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The Norfolk Weekly News
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Great Rejoicing in Madison Over the Return of Com
pany F of the Fighting First
GREATEST DAY EVER SEEN AT THE COUNTY SEAT
Thousands of People are Present to Do Honor to the Heroes
Who Fired the Opening Shots in the First Battle
with the Filipinos
THE OITY OF MADISON LAVISHLY DECORATED FOR THE 000ASI0N
Tho Soltllern Keiulieil llotnn at it luto Hour limt Mglit and Toiluy Ilu Arc tlio
Guest1 r tlio Cltj A llg 1iuiitlo Suocli mill u lliiiiititt Xotlilui N
Too Good for the Men from Manila Norfolk Contribute Ilei
Minn to tlio Crowd anil Dntliiiiliisiii
This is a groat day for Madison It
is tho groatlst day that that pretty city
over saw There nro more peoplo there
today thau havo ever beou before all
shoutiug themselves hoarse in giving
a glad wolconio to tho soldiers of com
pany F First Nebraska regiment who
returned last night from Manila where
they did heroic service for tho stars and
stripes for nearly a year While these
soldiers are Madisons own boys yet all
the county claims an interest in them
and all aro proud of their achievements
and a large share of tho people of tho
county are in Madison today joining
with tho fathers and mothers of those
boys in giving them a hearty welcome
home while extending sympathy to
those other fathers and mothers whoso
sons are resting beneath tho sod of a far
oft island
Norfolk contributes a lurge crowd to
swell the re j oicing throng at Madison
today Many started early and drove
over but more took tho train on the
Union Pacific Unfortunately tho train
did not get away until 11 20 -10 minutes
late and it was nearly noon when Mad
ison was reached Tlie train consisted
of six coaches many of them profusely
decorated with national colors and two
of them bearing banners which said
Norfolk Fire department Norfolk
Welcomes Company F
Tho rain of last night while it had a
tendency early this morning to dis
courage those who had planned to go
was welcomed as an agency to purify
the atmosphere and lay the dust when
it was found that the showers had
cleared away so that it really helped to
swell the crowd rather than diminish it
The delegation was under the direction
of H 0 Matrau marshal of the day
who was assisted by Lieut A J Koen
igstein and C E Hartford as aides
Tho organizations that went in a body
were Mathewsou post G A It the
Womans Relief Corps Company L N
N G the Norfolk band aud Norfolk
Fire department Besides those com
posing the organizations huudreds of
private citizens wont along to augment
the crowd and swell the enthusiasm
THE DAY AT MADISON
A Shoner While the Parade i ruling
Does Not Induce An one to Ieae
lulut of ViintHRc
Madison August ill Special to Tun
Nuws Madison today welcomes homo
her soldier boys who left this city a
year ogo last May in response to a call
of the country The city is lavishly
decorated with flags and bunting in
honor of this happy occasion and the
streets are thronged with people who
have como to help swell tho welcome
Every portion of the county is repre
sented aud all seem to be as glad to see
the soldiers as the fathers and mothers
of the boys themselves As early as
yesterday peoplo from out of town be
gan to arrive so that they might be
present when the soldiers reached home
No one slept last night or if they did it
was well toward daylight and they
were up again bright and early this
morning ready to do honor to the he
roes of tho day The train upon whioh
the soldiers came was due at 8 05 but it
did not get in until after 1 1 oclock
Notwithstanding the lateuess of the
hour the whole town was down to the
station with tho baud to groet them
Sixteen young ladies tho Rough
Rider baud dressed in duck suits
leggius aud cow boy hats boarded tho
train yesterday morning aud wont to
Columbus to meet the boys Tho in
coming train last night was greeted
with the booming of cannon aud music
by tho band
And such a cheer as there was when
the train stopped at tho platform Such
shoutiug aud glad cries of welcome must
