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Show WELCOME VOLUtEERS HOME" Utah Extends a Rayal Greeting to Her Scldlsr Heroes. Thousands of People Assemble at the Capital City to do Honor to the Officers and Won of the World-Renownsd Batteries. Salt Lake City. Utah, Aug-. 20. The gallant Utah volunteers have returned home to enjoy a season of rest and peace after many weary months of campaigning in the Philippines. On the day that they inarched down Main street to take their departure for the far-away islands, they were raw recruits, re-cruits, fresh from the fields and forge their trades and peaceful professions, but they come buck valliant veterans of a hundred battle-fields, loved by all the sons and daughters of this great republic, and their names striking terror ter-ror to the followers of Aguinaldo. The Utah batteries were the most effective artillery, volunteer or regular, regu-lar, in the United States service, and every man comes back a hero; if there were oilices enough to go 'round, there would not be a private in the ranks. The Utah batteries participated in 101 engagements, either battery A or B taking part in evei-y battle or skirmish that occurred during, their stay in the Philippines, and not a single man ever deserted his post or rebelled against 'the continuous action, for, as a sturdy old regular remarked: "Those Utah chaps simply eat fight." And where-ever where-ever the Utah batteries participated in station to Liberty park was one prolonged pro-longed ovation. The boys walked through a solid wall of cheering, luugh-ing luugh-ing people, all eager to grasp the hand or catch a glimpse of the returning heroes. The parade was over a mile in length, and it was compact, each section sec-tion following closely upon the heels of the other. Major GraDt rode at the head of the volunteers, and by his side rode Major Young, who is home for a short visit before resuming bis duties as chief justice in the Philippines. Troop C, Ninth cavalry, from Fort Douglas, Captain Caine's cayalry, members mem-bers of Torrey's troops, the Utah National Na-tional Guard and the G. A. K. veterans were in line, as were al.1 the fraternal societies and civil diguitaries. Arriving at Liberty park the troops were reviewed by the governor, after which they broke ranks to listen to the orators of the day, and to greet their relatives and friends. Many a touching scene was witnessed when fond mothers and sisters once more clasped their loved ones to their breasts, and fathers and brothers unsuccessfully un-successfully stove to keep the tears from their eyes as they clasped the hands of the stalwart heroes. The exercises at the park commenced by President Lorenzo Snow invoking the Divine blessing, after which Governor Gov-ernor Wells delivered the address of welcome to the boj s. Major F. A. Grant was then introduced as "the Dewey of the Arm'," and the batteries joined with the multitude in doing him honor as he arose to tender to the state the glorified colors of the battalion. bat-talion. An address by Senator Rawlins followed fol-lowed the presentation of the flags while Colonel M. M. Kaign delivered an address of welcome on behalf of the G. A. R. veterans. Speaker Roylance, of the house of hK , I , I - 1 i vM ) ' W" I! fl MAJOR F. A. GRANT. representatives, presented the medals in a neat speech, and Major Richard V. Young, on behalf of the volunteers, made the speech of acceptance. Immediately after the exercises in the speakers' stand at Liberty park, the various volunteer organizations formed and proceeded to the banqueting- tables. A space about 300 feet square was fenced off, and within it covers for about l.L'OO persons were laid. The tables were arranged in rectangular rec-tangular form. The outer row was reserved for the attending bands and the committees. Within this row in the eastern end of the iuelosure were th ree tables for battery B. and in a similar position in the western end were three tables for battery A. Battery Bat-tery C was located in the northwest-corner. northwest-corner. Troop A of the cavalry and the rough riders were placed in the northeastern corner. The banquet closed the exercises of the day, and those who participated did hearty justice to the magnitieeut spread. an engagement, that portion of the field was soon won. Light of the members of the two batteries were killed in action, five died from disease, and sixteen six-teen were wounded. History does not record so ligh t a casualty list for so great a number of engagements, and the people of Utah are truly thankful that the loss was no greater. For weeks preparations have been going on in this city for a fitting reception recep-tion when the boys should come marching march-ing home, and now that it is all over, it seems to be the universal opinion that the reception was most satisfactory, satisfac-tory, a grand and fitting tribute to Utah's valiant sous. At 8:30 a. m. the special train carrying carry-ing the happy soldier boys pulled into Ogden, where preparations had been made to furnish breakfast for thnm. Fully 10.000 people were at the depot when the train arrived. After marching march-ing through the streets and enjoying a substantial breakfast prepared by the patriotic people of the Junction city, the journey was resumed for the capital, cap-ital, where they arrived at 11:55. Here they were met by the largest crowd ever before assembled together in Salt Lake City, and the enthusiastic greeting that was given the boys at that moment alone must have compensated compen-sated them for many weary months of active duty. At 1 2:30 the order to march was given, i and then commenced a triumphal entrj-j entrj-j to the loved capital city of the Utah j boys. The line of march from the |