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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1899.
SCRANTON'S WELCOME TO RETURN
V'
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BIG OVATION TO THE
BRAVE VOLUNTEERS
People of Scranton Gave Them a
Reception That Was Notable.
GREAT PARADE IN
Thirteenth and the Engineers Were Escorted by the Veterans
and Sons of Veterans and After Them Came the Thir
teenth's Old Comrades in Arms, the Members of the
Ninth Regiment The New Eleventh Regiment Made Its
First Public Appearance in Honor of the Old Guardsmen.
Banquet After the Parade and Evening Reception at the
Lyceum Speeches bv Col. H. M. Boies, Col. H. A. Cour
ses Governor W. A. Stone, Lieut. Gov. J. P. S. Gobin,
Adjutant General T. J. Stewart and Bishop Hoban.
THE demonstration ot yesterday,
In honor of tho return of our
soldiers, was an epoch maker In
the city's history. Colonel
Coursen said at the ciotc of the
celebration in tones of mixed
gratitude and gratification, "We nro
repaid." Ho spoko the sentiment,
without doubt, of every one of
the honored guests of the day, and, in
faying it.he fully repaid the citizens for
their efforts.
It was feaicd that the Interval that
was permitted to elapse between this
home-coming of the regiment and the
commemoration thereof would have a
tendency to nlloy the- ardor of the en
thusiasm, but these fears proved to bo
false ones; the delay only served to
nurture and strengthen the enthusiasm
and made it seem an If the ten-days
intervening had been mostly devoted to
a bottling up and storing away of all
the demonijtratlveness that th popu
lace could lay hold of.
The weather was also a cause of sell
ous npprehension and not without just
cause. All week the skies were cloudy
and nt Intervals rain by day and mow
at night fell with aggravating regular
Ity. At 2 o'clock yesterday morning
the "probably rain," guessed by the
weather bureau, became a reality. It
continued without cessation all the rest
of the night and when daylight arrived
it had every appearance of having come
to spend the day.
AVI3ATHER WAS ALL RIGHT.
When everybody was thoroughly
downcast at the prospect of a spoiled
celebration or possibly a postponement,
th rain ceased, the clouds scurried
away, the sun came out in its full win
ter strength and in three hours, with
the assistance- of a stiff, exhiliratlng
breeze, had dust blowing from the
paves.
The transformation came just In time.
In no respect did the bad weather of
the morning interfere with the cele
bration. The fair weather was only an
hour old when the streets commenced
io assume a holiday appearance. Pec
ulating that had been delayed was hur
Hedly proceeded with. Flags were
hoisted from every staff fiom one end
i'f the city to the other. A stream of
sightseers that gradually swelled as a
stream becomes a torrent In a storm,
poured in from all sides to the cential
city.
Uniformed men in ones and tuos vwre
next seen moving towards their le- J
spectlve rendezvous. Hands and drum
corps soon were seen and heard. Then
various organizations passed and re
passed on their way to their places in
the line. Lai go augmentations to the
throng on the sidewalks were made by
every Incoming truln and the trolley
cars. At 3 o'clock the roudways vver
allvo with marching men and bands,
carriages and horses, the sidewalks
were impassable from the mass of
sightseers congested between the build
ing line and the ropes that were strung
along the curb, while every overlooking
window and balcony was tilled to Its
fullest capacity.
PROCLAMATION OBSERVED.
The observance of Mayor Bailey's
holiday proclamation was general.
There was a question as to the advisa
bility of closing the stores and shutting
off shelter to the crowds in a possible
storm, but when the possibility of a
storm was no longer dreaded and none
arrived, the stores shut down for the
day.
Each of the three big events
nts aj tho
Bt HuiTl the
day, the parade, the banque
Lyceum meeting, was success?1;) in tho
highest degree. There wusn't tlnr m
blance of a hitch, and the committee. Is
to bo warmly congratulated on tho
most efficient manner In which It
planned und carried out Us stupendous
undertaking.
Tho one main comment of the day
jvas on the fine appearance of the Thlr-
THE AFTERNOON
teenth. And the comments were not
Infrequently accompanied by an ex
pression of regret at the possibility of
such a magnificent body of soldiery be
ing dissolved.
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The Out-of-Town Soldiers
THIS first of the visiting com
panies to arilvo in the city
was Company E of Easton, of
the Eleventh regiment. The company
had f.S men in command .of Captain
Fred D. Drake. They arrived in the
city at 10.ro in the morning over the
Delawure and Hudson road and left at
11.30 last night.
Company i: of the Thirteenth regi
ment. In command of Captain G. A.
Smith and Company L of the Eleventh
regiment, in command of Captain Os
borne, both of llonesdale, arrived in
tho city nlwut the same time tho Eas
ton soldiers did. They came In a spe
cial train over the Erie and Wyoming
Valley road, and returned in the same
manner at 10.30 last night.
Company I of the Seventh regiment
enme from AVest Pittston on tho train
carrying tlu governor, which arrived
here at 12. 18. The company had forty
men in line. In charge of Captain AVil'
llam G. Simpson.