havo been heard beyond the conllues of
tho city aud awakened a responsive
echo in the heart of every person w ho
caught the sound of that multitude of
voices Then when tho boys had set
foot upon homo giound once more thoro
was a seeking out of ones own
Fathers and mothers found their sous
and clasped them in stilling embrace
sisters gave their brothers and other
brothers a good hug while the younger
male members of the family timidly ap
proached tho big hero touched his hand
lightly and thus laconically expressed
their welcome Hollo Bill got home
aint ye One by one the boys were
taken away from tho crowd aud be
neath the roof of the old homo long
hours were spent in talking over the
stirring incidents of the past year
This morning the town was awake
early and preparations were hurriedly
pushed to completion for tho events of
tho da3 People commenced coming
into town early by wagon and when
tho train arrived with tlio big delega
tion from Norfolk there was such a mass
of visitors in tho city as never has be
fore been seen At that time tho parade
had been formed on streets near tho
depot and stood at rest awaiting tho
Norfolk people
The procession which moved shortly
before 12 oclock was formed in tho fol
lowing order
Marshal of the day
Newman Grove baud
Company F
Madison baud
Ladies cadet company consisting of
a number of young ladies dressed in red
and white skirts blue blouses aud mili
tary caps
Norfolk band
Company L of Norfolk
Knights of Pythias of Madison
Battle Creek baud
G A R of Norfolk
G A R of Madison
Womans Relief Corps of Norfolk
Womans Roliof Corp3 of Madison
Fire Department of Madison
Fire Department of Norfolk
Fire Department of Humphrey
Oreston baud
Oitizeus in carriages
Citizous ou foot
The Hue of march was up the street
from the depot to one block east of
Main passing under tho triumphal arch
which is a very substantial s truoture
covered with rod white and blue and
decorated with the portraits of men
who were prominent in the war Then
the procession wheeled to the left two
blocks west one block to Main and up
that to tho tent near G A R hall
From either side along the line of
march crowds of peoplo wituessed the
passing of the parade cheering lustily
as each section came iuto view Duriug
1 10 parade quito a heavy shower fell
but uo attention was paid to a small
matter like that aud uo one deserted on
account of the moisture
Arriving at the tent ranks were
broken and tho members of compauy F
were invited to partake of a banquet
whioh had been prepared for them by
the ladies of Madison The feast was
one fit for a klug and while some of the
ladles sorved others presented eaoh sol
dior with a floral offering After the
sjldters were satiated other organisa
tions in the parade were invited in to
NORFOLK NEBRASKA TIllUSDAY AldlST 131 1890
partnko of tlii good tilings and ovon
after all had Mulshed there was some to
spare
At the Opeiu Home
Long boforo 2 oclock peoplo began as
sembling at tho opera house and by
that hour tlio auilitoiiuni was packed to
still oeation and not a thiid of tho o
who desired could gain admittance
Boforo tlio oxoicises coinnieiiiod n
ooinnilttoo niado a free distribution of
small flags giving ovory person in tho
audionco ono The waving of those em
blems of liberty by that vast crowd
combined with tho objects of tho day
wrought enthusiasm to its hignest pitch
Wltllo waiting for tlio audience to bo
seated tho Norfolk band gave n few
patiiotie selections When company F
entered tho room tho whole audionco
aioso and cheered it to tho echo
After another solecloln by tho band
Rev 0 W Lowrio pastor of tho Pres
byterian church at this plnco led in
prayer A well roudorod chorus followed
entitled Uplift your voices
When tho band gave a patriotic mod
ley thero was it suddon pause whon
some ono proposed three choers for com
pany L which were given with a will
Mr Stevenson as presiding olllcer of
tho mooting thou steppod forward to
introduce Col Simpson and in doing so
ho took occasion to incorporate in his
remarks a vory neat and patriotic speech
