Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-09-12
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New York, Sept. 9.-Pershing Is
home again. 81 ~.
Standing on the: bridge Of the huge
Leviathan, itself symbolic Of victory
over Germany, the commander Of the
greatest host ever gathered under the
Stars and Stripes, came slowly up the
bay, world famed and hailed as a con.
quering hero should be. e H..
Sad of face, stern and impassive, a
splendid figure Of a soldier, he might
have been thinking as the familiar
landmarks Of New York came into
view of the day 81 months. ago when
he slipped secretly out Of the harbor
on his way to France to prepare the
way for the hosts that were to fol-
low. Then he was only a major gen.
eral. He came back with four stars
on his shoulders-the fourth man since
Washington to wear them under the
American flag.
Like Roman Triumph.
The welcome given him would have
Quickened the pulse of the hero of a
Roman triumph. Fresh from the CAPT
tails of Allied Europe, where honors
had been heaped upon him, it remained
for New York to show the first Amer
ican to lead an army across the Allan
tic that "Home, Sweet Home" has
meaning deeper than "Hail to the
Chief"
Looms Through tho Mists.
Dawn barely had broken when the
Leviathan doomed through the mists
| of Ambrose channel lightship. Steam
ing slowly through the narrow passage
way, the great steamship was greeted
by convoy of six destroyers, while
seaplanes circled overhead. The forts
which guarded the harbor doomed a
generals salute as the ship which was
once the pride of Germany crept past
quarantine and nosed through the mar
rows into the harbor under the shadow
of the Statue of Liberty. While the
guns still echoed, the whistles of mer-
chant vessels from the seven seas,
sturdy tugs, gaily decorated ferry
boats, excursion craft of every kind
and the sirens of factories on shore
Joined in a discordant salutation.
Thousands Line Shores.
The shores OF Staten Island, Brook
Ign, New Jersey and Manhattan were
lined with thousands whose shouts of
greeting came family across the wa
tiers of the bay to the familiar figure
on the bridge. They made up the van
guard of the great army of welcomers
who had already packed Battery park
| md iy,f0 Io or re- hox
waiting until General Pershing had
been greeted by Vice President Mar
shall and the Secretary of War and
was ready to cross the river to the
great city that was eager to pay him
tribute. !
General Forgets Dignity. !;
The great liner came up to her pier
at O'Clock AID as she was being
berthed there was tremendous volley
of cheering from the crowd. General
! Pershing, smiling in appreciation, with
head barred, bowed repeatedly. Once
he forgot his dignity in his enthusiasm
at returning home and waved his cap
as he saluted the happy throng.
At the pier were many dignitaries of
the nation, state and city ana 1t was
there he was welcomed on behalf Of
the nation.
| Speaks for President.
Secretary OF War Baker welcomed
Pershing in his own words, and pre-
scented his commission as a general
and then delivered to him a message
from President Wilson. ;
The Batteryotal and the park back
of it as we'll as the surrounding streets
were damned with men and women
shouting frantically. AS the general
stepped ashore band swung into the
strains of the Star Spangled Banner.
An escort Of mounted police formed a
guard of honor and the commander en-
tered an automobile with Rodman
Wanamaker, chairman of the mayors
committee on welcome, to be escorted