Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-08-06

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welcome and hospitality of the Afro
American citizens.
Thousands visited the transport from
the time it landed until just before
the time set for the parade Monday
morning. The citizens committee hav-
ing charge of the arrangements con-
sisted Of ]. Frank Wheaton, the Rev.
w. 81. Brooks, F. Q. Morton. D. E..
Tobias, Edward f. Lee, Captain Har-
veg A. Thompson, ]. c. Thomas and
Mrs. A. C. Cowan as officers. There
were also on the committee represent
atives from Brooklyn, N. T.. and Jer.
sey City, N. ]. All along the line Of
march could be heard such expressions
as: "Here they Gomez THE fighting
Tenthr ''They saved Roosevelt's life
at San Juan Hill!'
At 10:45 o'clock the bugle call for
the assembly" was sounded by the
bugler Of the regiment aboard the
transport. Immediately all was hustle.
Enlisted men on the dock hurriedly
babe their friends goodby and rushed
aboard for their arms and accOuter.
ments. Such was the discipline Of
the regiment that at 1885 o'clock the
troops were assembled under their
officers in marching order on the pier.
The crowd that had gathered in South
and lower Wall streets by this time
had become enormous, and the serv-
ices of fifty men under Inspector Boet-
Ter of the traffic squad were necessary
to keep them from interfering with
the line of march at the outset.
Promptly at II o'clock the bugle call
for the start Of the parade was sound
ed, and as the escort Of five mounted
traffic officers in charge Of Sergeant
Stokum headed the procession, of
which the officer In command was
General Leonard Wood, commanding
the department Of the east. the regi-
ment marched out into the southern
end of Wall street.
The police arrangements were ad-
mirable. and as the troopers marched
up Wall street 1t was between dense
wall Of people who filled every avail
nble space on the sidewalks and even
encroached into the roadway. Cheer
after cheer greeted the men AZ they
swung from platoon into fours front
where the crowd was too pressing and
the marching space too narrow to
avail Of the larger formation. Again
as they obeyed the command. Left
front into line; double time" the plau-
dts Of the spectators well rewarded
the marchers.
Up Wall street, past the subtreas-
ury, with every inch Of its stairway
and portico covered with human be.
ings, the Fighting Tenth marched to
the music of their famous band. AT
the turn into Broadway the crowd was
even more dense and the applause even
louder, but with look neither to the
right nor to the left, only with the
idea Of keeping perfect alignment,
the 900 men back from service in
the Philippines in platoon front swung
to the right side Of the thoroughfare
and passed on their way to the city
hall, where they were reviewed by
Mayor George B. Mcclellan and Pres
ident Of the Board Of Aldermen Nc
Gowan.
When the last troop Of the regiment
had passed before the reviewing Off
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ment armory was in progress, where
the members Of the Fighting Tenth
fraternized with the members of the
fighting Sixty-ninth Of civil war fame
The regiment was in command OF
Lieutenant Colonel g. HI. c. Gale, Colo
mel ]. "A. Augur having died Just be
fore the departure Of the regiment
from Manila.
Wall street was generally decorated
and the national colors floated from al
most every building. At numerous
points along the line Of march through
the financial center long strings OF
ticker tape were thrown out Of the
windows.
Seven Of the troopers brought back
with them Filipino wives. and one
trooper was fortunate enough to bring
back three children by the Filipino
wife. Mrs. King, wife Of Private
King Of Troop II, was the happy
mother, and she had the honor Of be.
ing the only wife Of an enlisted man
aboard who had "a family.
The other happy wives We're Mrs
Barr. whose husband is saddler in
Troop F; Mrs. May. wife OF the trum.
peter Of Troop +; Mrs. Armstrong,
wife Of the trumpeter Of Troop L;
Mrs. Belts, whose husband is sergeant
III Troop g; Mrs. Green, whose hus.
band is first sergeant In Troop Z,
and Mrs. Bart. wife Of sergeant In
the same troop.
Captain Harvey A. Thompson was
marshal Of the day. !; IN
Upon the arrival Of the cavalrymen
N Intense Collcky Pains Relieved.
For some years Isuffered from in
tense colicky pains which would come
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