Colonel C. Bow Dougherty and his
Ninth regiment, arrived from AVilkes
Barre about 2 20 on a special train over
the Delaware ami Hudson road. The
regiment returned last night on a spe
cial which loft Iicr at S o'clock. The
companies ot the Mntli that came up
were F, B, L and A. of AVilkos-Barre:
I. ot Plymouth; P. of Parsons: C and
II, of Pittston.
Company G of the Thirteenth, in
charge of Captain McCausIand, arrived
fiom Montrose at .1.20 p. m. and re
turned last night at lo.ro on a special
train.
Alter the parade tho member.- of the
Ninth regiment, the Easton and Hones
dale companies of the Eleventh, nnd
the West Pitts-ton company of the Sev
enth regiment, were supplied with
sandwiches and coffee in the Blume
building on Spruce street.
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Arrival of Governor
GOVERNOR W. A. STONE and
party arrived in the city from
Ilarrlsburg at 12.3S o'clock yes
terday afternoon over the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western road. They
were met at Shlckshlnuy by Lieuten
ant Colonel George M. llallstead. as
sistant commissi!! y general of the state,
and a member ot the governor's staff.
With the governor were Lieutenant
Governor J. P. S. Gobin, of Lebanon;
Deputy Attorney General F. W. Flellz,
of this city; Stnte Senator James C.
Vaughan, of tills city; Adjutant Gen
eral T. J. Stewart, of Harrisburg; Col
onel Richardson, of Ilarrlsburg, keeper
of the state arsenal, and the following
members of the governor's staff: Col
onel John V. Shoemaker, of Philadel
phia: Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J.
Keenan, of Pittsburg: Lieutenant Col
onel J. Milton Taylor. Philadelphia;
Lieutenant Colonel Harr. Hall, of
Pittsburg; Major Frank .1. Patterson,
of Pittsburg, inspector of rifle practice,
and Color Sergeant Jneob Greene, of
Philadelphia.
At the station tin distinguished vis
itors were met by a reception commit
tee consisting or Colonel E. H. Ripple,
assistant adjutant general of the state,
and a member of the governor's staff;
Hon. It. W. Archbald, Major W. S. Mil
lar, Luther Keller, Reese G. Brooks
and Charles E. Daniels.
For it few moments an informal re
ception was held on the station plat
form and tho governor and party were
escorted to carriages and driven to the
Jermyn. They were preceded on horse
back by Colonel Ripple and tho follow
ing officers ot the Eleventh regiment:
Aeljutant D. 15. Atherton, Quartermas
ter F. 51. Vandllng, Inspector of little
Practice Reese Watklns and Lieuten
ant T. F. Arndt, of Scranton, and
Major B. R. Field, of Easton.
In the lobby of the Jermyn there was
another informul reception, which lasted
about ten minutes, and then tho gov
ernor was shown to room 2S0 on tho
second floor, the same that he occu
pied when he paid his first visit to
Scranton soon after his nomination last
summer.
Several prominent ladles of the city
were at the Jermyn to greet Mrs. Stone,
and there was much regret expressed
that she was not ahlo to come. One of
their daughters Is sick and Mrs. Stono
took her to Atlantic City yesterday
morning.
After the governor had lunch, ho
drove to tho residence of Congressman
William Connell. on Clay avenue, to
pay him n visit. Mr. Connell has been
111 for several days and tho governor
was anxious to learn his condition.
When the parade was over, Governor
Stono returned to the Jermyn, whora
ho mot manv friends Informally until
tho dinner hour. He retired Immediate
ly after the meistlng at the Lyceum. and
will leave for Ilarrlsburg this morning.
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Story of the Parade
THE parade, and especially the
military wing, was a great
success. It started within five
minutes of the scheduled time, was de
void of delays along the route and did
not have a tedious feature.
It required less than three-quartra of
on hour for the column to pass in re
view, but as tho soldiers In the first
division kept up a quick endenco which
the others had to emulates It would not
do to use this as a criterion ot the slzo
of the procession.
Chief Marshal Ripple with his aides
established headquarters at tho corner
of Franklin and Lackawanna avenues
at 3 o'clock and for the next half hour
the vaiiotis organizations kept tho
chief marshal busy receiving reports
of their arrival und giving them fin.il
instructions.
The Ninth regiment came up at 2.20
p. in. over the Delaware and Hudson
road and marched direct to their place
of formation on Franklin avenue, b"
low Spruce street. The Thirteenth
and Eleventh formed at the armory
anil a few minutes before the starting
hour took their respective positions in
tho first and second divisions. The
Engineers met at Florey and Brooks'
store, on Washington avenue, und be
fore proceeding to their position In the
line were photographed on tho Linden
street side of the court house square.
The other organizations were quite
as prompt ns the military men In ar
riving and taking their positions nr.J
at 3.33 the bugler sounded the signal
to start.
THE COLUMN STARTS.
The line promptly moved out Frank
lin, up Lackawanna to Jefferson, to
Pine, to Washington, to Linden, to
Adams, to Spruce, to Wyoming, back
to Lackawanna, where it was dis
missed. From the time the soldiers appeared
on Lackawanna avenue until they dis
persed there was one continual run
of cheering and hand-clapping and
waving of flags and handkerchiefs from
the two solid banks of humanity that
choked the sidewalks on every block
of the route of march and from the
thousands of others who were fortun
ate enough to secure a vantage place
in a window or balcony.
