that they were on the lighting
line Tor some time before departure
from the islands Tuduy they We're
uttired in blue uulf1rmB and carried
their blankets and rifles aud their
Hpicm ana span appearance command
cd great attention. The soldiers ac-
ccptcd the attentions ahowcr,d upon
them modestly. pluddlng along with
even rtcp, and but occasionally looking
20 the right or left. The expressions
Of Erntincation which their Auuburncd
faces bare, and an occasional cheer
were the only srus they permitted
Themselves 90 show that they apprccl-
ntvd the demonstrations OF graceful
people. The pluudita of uu ndmitius
people could not dlslpatc the discipline
OF u years service In Uncle Sans army
ana the loss ~ their commander hung
heavily upon them.
The battle nag OF the Pennsylvania
torn, Hhut-rildled ana almost wreck
~ lts former beauty, excited more adj
Mo-. o o.. b.. I'D b.
soon uH tho color bearer came into
sight, carry luE the dinEy and fruycd
piece uf SILK. ID cheer. mlghtlor. n pos
slhlv than any which had been given
the boys. rang out ana rcvcrheratcd
along the thruugs who had gathered
20 welcome the soldiers.
The umbulunces OF the Peunsylyunius
brought up the rear VI the regiment
bearing the sick and wounded Fol-
lowing the pennHylyuuiunu came bat
terry g, ~ the Third artillery from the
Preside.
The parade VS. reviewed. ON Van Ness
avenue by Gen. shaftsI and in the re-
viewing stand with him was the COM
mitluu OF ienuHylNuniunH who had
come all the way from the keystone
State Co extend "a welcome To their re-
turned heroes, Az the troops passed
the reviewing stand, they could not
suppress cheer. ana IL was returned
by khuHn M the stand bpWinHi waving
huudkerrhicfa and uags, ON arrival
ut the Preside the work VI going into
camp was taken up with vim, and
early IN the afternoon the boys were
comfortably quarterrd, Here they
WIN remain FOR several weeks until they
are mustered out, when they will be
taken Go their Pennsylvania homes In
q body
Arrangements for their transporta-
tlon cast urc nearing completion, and
hy the time the soldiers are mustered
out everything viii be- IN readiness to
have them rushed across the continent
us fast us the iron horses OF the rail-