The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-12
HOLDING THE FORT.

Peace rested on the Salvation
Army barracks last night. Save
where gaping holes peered through
shattered window sashes, the wrecks
of Thursday nights battle had been
cleared away. In front of the bar
racks three stalwart police officers
fOurished their clubs and looked
daggerS at crowd Of eXpectant
boys, who clustered around an adj
jacent lamp-pOst, waiting hopefully
for further moblike developments.
Private Wright, of the army, stood
at the door and refused abundance
to all except warriors" and seek
ers." Scattered among the camp
straggglers, who managed to slip
through the clutches of the picket.
were three or four officers in citi-
zens' dress.
GLORY |" cried Captain Weaver,
as the crowd gradually filled the
barracks, "Glory Here we are
again, thank God !" And then the
army joined voices and spontane-
ously shouted "Amen %
"The devil came down on US hard
last night" continued the Captain :.
"Yes, he did. And he ranted and
tore around this place like mad, and
tried to break down the faith of
Gods children; but he didn't do it
thank God. and he won't do it, thank
God, and we'll stand triumphant to
the end, thank God. That was a
trial of our faith" said the Captain,
a cross sent to"
Bear US away to the promised land,
To the la-snd on the evergreen Shore
broke in an enthusiastic warrior,
and the Captain dropped the thread
OF his discourse and Joined In the
chorus, and waved his arms in
violent efforts to keep pace with the
time.
"Hooray! I'm on Jesus sidew en-.
Enthusiastically shouted a private
from the ranks, spriDging up. land
I'm glad I'm here to night, 1 am
and I'm glad I went through the
fight last night. 1t made me strong,
so it did. When the bricks was a.
flynn and the enemy was a swearin'
I thought of judgment day-for
that's what it was, little judgment
day, and the Lord was a-tryin' us,
to see what we'd do when the
mountains was fallin' On us. The
devil tempted us bad, but We'll go
right on"
"Msrching away 70 the promised land,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb"
interposed the singing warrior
again, and, overcome by his feel
ings, the speaker sat down.
Lieutenant White was jubilant,
and shouted "glOry" at proper in
: walls throughout the muster,
tel e., Sergeant hampton rubbed his
willie I'D informed the faithful
nanus d. <'evil was Gagged, and that
tnaG the u him came that way
they'd be Gagged, I. le. with her hat
Sister Emma Wilt % hi bIa nkt n%'
torn into shreds, her e. ne nm the
and her nose bleeding, ca no. tbe
aisle and sat down amo. che s
shouting lassies." She SAID Vt
was coming quietly along frankie t
avenue, when crowd of young
'Oughs stopped her and attempted
% tear the Salvation Army badge
rom her bonnet. "And when I
struggled" she said, they knocked
ne down and struck me, and tore
ny clothes; but | don't care, as long
Is Jesus loves me-" she added, and
he Army struck up:
Jesus loves nee, this 1 know,
For the Bible tells ESQ.,"
AS the Army broke ranks, Captain
Weaver told the recruits not to for
.et the "hallelujah free and easy"
bout to take place, and to come
to yell nightly for the
auSe."
The three men who ere arrested
uring the riot at the barracks on
thursday night had a hearing at the
ighteenth district station house
esterday morning, and were COM
nitted in default of bail for trial.
The injuries sustained by Lieut.
nant White, of the Army, and
officer Field, were pronounced not
t as serious nature as was at !
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