At tho high school the procession was
reviewed by Governor Stone and party.
A large throng had assembled here and
as the soldiers went by they were
greeteil with deafening cheers.
By a fortunate and fortuitous cir
cumstance tho parade halted for a few
moments as the Thirteenth regiment
was at the reviewing place. Company
C, which was opposite the; carriage
containing the governor, lieutenant
governor and adjutant general, .started
a cheer for General Gobin. It was
taken up by the other companies and
for the lemnlnder of the halt a Gobin
demonstration of the most enthusias
tic kind was kept up without cessation.
General Gobin was deeply affected by
this spontaneous outburst and rose
in his carriage several times to bow
his acknowledgements. That the en
dearing qualities of tho much-beloved
old soldier had been told of to the 'folks
tut home' was evidenced by the hearty
manner In which the crowd of on
lookers re-echoed the soldiers' cheers.
HE KNEW THEM ALL.
As the Thirteenth men marched by
General Gobin was continually salut
ing Individual members, both olllcers
and privates and calling them by
name.
Chief Marshal Ripple and his staff
reviewed the procession at tho corner
of Spruce street and Washington ave
nue and dispersed when the last so
ciety had passed by. There was a
large crowd here, also, and as a con
sequence much enthusiasm was mani
fested at this point.
Colonel Coursen's appearance every
where was the signal for a tumultuous
ovation. Cheer after cheer was given
for him, individually, all along tho
route and kept him busy bowing his
acknowledgements.
Scarcely less hearty than the ovation
given Colonel Conn-en and the Thir
teenth was that tendered Colonel
Dougherty and the Ninth. Tim latter
organization came up to join In honor
ing their old comrades of the; Third
brigade, but Scranton was not satis
lied wiih that alone, but must put the
soldier hoys of the neighboring valley
on tin' same footing as her own boys.
Sentiment alone would have evoked a
hearty reception for them, but had
there been no consideration of this at
all, the ovation would have been the
mine. The Impulse to applaud was
Irresistible. Their appearance, march
ing and general soldierly bearing,
marked them at once for applause. Tho
Ninth regiment us a feature of the
celebration was not far behind our lo
cal soldiery.
Tho Engineers aroused no end of in
terest Piid enthusiasm. Their reel capes
and red (lag made them very conspicu
ous, and the fact that they had bier.
In the enemy's country added to the or
dinary Interest that attached to them.
Much laughter was provoked by the
Engineer's mascot, a Jackass, that was
brought from Porto Ttico. It was
draped In tha Engineers' color and was
ridden by a colored lad armil with a
huge murliettc.
OB.IFCTED TO COLLARS.
The contrast between the marching
of the volunteers and that of tho other
organizations was very Btriklug. The
easy long .-.winging strldo which Is
naturally acquired with everyday
marching was accentuated by the fact
that they were sans arms and nccou
tnsments. Nenrly all wore campaign
hatn, peaked In the conical, regular
army stylo and overceats worn the
exception rather than rule. About half
tho Thirteenth men appeared at the
armory wearing white stand-up collars.
Mie collnriise other half not liking this
display of vanity started a general
"rough house" and In five mlnutci tlmo
there wasn't a white collar In the regl
ment. owing to the fact that tho volunteer
companies hlr.ee being expundcel are to-,
larg'i to conveniently mutch nt com
puny Innt" on streets of ordKuiy
width, most of the distance was cov
ered In platoon formation. Tho pla
toons looked to bo quite as large us
natlopul guard companies.
The Grand Army men were not dis
posed to bo outdone by the youngsters
in tho matter of mllltaiy bearing and
proceeded to show the populace that
they had not altogether forgotten to
differentiate between "hay" nnd
"straw." They succeeded very admir
ably, too.
Sergeant Tom Miles, chief musician,
and his Thirteenth regiment band, with
the only "Jack" Hayes directing Its
marching movements, elicited warm en
comiums from all sides. The band was
handicapped by tho absence of five of
Its twenty-four regular members, but
comparatively there was no better mu
sic In the- line. It was tho only band
that had tho military "swing" to Ita
marches and gait.
THE NEW REGIMENT.
The Eleventh regiment came In for
a big share of attention espeially from
the fact thnt It was the first tlmo to
parade here. It turned out five com
panies strong, the three local compan
ies, the llonesdale company, and Com
pany E, of Easton. Company I, Sev
enth regiment, of West Pittston, march
ed with the Eleventh. The Eleventh
acted as escort to tho governor and his
party, three companies preceding tho
carriages and three following.
The guardsmen wore fatigue caps,
overcoats und legglns. Everything
nbout them was now ami bright and
they presented a very fine appearance.
Their marching, too, was a revelation
to those who had not seen their drills.
Colonel Wntres could well feel proud
ot his command.
The chic end of the parade was not
quite up to expectations. It was, nev
eitheless, of very respectable dimen
sions and tho societies that did par
ticipate acquitted themselves very
creditably. The Patriotic Order Sons
of America, with their blaze of red,
white and blue, the Knights of Pyth
ias and Mystic Chain with their fancy
evolutions, the attractive appearance
and excellent marching of the letter
carriers and the Father Whitty so
ciety and the "tone" of the Elks were
all features that contributed much to
the general success of tho affair.
