Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-10
UNCLE SANS y1Y NATIONS PRIDE
jackson Silbaush Us of Fleets Visit
to Seattle--Se Z irOqua Boys

In letter to hi other, Jackson
Silbaugh tells of t, Z; 7isit of Uncle
Sans navy in Seattl ~ Evidently our
former townsman wa. Z oroughly i'm
pressed with the fact Tpt this Uncle
of ours is a formidabS fellow. The
letter is as follows:
81 have just watched the great Allan
tic fleet disappear around the point.
This pride of the American navy and
of the American people, fit in both
ships and men to defend the American
flag against any sea faring foe in the
world, was thrilling scene as she slow
" and majestically drew out in single
line formation extending two miles in
length and disappeared one by one
around the turn in the sound.
1t has been days of confusion since
Friday. We have practically kept open
house for our friends. Saturday we
had sixty people in our office. We car
ried benches from the attic and provi-
ded seats as best we could. The fire
works, search lights and illumination of
of the ships each evening was grand
scene and the view from our office was
not surpassed at any other point; con-
sequently we had a number in each eve
ming | will not attempt to tell you of
the doings and parade. 1t is estimated
that four hundred thousand people saw
the parade and you can imagine how
the full sweep of Second Avenue looked
from my point of view. I had a plain
view of ten blocks of IT, street they
marched up. One of the most interest
ing things of the whole visit will not
appear in the paper. | was very anx-
ious to see the Glenn and Campbell
boys. | did not know which ship they
were on so it was like looking for a
needle in straw pile. A party of us
went out to the battle ships Sunday
afternoon. The first visited was the
Ohio. Miss Speth who taught in Viro-
qua last year was in the party. She
is teaching near here and came down to
see the feet. She remembered Hugh
Glenn well. We had scarcely got aboard
when we saw a young man reading a
magazine and she says | believe that
is Glenn. The guide went and asked
him and there he was, The Campbell
boy was on the same ship and you bet
ter believe they were pleased. We
were with them all the time we were
aboard and had a fine visit. They were
so anxious to come ashore but it was
Hut LHeiT tuEU IUT SHORE itdNG anu tflc
Ohio for some reason had been ordered
to San Francisco from Washington and
was to leave Monday. They are fine boys
and both are healthy and in the best of
spirits. Campbell has got to be quite a
large fellow and was one of the finest
looking sailors saw on the ship |
pointed out my Office to them and they
said if they got ashore you bet they
would be there. 1t seemed rather hard
that they should be so near and not get
to land, but the discipline in the navy is
severe. | asl ed them if they could not
tell the offic RS they had friends on
shore but they said, those things did
not account with those in authority.
John Bette and Eddie Minshall were
over from Spokane. They We're so busy
seeing sights that did not get TO see
them much. took them up to the
court house with me Saturday and was
so busy that was all the time had
with them and they did not get in again
| am feeling well and business is first
class. I"