The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
CHEERS FOR THE BRAVE
San Francisco Turns Out to Greet
The Gallant Montana Boys.
DECORATED With ROSES
Sturdy Troopers the Recipients Of
Thousands OF Bouquets tertained
by Their Old Friends, the South
Dakotans-Line of March.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

| Special Dispatch TO the Standard
san francisco, Sept. 25.-Six conlpa :
nies of the gallant list Montana 1esi-
ment, which arrived from the var Sun
day morning on the Valencia, mar ched
through the streets of the city this
morning to the Preside. to the accorn-
paniment of resounding ch lars of the
crowds which lined the tho-ouebfares
! they traversed.
On the Valencia came Companies A.
b, c, f, and L of the Montana r.gi-
ment S5 discharged soldiers Of various
commands and a number cf officers.
| The transport remained in The stream
until early this morning, when she
docked at Folsom street wharf No. 2.
The men came ashore shortly after 0
o'clock and were greeted by friends
and the ladies of the; Red Cross So
ciety, who decorated them with flowers.
General Shafter had sent an escort to
the dock consisting of troop of the
9Th cavalry, Light Battery C and three
heavy batteries of the Sd artillery.
About 10 O'Clock the blowing of whis-
ties announced that the brave Mon
tana boys had started for the Preside
The troop of the 9Th cavalry led the
advance, followed by the artillery. The
Montana regimental band marched at
the head of the Montana companies,
under command of Major John r, MIL
Ter.
The following officers were in line:
a La =
assistant surgeon and first lieutenant,
in charge of the invalids: First Lieu
tenant Joseph Corby, battalion adiu-
tant; First Lieutenant Valentine Lau-
benheimer, quartermaster and commits
sary
Governor Smith appeared as on Sat-
urday on horseback and was followed
by members of the Montana delega-
tion, including many ladies in car
riages. A pretty feature OF the march
ing column was the appearance in the
muzzle of each rifle of small bouquet
Of flowers lavishly distributed by the
ladies of the Red Cross society.
The men showed plainly the hard ex-
periences they have faced but as a
whole they made a capital appearance,
drawing most f1attering expressions
from the great crowds of spectators.
AS they advanced up Market street
from the ferry cheer upon cheer met
the young veterans. They suffered
nothing in comparison with the regu-
lars who preceded them. With long,
swinging step, they looked every inch
the soldiers that all America knows
they are. There was the usual firing of
salutes. the footing of horns and noisy
welcome generally.
The troops were reviewed on Van
then went direct to the Presidio and
into camp. Upon their arrival they
were entertained at luncheon by their
old friends of the South Dakota regi-
ment. The governor and his staff and
the officers of the Montana regiment
were guests of the officers of the South
Dakotas.
So far no camp regulations have been
established for the Montana boys, but
they will be governed as other volun-
teer regiments have been governed-as
much liberty for the men and officers
as is consistent with the amount of
work to be done. The work Of muster
ing out the regiment will commence in
earnest tomorrow and the usual three
weeks will pass before it can be fin
ished.
Pay from the beginning of July is
due the men, but it has not yet been
settled whether there will be a pay
the men will prefer to draw all the
money possible at the last, and in that
case they will have to do as best they
can on what they have got, for the
Montanans stopped in Japan and they
brought little money away with them.
Some of the men complain of their
treatment while the transport was al
Nagasaki. They had two days shore |
leave there and in their absence the |
ship took coal, filing their quarters |
with dust. After leaving Yokohama, |
it is claimed, the quarters of the men
We're filled with SCOT by coal being
passed through them. The men re-
fused to clean their quarters and were
told that they would oct no food if they
did not do so. The Ealencia's captain
said that if their rations were cut off
the ship would furnish them at the
expense of the government. The men
did not turn to, and they received their
rations just the same.