Not the least attractive thing In the
line was an allegorical lloat represen
tative of the United States und Ger
many. 'Uncle Sam" and "Fritz der
Grosse" sat side by side, while con
spicuously on each end of tho seat was
displayed a legend reading "Newspa
pers' false alarms can not split our
friendship." "Dewey" sat in a front
seat and was labeled our hero. The
float accompanied the Krelgcr Vcreln,
the well-known South Side military
organization,
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Hlckey walked at the head of
his flie department, which presented
an appearance of which any chief
might well be proud. The fire-lighters
received the warmest kind of a "hand"
all along the line.
A dilapidated, old-fashioned mall
coach decorated with tomato cans and
labeled "Eagan's Commissary De
partment," brought up tho tail end of
tho procession. The genius who
thought this all out did not disclose
himself.
Following is the detailed formation
of the column:
Chief Marshal, Cclonel E. II. Ripple.
Chief of Stalf, Major W. 8. Millar.
Aides Colonel U. G. Sclinonmakur,
Lieutenant Colonel Cmiiles C. Mattes,
Major T. F. Uennian, Muter J. W. Oak
ford, Major J. H. O'Brien. M. D., Dr.
C. H. Fisher. R,.v. Dr. W. Q. Scott,
Charles O'Mnlley, C. D. Wegmnn, P. J.
Ilonan, D. D. Evans Geoige Clarke,
Frank Becker,
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshal, A. H. Steven.
Bauer's Hand, ;!2 Pieces.
Post IH'.t, li. A. Jl.
Puat SH, U. A. Jt.
Sons of Veterans Drum Corps.
Sons of Veterans, Cump 8.
Carriage Coiualnicg Col. II. M. Boies. Dr.
S. C. Logan, E. F. I'liaiiibeiiulu
and 11. A. Kingsbury.
Veterans of the Thirteenth Rcg-iine-iit.
Colonel II. A. Council und Stud.
Thirteenth Regtn.ent, P. V. 1 IJaml. CO
Pieces.
Thirteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol
unteer Infantry.
Major W. A. Wood, tommumler of First
Battalion.
Co. 11, P. V. I.. Captain Coiwln Com
manding. Co. E, P. V. I., Captain Smith com
manding. Co. F, P. V. ., Captain Decker, Com
manding. Co. i, P. V. I., Captain McCaiiBlund Com
manding. Major Eugene D. Fellows, commander of
Second Battalion.
Co. B, P. V. 1 Captain Kamlieok Com.
muudliig.
Co. D. P. V. I., Captain Gilm.in Com
manding. Co. A. P. V. I Capluln In i man Com
manding. Co, C, P. V. 1., Ci-ptaln RmIiHuk "om-
mundhig.
Col. C. Bow Dougherty and Stuff. Ninth
Regiment, P. V. I.
Ninth Regiment Band, 4 Pieces.
Major John S. Harding, commander of
First Battalion.
Co. F. Ninth Regiment, Captain .Mel can
Commanding.
Co. D Ninth Regiment. Captain Camp
Cnminnndlnit.
Co, B, Ninth Regiment, Cuptuiii Kinney
Commanding.
Co. A, Ninth Regiment, Captain Harry
Williams Commanding.
Co. C, Ninth Regiment.
Major McKoe, commander of Second
Battalion.
Adjulunt George F. Bns.
Co. E. Ninth Regiment, Captain :. R.
Williams Commanding.
Co. II. Ninth Regiment. Captain Biennan
, Commanding.
Co. I, Ninth Regiment, Captain Pierce
Commanding.
United States Hospital Corps, Third Di
vision Hospital, ChlckamuuEu, and
Mascot "Trlx."
Flist Regiment, Volunteer Engineers,
Sergeant Kyi on, Commanding.
Other SoldlriH und Sailors of Late War.
SECOND DIVISION.
Coloin l L. A. Watres and Htutf.
Lawrence Band, 25 Pieces.
Eleventh Regiment, N. G. P.
Co. E, Easton, Captnln Drako Command.
lug.
Co. L, lloiicsdaln. Captain Oshorri, Com
manding. Co. a, Scranton, Captain Itautj Command
ing, First CarriiiKe-Govcrror Stone. Lieu
tenant Governor Gobin, Adjutant General
Stewart.
Scconel Carriage Colonel George llnrt
stead, Surgeon General John V. Schoe
maker. General Inspector of Rltle l'rac
tlce F. K. Patterson.
Third Carriage Colonel Tuxler, Colonel
Keenan, Colonel Hull.
Fourth Carriage Colonel Taylor. Mujor
Richardson, Colonel Pratt.
Fifth Carriage F. W. Fleltz, Hon. Mor
gun H, Williams, of Wilkes. Bane; R. G.
Brooks, Joseph Lnngford, of West Pitts
ton. Sixth Carriage Mayor James O. Bailey,
Charles E, Daniels. Luthor Keller, C. O.
Ilnland.
Seventh Carrage A. P. Bedford, C. II.
Mnnvllto nnd F. E. Dennis, of Cnrbone'nle.
Co. K, Eleventh Regiment, Captain "Geo.
Wlrth Commanding.
