Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-28

PITTSBURG, Aug. 2S.-The Tentl
Pennsylvania volunteers arrived at tn,
Fort Wayne station, Ill Allegheny City
about o'clock today. To welcome
them were the chief executive of tn,
United States, a major general Ill th'
United States army and the governor
OF several states and other prominen
citizens, with thousands of friends sanC
admirers, who gathered from Pennsyl
vania aud adjacent states to dc then
honor.
About IL o'clock the president S part,
left the residence of Robert Pitcairn ant
was driven to the Hotel Schenley
where they met the reception committee
and the other guests, and all were
driven over the route of parade and
formed III line on Ridge avenue, ALE
gheny City.
Ii iook about an hour for the long
trails to deliver their loads of returning
heroes, so that 1t was about 3 O'Clock
when the parade moved toward Schen-
ley park, Pittsburg.
The parade led off with a squad OF
mounted police, under command of AS
sistant Superintendent Coulson.
Then came Chief Marshal Miller and
staff.
Following were the Grand Army of
the Rypublic organizations escOrting
the president, the governor and staff.
Then followed carriages containing
the following persons:
First carrlage-President William Nc
Kinley and Robert Pitcairn.
Second-General Wesley Merritt and
Mayor w. J. Diehl.
Third-Governor William \. Stone
aud Adiutant General L. J. Stewart
Seven carriages following will con-
tain members OF Governor Stones staff.
Eleyenth-Colonel George Treadwell,
Governor Atkinson and Mayor J. G..
Wyman.
IweItth-General Greene and Major
Schiffelin.
Tnirteenth-Senator Boies Penrose,
Attorney General John 2. Elkin and
Congressman Samuel Jack
tourteenth-Senator William Finn.
| Congressman Jonn Dalzell and w. H.
Gr.tnam and Colonel George F. Huff or
| GreenSourg.
Fifteenth-George B. Cortelyou, Sec
retary to the president; DIR. Rixey, ply
sician to the president; Mr.. Barnes,
guest OF the president, and Max G.. Les
lie.
SlXteenth-Rev. Drs. Lucas, Boyle,
Nevin Woodside and S. Edward Young.
Carriages occupied by members of
the committee Winch escorted the regi-
ment from the Pacific coast.
Then came commissioned officers of
the national guard OF Pcnnsylvania.
Then followed the First, Fourteenth
| N,,rl,@ ~ ID
acting aS escort 10 the Tenth regiment.
Next i'll line was the Tenth regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett was in
the .etd, a slim, young, soldierly look
ing fellow.
Behind him was the graybearded sur
geon, Major Neif, who looked after the
health of the boys SO well, as their
faces and bearing showed. With him
were the two assistant surgeons and
Chaplain Hunter, the "fghting chap
lain" who could both preach, fight,
forage and carry ammunition to the
boys on the firing line, also the boyish
looking AdJutant Scott, who was one of
the youngest officers in the Philippines
Then came the band of l6 pieces-the
famous 'boiierworks which started
as a fife and drum corps and had a few
pieces of brass added to give it weight.
With them We're the buglers, everyone
of whom has blown his war trumpet in
the face Of the enemy
Major CutnbertSon, who led the regi-
ment at the battle of Malate against the
Spaniards, was the small fellow on
horseback who led the battalion. Major
Evorhart Eierer, also small i'll stature,
was mounted at the head of the second
battalion. He was severely wounded,
but had apparently quite recovered from
the effects OF the Mauser bullet. Bar
nett, it will be remembered, was shot
also, his watch and Testament stopping
the bullet above his heart.
OF the company officers and men all
had been under fire, but 1t would be i'm
possible to distinguish them unless the
onlonker knows the companies. The
talleSt lieutenant i'll the regiment was
bIonde-haired Dick Coulter of Com
pany |, Greeusburg. He it was who
duplicated the feat of the now famous
General Funston. There were monkeys |
and dogs Ill the parade, and the ia
NOUS deer, and these are the mascots |
the men brought home with them.
Captain y. E. Hunt camp of Service
Men of W,.r and other organizations.
About 4:30 the president left the car
riage and mounted the reviewing stand,
near Schenlev park.
When the parade had passed he re-
entered the carriage and was driven to
the music stand, where the exercises
were held.
John 5. Duss' band started the jolli-
ticatlon with The popular and character
istic composition, "Shot and She'll" de-
scriptive of the battle of Manila. The
meeting was called to order by Major
Lee S. Smith Rev. DIR. BOYLE of the
West End church delivered prayer, after
which Major Smith introduced Gov
ernor w. a. Stone, who greeted the re-
turned soldiers Oh behalf of the state
= = President Mckinley was the next
speaker. A new composition, "The
Tenth, by Director Duss, was
then rendered by the band. Congress
man John Dalzell formally presented
swords, to the staff officers of the regi-
ment, and a loving cup to the chaplain.
Rev. Joseph l.. Hunter.
The band then played 1.-The Bene-
nlction of the Daggers, and Lieutenant
Colonel Barnett closed the speechmak-
ing by accepting the handsome gifts for
himself and regiment. Rev. A. H.
Lucas OF. the Butler Street Methodist