Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-30
HdUerfOrd in Port
as Thousands Cheer

HQCCTIO ora W EOTt
as Thousands Cheer
Continued from raGe One
OF peace to shipping men Of this city,
was the first troop ship 10 como to
Philadelphia. Though tho organ2a.
ton which she carried was made up
mostly Of men from western States,
there WAS a fair sprinklinG of both
officers and mon from Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware.
Exclusive Of the PhiladelDhlans, al.
ready named. the men from points
nearby were:
OFFICERS
Major James Murhead. Pittsburgh.
First Lieutenant Alfred q. Oliver.
/ chaplain. Ocean City. y. j.
First Lieutenant Edward II. Sloan,
| Pittsburgh.
ENLISTED MEN. SUPPLY co.
( SerGcantmajor Edwin Il. Ferdinand,
/ Jersey City.
BATTERY \
! Sergeant William {. Naupcl Pitts.
/ burgh.
/ Private Michael T.. Mulahey, West
, Private Donald }. Millanis, Cory,
/ Pcnna.
/ Private John Lynch. Ncwborry. Pa.
Private Joseph T.. Frisco, Mt. Clare.
: Pa.
BATTERY u
| Private John Earal, Lodi. y j.
BATTERY {
Private Frank Savage. ManIuccko.
/ Pa.
Private BENJAMIN G.. simpson. East
Orange. y. J
Private Victor IT, Tribbctt, Clayton
Del.
All Glad to Get Home
From davhroak, while tho 1Tavcrford
was slowly stoaminE toward hor land.
Ing place, officers and men were
packed and ready to go On the
lIavorford, besides casuals, were
eleven officers Of tho SiXty-fifth Ar.
tillcry; thirtv.four uonCommissioncd
officers and 1914 enlisted men. They
had soon hard service. pounding the
Germans from tho front line Of bat,
tories with the biggest field howitHcrs
our troops used In tho war.
They were glad 20 got NnmC-"aEcI
for Tho reception they know awaited
tncm hcrc at Philadelphia, Eut thcy
had no idea Of tho cn'husasm with
which thov were going 10 ho received
Tho HayorfoTd was delayed Cor
hours beyond tho tim" whom hor ar
J rival was expected by slight accident
p 70 tho steering gear when Nifty miles
: Off tho Delaware CapCs.
, oHciaIs Wait nj Quarantine
y had hccu expected that tho 1Iaye-
, ford would reach Quarautin" At mid
| night collector Of tho Port Rcrrv ha,
, gone down h- train. with his custom
mon and tho medical officers who woul'
, have to inspect hcr hcforN shn cam
, along - Philadelphia. Tho plan was T.
C board hor ~ da;hrcak, and have he
ready al m" Washington avenue pi"
: for the standardization and parade N
2 o'clock 'hls morning,
q Tho delay caused br tho accident hcl
'hc lfayerford three hours late. Fror
= sun-uD on m" party waiting ~ IN
= quarantine 9'a'iou scanned tho mist
! horizon u the direction Of pccp Wate
. Point. Tho stat" Ggdran'ln" Cutt"r Gov
'crror Pnrvpac'r- waited at hcr eli
. with steam M 10 60 uu' a. soon as tn
70 transport was sighted.
Finally 'nc word ,amO thar -Hr ilavor
j ford WAS in sight. and 'n" Fonu>Darl"
wlusr'cd a warning 70 tno o0'rials an,
rnrrspapc- mon who were 70 hoard tn
n ship y "aa '"'N'N-N'" minutes Il
A ton vlcu tho pcuuypaD hove along
4 ,.I, ,r, ti- ,~auspo~. Tho -ercp'iol
% boat 'no Clty Of camden. had gone il
" advance ~ rucct tho iit'"rtord, and hd'
% turned around and was "s'"riinE I"
- toward philadelphia as iN" l'""nFp"'E
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