Co. I, West Pittston, Seventh Regiment.
Captain W. O. Simpson, Commanding.
Co. D, Eleventh Regiment, Captain Fre
mont Stokes Commanding.
THIRD IUV1BION.
Marhsal, T. B. Jackson; Aides, James
Bird, D, Knnpp. J. M. Hornbaker.
Cnmp 430, P. O. S. of A. Drum Corps.
Camp 430, P. O. S. of A., August Why
mayor, Commanding.
Cnmp 3.U P. O. S. of A., Thomas Davis,
Marshal.
Camp 1T7, P. O. S. of A., F. D. Hartzell,
Marshal.
Cnmp 242, P. O. S. of A.. W. A. St. John,
Marshal.
Cnmp 23, P. O. S. of A., Green Ridge.
Comniaiidery No. 1013. J. O. U. A. M., H.
Richards, Commanding.
Willow Fife nnd Drum Corps.
Colonel Lewis Council, J. O. U. A. M.
FOURTH DIVISION.
.Marshal, AV. Gaylord Thomas; Aides, Alex
Dunn, W. M. Bunnell, E. D. .limes,
Cnnton Scranton, No. 4, P.Urlnrchs Mili
tant, Col Geo. Parrott, Commanding.
Forest Band, 18 Pieces.
Scranton Lodga of Elks, D. .1. Reedy,
Marshal.
Co. C. Fourth Regiment, A. O. K. of M.
C, Captain Wm. Huuer, Commanding.
Krleger Vcreln, Frank Mooller, Marsh. il.
Carrlago Containing V II. Lynett,
Charles Kelelrmtin, AVIIIIam Lolz, Her
man Ncwbaucr, William Simms and Tetcr
Lambert, Representing Historic Charac.
lers.
Guth'a Bnnd, 20 Pieces.
German Krleger Vcreln, Second Division.
Scranton Letter Carriers' Association,
Wnlter McNIcholas, Commanding.
Excelsior Fife nnd Drum Corps.
Father Whitty Society, James May,
Captain.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Marshnl, W. P. Boland; Aides, Guy
Relph, L. W. Uschuindt, Harry Code,
Charles Wenzel, Hairy Menrs, Charles J.
Mlrtz and D. T. Brown.
Scranton Fire Department Chief P. J.
Hlckey; Assistants, Albert Lewis, Michael
McMunus, Charles Wlrth and Thomas
Jones.
Nay Aug Flfo and Drum Corps.
Nay Aug Hose Company, 42 Men, Hose
Wagon and Engine.
Liberty Hose Company, 2S Men.
Crystal. Uoso Company, 23 Men and
Wagon; II. R. Lang, Marshal.
Neptune Engine Company, 20 Men.
General Phlnney Ilot.0 Company, Hi Men.
Eagle Engine nnd Hose Company, 2S Men,
Senator J. C. Vaughan, Foreman.
Columbia Hoso and Chemical Company,
30 Men, Hrse Cart nnd Chem
ical Engine.
Niagara Hose Company, No. 7, 2u men;
W. F. Cole, Foreman.
Hook and Ladder Company, II Men nnd
Truck.
William Connell Hoso Company, lft Men;
David Burke, Foreman.
Century Hoso Company, Captain O'Hara,
Marshal.
Citizens' Can luges, etc.
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Banquet for the Soldiers
AT 6 o'clock tho members' of the
Thirteenth regiment and the
Fiist Regiment of Volunteer
Engineers were entertained at a ban
quet. It was served by Hnnley In the
Connell building on Washington ave
nue and the Snover building, on Penn
avenue.
In the Connell building the Second
battalion, consisting of Companies A,B,
C and D, the headquarters and the en
gineers were entertained. At head
quarters' table were seated Colonel
H. A. Coursen, Lieutenant Colonel C.
C. Mattes, Lieutenant Colonel Freder
ick W. Stlllwell, Major W. A. Wood,
Surgeon-Major W. E. Kellar, Captain
CI. A. Smith. Captain Harry Decker,
Lieutenants John L. Huff, W. E. dun
ster, W. S. Freeman and W. L. Dodge.
In the Snover building the First
battalion, made up of Companies, E,
F. O and II, were dined. Major E.
D. Fellows nnd most of the olllcers of
the companies were present.
The banquets at both places were
served in Hnnley's best siyle and were
much appreciated by the soldiers. There
was no speech-making at either place.
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Reception at the Lyceum
THE evening leceptlon at the Ly
ceum was a notable event for
many leasons. One of these
was the wonderful ovation tendered to
Lieutenant Governor J. P. S. Gobin, the
old commander of the Third brigade.
The more mention of his liamo at any
time during the meeting provoked a
storm of applause and when he was In
troduced as one of the speakers of the
evening by Chairman Wat res the ova
tion he received was truly marvelous.
It left no doubt of the general's popu
laiitv with the men who served under
him.
The Interior of the Lccum fail ly
blazed with the nutlon.il colors. Right
ly enough. It was the only thing In the
way of decoration used. Fiom the
centre of the proscenium inch great
llbbons of red, white and blue radiated
to different points on the upper gallery.
Tho gallery, balcony und boxes were
fairly swathed In the national colois,
and the roar and sides of the stugo
were framed with monster lings.
