The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-03
OUR SOLDIERS FETED.
English Garry Homeward Bound
Men on Their Shoulders.
A TRANSPORTS GLORIOUS TRIP.

For Twelve Thonsand Miles. at Ev-
cry British Port In the East. Yam
kee omeers on the Mcclellan Were
Warmly weIcomed-Banauet at
Malta and SANG "AuId Lang syne."
II was a glorious voyage. delayed by
storm in the north Atlantic and by OF.
hcial Obstiuacy at Bermuda. that the
United States transport Mcclellan end
ed the other day when she reached
New York. sixty-seven days from Ma
Mia. with three companies OF United
States engineers. 2O5 men all told.
The stars and stripes and the officers
AMI men who represented them on the
Mcclellan were rendered ovatlons at
every English port visited on the way
to New York. At Malta. where the of.
flccrs attended a banquet and ball
given by the Royal engineers and ar
tillery, the Yankee officers we're car
ried shoulder high arounG the banquet
hall.
In the McClellan's cabins were forty
five passengers, consisting OF officers
and their families. Lieutenant II. S.
Howard. the quartermaster command
ing. said to a reporter OF the New
York Journal:
"Our voyage was one continued tri-
umpb until we reached the north At
lantic. At Singapore, where we re-
mained two days to coal, we were
honored with two balls at the Rafiies
hotel. at which were the bon ton of
the place. The races were on and the
ladies Of our party were given seats
in the grand stand.
"At Colombo we were again lavishly
entertained. We went to Handy. in
the island OF Ceylon. where. the Cey-
lonese declare, the garden OF Eden was
located.
1T was Mt Malta that we received
the welcome Of the voyage. The Eng
lish there could not do enough for us.
I hey even sent out diver to examine
our ships bottom plates. The govern.
or was about TO give his annual ball
in the old palace OF the knights OF
Malta. and he sent us invitations, an
unusual honor. Lord Charles Beres-
ford and the Princess Of Battenburg
were present. The Italian Grand Op-
era company was giving Faust at
Malta. and we were invited to hear It.
"The officers OF the Royal engineers
and Royal artillery capped the climax
at a dinner and ball in our honor. Gov
ers were laid for 100. and the regi-
mental silver on a table of solid ma
hogany made q gorgeous display. |
never had such welcome. The
speeches were all Of the good will sort.
with compliments for Uncle Sam.
after the toasts we formed a ring
about the table. taking hold of hands.
and sang Aud Lang Syne.' Then, be-
! fore we knew what was coming. the
English officers had hoisted us on their
shoulders and carried US about the
| on our shoulders. but we carried the
ranking officers in the same way.
81 believe they would have kept us
| there all night. when it came time for
us to go, however. we escaped by back
/ ing down the stairway siu-Ing. For
/ They Are Jolly Good Felloy s..
q
"At Gibraltar the English senior ma
val officer allowed our ship to coal In
side the breakwater, another unusual
| favor. We took on coal enough for
sixteen days, but from Dee. IL to 10
we were in a continuous gale from the
northwest. was tossed out Of my
berth several times, and the furniture
! slammed about the room.
1--WE reached Bermuda with one
days coal left" continued Lieutenant
Howard. "and were delayed twenty
four hours because the governor
wouldn't permit us to coal at the an
chorage, but made US go to Grassy
bay"
The bodies OF Captain Herbert Ora
per of the United States engineer
corps and OF William b. Tabb, a civil
| ian clerk arrived on the TRANSPORT.