The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-25
WAS ONE LONG OVATION
Great Falls Welcomes Home the
Volunteers.
SOLID MASS OF HUMANITY
The City Was Surrendered to the
Men From Manila-A Brilliant
Scene as the Boys Marched
Down Central Avenue.

Great Falls, Oct. 24.-People began to
arrive in town early in the forenoon
and the crowds filled the sidewalks
long before noon. Many We're disao-
pointed to learn of the delay of the
train from Butte, but the disappoint-
ment was borne cheerfully, and the
crowds put in their time looking at
the various, decorations on the stores
and buildings of the business streets.
These were the most elaborate ever
seen here, every former attempt being
completely eclipsed. The usually bare
aspect of the streets was transformed
into a maze of fluttering bunting, flags
and strea1ners. and on the sidewalks
were planted evergreen trees brought
down from the mountains. A series
of banners stretched across Central
avenue bearing the names of the bat
ties in which the boys took part, Ca
vite," Chinese Cemetery" La Iona
veliches,' Polo" "Moyecayan,"
'Bigaa," 'Bocave,' "Bulacan." Mar
ilan," "Guiguinto,' "Malolos," Bag
bag" "Calumpit,' "Apulit," Santa
Tomas" San Fernando"
At the corner of Third street south
clerk was kept busy in a red white
and blue booth handing out reception
badges and raking in the good dol
lars. Besides the citizens of Lewis
town, who are here in an official ca
pacity to participate in the reception
and help make it a success, the follow
ing members of the transportation COM
mittee We're early on hand: H. r.
Watson, William Young, James Shea,
Breck Ornbaun, w. H Hopkins. Grit
rim McHugh, J. F. Sage, r. D. War
ner, p. c. Weldert, H. A. WEIGH, John
Branger, Mrs. e. C. Hill, Sam and Dan
Lutz. L. w. Eldridge accompanied the
party from Belt. w. A. Shaules, late
lieutenant of Company I, also came
over with the company.
By 8 O'Clock began a series of salutes
and just about that time the excursion
train from Neihart. Belt Sand Coulee
and Stockett pulled into the station.
There were five passenger coaches in
the train and all were crowded. These
added to the people already on the
streets increased the lively appearance
and the noise. No small part in the
latter was borne by the boys armed
with horns and every other thing for
making racket. The mounted por-
ton of the parade got out early, and
with the pupils from the Fort Shaw
Indian school divided the attention of
the spectators.
The train was reported to arrive at 3
and full half hour before that time
Central avenue was crowded with
members of the various organizations
which We're to form the parade. In
spite of a sky which had since morn
ing turned gray and forbidding the
scene was brilliant one, the uniforms
of the different orders lending a color
which was unusual in the streets Of
this town.
When the train was sighted COM
ing around the bend on the west side
of the river south of town the crowd |
started a cheer, which was speedily |
intensified by the blowing of whistles, |
the ringing of bells and the discharge |
of cannon. This preliminary salute
was continued for fully 20 minutes. In
the meantime the reception committee |
had crossed the river with liberal |
supply of sandwiches and coffee.
On this side of the river the mount |
I'd policemen were making strenuous eff |
forts to keep the crowd out of the cir
Gle and off the platform of the rail- !
way station. Despite their efforts, |
in. After the boys had their sand
witches they We're brought across the
river. The crowd began to yell, and !
from that time there was nothing to |
be heard save a continued cheer. The |
bands played ''Home, Sweet Home" |
Star spangled Banner America" |
and other appropriate airs, but these |
were almost drowned in the cheers of |
The crowd at the station. 1t was a rep |
stition of the scenes which have been |
common to every part of the United |
States where wives, sweethearts, broth
ers, mothers, fathers, friends and |
neighbors have welcomed the return
ng soldiers. Perhaps the scene was a
shade less pathetic from the fact that |
many of those interested had met their
Boys in Butte and the first flush of joy |
had subsidized, but there was enough /
eft to make it memorable event.
After a few minutes of waiting, in
which the crowd cheered every gray