The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-01
HEROES AT HOME
GREAT OVATION ACCORDED THE
NORTH DAKOTA REGIMENT
AT SAN FRANCISCO
CROWDS TO GIVE GREETING
LINE OF MARCH THRONGED BY
THOUSANDS EAGER TO CHEER
THE VOLUNTEERS
WARS BRIGHTER SIDE SHOWN

WARS BRIGHTER SIDE SHOWN
Memories of the Hardships of Active
Service Efaced by the Enthusi-
asm of q Hearty WeIcOme-Men
in Camp at the Presidio Waiting
to BE Mustered Out-Events of the
Day.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.-(special.)-
The volunteers of North Dakota, home
f.om active service in the Philippines, are
again in their native land. Speaking for
the country they had served, San Fran
cisco gave them welcome, greeted them
with noisy enthusiasm, cheered them as
they marched, decked them with flowers
and with all the glitter and dazzle OF
wars bright side effaced the darker mem
ories of arduous and trying service in the
far-away Orient.
San Francisco dropped the ordinary af-
fairs of life today and gave itself over 10
the greeting of the returning volunteers
In the local papers columns were pub
Iished regarding the returning regiments,
their records and their achievements
This treatment had its result in the
throngs which crowded the streets to
cheer the soldiers as they marched from
the dock, where they disembarked from
the transport Grant, up to the Preside,
where they will go into camp until the
formalities of mastering out are COM
pleted.
ALL UP EARLY.
Before daylight this morning the Grant
hoisted her anchor in the lower bay and
moved up toethe wharf at the foot of Fol-
son street, where the men were to dis
embark At o'clock the bugles sounded
to awaken the men, but the notes of the
reveille were wasted, as no one on the
transport was asleep. For hours the men
had been awake, awaiting the time to set
foot on American soil.
After the reveille the hours were busy
ones. Government wagons from the mil
itary reservation began early to arrive
and these were loaded with the baggage
of the soldiers, leaving nothing for men
to carry but their guns and knapsacks.
Citizens of San Francisco, too, were on
hand and flowers were distributed with
lavish hand When the men were drawn
up ready to disembark there were bou-
quets in the muzzle of every gun and at
the lapel of every faded campaign blouse
was nosegay of brilliant blossoms.
Cartridge belts, too, were pressed into
n,oI lo 1n1 with frn
grant flowers instead of grim and deadly
1ead-pointed tubes.
ESCORT OF TROOPS.
Before the regiments on the Grant dis
embarked the First California, but re-
Gently home from Manila, marched down
Market street and then drew up on both
sides of the thoroughfare, pressing back
the crowds which jammed the sidewalks
and roadway 1t was announced that this
would be the last appearance of the fa-
nous California regiment as a body, and
this may have had-its effect in increasing
the crowd. Further up the street the
Third California artillery had a similar
position. Their big black horses and pol
ished cannon cleaned in the rays of the
sun that was even then beginning to
break through the clouds of fog that
hover over the city every morning. A
little further on were the members of
the Third, accoutered as infantry, each
man clad in immaculate blue, weafing
white gloves and carrying Krag-Jorgen-
sen rifles. Next to them was their IA
nous band, and last of all a squad of
mounted police.
Shortly after nine o'clock the order was
given to disembark and the sound of the
trumpets was drowned out by the re-
sponse from the harbor of noise. Every
ship in hearing opened its whistles, and
until the column had turned into Golden
Gate avenue there was no cessation of
their deep-voiced blasts. Sirens shrieked
bells were rung and the thousand other
instruments which are so well calculated
to produce nerve-racking strepitation
filled the air with their clamor.
TRIUMPHAL MARCH
With steady tread the men formed
into line after leaving the ship, and
then, erect and sord.erly, despite the
faded garb of active service, began what
was to be a triumphal march.
AS the had Of the column swung into
Market street, and the waiting thou
sands caught a glimpse of the ragged
battlefIags Of the North Dakota soldiers,
a great cheer went up the whole length
of the avenue. The faces of the veterans
liz up Will pItdSul Z, dllO dlllOSI uI-
consciously each man assumed more
military bearing and carried himself
mere proudly
AS they passed the First California,
the entire regiment presented arms, and
again a great cheer resounded. Up the
streets came the column of mounted po-
lice and filed into the street, the artillery
following. By this time the enthusiasm
Of the multitude knew no bounds. Pre-
ceded now by police and artillery, the
regiment proceeded up the street, evok-
ing constant salvo Of applause. AS the
last company passed the First California
1T, too swung into line, and the process
sion thus formed, and In this order,
marched out to the camp at the Preside.
Both the Idaho and Wyoming regiments
shared in the ovation accorded the North
Dakotaps, and their welcome back to
America by the loyal and patriotic citi-
zens of San Francisco will long be re-
membered. In the procession were all
the state delegations which have come
out to meet the returning volunteers,
and these shared the honors showered
upon the soldiers. Many words of praise
for the appearance and soldierly bearing
of the men were spoken by onlookers,
and the remark was heard more than
once that it was the best parade that had
ever been seen in the city.
SETTLED IN CAMP.
Tonight the North Dakota and the
other regiments which arrived on the
Grant are encamped at the Preside. The
North Dakota men are near the Califor-
MIA regiment and after their arrival In
camp were entertained by that regiment
and the Colorado volunteers at dinner.
Congressman Kauhn, of San Francisco,
has invited the North Dakota delegation
to take an excursion on the bay Satur-
day morning, and Gen. Shafter will en-,
tertain the volunteer officers who came