Mayor Simpson of Norfolk who had
beou selected to gvo tlio tuldiess of wel
come addressed the soldiers of company
F as comrades stating that ho used that
term advisedly as ono who 1ms tho right
to wear tho brono button and who
with the soldiers 311st homo from tho
war has boon baptized in tho tiro of
battle lighting under tho dear old ling
It seems proper awl right aid the
speaker that wo veterans of 1 Mil -do
should nddross you soldiers of isis HOb
the endearing term of comrades To
the speaker had been assigned tlio pleas
ant duty of bidding tho soldiers in tho
name and in behalf of all tho people of
Madison county 11 warm and hearty
welcomo home Ho recited tho fact
thnt the soldiers had been performing
tho highest duty known to tho citizens
of nny country lighting under tho Hag
tho ling that wherever it floats is the
exemplification of tho highest degree of
freedom and humanity known to man
kind We meet with cheers and
hearty greetings for those dear ones who
havo been spared to roturn after having
carried that old flag i000 miles across
the continent and -1000 miles over tho
sea 7000 miles away from homo with
credit to yourselves tho localities from
whence you came and tho state you rep
resented Amid all this rejoicing come-
the sad thought that not all who went
away at their countrys call in tho pride
of their young manhood havo como
back They lie sleeping far from home
aud friends on the distaut islands of tho
sea Their names will bo enrolled
among tho soldiers of tho revolution
tho men of 1 SI 2 and 1S47 and the heroes
who died wearing tho blue in il iio
In duo time tho government will bring
back their remains to be interred in
their proper localities among their loved
ones for whom they wont Tho speak
er then ventured a word of oxporienco
from one who knows aud feels what ho
says when he stated to the soldiors that
dear as their comrades with whom they
havo marched and fought may seem to
them now not until the snow of niauy
winters has whitened their heads nud
tho burdens of many years havo bout
their forms will they feel tho full forco
and strength of tho ties that bind them
together as comrades The memory of
their sacred dead will grow more and
more tender as tlio years go along and
when comrades meet m days to come
eyo will catch eye hand will grasp
baud tho heart will come up iuto tho
throat aud words will not bo found to
express tho love they havo for each
other Again bidding them a hearty
welcome home the speaker statod that
it is tho wish of ovory man woman nnd
child in Madison county that tho future
career of each soldier may bo as prosper
ous nnd happy as his past has boon glo
rious aud horoic
When Mr Simpson spoke of those
members of company F who nre lying
beneath tho sod of a far on laud he
asked tho audience to rise while tho roll
of the horo dead was read tho bugle
sounding taps for them This iuvi
tation was responded to and tho au
dience stood with bowed heads as the
names were read as follows Folkner
Horace private disease September 28
1898 Sims Arthur 0 private disease
Octobers 1898 Philpot William pri
vate in action February o 1899 Cook
Warren H private wounds February
18 1899 Vickera A H private
wounds April 4 1899 Riley Walter
M corporal disease April 0 1S99
Hoover H U private wouuds May o
18VJ
At the close of tho address of welcome
the quartette sang Homeward Bound
Then Hon Johu S Robinson was in
traduced who gave a timely address of
about teu minutes in whioh he con
veyed the happy sentiments of Madison
people in welcoming home the members
of company F At the close of his ro
inarkj the Spaniard who deserted and
enlisted in company F coining homo
with tho boys was hi ought forwunl awl
in trod need
The Ladles quartette then gave Tho
Old 1oiKet Bible
Hon lohn K Hays wits the 110M
speaker nnd ho was in his happiest
vein giving a shoit talk which was full
of pattiotisin thankfulness for tho safe
teturn of tho boys and glory in their
deeds of valor while fighting for tho Hag
in 11 tnr oil land
Tlio Soldiors Ohm us was net giv