A large silk American flag coveted
tho speakers' desk, which stood In the
centre of tho stage close to the foot
lights. When Bauer's band took it3
place In tho orchestra pit at 8.20 the
theatre was only about half filled, but
later the audience Increased largely In
size and the theatre was thronged.' As
tho opening number Bauer's band
played the "Thirteenth Regiment
March" in a way that reflected high
credit on that excellent organization.
TJIOSP. ON THE STAOE.
On the stage weio the governor and
his staff and many prominent residents
of the city. In the front row with the
governor sat Lleittenunt Governor
Gobin, Adjutant General Stewart, Col
onel II. M. Boles, Rev. S. C. Logan, D.
D., lit. Rev. Bishop Hoban, Colonel H.
A. Coursen, Colonel L. A. Wutres.
Some of the other prominent men on
the Btage were Major W. S. Millar,
Judge R. W. Archbald, Judge H. M.
Edwards. Congressman Morgan B.
Williams, Rev. J. A. O'Reilly, S. Mor
ris, Charles E. Daniels, A. H. Stevens,
Captain P. DeLacy, Captain P. J. Me
Andrew, F. J. Amsden. John Gibbons,
D. W. Powell, R. II. Patterson, Rich
ard O'Brien, A. J. Colborn, C. G,
Boland, Samuel Samter, C. H. iPenman,
Arthur Long, John T. Rlohauls, P. F.
Loughran, Rev. P. J. McMunus.
Two of the lower boxes contained
Colonel C. Bow Dougherty and the
other olllcers of the Ninth regiment.
In the boxes and lodges were Mrs.
Wllllnm Connell, Mrs. 13. H. Ripple,
Mrs. G. M. HallHtead, Mrs. C. C. Pratt,
of New 'Mllford; Mrs. L. A. Wntres,
Mrs II. A. Coursen, Mrs. C. B. Penman,
Mrs. P. S. Page, Miss Ripple, Miss
Snyder, Mrs. Edwin Coursen, the
Misses Gllmore, Mrs, Charles Cour-
sen, Major anil Mrs. 13. D. Fellows,
Miss Caro Dickson, Miss Louise Mat
thews, Miss Sue Connolly, Captnln and
Mrs. R. J. McCauslnnd. of Montrose,
Hon. W. H. JosBiip, Mr. nnd Mrs. Rob
ert II. Jessup. Miss Nina Jessup, Dr.
and Mrs. J. W. Coolldge, Lieutenant
Colonel F. W. Stlllwell, Mnjor W.
Wood, Lieutenant George A. Blaiui'
aril, Lieutenant Wnlter 13. Gunstcr.
Colonel L. A. Wntres In opening tl"
meeting said he was sure the tiuillenc
would Join with him In expressing
regret that the distinguished gentle
man who was to preside over the
meeting, the Hon. William Connell,
was prevented from being present by
Illness. He hnd been requested to pre
side In the nbsenco of Mr. Council, and
would say that this was not a formal
reception, but one that came deep from
tho hearts of the people of Scranton.
In concluding, ho said they would bow
their heads while Rev. Robert F. Y.
Pierce, of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church, offered prayer. Mr. Pierce,
after thanking God for the safe re
turn of tho soldiers, spoko tenderly of
those who gave up their lives while
in the service of their country.
Tho Schubert Quartette sang "Down
Dewey's Way" in a superb manner
nnd hnd to respond to nn encore. They
gave "Away Down South in Dixie."
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
In introducing Colonel II. M. Boles
ns the Person to deliver the address nt
welcome, Chairman Watres said no
better choice could have been made.
Ho was tho first colonel of the regi
ment, and one to whom much of the
high standing ot tho regiment Is due.
Colonel Boles was given a hearty re
ception us ho stepped to the front of
the .stage. In welcoming tho members
of the Thirteenth to their liomc-H he
spoke as follows:
Vnlm lvAnll....n.. ,".,.!..,, 1.... .'
a.ju. jjai;ciiciiuj, vujuuei i..ouieii, oi- )
ncera anu men or tne Thirteenth icg
iment; Your first colonel has been
honored by our fellow citizens by tlu
appointment to express to you, publicly
nnd formally In words, If possible for
him, the joyful and proud welcome
home which friends und our city have
already so vociferously awarded you.
Every time that I have hnd occasion
to stand before you, either as com
mander or fellow citizen, in the twenty
years of your honorable existence, you
have had new laurels added to the for
mer glories of your history, and in
creased the pride- which we ull feel
In you, and, I, more than all others.
When you had till qualified as marks
men, even to our venerable chaplain,
Dr. Logan, I thought you had attained
the probable summit of military dis
tinction. When you got orders for Homestead
at midnight nnd were on the cars al
most to a man at daylight, it seemed
that you had demonstrated your patri
otism and discipline beyond a question.
