Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-01
BOYS AT HOME
Transport Hancock Arrives
With Troops From Manila.
NEBRASKA'S GREAT LOSS
Nebraska,w Heroes, with Depleted
Ranks, and Utal,'s Famous ArtiI-
lery Back From yyar-Flowcrs,
Fruit aud Cheers Await Them.

San Francisco, CAL, July 31.-The
United States transport Hancock,
which arrived in this port Saturday
night at midnight, steamed through
the Golden Gate yesterday morning
and dropped anchor. 1t has on board
the First Nebraska regiment and two
batteries of the Utah artillery. There
are 1,160 men on board. including. be-
sides those mentioned, five discharged
soldiers from the Twenty-second in
fantry, Col. Harry Egbert's regiment.
Col. FL. B. Milford is in command of
tie First Nebraska, having succeeded
Col. John NJ. Stotsenberg, who was kill
ed in battle.
The Utah artillery is in command of
Maj. Grant. When the artillery left here
Maj. Young was at,the head of II. He
was appointed supreme justice of the
Philippines and resigned his command.
Capt. Critchlaw came with his comDa-
ny, but he is on the sick list. Only
one man died after the vessel left Ma
Mia. He was Private Richard Ralph.
of battery a, Utah artillery. He died
OF typhoid fever.
Among the Nebraskans there are on
board upward of 100 sick and wounded.
OF the officers the most badly wounded
We're Capt. Hollingworth and Lieut..
Wadsworth. The regiments ranks
will look Thin. Since its arrival in the
Philippines there have been lost in
killed. sick and wounded. a04 men
the greatest loss suffered by any regi-
ment in the Philippines. twenty-five
of the Nebraska men. including Lieut..
Col. Cotton, remained at Manila to 90
into business. One man re-cr sted,
Joining the Thiry-ffth regiment, Col.
Bell.
The Hancock docked at $3.50. and the
report that the men were to march to
the Presidio between and lin the af-
Iternoon served 10 line Market street
and Van Ness avenue wifi a solid wall
of humanity. Probably 100000 people
were gathered to welcome the Nebras-
ka boys along the line of march.
Men, women and children boarded
the transport loaded with gifts of Calf
fornia's choicest fruits and flowers for
the First Nebraska. The most gor-
geous and fragrant blossoms and the
juiciest apricots, peaches and pears
We're none too good for the slonchiest
private aboard the Hancock. The Vi
cinity of the dock was black with hu-
manity, and the whole OF the water
front took on Fourth of July ap-
pearance in honor; of the returned vol
unteerS.
The Nebraskans came home filled
with reverence for the memory of the
gallant Stotscnherg, the colonel whose
heart Was pierced by a Filinino bullet
while he was leading his regiment in a
desperate charge at the battle of Tun-
ga. They believe he was the greatest
soldier of them all. Before the first
battle in which the Nehraskans We're
engaged Stotsenberg was personally
hated by nearly every man in the regi-
ment. He came ont of that engages
merit their hero-a leader whom the
rank and file Of all the regiments
would have followed into the cannon S
mouth.
One of tbe most interesting person.
ages on the Hancock is Lieut.. Col. Eag-
er. who went to Manila as adjutant of
the First battalion of Nebraska vouu-
teers Eager is only 26 years of age,
the youngest officer of his rank in the
service. Mrs. Eager. the colonel's mo-
ther, had come all the way from Lin
coin. Neb.. to welcome her son.
At the request of Gov. Poynter. OF
Nebraska, who heads the delegation
from his state TO welcome the troops,
Gen. Shafter ordered that the landing
OF the Hancock's passengers be delay
ed until this morning at Q o'clock.
Preparing for Muster out.
San Francisco, July 3l.- (By Associa-
ted Press .)-The Nebraska regiment
came ashore this morning and went
10 camp in the Preside, preparatory to
being mustered out. Immense crowds
lined the streets, and cheered the war
worn veterans.