en by tlio quartette which was followed
by an addi oss by Prof F S lerduo of
MadiMin
An original song was given by the
uialo iiuartotto entitled Take oil your
hats to company F
Then tho audionco rose and sang tho
Star Spangled Runner and tlio exor
cises closed by a flag saluto to company
F with thioo cheers by tho audionco
Spoil
The later part of tho afternoon will bo
given up to sports
A gamo of base ball will bo played
between Newman irovo awl Norfolk
touniH which promises to bo a close
contest
Tho colobration will close with 11
grand display of fireworks followed by
a dunce this evening
Tho Norfolk tram will not leave until
10 oclock to allow tho visitors to see
tho fireworks
For tlio bono race there wore two con
testants Norfolk and Huniphroy The
judges selected were Malcomb of Madi
son MapeH and Clements of Norfolk
tune keepers Robert Onto nud Al Bley
of Madison The Norfolk team ninilo
tho run ot Mil yards awl hud lot feet of
hoso 111 110 seconds Botoio the
Humphrey team stnitod it was ruled
out and the Madison team entered tho
nice It started botoio tho tune keepers
weroieudy howover and us thiH 11-
port closes it is preparing to nuiko an
other run
Norfolk peoplo who are attending tlio
oolebiution nt Mitdisou today aro woll
plonsed with their oiitcitiuuiiiont and
pronounce the day an unqualified
success
CliMHioloi ol Iiist VHiiiitkii ltiiiiimiL
May 10 1898 Mustered into tho serv
ico of tho United States at Lincoln
with 1020 men awl officers
May Hi Lett Lincoln lor the Philip
pines
June Hi Sailed from S111 Francisco
Juno SI Arrived Honolulu
July 17 Reached Manila bay
Aug 2 to J First buttle with tho
Spaniaids assault ou Manila 1 dead 10
wounded
Nov 10 Colonel Bratt succeeded by
Colonel Stotsonborg
Dec Hi Recoived 1000 Aineriau
money Christinas iuwl laised by Oma
ha World Herald
Dec Kr One hundred and ninety
men started lor home
Feb I 1899 First battle with tho in
surgents opening shots fired by tho
Nebriskaiis
March 1- Shipment of Christmas
boxes reached regiment in the field
April 23 Colonel Stotsonborg killed
in action
May 1 Hospital fund of llir0
Amoiicau money cabled by Omaha
World Herald readers
May 1 Regiment asked for tempo
rary relief from firing line after three
months continuous fighting
May 0 Relieved from duty at tho
front 35 men doad awl 202
wounded
July 1 Rogimont sailed from Manila
or homo with 43 officers and 81- men
under Colonel Mulford
July 29 Reached San Francisco
Aug 23 Regiment mustered out at
San Francisco
Aug 24 State of Nebraska by Gov
ernor Poyntor contracts for transput ta
tion of entire regiment from San Fran
cisco to tho homo of the fighters
Aug 2i5 Departed for home
Aug 50 Arrived und ontoitainod by
peoplo of tho state at Omaha
Until of Hid rirnt NiliraHka
Aug 2 to 18 189S Assault against
Manila held by tho Spaulaids
Fob 4 and 15 1899 First battle with
tho Filipinos at Santa Mesa
Feb J Famous battle at tho water
works
Fob 17
Fob 20
Fob 22
playground
Skirmish at Mariquiuu
Second battlo of Santa Mesa
Fight at Cainta devils
March r and 0
Battlo on tho Mum-
quina road
March 7 Skirmish near
the Pasig
river
March 2o to ill Battlo boforo Malo
los in which the First Nebraskans pre
cipitated the flight of Aguiualdo awl
cabinet driving them to San Fernando
capture of San Francisco dol Monte
Meycauayau Marilao Sto Maria Gui
guinto and Sto Clara Bigoa
April 23 to 2fi Battle of Quiugua in
Whioh Colonel Stotsonborg was killed
May 3 to li Famous battlo of Caluiu
pit Santa Tomas awl San Fernando
Tho First Nobraskuns will bo given
another grand blow out at Lincoln in
two weeks Elaborate preparations are
being made at the Capital city
Lieutenant Colonel Frank D Eager
111 command of the regiment 111 the ab
sence of Colonel Mulford is a newspa
per man being tho owner of The Inde
pendent a leading Populist newspaper
of tho state published at Lincoln
Major J N Killian of the coinmis
sioued staff is uo one of tho boys
boiug editor aud owner of Tho Ne
braska Bieuo u Germau newspaper at
Columbui
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Wonderful Record of the Ne