I have often been piivlllged to con
fer upon you the trophies of your vic
tories at Creedmoor and Mount Gretna, i
and to congratulate you upon your sue-
cesses and triumphs in ithe peaceful i
competitions of tho National Guard,
but I have never been so proud of ynu
and my relation to you as I am to
night, as I welcome you home in the
name of our city from ten months' cam
paign of actual war. You sprang to
arms In the defence of our country
against a foreign foe with tho same pa
triotism and alacrity with which you
were accustomed to respond to the call
of your commander for the malntiitn
ence of domestic law and order. Yon
did not hesitate a moment to forsake
home, to drop the avocations of liveli
hood and undertake the hardships, suf
ferings and dangers of war, tho Instant
our country called for you. You wi-nt
Into camp amid snows and lalns, you
assumed the rigors and su'imitted to
the discipline of military life with a
courage, patience, ardor and facility
thnt demonstrated thnt the training of
twenty years existence" was worth Us
cost.
THE I'.EAL SACRIFICE.
The real sacrifice which one makes
of himself upon thp altar of patriotism
U when lie enlists in bin coun
try's defense. It is then thnt
the momentous decision Is inadj
to give up all things eb'e and an
swer tho call of duty wherever It muj
lead. The borrows of separation, the
hardships of camp and campaign, the
sufferings of uiimlnlsteied sickness, tho
pangs of death in the hospital, or on
tin- field of glory, ate all compressed
Into that supreme moment. When that
sacrifice Is made the man Is no longer
his own, but his country's soldier, lie
lives nnd acts In obedience to her com
mands. Whati ver his rank or station,
wherever or whatever she reuuiiuM of
him, whether to mount guard over
property, hnndle material, perfect his
drill und ellsfipline, at tuck the enemy,
or die with Ills face to the foe, eacli
and all alike huvo made thu same of
fering and are all entitled to the sumo
gratitude and honor. This sacrifice
you have made for your country, and
thank God. you have been permitted to
return to us and lecehe our coniMul
ulatlons and our thanks for it.
Only a few men of the twenty thous
and who started to Santiago chanced
to face the hall of Spanish bullets at
San Juan and El fnnej, and show the
enemy the sniff the American seddb-r
is miiiU of. noi could tin y have- se
cured thai gloiv unless the res' of
their corps bad stood In their suppoit.
Tho Fifth corps tould not sail from
our Bhores until you anil the rest of
our grand army had taken your p ists
at Alger and Chlrk.iiimugn und Tninpi.
ready to m irih. We ype-ak of ill.
heroes of San Juan ami El Cancv, b -cause
thnt was tho only point of nur
line which touched the enemy. Wher
ever the lot had fallen In all the army,
and I am sure. It It had fallen to lb.
marksmen ot the Thit teenth. the hon
ors would have been the same: the
same vnlor, the fame nil conquering. ln
elomltable, persistent courage would
luvvo triumphed. Their glories are
yours. There is enough to ro around
to every regiment in the army. You
all did the duty ynu were called upon
to parform. You ucted well your ap
pointed part. You shared In tho glones
of a most momentous nndepoch-maklng
triumph. Nothing can hereafter de
prlve you of the honor of having taken
a manly, patriotic soldier's part In a
war. which In future hNtory will be
distinguished for eftnbllahlng the Uni
ted States as one of the world powers
umong tho nations.
WHAT AVARS HAVE DONE.
The AVar of Independence gave us a
separate existence; the Civil war nii
tloualiziMl us; the Spunlsh war hns
burst the shell of selfishness and de
veloped us into a. prominent factor in
the uplifting nnd civilization of human
ity. These three wars have been fun
damental In their results. As much as
they have differed In detnll and degree,
their consequences nnd Influence upon
our nationality will bo seen in the
future to have been of equal magni
tude nnd importance. It is a great and
glorious thing for each one of von to
have been n pait, und participated In
this last epoch-making war. Your
sharo In It will become more precious
to you as tho years go on, und lis con
sequences grow. I envy you tho high
privilege you have had, Ton months
ago you wont forth boys; today you
ji
retifn to us men, If you have been
good soldiers and thoughtful, you havo
learned the gror est of all the lessonU
of life, to do tl. dally duty ot life all
well as you could, becattso you were nil
Individual part of a great ni.d powerful
organization, vl15so safety and succcsn
depended upon 1 At that discharge o
eluty by ench one ot Its parts.
You nro no longer soldiers, but citi
zens. Citizens ot a state, which is a
civil organization just ns dependent for
Its prosperity and the welfare of Its
people Individually, and collectively,
uiMin the Intelligent nnd patriotic dis
charge of personal elutles, us the army
which you hae left. Your own future,
safety, happiness and prosperity irf
largely dependent upon the public wel
fare. As you resume your civil duties
let the same patriotism anlmnto you
which enabled you to make the supremo
sacrifice of enlistment, and you will al
ways bo defenders of the republic, and
deserve the gratitude ot your fellow
cltlzons. You have not escaped unscathed from
the war. Mnny of you have endured
the distresses of disease. Nineteen of
your number laid down their lives up
on the altar where you all liuide the
offering. Their sacrifice is us supreme
nnd honorable ns that of those who fell
In battle. They have recorded their
names on the Illustrious roll of mar
tyrs of their country. Let us ever re
vere and hallow the memory of it, and
deck their graves on Decoration Dav
with the laurel and Ivy of victory and
rear to their honor In our city an en
during monument which shall hand
down their names to the veneration ot
future generations.
SOLDIERS CONGRATULATED.
