Show SOLDIER BOYS T LAND I TODAY Idaho and Wyoming Troops Still On the Transport I THEY WILL BE GIVEN A GREAT RECEPTION I Thousands of People Pay Visits to the Volunteers Lives That Were Sacrificed While Fighting I the PhippineHow Some of the Brave 3lder Met Their DathsTe Sick Left Behind Be-hind and Those Brought Back Officers Tel How the Men Fought For the Flag I Special to The Herald San Francisco Aug 30The transport trans-port Grant with 1400 patriots from Wyoming Idaho and North lkota aboard has been anchored all day in the bay She wi duel short ate midnight tonight and tomorrow morn lag at 9 ocock the scarred and battered band of cowboys collegians and ranchers ranch-ers who shouldeed guns for Uncle Sam wl be glen a thundrous reception as they march through the streets to the Presidio They deserve I I was General King who shouted when he saw the Rocky mountain men In a memorable chare There goes the AmerIcan army and hell itself could nCer stop them All day thousands of visitors and friends have kept the tugs and launches busy running to and from the big transport lying 1 off Folsom street wharf Delegations from Idaho Wyoming Wyo-ming and North Dakota greeted their soldier sons at suns and lingered for I I hours on board Fruit flowers and other good thing came In profusion The members of company G First Idaho learned this morning of the big welcome awaiting them at Pocatello That town turned opt heroes who made gIrlous records In the Philippines The lives there of three men were sacrificed Gave Up Their Lives Corporal George Scott was as brave a scout a ever crossed the Pacific On lay 20 last a s arpsooters deadly aim sent a bull t crashing Into his face killing him instantly This was nearS San Pedro lacrt one of the hottest S sections fought over by the mountaineers mountain-eers 5 eersPrivate Private Dugard fell a vctm to ty phoid fever and Private n 1 Darr ie frpm a bro bullet wound in the hips and backT We had many hot place to fight through said Captain rhlttngon of compdny G First Idaho Perhaps there were twentyfve engagements big andl te The warmest or thee were at alta mi and Calorcn where the boys behaved like veteran Two Idaho men were left behind as convalescent patents In the hospital at NagsklSer t Strobel and Prl ate Irantz Three company G men aro sick on the Grant but are recover Ini rapidlyPrivate George Soule ab dcminl abcess Private T A Ride dyentery Private H Splmann dysentery dys-entery Hettvy campaigning and hard conscientious con-scientious service wag the undoing of scentous Sergeant Major Benjamin Moore of I company H First Wyoming Infantry who die En route to this port He worked hard and had not the constitution constitu-tion to wI stand the last attack Asa As-a scout it la said he knew no fear and every engagement found him I the thick of the smoke Wyomings Dead Heroes Company C of west dWyoming lost three gallant boys Sergeant George Rogers and Private R F Vledmer fell fighting at San Pedro lacarl Feb 5 Private Joseph F Spath lost his life In the brilliant charge at San Juan eel Monte March 7 Company F of the same regiment with Captain OBrler in command took part In that charge when SOP Filipinos were routed by onequarter of their number It looked pretty gloom for u that day aid Captain Thomas Millar of company C then In command of the regiment I never saw volunteers fight with more grit and never expect to Our boys rushed right down upon em like tigers and you should have seen the enemy fly but not until they had put up a stubborn fight Major Figgins commanding the Idaho Ida-ho troops praises their conduct In the highest terms Soldier Jumps Overboard Private Thomas Fitzpatrlcktf company com-pany C First Idaho jumpt overboard from the Rio Janlero last January on the way from Manila to Honolulu I Is said by his comrades that he wits demented de-mented and a victim to consumption and heart trouble The North Dakota are In fine condition condi-tion said Major Tteman In command com-mand I shall never expect to lead a better regiment than this Their work Is on record Nine of the boys fell In battle and eight died from disease In all we took pat In thirtysix engage meats The regiments Will be mustered out probably In about three weeks Coy eror De Forest nlchards of Wyoming and staff Governor Steunenberg and staff of Idaho and Adjutant General I Miller of North Dakota are here to welcome the veterans on behalf of their respective states |