braska Regiment
10NG SIJUVIOI ON Till nitINn LINK
NlllllK Ol I III Untitle 1jlt lllljlllllll J tho
ItruhiiKiit Itnilli ill Colotiot
nil 11 M SIiiIkkhImiik Nllll lllllll lllllll
trn Ihi il llll shut ol llin Win
The lighting reeoid of the Fust No
bnislui in the Philippine campaign is mi
exttiioidinary one When I ho logliiionl
sailed for Manila it was 1200 stiong
After two months fighting buioly 100
men wore left 011 the filing lino Maus
er bullets and lever had done for tho
rest A largo number hud been killed
in battle the tost weio in the hospitals
F10111 the 111 si gun of the Filipino 10
volt the Nebraska tioops weio in tlio
van of the lighting In fuel il wan 11
shot Hi cd by a Noluusku volunteer that
piooipitulod tho war mill tho 11111110 of
the soldier was William W Giuysonof
company I enlisted at Lincoln
Nchraslciius marched ti imiiphautly
into seeial towns al the head of tho
Amciictii forces Nohiiskuus pioeipt
titted tho llighl of the Filipinos holoio
Malolos diiMiig Aguiualdo mid Ins cab
inet In Sail Fernando nwl fiom Han
Fernando lurthor ninth Nebinsltiins
fought 111 the van of the tuitions battle
at Cnluiiipil and Noliiiisltans weio on
the 111 mg line 111 tho situ misliis which
followed tho wily plea loi a tiiten bylho
late General Luna
It limy he leinnikeil 111 passing that
the Nebraska volunteers may hae found
inspiiatinii 111 the Im I thai Iheiegimont
took the name ol thai olhei iiKinuiit
which was enlisted iluiing Ihe sixties
awl fought so httuly al Sliilolt over i
years ago
Along with the memory ol the Fust
awl list among Us uutityrs will always
oicimi MAiim 11 Mtiroitii
stand the name of Colonel John M
Stotsenboig No more pathetic inci
dent ol the Filipino war can bo recalled
than tho death ot that biavo officer
while leading his regiment 111 11 victor
ions charge 11 short distance cast of Ma
lolos on April 211 IS99
Stotsonborg had just returned fiom a
visit to his wile and daughter at Manila
Ono battalion of the regiment had boon
scut to the jelief of 11 dctochiuciit of
tho Fourth cavalry which had been sur
rounded But Major Mulford found
tho enemy too stioug The colonel
waved his swoid and rode at tho head
of the two icmiiiunig battalions ou to
tho trunches A bullet pierced his heart
and tho gallant olllcer foil lifeless from
his horse while his regiment yelling
liko mad charged on to victory
Tho two companies which havo most
distinguished themselves are L of Oma
ha awl D of Lincoln Tho captain oi
compauy L tho Thurston rifles was
Wallace O Taylor son of tho collector
of tho port ol Omaha Cadet Taylor
who has been prominent in Nebraska
for years Taylor has recently boon
promoted to tho rank of major for gal
lantry
All of tho killed in the rogimont wore
unmarried men and almost the entire
roster is ot men whoso only ties at homo
aro those of sweetheart and mother
Tho married men were nearly all sent
homo when tho regiments weio reduced
to the minimum
Tho Nebraska boys wero greeted at
San Frunsoisco ly a big Nebraska dele
gation which included Governor Poyn
tor and other prominout officials Thoir
reooption was a tyjw of tho uiannor 111
which tho other volunteers havo boon
received and is worth describing
As tho parading column swung into
Maiket street San Franciscos principal
thoroughfare it was in throe distinct
parts quito noticeable beenuso of tho
difference 111 the uniforms of tho men
First camo a rollicking band aud a body
of sniurtly dresed and hearty looking
men all in army blue Thoy wero tho
Third artillery regulars trom tho Pres
idio detailed by Mujor General Shaftor
us tho government escort to the battle
scarred volunteers People who did not
know scanned their ruddy faces aud re
marked
Well they do not look so badly used
up
But 111 a moment thoy realised thoir
mistake when there canto swinging
along company after company of slim
lithe young fellows with thin tunned
cheeks weather worn cainpugu lrats
faded khaki trousers and leggings old
blue flannel shirts aud carrying dingy
Springfield rifles aud rolls of much used
blankets over their coatless shoulders