AVe congratulate you who survive,
upon your safe- return, we thank you
for your noble and faithful service, and
we joyfully welcome you to your homes
and our hearts.
Colonel Coursen, It has been your en
viable privilege to servo In two of theso
great wars. You ate indeed a veteran
of veterans. To your knowledge, and
ability, nnd care tho Thirteenth owes
much of Its immunity from disease, and
Its excellence as a regiment.
AVe thank you nnd the olllcers of your
command for your faithfulness and de
votion, and for the condition in which
you have brought our old regiment
bae'k homo. Long may you enjoy thu
honors and comforts of the peace which
you have helped to win for our country.
Governor Stone, the patriotism of the
regiments of our National Guard which
served In the Spanish wnr deserves pub
lic and hunorablo it-cognition from tho
state. AVe arc- thankful to you for com
ing here as our chief magistrate to glvo
it to the Thirteenth; but this recog
nition should be a permanent and en
during honor. Lot every organization
inscribe on Us colors "The Spanish
AVar," as iv memorial and incentive to
future guardsmen; and let every man
who volunteered to fill the quota of tho
state receive a medal of honor, to hand
down to his children's children.
Sir, The Thirteenth regiment, Na
tional Guard of Pennsylvania, has an
honorable history, which extends back
ward, perhaps, beyond your recollec
tion. It was organized during the riota
of IS". It was the first to discard the
fancy uniforms of the old militia anil
adopt the service uniform of the regu
lar army, which has, since Its general
adoption, contributed so much to char
acterize and distinguish the National
Giiaril of Pennsylvania. It was tho
first regiment in tin- United States to
undertake a week's encampment under
campaign conditions, on army rations.
It dlel this at its own expense, and so
demonstrated the cheapness, practica
bility and utility of encampments as to
secure their Inauguration annually by
the state, and ptomote the remarkable
c-lllcleiicy of the Division.
IT WAS A LEADER.
It was the first te inaugurate rills
practice in our National Guard, buying
their own first badges, which Governor
Hartranft opmo up hero and presented
to the winners. It was the first to
send a team to Credmoor. It was the
only winner there of the "Army ni'd
Navy Journal Cup," from Ponnsylvani 1
and the "Hilton trophy," In competition
with all the United States and Canada.
It was the (list regiment to qualify all
Its, members ns marksmen, its head
quarters and company rooms nro deco.
rated with many honorable and valu
able trophies of victorious competitions.
It served the state well anil faithfully
al Homestead and at llazleton. It
owns by the favor of our eitizenn an
armory property In Scranton worth
S73.000. Much of tills history Is pre
served for It in Dr. Logan's book, "A
City's Danger and Defence." It haa
ncqulifd a popularity and esprit du
corps, which is a priceless heritage
for nnv 1r.IUt.1ry organization.
This nglni'iit has now added to its
laurels its patriotic devotion bv volun
teering at it country's call. The war
Is over, tin- victory won, Its men ills
ehargeil. It cannot bo tolerated that all
tills glorious history, the hard-earned
achievement of twenty years, the prld
of our people, the es-ptit du corps ot
tho command, its accumulated property
Miuuld bo dissipated tvnd destroyed by
the greatest sacrifice it has made for
the state. Pennsylvania, cannot afford
such waste. It would be an undeserved
disgrace to tho regiment, and this com.
lnunity, and a reproach to the state. U
would dlscouiage tl:.? restoration of the
Guard to Its former e't'lcler.ey. it is our
i'urnest hope that you will in your wis.
iloni restore te- us our old Scranton City
luiurel Companies A, V, C and D, which
n their company property, anil tlili
old Thirteenth regiment In which wa
ull have glorified so long, and hopo will
c-niluro forever, upon the rolls of tho
commonwealth.
Fellow cltleiiH and soldiers, let 119
rend tho roof with three great cheers
of welcome and honor to Colonel Cour
beri and tho glorious Thirteenth regi
ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and
Nntlonnl Guards of Pennsylvania, ono
and inseparable, now ami forever!
Tho references to Colonel Coursen
and the other olllcers of the regiment
und the proposition to have the stat
strike? off medals for the members of
the guard us viell as the idea of reorganizing-
the regiment were received
with loud applause-. At the conclusion
of his remarks the proposition to glva
three cheers for tho Thirteenth vvivj
tulen up wlUi a will and was followed
by n lusty tiger.
COLONFl COURSEN'S REPLY.
The reply to this address of wvl
eomc was made by Colonel H, A. Cour
sen of the Thirteenth regiment, who
was received with loud and long con
tinued npplnuso when ho stepped beforj
the audience. Ho said:
Mr. Chairman, Colnm 1 Bole's, our
honored guests ami friends; The gra
cious words of welcome you havo been
pleased to extend to the nun nnd offi
cers of my coinmnnd are rnogt grate
fully received, the more so, sir, n
coming from the nmn that did so -nuclt
to place the Thirteenth regiment upon
n solid foundation, organizing and orig
inating ways and methods of Instruc
tion thnt started them mf' ly and sure
ly on the way to honor and success.
The presence hero tonight of our Hon
ored Governor and his splendid staff,
and our beloved commander, General
Gobin, Is nn honor appreciated 11101
fully than I enn find words to express.
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