The sun., 1919-04-05
MULTITUDES CHEER
10Th HOME AGAIN
Boston Docks and Buildings
Filled With Thousands in
Wild Welcome.
5000 SOLDIERS COME IN
Fleet Of Boats Take Initial
Greeting to Heroes-More
Arrive To-day.
5000 SOLDIERS COME IN

BOSTON. April first Of the Twenty
sixth Divisions transport fleet to reach
nome waters. the troopship Mount YER
non, formerly queen of German mercan-
tile liners. brought almost 5000 Yankee
soldiers to this port to-day.
A the Kronprinzessln Cecilie of the
North German Lloyd Line It was this
vessel, carrying passengers and millions
In gold. that was suddenly turned back
when half way across the Atlantic on
her way to Europe in 1919. She was
known as the treasure ship" then, but
to the throngs that greeted her as she
made her way up the harbor to-day and
to the hearts OF waiting relatives of
doughboys I'm every part of New Eng
land, the shipment she brought here
was Infinitely more precious. 1t COM
pr1sed Division Headquarters, with
Major-Gen. Harry c. Hale commanding
Headquarters Troop, the 1o4th Infantry,
the 101st Engineers Except Company
9, which Is on the America) the io1st
Engineers Train, Headquarters Fifty
second Infantry Brigade and Military
Police.
Fog Hampers Transport.
The Mount Vernon arrived in a fog
which interfered somewhat with the har-
Dor programme. but as soon as she could
Do made out score of committee boats
carrying delegations representative of all
new England, f1ocked about her. The
soldiers, most Of them proud wearers of
three gold cIfevrons, lining the rails or
perching in the rigging. were cheered
oy thousands on the welcoming fotilla.
Ihey heard snatches of speeches shoute d
through megaphones amid the din from
steam whistles and added not a little to
the noise of the welcoming chorus in
their eagerness to know the latest news
from the home folks
Tonight the returned warriors re-
manned on board the transport. which
was tied up at Commonwealth Pier To-
morrow morning they will entrain for
camp Devens to Ait the arrival of the
rest OF the division, the big parade, and
hnally disqualification,
wireless dispatches from others Of the
Eomeward bound ships indicated they
would reach here on schedule time. The
America is due tomorrow and the
Agememnon and Monaghan early in the
coming week, and II is believed that
other vessels, carrying the last units Of
the division, will have arrived by the
middle Of the month.
sent plans or army authorities call
Tor the reception and parade of the diyi-
sion in this city on April 25, but It was
said tonight the date would not be
definitely fixed until there had been an
opportunity to confer with Major-Gen
Hale.
Welcomers Crowd Waterfront.
Tn tyar 10, e. 80 Al.
while the official welcome of States and
cities was voiced. but only customs
ofhcials and newspa permen were allowed
TO board her. Then she proceeded
slowly to Commonwealth Pier, coming
alongside at 80 o'clock this afternoon.
As she left Quarantine a. west breeze
lifted the fog and the sun smiled, re-
vealing a shore picture that delighted
the hearts of the doughboys. The roof
Of every building on the waterfront and
ths roofs of business clocks as far as
Washington street were covered with a
wildly gesticulating multitude. VIM
dows overlooking the harbor were fiIled
and every foot OF standing room on the
edge of the bay appeared to be occupied.
Flags waved above the heads Of the
joyous thousands.
No one was allowed on the pier when
the Mount Vernon locked except the
SteVedoreS, VINO at once began dis
charging the equipment and baggage.
Gen. Hale. with his staff. went to
Camp Devens tonight to make arrange
tnents for the reception of the division.
No soldier on the Mount Vernon was
Rayer or more overjoyed as the transport
came up the harbor than Col. George w.
Bunnell OF Worcester. commander OF the
101st Regiment of Engineers. When
asked to whom he was wildly waving on
one of the reception boats he shouted.
''My wife,
NO need OF the American girls wor-
rying about our regiment" said Captain
II. c. Thomas of st. Louis. adtutant to
Colonel Bunnell. I'VE only brought one
war bride home with us"
In addition to the war bride men
tioned by Captain Thomas seven French
girls came on the Mount Vernon as
brides of men in other units.
A radio message from the transport
America, bringing units of the Twenty
sixth Division, gave her position tonight
as latitude 1920. longitude 6456. The
messages said she would arrive in the