while battered haversacks and cauteeus
hunt about their loins
V
The ronliiist between ho homo bir
nicks legulai and the filing line voluii
leer lrnm lureign fields was loo gieat
not to bo nppiei iitted even by n stranger
to inllttiiiy iippeitiiiiii os These Kiuint
smiling lellnws weio the latnuiu No
bntskaitH
The teal flglilois could not be nits
taken Voting Colonel Mulfoid who
went aw ny a major mile al Iheit IhmiI
awl close behind come Iho legmieiilil
bawl pltiMiig with Ihe spit it ol getiiiino
gladness that awakened a sympathetic
something in every heal el
Itmlil ol Itiulniiiil
Tho officers of roginienl awl conipm
ies on iuiImiI al Han Friinst iseo woto an
follows Commissioned stall Colonel
lluity B Million lietiteuaut colonel
Fiank I Kugor senloi major Walloon
O Taylor junior major Julius N ICtl
lain major and Huigeou Frank A Huy
del chaplain Jaiiies A Mailley quar
tet muster Win ion It McLaughlin ad
jutant Butt D Whedoii
Non commissioned stall Sergeant
iiiaioi William L B00I11 sergeant Al
boil li Rollins hospital stowutds Curl
L ltiiwlstroiii George O Bunes awl
Tony M Hilsabcek
Bnwl onginiilly ol Fiilloiloti Diioo
01 James Ileice
Company A ol Voik Captain George
II lliilileiimin first lieutenant Daniel
Coicorait second lieutenant Fled Fish
01 Ih st seigeiint Frank A Baker qiiar
leiiniistei si tgeatil John B Millet set
geant otto I Todd color sergeants
Wnllit Pool killed 111 action Mniili Jr
1MIII Joseph S OviuttK A Voioih
John A Glover died Sept 28 ISMS II
L Hull eoipniiils C O Fremuiu O
Allen Itollai Alo Boyuton Fred L
Mann Joseph Bye William 13 Jimios
Company B of Fullet ton Captain
Claude II high Hist lieutenant Phil W
Russell second lieutenant Andrew S
Wadswoilli llrsl sergeant Chester W
Marlin qiini lenmistei seigeant Myron
Steams died 111 legimeiit hospital
James F Stoieh killed in action at
Siiuign seigeant William P Augustus
coiporitls Ralph II Richards Albert
Gin inner qiiailoriuaster sergeant P
W Jewell
Iouipiiiy J of Beatrice Capt till Al
beit II Holliugwoitli first lieutenant
Joseph A Slaich second lieutenant
Ganett P Coleman first orgcuiit Wil
ham II Reedy Goorgo Ij jeddes died
June 21 Is IS on oyugo to Manila
buried al sea John AHall UirryS
Mm dock William J Fvaiis died at
Cavito July 21 1S98 Lehman 0 Potors
Hans Johnson
Company Dol Lincoln Captain Mar
tin Ilerpolsheiinor wounded first lieu
tenant Alexander Van V11I111 second
lieutenant Louis W Ryan first ser
geant Ley H Stoner quariennastor
sergeant Jcitlnie Il Devrienot Willnun
A Shnler corporals William A Slutf
er Hugh 13 Clapp Frank J Birrou
sergeant Frank A Pascal sergeant
Frederic F Cohcily sergeant Ohurloi
T Ivuapp musician Lugono Linder
maii
Company 13 of David City Captain
John F Zollinger first lieutenant
Flunk B Niiiiacong second lieutenant
Shci man A White first sergeant
Chillies C Telleseii quui tormasler ser
geant Henry Jacob sergeant Frank
Graham corporals Charles 13 Cun
uiiigliuiii Peter Anderson
Company F ot Madison Captain
Clinles F Jens first lieutenant Ait
dtew C Smith second lieutenant Sam
uel McI31hver first sergeant 13dwanl
II Kennedy quuitcrmastcr sergeant
Hairy Wotler corporals Arthur II
Viekers died of wounds lecoived at
Guiguinto March t0 Walter M Riley
died at Malolos April 8 congestion of
stomach Walter J Hunting sorgoant
Joseph G Fell sergeant musicians
Daniel S Friser sergeant Hurry W
Viekers corporal
Company G of Geneva Captain V
Claris Talbot first lieutenant D W
Burr second lieutenant Hurry 13 Hau
nts first sergeant John A Stewart
quartermaster sergeant Henry C Un
derwood sergeants Goorgo S Higgm
botham Francis M Walker W 13
Camp Franklin R Camp corporals
Charlton IJ Hyde Alvin R Scott
13rnest W Waite Arthur S Hauuos
MAJOIt WALLACE B TAYLOK
Ward G Roberts Johu H McPherson
Johu A Witter musiciau Bonder El
wood
Company II of Nelson Captain
Harry L Archer first lieutenant Will
iam G Dutigau second lieutenant
Robert B McCoiiuell first sergeaut
James A Hedgcock quartermaster ser
geant William Barker Sergeauts Charles
M Bowers Charles A Mellick killed
near Quiuqua April 23 1S9J corporals